Taupotreeman
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ALWAYS split Gum when it's still green if it's a big old tree rather than the smaller faster growing stuff. It's like concrete when it's dry and tends to explode if it's been left to dry completely. I wore a fair chunk right in the nethers trying to split it on a hydraulic splitter. I'm a lot more cautious with the stuff now. Burnt really well though so proved to be worth the pain.
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Ooooo yuck. The misus got viral conjunctivitus aabout a year ago in one eye. Her whole eye turned yellow and red, she looked like a zombie and it kept oozing and weeping. Lasted about 4 to 5 weeks before it cleared up and even then she had blurred vision for a couple of months after. Nasty orrible stuff.
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Heaps of it planted here to be mixed in with Pines for paper milling. It's a faster growing species, seasons quickly and burns hot and long. I also cut down some big ol daddy gum (technical name) that is as heavy now a year on as the day I cut the stuff down. Burns OK on full heat but not when the fire is down low so I reckon it still needs a bit longer in the wood shed. Gum is one of the more expensive woods here as it burns so well but I'd have no idea on species. One piece of the bigger, slow growing stuff will go all night in a fire box .
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Lived in a city, lived in towns and now live in a village. I'm not a people person and am also an anti social old git. The further away from people I can be (and their noisy steroes, cars, dogs etc) the better. Hoping to retire to some place out in the wopwops with not a house in sight.
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Agreed. You can often tell when the anvil gap is to large. Small stuff comes out looking almost the same as it went in. Sometimes some brash will smell burnt too as it doesn't chip properly. Not sure if you can sharpen an anvil though. I know on mine you can't.
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Never known a Blakes to come loose unless it wasn't dressed properly in the first place. I thought the whole idea of a Blakes was that it would neither tighten or loosen on you once dressed properly. -
The natural beauty on this planet is stunning so why do we try so hard to trample it all into dust?
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I've had a pair of Tirrols for 3 years. They're battered and bruised but still comfy as hec and waterproof. Can't fault em. The Meindles are just a better everyday boot though I reckon.
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Donington on Bain per chance?
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So you are still manhandling a tree then? And I've seen plenty of examples of "proper pruning" that still lead to rot and decay. Also, I presume you don't like yourself if you don't like humans that destroy things? That wasn't meant to be vitriolic but you can't have a crack at everyone for destruction if you are part of that destruction. We all are in someway, it's just some try and balance the destruction by doing other more positive things. Further, you say your pruning is done to what you THINK is best. How do you know that this IS what is best?
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That's all well and good until my ACC premiums go up to cover the costs of those that have been seriously injured "having a go". There is a point where you need to say that an expert is required to do the job and not just your mate with a chainsaw etc. The same logic can be applied for insurance.
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Sent a shiver down me spine thinking of a have a go hero trying to get that thing down without the gear or knowhow.
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Meindles for fancy footwork and Klimbas if you're going to spend all day on spikes. I'd try getting another pair of freebie boots first though unless you've abused them. Personally wouldn't have the Aquafells again.
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And further; can you just clarify your point about playing god and destroying what they feel like destroying? We destroy things in everyday life all the time be it as part of our work or for the food we need to survive, for fuel, necessaties, luxuries etc. Personally I don't like people as a rule because I find many ignorant and arrogant and I'm happier with my own company but we are all destructive in one way or another.
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Surely ANY pruning is manhandling a tree away from it's natural form so what's the difference between pollarding and any other form of pruning when relative to this argument?
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Yeesh, I've only just learnt how to colourize my photos and now you stick something up like that
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Photos mate, lots of photos. That's what gets me interested. Some of my mates on Facebook have some real doozies and it makes for a much more interesting FB page in my opinion.
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If you're thinking of applying pick up the phone and don't rely on email. Much easier to ignore an email. I heard from a mate at Transfield today; there's several other outfits looking for workers other than those on Trademe. Apparently work is booming.
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Plenty round this way with the full on Moko. Got a couple myself so if I can get the wife to take pics I'll stick em up. For some ideas try Mokoink. I had some of mine done there along with some of the All Blacks and Kiwis. I know of a few others too. Some of them go to the Tattoo festivals overseas so you may well be able to get one done there. If you get a proper job they tell a story (whakapapa) so if you have anything that you want to put in the artist should be able to do it for you.
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Smarty pants:001_tt2: The place is called Zonda industries. Thinking of getting a bumbly bee hive for next year
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I do some work for a client here who works for a company that's into ecologically sound pest control (sure there's a proper name for it but I've got brain freeze). They sell ladybirds, parasitic wasps etc. They also sell bumble bee set ups, honey bees etc that they courier out to you and you can set them up in the garden. I love the idea of releasing heaps of ladybug larvae onto my roses to deal with the aphids and I also fancy having some bumbling bumble bees in the garden. We already have some repeat visiting bees that nest in a cavity in the wall and then spend their days roaming the lemon tree and flowers before buzzing their way back to the nest. I love to watch them bumble about. I'm also keen on most other bugs and beasties except for the german wasps and cockroaches (not the native ones), the wasps especially as they attack all the native species.
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Haha agreed Adam. Sure ain't pretty when you're trying to climb or chip the ugly things.
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Noticed all the spring bloom pictures coming out so thought I'd throw a few autumnal colours into the mix.
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Just a word of warning with the degreaser; careful where you spray it. I went a bit over the top with the stuff and got it all around the carb. I had the choke on but a few days later the thing seized. Not sure if degreaser ended up in the pot but I'm thinking it wouldn't have helped matters. I still use the stuff though but apply with a paintbrush rather than a spray. Works wonders on the cooling fins as well.
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6 after shocks since 4 this arvo. Looks like you fellas just had another shaker of 4.1. Must be getting a bit tiring by now. I hear Ruapehu is heating up too. Should get some doozy photos if it blows.
