Andy Collins
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Its ok, basically the whole show is a creche for tree men, big chippers, chainsaws, mewps, and when you feel like sitting down out of the way there is even a rest area (bar) so you can recuperate. Toytown for Treemen:thumbup1:
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I dunno, cant you tell them to sit in the corner and dribble quietly?
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Heavy rain on the way again, Oh well, rest day
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Well thats one axe throwing team set up, you can do "care in the community" while theyre throwing!! 2 birds...1 stone!! actually, if you confiscate their wallets, they can be left on the stand all day, sort of like a creche for tree men, of course donations for their care will all go to the Childrens Trust
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Hmmm i only know of 2 people in this area who even like them, dont recall them having them nicked though. come to think of it, I bet the thief realised what hed nicked and handed it in himself.
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You gonna take his throws on the Axe as well Felix? And gonna pick up his misses? (Not his missis!!)
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What was fun at the AA Show and I like to see happen again is company teams having a competition on the axes, it was a right laugh and raised a good bit for the Charity. So if youre bringing your lads down for the show, come and have a go and a laugh at the same time. "Bad back Mick" hows ya back doing now?
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In aid of the Childrens Trust so thats why I have posted this TheSupercarEvent.com - Home
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Ahaa, so thats who unlucky Rob, its a good one every year so far, and getting better
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Hmmm only you and me on here so far, and someone isnt going ....Justin?
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ill be there hopefully doing something with a large axe-type thingy and a piece of wood. See ya there
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Just think about aLl your overheads, training and retraining, as soon as you sub out to others they are benefitting from this without the expenses. they dont have to pay you holiday or sick, you have to find that out of your day rate. Yes there is a recession on and times are tight, for all of us, and expectations must be reasonable, but across the board. the last thing we need is experienced and skilled crews no longer able to afford to stay in the industry, this will not stand us in good stead for the future, either as individuals or as an industry.
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Not bad....for who? Not bad for you certainly, not that good for the subby though is it. As you know it doesnt work out like that, sick and wet days and holidays, mechanical issues etc all have to come out of that too. It never works out as smoothly as youd lead us to believe. The only winner at £120 a day is the main contractor, not the subby. The contractor wants top dollar for his side of it, yet grudges the man who makes him the money a decent standard of living. still, that aint your problem is it, thats theirs. They dont have to work for so little if they choose not to.
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IMO theyd be better off selling up and buying a couple of mowers and strimmers, build up a round and forget the tree work, £16 per hr or less is just selling themselves cheap IMO.
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£16 per man per hr inc vehicle and chipper!!! Are you serious? A jobbing gardener round here will get £15 for a 20min postage stamp lawn, on a round thats £45 an hour for little outlay!! Sure you have your sums right?
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Im no fan of the EDL [they're far too liberal lol]
Andy Collins replied to Lee Winger's topic in The Lounge
I have to agree Lee, no-one should have the right to remove the child from its family merely on what the beleive may happen. I cant see they would have a justifiable case for such action. Whatever the political bias, there should be balance and fairness in society. -
Blimey, Ive just found this thread, Im only sorry not to be fit enough to give a hand. what a group of truly generous people on here. nice one Matty for sorting it out, and much kudos to all of you who do help him out.
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I heard two things that made me chuckle, first was a £2 item that someone was trying to get for £1.50, and the other was someones mates clubbing together to afford a go on the Axe throwing. I think that if you go to shows trying to save a bob or two, these days that isnt going to happen! How much would you drop your prices for a client? Why should you? These shows have free educational seminars, contractors workshops, competitions, and somewhere you can meet up with others with similar interests, not just about buying kit, and saving 50p off the price of something. I think you should enjoy these events for what they are, whether your a comp climber, an axe thrower, or wish to learn the latest Aerial Rescue techniques. We all work very hard to make these events worth attending, all many of us ask is that you participate at some level and enjoy yourselves!
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steves dept Im afraid, he'll get it sorted after the weekend I expect, the shirts only came in the morning before the show, so he was busy checking them over and packing them for the show, then we were at the show for both days, home late last night.
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Tbh, a slow start on the Tee shirt sales, but a lot of the chaps who came over for the Axe throwing hadnt even heard of Arbtalk!!!!! hard to believe I know, but the message hasnt got around yet that there is a forum for Arbs, run by Arbs, and British based too. i dont think the weather helped either tbh, it was so blustery and showery it was hardly conducive to trying on Ts. It did surprise us, given the number of people whove asked for shirts over the years,now we have them there was less interest than anticipated. well be at Justins show and the APF, so youre not too late, and Steve will be selling online too. they are a good quality T, nicely designed, IMO well worth £15 ea.
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thanks to everyone who came and supported the Childrens Trust on the Arbtalk stand. Once again the axe throwing was a success, nice to put names to new faces, sorry if I didnt catch all of youto talk to. thanks in particular to the two companies who took over for a while in an epic battle over three rounds of 5men each to decide who was the best. It went right down to the wire, on e last throw, there was 3pts difference, all the boss had to do was hit the target, but......he missed and dug a trench Good stuff lads Id like to carry this idea on at shows, it adds to the excitement and brigs out the best of friendly competitiveness, and its all for charity so everyone wins....except for the losers
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Personally, I would stick with the bars you already have, those saws performance will drop away markedly with larger bars.
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Think I have a recipe somewhere for that
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I had it in my own gsrden on a young hedge this year. At least it was easy to reach so I just blow lamped the webs so the caterpillars just fell out, birds did the rest. How about a pole saw pole to reach the webs in the tree?
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These caterpillars will defoliate trees and hedges very quicky, and if youre unlucky you can get up to three generations in one year. On the plus side, when they hatch they are a favourite of our bats. I prefer just busting the webs open so birds can feast on this glut of food this time of year, especially if they are trying to feed a brood of young. I had robins wrens sparrows and more swooping down to pick them off, and its far more environmentlly friendly than chemicals
