Rich Rule

There was 300 crown delivery as they drove from the South of Norway. Norway is expensive in general. The reasons in my other post have also contributes to prices. My electricity bill was 300 quid in September and 400 quid in October. It hasn’t even started to get cold yet.

We have a Varmepumper in the living room and ventilation system that circulates the entire house. Problem is this year, we haven’t had a lot of rain last year. The electricity is generally cheap in Norway due to the hydro generation. Less water, higher prices of electricity. I mean ridiculously high. Peak prices are around 3.5 NOk per kw/h dropping to 0.37 NOk at night. Hence firewood prices have increased and availability down due to demand.

We just had a load delivered as due to being off sick I had t collected enough for the full winter. Got a nice couple of piles of 2 year seasoned, Oak, Ash, Beech, Plum, Pear, Apple and Elm and various Pine and Spruce kicking about. I tried to order a pallet when I got back to Norway from the Uk in September and my mate was already sold out. So we found another supplier. They delivered a tightly packed pallet of seasoned Birch for 2300 Norwegian Crown. Burns fast for a so called premium product but is ok when supplemented with some bits of proper hardwood I have. As for the cost per metre2. No idea.

Lovely John. You feeling better now ?

Can you let us know what they were saying? Are you taking the complaint to the next level? No worries, if answering, may jeopardise how you are looking to proceed with the claim.

Unpleasant. That was my experience of working on them anytime of the year, pre ADB or post. We used to do a lot of work in old Cemetry’s around London. There were always in really bad condition. Combine the points you said regarding the brittle aspect, the boss would often get a MEWP in yet that makes it almost impossible to do the whole crown. Twiggs galore and gravestones make for a PITA cleanup.

Thanks. I am not a fan of weeping varieties either tbh. I know the ‘Pendula’ shares the traits of the Common Ash. Just wasn’t 100% sure regarding Chalara. But you have confirmed my initial thoughts. Whatever the reason, the tree has a large amount of deadwood and would be a pain in the arse to clean up. It would look pretty sparse up top and then there is no guarantee it would recover. I didn’t get a good look at the foliage towards the top of the crown but didn’t see any diamonds in the lower canopy regrowth. I think I will recommend a fell unless anyone else has information that would be relevant to retaining the tree. Thanks again.

Just been to look at a weeping Ash tree. The tree is in a pretty bad state. Lots of deadwood, mind you, I have never seen one without a decent amount of dead. This tree is pretty messy and looks to have dieback. A pretty rare species to find inNorway. With that in mind someone has told him he cannot fell it as it is rare. The tree isn’t protected it is just opinion of the advice he has been given. They have small children, I dont think, regardless of how rare it is, the tree isn’t really worthy of saving. Plus…. Is the cultivar susceptible to Ash Die back? Any advice appreciated. Picture below of the mess.

As far as I am concerned, Adw has responded and that is good enough for me. No need for anyone else to back up their friends. It isn’t a school yard. Although, I appreciate Steve bringing it up, as it prompted Adw to reply to my questions. I asked a simple question and it has been answered, job done. Thanks.

It is what is is. Without a lot of the crap users whose lack of maintenance leaves a lot to be desired… less saws would break and there would be less to repairs for the workshop guys. It is like a wood cutter moaning about trees all the time, oh, I wish they wouldn’t grow, I wish they didn’t need removing, I wish they didn’t need pruning. If the above didn’t happen, there would be a lot less work for those on either side, maintenance, product design or the practical side or Arboriculture.

Steve, fair enough. BUT, I am not too keen on assumptions being made about me from someone who has never met me (to my knowledge) from someone who is reluctant to even tell us who he is or his experience. Someone, who also doesn’t recognise a tongue in cheek comment and then when asked politely to explain he comes back with snarky comments, on more than one occasion. I tried politely to ask but it must have fallen on deaf ears, or for some reason refuses to respond. Simple as that, as you know, I am a pretty straight forward, no nonsense kind of guy who like a laugh. Unfortunately, it is lost on some people as it doesn’t transcend high enough to get to them on their high horse.

@adw Well, please fill in the gaps. It would be great to know. Are you in the training side or the practical side or Arb? Genuinely interested. I am not hiding anything, the name I post under is my real name. Not hard to look up. I personally believe that better training will make someone a better user. Combined with experience and a heavy dose of awareness. A sticker is a compliance issue. Things get scratched loading into and out of the truck, just because it has partly been torn doesn’t mean the user suddenly becomes a useless operator and dangerous. Yet, if a chain break is so clogged with crap due to lack of maintenance and it doesn’t engage easily, that is and could be obviously seen as a dangerous situation. Slightly different to a damaged sticker.

Oh. I see. To Assume makes and Ass of U and Me. No, my point was having a sticker or not, doesn’t make you a better handler of the saw. It was a tongue in cheek comment, but I guess that was lost on you. Having had a HSE inspector turn up on site on more than one occasion. The only thing that they have found fault with was half of the sticker (on a well used, but perfectly functional MS 441 ) had been scratched off. Basically, a jobsworth who didn’t have anything else to do but moan about half a missing sticker. Is that how you would describe yourself? As that is what is coming over from your reply. I could be wrong as I don’t know you, likewise you don’t know me, so again, don’t assume you do from a tongue in cheek comment.

Duplicate post.

How do you come to the conclusion from that comment and relate it to lack of maintenance? Please explain or expand on what you mean. Thanks.

Because stickers make you so much more a better user of the saw.

Really sorry to hear this. Unfortunately Insurance companies are there for 2 reasons. Legal Requirements Making their share holders happy. It seems to be the first thing an insurance company will do is find a way to get out of the payment.

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Nice bit of wood there. Did you get a bit excited over one of the pieces? 😂

Give Aaron a shout mate. He has done shit loads of COBRA Bracing. Pretty easy to do.

About 5c here so put the fire on. Nice bit of spruce to get embers quick and then a lump of Ash and a lump of Oak. Seasoned for a year, nearly two. Bloody hot now though. I think I need to open a door or two. IMG_3846.MOV

Both could work. Maybe just try and keep your body more upright using your core. Use the legs more and less on the arms. Keep your legs under your butt and imagine you are pedalling a bike backwards.

@Rhyanna96 In 12 years as a freelance contract climber in the Uk, I never had a written contract with any company. Sure, we discussed what was expected and how I would be recompensed but it was never written down. Only had one guy in all that time knock me for 3 days work. Usually I would be paid by the next week. Some on the day, a few took longer to pay, that is where a good dialogue come in: some small companies have cash flow issues. Talk to them, if they are a good firm they should be open and you can discuss alternate payment terms. Also, I would consider not using the term Subby. This has been done to death on here and can lead to issues later on. Are you really a Bonafide Sub contractor? Or a freelance employee? I think you fall into the latter. Government SE websites can help you determine the exact status of your employment. I realise some companies have more kit than others. Smaller companies might be well equipped or not. It is up to you to find a good group of companies to fill your working week. Once you do and have a decent working relationship then go the extra mile for them, hopefully they will reciprocate. Might take a few years but eventually you will work out who to avoid and who to put their names in your diary. Don’t mean this to come across as rude but one of your previous comments irked me a bit. Speaking of humility, no one likes a smart arse. Telling someone far more experienced that they are doing stuff wrong isn’t really going to win friends and influence people. At the end of the day it is their company and you can make suggestions but really it is their choice how the job is done. Good luck with everything, it is all experience and even if someone is crap at their job, look at it as though at least you have learnt and seen how NOT to do a job. Again it is all experience. Edit: never burn your bridges, however much you disagree with someone or a company.