ArbjobsNick
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Husky you need the super deep Stretch air boxers to stop the chaffing
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Yes Matt but you also drive a citron 2CV
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Hi Anders? Axel
I have tried recommending ASPEN to a number of the retailers I visit but most are concerned about the Fuel storage issue as it isn't covered by their business or property insurance they also have issues with carriers not wanting to deliver fuel out to clients.
If you can answer these points for me I can talk to a few of them again and I know I have already pointed a few towards your fuel.
Regards
Nick Pott
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But dont buy direct find a local dealer and haggle the showroom will only supply at full retail. I bought mine from ROBIES at Belper Derbyshire. You will also save money buy collecting but you will need a big pick up or a trailer as they are extreamy heavy.
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One name "CLEARVIEW" !! We bought an old cottage on a cold and drafty hill some years ago all my neighbours recomended the clearview my wife didn't like the way they looked and I didn't like the price so we bought a Villager log burner instead . It was huge burned loads of fuel and I was forever cleaning the door glass. Five years on we gave in sold the Villager and bought a 5KW Clearview as we should have done from the start!!! Yes it costs a lot but they seem to run on hardly anything I am hoping my log pile will see me through the winter (Thanks Steve for splitting it) and kicks out so much heat we have at times had to open the windows! The heat warms the house brilliantly our downstairs is open doors between the Lounge Dinning room and Kitchen and just before bed time we open the hall door to allow all the heat to rise to the bedrooms its great. Oh and I have only cleaned the door glass once since purchase my fault as I hadn't read the instructions and smoked the glass since then no probs. NOTE: They do recommend connecting the stove to flue pipe as opposed to an open chimney I thinks its about the draw required. So this could add an additional cost to the project. Highly recommend one to anyone. They have a lovely showroom in Ludlow (lovely town) they also have some really nice new oak furniture to look at whilst your there. P.S. I promise I am not on commision!
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Geez your a hard man to contact LOL. Elaine is trying to update our directory listings and she wants to list Arbtalk on there but needs your contact info to run alongside I am sure we can tweak it to stop too many folk calling you at home or even finding where you live if that helps but some info direct email etc might be good can you mail her at [email protected] to try and sort something out? Thanks Nick
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I see you are looking for workers, Arbtalk is great but if you have no luck finding someone have a look at my site Arbjobs.com | Tree Jobs! does what it says on the tin. We have been going for over ten years now and have about 9,000 visitors a month looking for work in our industry we do charge for adverts but we have a lot of return business so I guess it works for most people. All applicants will contact you directly we are not an agency have a look and see what you think.
Good luck
Nick
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I see you are looking for workers, Arbtalk is great but if you have no luck finding someone have a look at my site Arbjobs.com | Tree Jobs! does what it says on the tin. We have been going for over ten years now and have about 9,000 visitors a month looking for work in our industry we do charge for adverts but we have a lot of return business so I guess it works for most people. All applicants will contact you directly we are not an agency have a look and see what you think.
Good luck
Nick
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I see you are looking for workers, Arbtalk is great but if you have no luck finding someone have a look at my site Arbjobs.com | Tree Jobs! does what it says on the tin. We have been going for over ten years now and have about 9,000 visitors a month looking for work in our industry we do charge for adverts but we have a lot of return business so I guess it works for most people. All applicants will contact you directly we are not an agency have a look and see what you think.
Good luck
Nick
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I see you are looking for workers Arbsites it great but if you have no luck finding someone have a look at my site Arbjobs.com | Tree Jobs! does what it says on the tin. We have been going for over ten years now and have about 9,000 visitors a month looking for work in our industry we do charge for adverts but we have a lot of return business so I guess it works for most people. All applicants will contact you directly we are not an agency have a look and see what you think.
Good luck
Nick
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Hi Andrew
I see you are looking for workers Arbsites it great but if you have no luck finding someone have a look at my site Arbjobs.com | Tree Jobs! does what it says on the tin. We have been going for over ten years now and have about 9,000 visitors a month looking for work in our industry we do charge for adverts but we have a lot of return business so I guess it works for most people. All applicants will contact you directly we are not an agency have a look and see what you think.
Good luck
Nick
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No problem the site is free to use and you apply to the employer directly as we are not an agency. Good luck
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Hi Mr X I think it may be Fomes Fomentarius (Hoof Fungus) found on Birch Beech and other hardwoods. Visible all year round can be confused with a Ganoderma on some specimens. Have a look at these images to confirm. http://http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&expIds=25657,26515&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=hoof+fungus&cp=9&wrapid=tljp128506457194218&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=g4eYTMCILcPaOPnL0J8P&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CCkQsAQwAw&biw=1419&bih=699
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Hi Dean Have a look on Arbjobs.com - Tree Jobs! - Home I'm not sure whats on the site at the mo but we have loads of new jobs in all the time. Good luck. Nick
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"Not a lot of people know that !!" Gladiator Type A's diviate quite a bit from the standard "Stretch" Airs as the front panel wont stretch its a waterproof Kevlar material being waterproof the rain can't get in but your sweat can't get out so to help breathability the stretchy rear panel is lighter contruction than the 6633 Type C Climbing Stretch Airs to allow the heat out. Being a non stretch material these are best suited to ground use. As HSE and AFAG 401 both recommend type C's should be used when climbing this shouldn't be an issue. Certain manufacturers of Type A trousers have promoted to full use of Type A for climbing this information is not only misleading but potentially putting inexperianced climbers in jeapordy please read and digest the full AFAG before buying your next pair. http://http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/afag401.pdf Excert from AFAG 401: Leg protection* and groin protection (complying with BS EN 3815). HSE strongly recommends Type C leg protection for aerial work, because of the high all round chainsaw cut protection. However, where wearing Type C is impractical (eg because of the higher risk of heat stress associated with it), it may be appropriate to use Type A, where justified by risk assessment.
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Theocus I am sorry to hear you have had problems with the zips in older models the zip has gone through a number of amendments in the last 48 months to try and make it as durable as possible and since its last amendment in March 2010 I know there have been a lot less problems so hopefully they have resolved this issue. It is also important to check you by buy the right size and would suggest if you are a climber and on the cusp between two sizes go up a size to give yourself the movement you need when climbing over stressing the material and zip will not help. In addition can I ask if you washed the trousers with this zip open or closed? It clearly states in the care instructions that they should be washed with the zip closed to prevent damage to the zipper teeth but we are men and I don't know about you but I hardly ever read the instructions so its well worth knowing this info.
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High Scale, thats very decent of you to admit you may be wrong. In return I appologise if I have been a bit too harsh on you its just so frustrating when you know whats right and factualy correct. The forum is a bugger for it, as its one mans word against another. Will try and remember your just curious next time and not bite so hard. Re: Hand splicing I don't even want to get in to the whole spliced eye thing again I think I laid out my argument on that subject in a very detailed and clear statement within a seperate thread on here some months back and to date as far as I am aware nothing has changed.
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My understanding is that CE testing of rope products are required to go through far stricter tests to meet the European EN 1891 standard. This same test level is not found in America (but I understand they are looking at it) . The EN tests were agreed and set out by industry experts (what do they know eh!) not uneducated idiots. CE tests and EN standards are there to ensure climber safety and are required if you want to comply with LOLER, HSE and industry best practice as laid out by the experts who sit on AFAG oh and as an asside your insurance probably won't cough up if you have an accident and your not using CE tested item's and end up in a wheel chair. But I am sure none of this will stop you doing what you want, go ahead break a leg, neck, back etc.
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Hi High Scale, I'm sorry to say you’re wrong Wespur may have labelled Blue Moon as CE but they shouldn't have done it. I have just spoken to Yale USA Blue Moon in its current construction will never pass a CE test and therefore cannot be passed as a CE approved line. Yale assure me that they cannot and therefore "have not" ever produced and marked Blue Moon as a CE product. Please don't take my word for it or this could go on forever may I suggest a quick email to Yale Cordage USA should result in you getting the same information as I just have. You will then be able to quote with confidence what is and is not CE marked. You might also consider what Nigel from Fletchers has to say his company are members of SATRA (CE TESTING) and represent Yale Cordage in the UK so he should know what he's talking about. This isn't just a dig at you High Scale but some "Senior" (outspoken) members on here should have the responsibility to get their facts correct if they want to quote to the masses. It's not fair on the folk using this site for good advice if the senior members are getting stuff wrong. It’s not brain surgery to get facts right before spouting off and if you want to be taken seriously do some homework. Whilst I am at it: Poison IVY "CE" is actually a different construction to the American Poison IVY so is in short a completely different rope with the same name. FYI The CE version will carry a yellow tracer.
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Is that New England Ultra Vee in your kit Woodpecker?
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Splicing - Does it need to be certified?
ArbjobsNick replied to Rowan the Bruce's topic in Splicing Forum
I am glad we seem to be agreeing on the basic principles here, I don't want to fall out with anyone over this. I am glad to have been able to use the forum to air my thoughts on the subject as I feel some people have misrepresented my stance on splicing. I am a bit of a stickler (anal?) for the rules and regs but only in the interests of keeping climbers safe. As I keep saying I am in principle in favour of hand splices and would hate to see them banned. Maybe I am a little enthusiastic about seeing the industry forward to a long term solution to safe hand splicing but feel I have sat on the fence and said very little for far too long. -
Splicing - Does it need to be certified?
ArbjobsNick replied to Rowan the Bruce's topic in Splicing Forum
Please refer to my initial post. TM's supply of replacement bridge's is their issue. During ISA comps I know a number of climbers have had to have knots they thought were single fishermans hitches undone and retied correctly as all that was holding them together was the electrical tape! and your promoting the same climbers splice their own ropes? As I said right from the start here I am in favour of hand splices but we do need to agree some level of competancy and testing and until that is widely available I for one will continue to advise climbers to stick to CE marked and properly tested products. If anyone want's to climb on their own splice as I have said it is wholey their choice and their risk and if a climber knows he is buying a non conforming non EN tested product that again is his choice. What I object to is climbers being sold products were they are not aware that the products they are buying do not conform to any CE and have not been correctly tested. -
Rob We also list jobs abroad and often have positions in Sweden, Australia, New Zealand. Visitors just need to keep and eye on the site to make sure they apply as they appear. We are about to launch a new site update with a Twitter section too so anyone with an internet phone can get regular updates by subscribing to our twitter account. You can load your CV making multiple job applications easier and quicker and a new search engine that will allow you to select the jobs you are looking for much quicker. I hope it will enhance our visitors experiance in finding work though the site. Nick
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Splicing - Does it need to be certified?
ArbjobsNick replied to Rowan the Bruce's topic in Splicing Forum
Some other bits from AFAG readers might want to consider: 20 All new climbing equipment should be sold with evidence of conformity with the relevant BS EN standard, and carry a relevant CE mark. No structural alterations should be made to any item.[/b] 39 The climbing system used must brake reliably and support the climber. 42 Splices should be made by someone competent to splice, eg the manufacturer. Competence should be demonstrable for each rope type. So in short you should be buying CE marked and tested kit, kit should show evidence of its conformity ie a CE / EN number showing it has been tested to the right standard, the climbing system should be reliable (consistant annual CE tests ensure reliability). Finally they should be put together by someone competent which I am sure we have here in the UK so we just need them to sort out the CE testing and marking bit and everyone is happy and safe.
