Jason James Gairn
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Good mixed up derailed and directionless thread this one. My favorite flavor. Despite a somewhat reduced climbing lifestyle, I am quite excited about this Carabiner/Carabina/Karabiner/Karabina/Crab/Krab/Link (but never carb) I've been waiting for it since it traveled in time and appeared in the treemagineers video a year back. My son has just finished reading a young bond novel `Hurricane Gold' by Charlie Higson, he of The Higsons and the fast show fame. Right in the middle of it I made him watch `Diamonds are forever'. He said they were very similar in many ways, other than the story. Top 3 Bond movies in order for me are...1. Live and let die, 2. On her majesty's secret service, 3. Thunderball. Worst.. anything directed by John Glen and of course the emperors new clothes, `quantum of solace'. And who could forget `moonraker', apart from everyone that is.
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Never knew you was a laird. Should I be showing some respect in my future posts? Doffing my keyboard hat. Your Stevieship. Sir.
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Nice one! Good luck with the assessment. Most people are average, and happy to be so. Which I think is very strange, which makes you normal in my book, unless of course you are strange, in which case Andy C is plain odd. You could just be very progressive in your thinking, in which case you'll be normal in the future, but presently abnormal. I run parrallel to this progression, maintaining a nominal distance from weird. Once again, good luck freak boy!
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Don't do that. All bad. MDF isn't even wood!
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AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:scared1:
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Crap is usually sticky enough of course, unless it's dried up, which would make it lighter. Or have an extra pie for lunch. Having a big dump before the day begins will save the extra weight found in a tesco blue and white striped rope. drinking a pint of really salty water will evacuate the stomach, you'll all feel much lighter after these `climbers treatments'. Thank me later. XTC for years, then recently Blaze, but found it too narrow for comfort. Multiplat for retro days in the willans.
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Sat next to Jordan for 11 hours on the way back from LA. seems nice. quite shy really.It was her birthday, she wasn't looking forward to press at heathrow. Ha Ha there were only two photographers. Her hair was black and she looked like a goth with a tan. Has she had a breast reduction recently? They didn't look massive at all. Maybe it was a looky likey??
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I thought the picture was taken by a passenger behind you, reaching round to get a better view. Wasn't it Dean?!
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Hit `ctrl' `alt' and `delete' at the same time. Open the processes tab and hit Meme usage twice. This will show you whats using the ram and chip the most. Let us know the top 5 processes. You may have some things running that either you don't know about or don't need. If your unsure, type the process name into google to see what it is. Be aware that there are quite a few web sites around suggesting that legitimate programs running on your computer are in fact malware. Don't immediately do what they say. check a few sites inc. MS before deleting anything. good luck and let us know the top 5.
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You have the budget on conifers to round the corners with a pair of secateurs? Either you work for the queen or your super insane. Rounded corner? bananas in pajamas!!! Pictures of you and your felco's next time Jimmy.
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I don't think there's any answer to the girth question. Time of year, species, condition and the angle of the dangle will all play a part in the decision. Some will offer scientific data on the angles, but for me its always been an instinctual decision. One of the advantages of traditional systems of ascent, is that as climbers, we get to snap twigs, pull branches and chew leaves on the way up. These visceral touch stones give us a deep understanding of the trees physiology. Even if we can't articulate it to anyone using `English', I'm sure everyone knows what I mean. At least those with some experience and some arboreal empathy can. Thick as your wrist some would say. I've seen other climbers scared as an Italian tank commander tied into 6" of oak, and another guy I used to work with would use two fingers as a guide. Lizards run across water, JCB's can pick up eggs. Gingerly a deftness wins out.
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Hey Stevie, is it traditional in Scottish museums to place bottles of Grouse whiskey about the place? Or was it a to remind punters that the stuffed bird on the left was a grouse?
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Risk and an out of body experience
Jason James Gairn replied to Marcus B-T's topic in Tree health care
I'm still searching for the `out of body experience' reference which attracted me to this thread in the first place. -
I've got some work in Malaga next month, I'd love to go and have a look. Do you or anyone fancy hooking up for this and beer. (in the right order)
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Are you asleep on the job reg?
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Forum rules and posting guidelines
Jason James Gairn replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
Quick start a new one. I've a family pack if your short. -
I was just looking in the west tower in the room I keep full of my qualifications, but most of the tower fell during an explosion and consequent fire from the north wing of opinions; rendering me unfortunately relying almost purely on opinion and very little on actual knowledge. generally when I pass judgment, I make a u turn and come back for it. Always best to have judgment on a trip like this one.
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Piffle! the artists best work was during his icecream tub period. The use of light to reflect the pathos of the modern urban experience as portrayed by his reflected id, is monumental. The car/wall/tree period of later SWB was just a shallow and cynically commercial venture, that blatently backfired in the face of contemporary critism from his peers. I liked him before he sold out. Before he buckled under his public's expectations. I expect a retrospective of earlier work very soon.
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I think Bart's two pictures are head and shoulders ahead of the pack at the moment. Composition of the first and the use of a shllow depth of field of the second. IMO
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Thanks for your review Ed. I also am a fan boy. Was a bit scared of seeing it incase it was destroyed by Hollywood. But I feel safe now. Cheers. I am incidentely, typing this in the upper class lounge at Heatrow, on my way to Hollywood for aphoto shoot. Jammy or what?
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What do you do if an epileptic has a fit in the bath? Throw your washing in. That the kind of thing you mean?
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Quite possibly the greatest pop song ever. One of my all time fave bands too. Seen em loads had dinner with one of em. geat stuff. If your into the Kraut rock french noodle moog scene.
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Fluff in boot will not clog saw. Its all psychology. Fluff in trouser also unlikely to do much either. Its all a conspiracy to sell £100 trousers and boots. I have a 100% success rate of cutting through both without any fibers at all.
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Just so you know and the sticky end of the stick aint got; I do not diablo, unicycle, weave organic yogurt or wear baggy trousers which are only the colours of the sun. Juggling 3 objects is my only traveller vice. I do not have dreddlocks and my children are not called willow and wolf. I do not have stonehenge tatooed on my chest and I dont have any rune stones, I despise dream catchers. I do like Hawkwind quite a bit. oops.
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We need more info. What make and model of Crab was it? Do you have the batch number. But most of all do you have a photograph. To break acrab takes some force even across the gate. Because we use work positioning rather than fall protection, and the same crabs are used for rock climbing where the lead climber can easily freefall for 50 feet before impacting a carabina, I am very interested. Please post details mr. Hairyloon. Arn't loons an outdated fashion from the sixties only sported by hippy throwbacks? Hairy ones would be preposterous. Big foot styleee!
