Peter
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Ah yes, because since gun control was last tightened in this country, illegal gun ownership and assciated gun crime has all but disappeared.
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This one?
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Piss off a mobster?!
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Looks like it was planting too shallow, an old school gardener I used to work with always planted roses and other grafts like the one in your picture deep enough for them to start establishing roots directly from the scion. The exception being fruit trees on dwarfing rootstocks, of course.
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Firstly, a redirect isnt properly retrievable unless you can retrieve it in tree, and carry on climbing. Pulling it out with a friction saver from the ground at the end of the climb doesnt count, in my book. Secondly, any technique or equipment to do that job is complicated and/or gear intensive, and I dont find it neccessary to do it, other than very occasionally. The best way to do what you want to do is to use a hitch retrievable, which needs no extra gear, and is quick and easy to set up.
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Forestry Commission scraps Magna Carta right to collect woods from forests
Peter replied to Dagmar's topic in General chat
You can let down some of mine Tony, iv got plenty! -
annoyed by highly qualified ..rubbsih climbers
Peter replied to Czlowiek Drzewo's topic in General chat
How does he find a constant supply of dead 80 foot beeches? -
You dont have to fill in 4 copies you know Dean, you can just do one and photocopy it...
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Its a Rhododendron, not quite sure of the species, but it is a Himalayan species, not a garden hybrid type. The leaves have a thick furry layer of indumentum on the back.
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Nice topping Dean.
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Yup, in the heart of Rusholme. Which made finding unusual Himalayan shrubs even more surprising. He also had this, which came from Muncaster in the Lakes, where my brother works.
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Flowers are nice, but it does smell! The wood is a bit like Eucalyptus, soft, wet, and heavy.
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Cercidophyllum
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Japanese maple
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Decayed beech fell from the other day. Dropped it straight into the road. Quite a tight spot but it fell perfectly.
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Worked in a proper plantsman's garden today. Felled an Acer griseum, and coppiced a Drimys winterii. Thats the one in the centre of the pic. I think it will respond well.
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No points here. Did you get them in a work vehicle or your car? I only really drive my transit, and that doesnt go very fast!
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Heres a question for you Celoxman. Say I stick a chainsaw into a femoral artery, and I happen to be standing next to the first aid kit, which has the only packet of celox in it. Should I wait 30 seconds or so for the blood pressure to decrease so its more effective, or just rip the pack open and pour it straight in? I know what would happen in real life, just curious as to what would give the best result.
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Not a tree, but who cares!
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Bit dull though, all those years hanging around in caverns waiting for some to turn up so you can rage on their ass. I suppose you could learn the guitar or sommat to while away the long days. You'd probably end up inventing punk.
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I would never have fallen 20m, even right at the top I dont think I was more than 5m above the lower TIP. Besides I got a lanyard on wherever possible when above the lower TIP. Any fall of more than say 0.5 m is greatly undesirable though, as you say. The only time the two TIPs shared the load properly was when I was out at the sides of the crown, when lateral forces on the TIP are highest. I think you are much less likely to break a dodgy TIP when you are loading it from directly above. It is the same principle as pulling a tree over with a rope, you stand far away with a low rope angle to increase leverage, you dont stand underneath the tree!
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You know you would be a knockerman if you could Ed!
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A lot easier to work with, but the load on the last anchor in the chain is going to be much much higher than in a 2 rope doubled rope system. In a dodgy anchor situation surely you want to reduce the risk of snapping an anchor to the minimum, even if it is backed up, especially since your srt multi-anchor system would mean taking a fall on a very low stretch rope. (Not trying to be over-critical, just thinking through all the implications)
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http://www.safetytechnology.co.uk/utilities/rescue
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Depends what you call cheap. You could do the course with a McCullough from B&Q, but it wouldnt be good for much else. I would suggest you buy a Stihl MS260 or the Husqvarna equivalent, and you'll get a good price from Jonsie. (FR Jones and Son)
