Mike Hill

Three words:LATEX CAT SUIT Waterproof,flexable,durable and daring. Why they havn't caught on is anyones guess? Oh,thats it,not chainsaw proof.

Good idea! Hand in your air rifles and get a free SA80! Then your armed forces can buy propper Rifles. Signed

YES! However I won't take part,due to my bogging prowess and ability to ignore suggestions of where to drive. Best to let the newbies get under it and dig out the chassis. With Spoons.

Yeah you guys can come over!I promise to awe you with my amazing ability to get any kind of vehicle stuck. Wheels/Tracks/Rollers you name it,I can bog it! As a consequence my portfolio of recover techniques and experiance is vast!lol

That ring must be fitted on the shaft if they are going to last any lenght of time. As was said above a wooden Maul is best,the kind I use has two steel rings around the head.I soak it in Diesel,it makes the wood swell and they last alot longer. Makes the Maul heavier as well.

An old fella told me "son you'll get sawdust in your blood and never get it out" He gave me my first saw.

Or leave an upturned open Umbrella under it over night and go out on the Beers.

Like shagging a glass of water

I think meeting up is a great idea,we could do it here in Norway after I have felled loads of trees and everyone could have races with the brush and logs to see who can clean it all up the fastest! Seriously,I'll come over,what about late March?

That does look smart Tockmal. Wrist flexion is also good for improving grip,sit upright in a chair and place your forearms on your thighs with your palms facing up.Grip a weighted bar/truck axle/pipe with cinder blocks on each end and bend your knuckles toward the floor,then toward the ceiling. "Pop eye" forearms in no time!

Exactly,double amputee wheelchair users.As use by able bodied people would mean loosing their feet.

Average 200 wet days a year here in Bergen,or about 88" of rain per year.Its actually unusual if it isn't raining. Does make dragging brush easier though,less friction!

Thats quite alright,I never "spike" any trees I'm pruning.Instead I wear "pruning aides" strapped to my feet and calves,upon decending the Tree I apply "pruing balm" aka Brown Boot pollish to the the "pruning aid" marks.This is after I have painted all my cuts ofcourse.

Yes in Alaska "you don't loose your girlfreind,you just loose your turn"

Actually mate your wrong Everything has to be barged/flown in from the lower 48.That adds freight charges that don't apply in the lower 48,remember there is less than a million people in all of Alaska consuming products that have to cross a vast country (Canada) before getting to Alaska. On top of that,as its mostly guys up there,appartments are very expensive $650 pm plus bills and up from there. The company advertising is in Anchorage,and that because of the Oil money is one expensive town. Don't get me wrong,Alaska is one great place,but the wages might sound good,good untill your there.

I worked up in Alaska for three seasons,the pay for climbers is absolute pants compared to what other skilled trades make.The work is twice as hard as Europe (long long days)and the groundies half as skilled.Most trades there make $25 to $45 bucks an hour,you'll be lucky to get $25.No benefits,no insurance except workmans comp.The state is stunning but you're better off in Europe saving your money for a holiday there.imo

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Yes,no more Cricket bats,kitchen knives or broken bottles either.Those "weapons" account for far more crimes than firearms do. Cricket is out dated anyway,you don't really need a knife as you can buy everything pre prepared and plastic means you'd never break a bottle thus making a weapon. Only then could the citizens of the Brittish Isles sleep soundly.

No,there you really are reinforcing negitive sterotypes Tokmal.Gun ownership,like dog,cat and homosexuality runs accross all social boundries.A firearm is relitivly inexpensive compared to a motorbike or even a quality stereo. Antigunners all also share a common thread,ignorance and inexperiance using and handling firearms. Have you ever fired a rifle or shotgun Tokmal? A firearm is a tool,like any tool it can be misused,you seem competent with chainsaws and chippers through training and use.Firearms are no different,in the right hands they do no wrong. As to you point of no classrooms full of todlers being shot after the Dunblane tradgedy,how many were killed in the five hundred years of handgun ownership prior? The social problems that exisit in the UK are the root cause of crime and violence we see today.Post second world war the British isles were awash with firearms and people who were trained to kill,the crime statistics were not a candle on what they are today. Banning anything never makes it harder to obtain,it just places the banned items beyond the reach of the law abiding. "WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED,ONLY OUTLAWS WILL HAVE GUNS"

Fair enough,banning handguns in 1988 didn't help any did it? Banning the sale of military style semi automatics after the Hungerford massacre hasn't stopped Yardies getting AK47's,so by your own admission if criminals won't abide by the rules.And if only the politically controlled forces,Army,Police (actually private citizens like you and me) are the only holders of firearms,then you and me will live in a dictatorship. No one should be barred from excercising self defence with the same threat that is brandished. " A fear of weapons is a sign of emmotional immaturity" "Sigmund Freuid"

Jeasus guided me into a profession that would serve the living God. Actually I got expelled from school and was to young to join the Army.

ISA here.I like the magazines and you have to be certified by either the ISA or ETW to do any council work here in Bergen. Also the ISA gave me some stickers and I like stickers:wave:

Nice going steve! I went to the pistol range this eveing with a mate,join for six months here and you can own a pistol.I still have a couple over in the states so I'm sure the locals here will be wrapt when I start banging away with my 454 Cashul.

I'll come! Bob See if you can get some 30/06 tracer,if you hit his 020,chances are it'll catch fire. I get first shot,its my Rifle after all