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You can't beat Meindhl you should get well over 2 years out of a pair and they come from a very experienced company. All my hill / mountain boots are Meindhl like wearing slippers

Unless your accountant cocks up Andy ! They are not legally liable for errors either. A get out of jail free card so to speak. My mates accountant made an error and it cost him 6k in unpaid VAT

I can think of better things to bang balls against

Best one I ever had was such.. We were taking down some conifers in a back garden one Saturday and had stacked all the waste roadside. I went away and came back with the Valmet and botex to crane it all into an ag trailer and take away. When i pulled up on the road i blocked the clients and the neighbours drive while i was loading. The next door neighbours wife came out wanting to move their car in 10 mins to go shopping, no problem i said just let me know when your ready and i'll pull forwards. Anyway next thing i know the old dear is trying to reverse past the back off the trailer but somehow managed to reverse right under it smashing up her husbands shiny new rover ! The husband came out and went absoloutley mental at me saying i was causing an obstruction etc etc and taking no notice of the fact i'd offered to move when his wife was ready. Anyway this went on for about an hour, he couldn't get on at his wife so he vented his frustration on me. He took umpteen photo's, took the company details off the tractor even phoned he police. I was very polite and calm untill the end when i lost it big time and threatened to re-model his land rover with the grapple if he didn't go away and stop being so silly. Anyway we finished the job and packed up to leave when i noticed that the silly old btard had left his house keys in the door of his land rover. I went and kocked on his door to return them concerned that some low life would nick them and come back for his landy later. The old guy looke out of the window straight at me but wouldn't come to the door despite me gesturing to him i'd found his keys. Anyway I thought bollox to it and winged his keys as far as i could into some scrub bordering his garden. No one has ever got to me on a job like that guy, he should have been a man and faced up to his wife rather than taking it out on me !!

One point I'd add is that if you let him off to lightly Dean he will take the piss again. Take him the whole hog I bet he would if the boot was on the other foot !

I had lots of Coutts chq clients allways the best! Darren Clarke the golfer. Mike Frayne a billionare mobile phone guru. The DeBeers diamond family. Amanda Holdens mother in law. And various others who I forget, no real negative experiences.

Well said Rob and remember there is usually snow on the Ben right through to early June up on the summit.

As a qualified ML I would discourage people from doing the 3 peaks who have no prior mountain experience. Get someone on the team who knows their stuff as these events go wrong with alarming regularity. Try and spread it over 2 days as the locals at Wasdale head have just about have enough of late night arrivals of minibus fulls of noisey 3 peakers. I'm not trying to put a downer on your noble idea but it is still possible to raise money and spread the event to minimize local disruption. How about doing the welsh 3000'ers equally as tough but all walking and no driving. You will need backup though. Have a look at http://www.wasdaleweb.co.uk for info on the 3 peaks challenge effects on Wasdale Head. Regards Matt.

I was talking about the guy in camos with long hair who wanted to save the world lol not you Mr Tetchy

One of my client has several and rates them highly. Lots of bodywork to bash up though if your rough on it lol !

I love those little kubotas that's what i learnt to drive on. Nice job Dean

80% was rubbish Steve.

Thanks for reminding me about that guy Andy I couldn't get away from him lol !

Yes we supply the belgium power plants with that kind of material.

What Marc said !

No chance it's allways out working !!

Northiam, East Sussex is head office but we operate nationwide mate.

Reed, not sure what sort of response your expecting from Arbtalk on this issue ? Maybe best left discussing at the house of Butch ?

Andy......gossip......NEVER

If it's any consolation exhibitors had to pay for tickets as well !

Just a quick thank you to everyone who popped over to speak to us at the APF. A good show allround I felt.

I could probably find a use for that

Yes we do........................... With a forwarder or an excavator

Or if it's so small and light get out and push it ? lol

Mine was easy to find Dean had a big green chipper next to it