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Fristads Fur Fibre Jacket Just found this fleece online after ages of searching and I was doubting if it was still in production. I bought one at an apf years ago and it is incredibly warm and light making it an excellent mid layer. Going to buy another one as the sleeve got burned on a candle when I wore it camping in australia. Pretty cheap aswell
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Nice one
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Cheers skyhuck. I told my gaffer that it would have been better with a crane such as yours; could have got the mog right up close to that wall and picked stuff right over it to where there was loads of space to stack it or saw it up. If I could get more involved in the planning of jobs I could make suggestions at the right time.
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Its hard enough trying to justify friction cord never mind GRCS, though I do agree. I'm In tight wad country
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Happy new year. Just back from the pub.... trashed
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Happy new year. All the best
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There is one at the end of the row that requires traffic management as it overhangs the road very close to a busy roundabout so I have that to look forward to! Forgot to mention that the rigging was even more difficult as there are hawthorns underneath that are to be retained! Lots more work around the park so I'll post some more pics
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Thanks for the compliments fellas. We haven't got a GRCS and it would have been useful. The rigging was tricky because only one of the trees overhung the path/landing zone enough to bring stuff ashore and that was a skinny one. We used that for a lot of the stuff way out over the river and it took extra time because we did really small sections that were light enough to pull up with a couple of extra hands. To be honest I didn't have much input to the planning of the job as we started it the day I was shown it. The gaffers did a method statement and risk assessment. I prefer to wear my rope bag when over the river but its a pain feeding the rope back in as you advance up - still better than getting it wet. We used the big trailer so we didn't have to go off site to dump chip and bucket tractor and extra trailer to tow logs off site.
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Towneley in Burnley
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Seem to have compressed the images too much!
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A few pics of a job we were on a couple of weeks ago. Still need to get the timbers down as we have pulled off onto something else. The were not big at all but they all hung over the river so everything had to be roped back to the path over the iron fence, then chipped over a wall into the big trailer. It would have been a good job for zipline but not enough gear for it. Skyhucks crane would have had the job done in a day probably!
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I wonder if it is a good or bad idea to hang upside down first thing in a morning? I'm thinking it might be good to kickstart circulation but it might not be so good to load/unload the spine just after waking
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You're quite right. There is less work in the modern methods!
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They are good. I just hang off my pull up bar which is one of those that press between the door frame. Not fell on me napper yet!
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Pretty good watch that. Why the chuff did the cops spray the protesters in the eyes with pepper spray at point blank, while they were sat on their arses seemingly not harming anyone? What are the chances with that old growth going down in the wind after 1500 years of standing, and just after that chap climbed it!
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That tackle looks good mozza. The one I'm interested in is the P90x which you just hook above the door - no screws or other gear needed
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I used to love going to the gym because often I was the only person there and I could do a good workout but I can't find such a gym now so I just do a few exercises around the house, in addition to the good workout I get from climbing.
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Just fitted one of those bars in my bedroom door frame. I've had one in previous houses and they work pretty well but they can leave marks in the wood and I was wondering if there is anything better out there. I've seen an advert somewhere with one that just hooks on the wall above the door frame and stays up simply by levering into the wall as body weight is applied. I've also have some gravity boots so I can hang upside down and do inverted situps - just did a few earlier and they are killers!
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I agree both for the simple fact that they are safer and you don't know you are wearing one if its a good one. The huskies have had their hay day but are perfectly suitable for the ground
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A copy of 'The Ax Book - The Lore and Science of the Woodcutter' by D Cook. And a silky pocket boy
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Hazard Tree Assessment by Lonsdale free copy
Lancstree replied to bob's topic in Training & education
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I get similar problems on cold days. My hands can even be cold on a summers morning. I've made a few lifestyle changes I've cut out caffine completely - don't miss it apart from when hungover I have a cold shower rinse first thing on a morning (brings the blood to the skin and kickstarts circulation in my opinion) I keep trying new gloves - got some nice blaklader swedish workwear ones at the min I could do with putting a few pounds on myself but this is easier said than done with the way my body burns fuel
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I've just done chapter 8 course as a technician and our supervisor did the supervisor's course. You would need a dedicated traffic management team to do it properly with their own van full of signs and cones. When we did the course it was more aimed at road excavations rather than vehicle pulling along side the road to work. This is another one of those topics that we can argue forever about!
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I would think carefully before going to a union (are your reps any good? etc). It will make you unpopular but I salute anyone who goes against the grain for what they believe are just causes. Going to the papers is a sackable offence if you have agreed not to do so in your contract of employment. Good luck trying to get help with training - I can get nowhere with that so I invest in myself instead
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I've had the same frustrations and have felt like quitting many times. At the minute I'm settled and just go in and do my job to the best of my ability. But that is never enough sometimes and you still find yourself in an argument about something and nothing!
