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Alasdair

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  1. jack-arb that sucks for him there is a big difference between a silky and chainsaw. im sure hell get comfortable with a saw up a tree it might take him a while but hell get there. jonesie i got it went out a climb last nite with a few boys from college cheers mate if i need anything else ill give u a shout
  2. well i passed my cs 39 today so thats me finished college and now on the hunt for a job.
  3. ok does it really matter that my test is on friday and every cut i done today (which was my last practise day) was a complete mess and did not look like what it should have been?
  4. ok im going to say this and ill prob get in to trouble for it so im sorry just now but people are stupid they think they know best and everyone else thats been doing the job for who knows how many years talk sh*t. why????
  5. i wear a g shock watch ive dropped it out of trees banged it off trees and all sorts still works fine
  6. imo buy brand new so ur taking it out the box / bags when it comes to safety best to buy brand new speak to jonesie on the site ive just bought kit off him
  7. why would u a) steal a horse b) steal a manhole cover what happened to the normal stuff the used to steal like garden furniture and stuff like that?? imo they need to become stricter on them excuse the spelling please
  8. sounds nasty something ill need to look out for
  9. cheers guys all has been noted but im still nervous and it aint for a few weeks yet. will let us know how i get on.
  10. hey all how we all doing? ok guys ive got cs 39 coming up soon once this is done that me back out into the big bad world so basically im looking for advise on how not to make an ar$e of this test? i know work position it the important thing which im getting that hang of but is there anything that will help me? cheers
  11. Alasdair

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    hey and welcome
  12. going back to the rope we use at college, i have learned or been taught to climb with both ends of the rope so until i reach a point of getting more confident i would prefere to keep using this before trying new things
  13. Its new england rope we use at college and both end have eyes and they are fine have been for who knows how many years
  14. so if i could swap the harness then it would be better? im also tryng 2 find out if they can swap the rope over for one thats 2 eyes instead of the one ill go down and speak to McCluskys and speak to them see what they can do for me
  15. hey all not sure if this should be in here or the climbing bit but here goes to cut a long story short have manage to get my parents to but me climbing kit so basically what im wondering is this worth it for starting out with? hope this works. cheers http://order.sorbus-intl.co.uk/display_product.asp?Product_Group_DBname=Climbing&Product_ID=CL1000&Product_SubGroupDBname=Complete%20Kits%20-%20Climbing&Product_SubGroup=1
  16. already done 38 so im going on to do 39 once thats done ill be looking for a job in the big bad world again.
  17. well after many nights of thinkin why doesnt this work and many days of wanting to kill my lecture it all fell into place and i passed it.
  18. im studying NQ tree surgery at Kilmarnock college ayrshire scotland
  19. question can someone tell me if this is true or not, do u have to be 21 to do the whole towing a trailer by car/van/pickup/what ever else you may want to tow with? someone told me i had to be 21?

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