Rich Rule

Today’s sunset. Well not exactly today’s. The sun, technically didn’t set either. Bodo, Norway. Midnight sun this summer. Lofoten, Norway. Midnight sun.

Well done John, that was probably the most efficient demonstration of 2 rope climbing to the new guidelines. I can't help but feel sorry for you guys as lecturers and the students having to conform to these regs. Good video, albeit of IMO a clumsy and inefficient way to climb a tree.

Why not just stack the rounds 3 high all around you? That way you can split 2 lots of logs and the bottom one acts as a block. Thing is, my Chi is pretty strong right now and I end up splitting all three in one hit... Chuck Norris Stylee!

I used to graft with a guy who had HARD C.NT tatted on his knuckles. He was from a rough area of Middlesbrough and met him whilst working briefly at British Steel, Redcar. I always wondered if he would ever regret them... not only were they jobstoppers but offensive with it.

Tommy, I checked the good times site and Nikole’s Instagram and low and behold... my mates leg was in there. I haven’t seen it for a while, only outlines last time I was back in the UK. Check the quality of this out. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFgxkLJHnnf/?igshid=va7na9g6revk

His tattoos are awesome pieces of art. He has spent thousands though.

Sadly, some artists who get a good rep get so into their niche they won’t deviate. Another friend went to Good Times tattoo and had Nicole Lowe from London Ink do his first sleeve. He did research and it is really difficult to get to even see her. He went in after a long wait, took in a picture of Sawasvarti (sp) (Indian goddess) . He is a clever sod my Mate and he reeled her in hook line and sinker. Apparently there are two incarnation of the Goddess, one showing he left nipple and one showing the right nipple. One is Hindi the other is Tibetan Buddhist. Nicole Lowe specialises in Tibetan Buddhist Iconography. When she questioned the showing nipple, he explained it all to her, which she already knew and then insisted she had to do it. He has had both sleeves done now and both legs, all by her. No waiting as he is a valued customer. I think when they get to that level they will pick and choose who to be their canvas. Edit: only one leg.

My friend and her husband own that place. They do some great work. Say hello to Renea from Rich if you go there.

I really like the Bdb. The RRP is different, equally good, a bit more refined. The bdb is simple and bombproof. Mine is very worn now so doesn’t handle thinner ropes. I still use it on an older piece of tachyon when I am doing sappy trees like pine and spruce.

Not sure what you mean? Hence the confused look in the little face at the bottom of your message.

Bit like the Riots in London a few years ago. A woman (rather overweight) running out of Asda in Croydon with a box of Monster munch and a pack of 6 *2L Bottles of Coke. Looters gotta eat as well you know!

Cool. I picked up a copy on Amazon about 12 years ago. I paid 12 dollars for it and when it arrived it was a hardback version in immaculate condition. Just bear in mind when they are talking about SWL and WLL it is in US Imperial.

Personally I would punt for a 230. Not that the 160 isn’t a good machine but up there in my list of pet hates, is shedding branches and standing behind a slow machine. Bigger the better IMO. Obviously bigger costs so a happy medium has to be struck. By the biggest the budget will allow.

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If you are after practical side of things. The Fundamentals of General Treework by Jerry Beranek is the bible. Sadly it is out of print and at one point some were going on Amazon and eBay for silly money. 400usd at one point. BUT Someone has released a pdf version which I think it is about 20usd. IMO it is a must for anyone working in the practical side of the tree industry. He also has a Working Climber DVD set which is very good.

Good job it isnt a tipper. We used to get the same guy every time. He would announce his plans. We’d wait a minute or two and then tip the back up. Never failed to amuse us. He went mental every time, for some reason he never saw the funny side of it.

That and the obligatory ‘full English in a french stick and black coffee’ on the way to the job - meant incoming.

Yup, ran out of toilets. Thought I’d try a new country, one where my reputation doesn’t precede me.

I know mate, damned if you do, dirty and dammed if you don’t. Traffic cone upside down and a plastic bag... woodland khazi! I actually had a bit of a rep in London for trying to take a dump in most customers houses. May as well be upfront about it. After we did the walk about to discuss the job I’d just slip in ‘is there an outside loo or should we just knock on the door’. 9 times out of 10 they would then realise we were human’s who needed to crap as well, as opposed to Adonis’s who didn’t crap. (Joking about the above). The Adonis part not the loo part!

No, not at all. That is why it was refreshing to get offered when a lady was on site.

I have worked with a few working female arbs. Always just cracked on and got stuck in. One thing I did notice was when the ladies were present the Customer always made a point of letting us know where everything was and if we needed the loo to just knock. 5 hairy arsed gorillas’ in the garden and the customer, more often than not, didn’t invite us to use the khazi.

Times have changed. Some people in those days thought it wasn't considered a good night unless there was a lot of drink consumed, someone pulled and a punch up outside the pizza shops/taxi rank.

Oh, the arrest wasn't actually an arrest. So maybe it should be 4 Massive drunken fight outside a pizza shop one night about 3 in the morning. Riot vans turned up and we were bundled in by police... Luckily a few people spoke to the police and we were just defending our friend who had about 6 lads jump him. They took the others and let us go. Nothing spectacular, just and average night out in the North East of England during the 90's.

I got three. I have never ridden a horse, had a piercing or skydived.

I often wonder how many of the lads I went to Capel Manor with are still in.