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  1. Andy Collins
    After searching around for a while, I finally found a pouch to carry a hi-lift on my belt in the woods. Its always a pain to drag a big saw, fuel, tools around through the brambles etc. I bought a couple from Landmark Trading (Tree climbing equipment from Landmark Trading | Home). Made by Weaver, so strong and stitching seems good, slot for spanner file etc too. Mentioned these to a few traders at Capel, Justin and others, so hopefully will be easily available soon. Good prompt service from Landmark as well
  2. Andy Collins
    Doesnt time fly!
  3. Andy Collins
    I was going to elaborate more on that, but thought it unfair to:biggrin:
  4. Andy Collins
    Talking of surprises, I was amazed to see MonkeyD there. Of course I'd forgotten it was the official book-signing day on the Friday, and we had to try and keep the frenzied crowd in order as they patiently queued in the baking show day sunshine. This has now proven to me beyond all doubt the power of Hama and Dave's push for Fungi to be more widely appreciated, I had totally under-estimated it. You're both a credit to something PS Nice to see you all again too PPS Mick...... thanks:thumbup1:
  5. Andy Collins
    For a fee I could read them out to you, save you looking:thumbup:
  6. Andy Collins
    Yeah come on Steve, we're waiting:biggrin:
  7. Andy Collins
    I'm lovin it, cant you feel the love?
  8. Andy Collins
    Today, I'm in a "I just dont care" kind of mood. Having spent 2 days working to a professional Arb consultant gobbledy-gook schedule, most of which is either highly inaccurate, non-descriptive and non-committal, I've decided on mild sedatives for my supper before I hit something.
  9. Andy Collins
    I do love a healthy debate
  10. Andy Collins
    I think "crown clean" is a very descriptive term, when I use it in a quote I tend to use a brief explanation, as I would with any term that the gen public would not necessarily understand. Is it right or wrong to use it? I dont care. I do think and believe that arb in general is getting too far up its own backside, too high and mighty. At the end of the day, we go out, cut a bit off a tree and go home. Its not that technical, why over-complicate things things just to justify a over-inflated price and ego. If we're not careful we'll be charging soon for not doing anything to the trees, leaving ivy,deadwood, snags, etc hardly what the clients will want.
  11. Andy Collins
    See, a reason for everything
  12. Andy Collins
    Some random modern "crown cleaning" shots from yesterday. Easier to take em down to get that hard to reach deadwood.
  13. Andy Collins
    Those pics alone are the best advert for this product! Nice one:thumbup:
  14. Andy Collins
    5 up in there at the moment, if anyone wants to join in:thumbup1:
  15. Andy Collins
    No room for Toytown kit here, couple of rather splendid Sequoia to remove. (not on this job, colleague sent them to me)
  16. Andy Collins
    Do local companies stop at a garage near you, meet up at a pub on a Friday evening? If so try introducing yourself to them face to face and see if they are taking anyone on. You've already started this thread, so see if any one comes forward here. Prepare a brief CV to forward to anyone who contacts you. Offer to do a trial period, you may be just the sort of person they're looking for, but they dont know it yet. Good luck, its a tough yet rewarding journey.
  17. Andy Collins
    I never dream of more these days. I've been down the route of working for others, and though they seemed to have it all, the sports cars, big bikes, big houses and exotic holidays. But the big trade-off is the level of stress they invariably suffered. I am now satisfied with pottering about, doing jobs my way, spending time to talk with clients, enjoy the jobs instead of the manic chasing after anything and everything to keep a business afloat. I now enjoy the job far more, I dont get stressed and grumpy. Unlike Mr Huck, I have fully trained and competent friends to call upon for the more technical jobs, and it works better for me, and more importantly we have a laugh doing the job, make time for a cook-up and all the things that make things more pleasant during the day. Saying all this I'm a long way past 24 now, but i cant imagine doing anything else.
  18. Andy Collins
    I may have missed one!
  19. Andy Collins
    Oh well, never mind, better get out the 066 and fell some big dead pollards then
  20. Andy Collins
    Hopefully the person sees this and makes things right. As you are aware, we operate no-naming/shaming policy here on the forum, so hopefully this will be resolved quickly and satisfactorily and in private.
  21. Andy Collins
    Yeah, I wasnt sure what else to put in, but now I'm thinking of a couple of little ferns instead of the ivy. Also started a very small collection of dwarf conifers, Pinus mugo, Abies koreana, and Nordmann spruce to compliment my Sciadopitys verticilliata. Gone for the dwarf stock so I can fit more trees in the garden
  22. Andy Collins
    I think it sold for about 8k, seems a good truck from what he has said.
  23. Andy Collins
    Planted up with various adventitious plants, this should create a tiny little micro-climate for bugs and beasties to hide in, just in time to save my soul from Hamass and Monkeyds version of Eternal Hellfire & Damnation
  24. Andy Collins
    Merc with 071 Hiab, tool locker and chip bin my mate bought today, gonna be handy sometime soon:thumbup:
  25. Andy Collins
    Trouble is, there's plent of people with the WRONG attitude out there filling the jobs:001_tongue:

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