Rich Rule

I don’t recall him being much more than a clown on a bike whilst spouting Lies on the side of a bus. If that is the definition of a good Lord Mayor of London, I bet Dick Whittington’s cat is turning in his grave. Also, if I remember correctly the Boris Bikes were introduced by Ken.

I think if said Vegan is that concerned for the natural environment, they had best stop chopping down trees.

It was a fair few years ago and the memory isn't all that these daze! If I remember correctly it was 10K per day shutdown for Network rail and then we had to wait for their say so. It was done over a bank holiday weekend. 5 or 6 guys on site, minimum double time, triple for the monday. MEWP, 50M tower crane for 2 days then the 60M for the last day. Grab lorries coming and going most of the day, plus special mats had to be fabricated for the cranes. The Mats were 12K a piece x 4.

No idea of the cost but this was another large job I was involved in on the ground. 3 days and 12 or so Lombardiis, and Oak and a cherry. Some other details in the thread. Network rail closure for 3 days. To add.

What is the location? It may help if they know the area.

Be able to climb and do almost everything. Or everything if given a little supervision. Have the desire to be a lead climber. Or a been there and done that type of climber, who is there to give the younger ones a chance to progress.

Well done mate. Dont want that nesting lot on ya back.

Another great ending to another great day. It was my youngest sons 8th Birthday. Finished the day with cake and a few beers down at the local sand pit.

Mick did the first bit for the documentary. me and Mick did the chopping for the disposal into landfill. I still get flashbacks when I smell whale meat cooking.

Cheers TA. the missus father cold smokes fish. He has a little brick structure with chimney pots out the back going about 15 feet up a hill. Sets a fire in the bottom and sprinkles the saw chips and usually some sprigs of Juniper. At at the top of the chimney he has an oak barrel with usually Trout or Artic Char hanging. Cover the fire at the bottom leaving a small vent and then the top is covered. Next day you have smoked trout for breakfast.

Was part of a crew that reduced a Very Large London Plane tree in London. 2 climbers and 2 or 3 groundsmen for 2 days. No idea of the cost but the company wasn't cheap and every bit had to be lowered. The tree covered 6 gardens. It was a long time ago... and probably the most expensive RJ I have been involved with.

Try speaking to the European Arboricultural Council EAC. They might be able to help. different country I know, but in Norway most places want European Treeworker Certificate. Even though it isn’t really a patch on the UK qualifications. I guess you have to tow the line and follow the rules intheir country. Good Luck. Edit: just looked up the ECC and it isn’t ran by the EAC.

No, not the midnight sun. It was in a beach in Ibiza called Calla Vadella. Just some strange light going on and my kids were playing in the see. Taken about 21.20 the other day.

Just wondering, I am not an expert at smoking food but I have only ever seen chips and sawdust used to cold smoke fish and meats by my father in law. Helps to to enhance the flavour of course but would logs not actually cook the meat that was intended for smoking? Looking to be educated and not trying to be a smart Alec.

It did look as though a lot of the pieces came back at you? At least the v cut allowed you to get out of the way. What was was the reason for the cuts coming at you?

Nice work there. It did seem a bit excessive use of the V cuts but then again I wasn’t there and the tree came down safely, so all is good.

Two nights ago. Cafe del Mar, Ibiza July 19

I love Holidays. Presently 4 days into mine. Stuck in a q at Stockholm airport waiting to check in with the kids to fly to Ibiza. I hope you have a good one mate.

Op is hard cord. takes a while to settle in. It takes even longer if the cord is too long. Go for a 70ish e2e or buy a few metres and tie your own.

70 or 75 used to do me perfect. 3 wrap 2 braid VT.

Yes, it is great. if you are serious about learning SRT it will be the best 40usd you ever spend. Plus, why not support climber driven Projects. Imagine how much time and effort it took to produce the series of vids? Again, the best 40usd you could spend.

Looks great. How long did it take you and was it all chainsaw work ?

Really? Have you ever been to London? Yes, I had a happy childhood and carried a knife for whittling. I grew up in the North East. You are in the North East/East ? Surely, even you can see there is a massive difference between Northumberland, Yorkshire, the Fens, Kernow etc to inner city London? Try looking up the statistics... how many people who carry weapons actually have them used on themselves. So imagine this, your son (if you have one) is encouraged by you to carry a blade. His school go on a field trip to London. They get into an argument with some local youths and a fight breaks out. Your son tries to defend himself and the blade gets taken from him and used on him and tragically he dies. Might sound a bit far fetched? Not for the many families who have gone through similar scenarios and had to bury their children. Luckily my neighbour survived. Knife crime is real as are teenage death rates due to knife crime. Would you then still be defending the right to carry a knife unless there was a good reason for it?

Mate, you need to get a grip. Wtf are you harping in about.? So what if you have the moral fibres to carry a knife and not use it. I lived in London for 20 years before moving to Norway. South East London in fact, look it up and you will see it is a high area for knife crime. All the so called experts on here are talking about drugs, crime etc. Yes they may be part of the problem but it runs much deeper than that. It is all about respect. A lack of respect for anyone older than you. A lack of respect for anyone in authority. Earning respect with their piers and elders. Making someone respect the area/crew you hang with. Teaching someone respect after they have disrespected your crew, fam or the area you hang out. The amount of youths that are stabbed just for disrespecting another on their turf is unreal. ‘They need to be shown’ is the mindset of the attacker, never mind the consequences. My neighbour was stabbed 5 times with a Samurai sword when some local yoots tried to gate crash his little sisters 18’th birthday party. The dad was also laid out with some 4x2 timber to the head. Why? Because some little shit had never been told he couldn’t have something. They are not used to hearing the word No! I have my ideas relating to inner city crime. Lots of the youths on the estates are a product of baby fathers. I.e. the dad isn’t around. The mother may have a number of kids and usually the younger they are the more time is required. Leaving teenagers to roam free and get involved in gang culture. Yes, that might involve drugs or other crimes but sometimes it is just a simple matter of a kid being in the wrong area and being spotted, he gets stabbed for his error. As for a solution, I don’t know! Something to try and get a father figure back in their lives. I think boxing and martial arts is great for kids... lots of gyms in a south East London have received recognition for the work they do with the kids from troublesome areas. Maybe introduce boxing back into the curriculum? National service would certainly teach a bit of respect as well. So IME and IMHO stop and search should be done. If they are carrying a blade regardless, it should be the same sentence as if they had used for wrong. Schools in my area had security guards and metal detectors at the entrances. Same goes for Acid. Kids in the local schools are now taking Acid in sports bottles as you can’t search every kids with a drink. So AHPP are you still going to argue that kids should be allowed to carry knives?