Bushbaby

ha! ta bob, i think thats just raised the stakes a little!

wowza! your wife gets paid!? I'm lucky if i get a chinese takeaway out of it!

you get a gold star charlieh, our nurses will be proud of you!

yes..... caterpillars..... of course dear, we believe you!

Hi guys, I actually work in a hospital eye department and thought I might as well contribute to this thread as its actually something i understand! Most corneal abrasions are harmless, and will clear up in a few days with topical antibiotic eye drops, with or without a corneal bandage. HOWEVER, a number of incidences do not follow this pattern. Some abrasions lead to infection which in turn can lead to corneal ulcers (pic 1). Some can lead to severe corneal cloudiness and scarring (pic 2) by which point... i'm sorry guys... a corneal transplant is your only option! Some never heal properly, meaning that every morning when you open your eyes, your eyelids peel off the top layer of newly formed cells and the process starts all over again. Other problems include debris penetrating the cornea, which then has to be removed with a needle (not for those who dont like looking at needles!), and anybody who has anything that penetrates the lens inside the eye is most certainly going to get a traumatic cataract (pic 3). The long and short of it is, wear eye protection because next time it might not be someone else, it might be you, and you might be unfortunate enough to get a complicated case. Louisa

Nemo saltat sobrius

oh Ed babe, i'm so sorry! Anything we can do to help, just give us a bell. Remember "Nill illigitimi carborundum".

what self respecting tree surgeon would drive a three door freelander?!

lol, cheeky burger!

Im in the process of looking for my own harness and am really struggling to find one that actually fits adequately. those of you who know me will know that i'm quite slender and i was wondering if any other climbers had similar problems, or if anyone could suggest a suitable harness. oh, and even though my hips are approx 33" iv found that some of the "small" harnesses, when correctly adjusted bring the D rings too close together. Help!

Thats a very wise standing.

Back off jason.

just a reminder, in order to get your signature on the petition, you have to sign up at the website THEN, you have to validate this by clicking the link which is emailed to you. Only when you have done this will your name appear on the petition.

good on ya, andy!

now now, don't scare the boy!

lol, ta!

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Lowerduty30/ This is a government petition that i thought everybody in the industry would be interested to see. The petition reads as follows; "We the undersigned petition the government to lower the current levels of taxation on fuels within all UK territories. Petrol, Diesel, Heating Oil and Gas by at least 30% The current cost is unsustainable to the average family. I myself drive 60 miles per day to work and home again and can not maintain this level of spending (even in our current diesel car) The fuel prices in the UK are simply ridiculous the fault in this case does not lay with the fuel companies it is completely the governments over taxing the hard working people in the United Kingdom. This petition is not the same as http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/FuelDuty99 we are calling for the reduction of all fuel prices Petrol, Diesel and Home heating Fuel and Gas among others." There are currently over 157,000 signatures, including my own. It is also the second highest currently petitioned issue, lets see if we can raise this figure.

You're pics came out much better than mine then steve. boo!! mine are all ruined! ho hum, ill try harder next time, if im not competing that is?! hmm?

hey nick baby! think iv already entered, lol.

no.3. Peter doing the work climb in wales, in the rain!

no.2, pete competing in wales

my first one - the council paid dearly for this!

Howdy, Im Louisa, for all of you who dont already know!

Well i'v only climbed a little, but i should have some nice pictures of this years cardiff competition, despite the fact it pissed it down all weekend! Louisa

Our stovax woodburner is great, we have a backboiler on ours and run all the heating on it as well. I would definatly advise getting your chimney lined, and really watch out for tar build ups in the flue. it builds up then falls down into the neck of the stove on windy days, which happened to us when the stove was lit. All the tar set on fire and the stove neck started glowing bright red. we managed to put it out, but since then have been extra vigilant about keeping the flue clear of tar.