THE88MAN

what you guys up to tomorrow? delivering logs all day in a nice warm truck with my radiohead on

sorry david,i disagree there,people in prison are obviously there for a reason,protect the public etc.why should they pick up litter? those that dropped it should pick it up,its about education and upbringing for me

here here! often thought that,suppose the "moderators" would judge though

well,urm,er,he's f88king useless but i suppose i love him and i'm a stihl man

they come as a pair and the missus might miss the little un

a rubbish 4x4?!! says the man with a transit (or possibly just wheel) barney's on his way!!

1Xwank*d dyson 47xwank*d 026 chains 1xwanked daihatsu fourtrak water pump (oops no star) 1xf*ckwit 3yr old chocolate lab sounds like a deal

a brick lorry?

cheers lads,2 minutes of it left with my ardbeg,hic,cheers

really? where? i'm 2 miles away and interested

although i think it does say "ee-aw"

i doubt a thief would advertise it connected to his navara with reg plate showing,would he?!!

whatever floats the proverbial boat i suppose when it comes to splitting wood.personally i don't disagree with any choices of axe/maul quoted but i do think most of it is in the technique,i think splitting wood is like sharpening saws and thatching roofs(random),you think you're good at it but 10 years later you realise you're even better

when i first read this thread i thought "no,no,no" don't drop your prices or canvass for work out of desperation or credit crunch! however around the same time i also started a thread on "who's working over christmas?".I have rarely dropped my prices apart from the odd back scratching job or foot in the door,so imagine my surprise (at myself) when i found myself quoting the local farm shop a very cheap price to reduce their conifers (40ft high,30m long) looking to busy myself over the holiday.i make no bones i quoted 200 quid a day with a groundie and farmer disposes of stuff,estimate of 3-4 days,short days they will be.trouble is i don't want him telling all i'm cheap (because i aint) and i don't want him knocking my door in march pinning me on the same price,i suppose the moral of my story would be its nice to be busy over the holiday,but any fool can be busy,i should have quoted him a "proper" price,take it or leave it,like he does for his sausages!!

drown 'em at birth

I seem to remember a bloke local to me was reported years ago to trading standards etc for advertising seasoned hardwood logs and delivering wet pine,ans so he should be IMO

you must have had some good 2 for a £1 mummy's boys that day lol

ditto.the worse thing about real ones is every other day until about the following august customer invariably says "couldn't just stick my old (spiky,poke your eyes out) chrimbo tree in your trailer could i? (FOC)

i've just paid £32 a cubic metre roadside,but it is seasoned.i've put 10 quid increase on a load to cover increase,3 orders saturday,no moaning,people are starting to realise the shortage i think,i believe coal has recently gone up sharply too

Ardbeg for me,best malt that ever passed my lips

made tea in a flask goes rank about dinnertime,i can't be bothered to take seperate tea bags,milk etc so i do this:1,stainless steel flask preheated with boiling water 2,china teapot preheated with boiling water 3,make teapot with 2 pg tips 4,fill flask with tea and very little milk and no sugar 5,do not open flask at all until 9am 6,tea stays hot and tea-like till about 2pm 7,if the customer makes you one? bonus!

thanks bill,although i do find split oak dries quicker than ash.ash looks dry but you get that tell tale "pinkness" within 5 mins of sawing it,after years of experience i can tell how dry it is by the residue each species leaves on my sawbench blade,how sad am i?!!