Taupotreeman

No offence Kev but if we work on your driving theory we would still be using a man with a red flag walking in front of us and driving at no more than 5 mph. Things evolve and sometimes I wonder if common sense gets thrown out the window to allow for nanny state rules to dictate what we should and shouldn't do. People will use a saw one handed so why not teach people the safest possible way of handling the saw one handed rather than just saying it's not allowed. Maybe at least admitting there's a problem and trying to do something about it will reduce the number of accidents.

Bradgate Park; now that brings back memories. They have some beautiful old Oaks there. Any pictures? Tane Mahuta over this side of the world but there are heaps more examples.

Some chap worked out how to incinerate all the rubbish we discard, with zero or very minimal emissions, and use the enrgy produced to create electricity and heating. He needed a grant to get the whole idea going. Nobody was ineterested and the incinerator never got off the ground. The chance to kill two birds with one stone and again,lazy beurocrats couldn't be bothered. And geothermal energy production isn't always that well excepted by the public. There's a few around Taupo and one of the newest is so loud it just about pops your eardrums. Granted though, massive steam jets and clouds are a better sight than a hillside full of turnbines. I had to help with clearing trees for the power line to a new site in N. Wales back in the 90's. We had to fell a huge and very mature Oak in the middle of a paddock. The only tree around and plenty of room either side to put the conductors and the planners couldn't move them a few metres either way to save the Oak.

Chuck em in the washing machine with a couple of towells to pad it out. Use a delicates bag for prussicks etc. Make sure you turn the spin off and don't have the temperature too hot. If you can afford a cheapie washer just for the purpose even better.

Only place to get sensible and decent conversation at that time of night. Actually, most of the time it's the only place to get sensible and decent conversation.

Nice house. Any complaints about needles in the guttering? Pity it didn't have Cedar shingles.

Apparently wave power energy is much more efficient with less eye polution than wind turbines. They are developing a couple in NZ and I've seen a few others about but it seems various governments don't want them. Fossil fuels are the easy way out and take little effort on the part of the beurocrats. I still stand by my statement though; wind turbines are a waste of time.

Criminals? You're getting us confused with the Ozzies.

Mongrel Kiwis? Yeesh, we may be in the antipodes but I don't think we've been exposed to too much inbreeding. Told you, it's dog theory. We are on here cos we can. If I'm working seven days I need to have some time for my doing my own stuff and arbtalk helps keep me sane........for the most part.

Not quite the highlands but I had folks that lived at a place called Garybank in Blair Atholl. Stunning scenery and plenty of walks to do. Would suggest heading up to Rannoch moor/station as there are some old growth Pine and Birch forests there (or at least there were) and it is blissfully quiet. Garrybank is now a holiday let and they advertise on the net. Blair castle is quite cool too and there's plenty of whiskey distilleries about. Alternatively I'd head to the west coast. We stayed on Loch Awe and went to places like Glen Etive and Glen Orchey. The whole area is just awesome but if you want total isolation I'd go for one of the islands. It just depends what you want to do. I'd stay well clear of Aviemore though; personally couldn't stand the place. Apologies to anyone that's from there.

Sooner or later they'll be banging them up on every available bit of land. Watch out National Park, SSSI, AONB etc.

Waste of time. A couple of em here and there aren't too bad on the eyes but the endless miles of them dumped on every evailable hill side, moor top etc look horrendous. Talk about destroying the aesthetics of a place. There's some not far from us and the locals reckon the make a hell of a noise too. Soon, when you think you have a bit of piece, quiet and isolation, you'll turn around and be able to see one of these things somewhere. And, as far as I'm concerned, it's just bone idle. The so called experts can't be bothered to work on other alternatives; just bang up another windmill, she'll be right.

Dog theory!!!!

The Grifter, that was it. Boy do I feel old now. I never had one but had a couple of choppers. No good for trying to ride no handed on. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX_Fu6JW0fM]YouTube - on the turning away - pink floyd[/ame] Reminds me of the good and bad times at college. Mate of mine died from testicular cancer a couple of years after we left. Great guy, crying shame. Don't be scared to have a feel and fondle guys.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_65a58vjJdg]YouTube - Jonny Love - Weight of Tomorrow[/ame] Haha the old green striker. I remember those with the back pedal brake. There was also the bigger version which I think was the griffin. Bit of kiwiana for youz fullas. One of the lyrics is "haven't you seen the weight of tomorrow crash down on some dreams", quite apt really. Scenery makes up for it though.

Woohooo, I can finally upload. Cheers for the pointers Stephen.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZg_FosecrA]YouTube - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster Trip[/ame] Right, trying to upload so if this all goes tits up I apologise. This isn't actually a music video but if the day is a bad one I watch this and float off to a different place. Besides, if you're having a bad day it's probably nothing compared to what the pilots etc on these had to put up with

Cheers Stephen. I was trying the upload via url and it kept saying invalid. It was driving me nuts. I don't really have a bad day at work; the shrink always told me that the day, no matter how bad, always comes to an end so just don't let it get to you. I just turn the music up and blank out the crap parts of the day. Working out how to use a computer is a whole different ball game though.

Every time I go to put up a link to a video it says invalid file. Am I missing something? Not much of a techie I'm afraid so any help would be appreciated before I throw the confuser out the window and give cause for my bad day to begin.

Aftger I've taken my share ( a truck load) I leave the rest of any firewood for the locals. I have one guy in particular who is on an invalids benefit looking after his elderly mother. His wood fire runs pretty much 24/7 so he is always after wood. He'd been burning Poplar and Willow and saw me working on the side of the rod and asked if he could have some wood. Since then I call him in advance, he comes out with his saw once the job is done and takes as much wood as he likes and then rakes and sweeps up after, including anything I leave. He's happy as larry because now he gets as much good wood as he can take, no charge, and it suits me because he does a hell of a good job with the clean up. Just ask, you might get some freebies.

Most of the topped or reduced Birches I've seen over this side of the world tend to rot from the top down. There's one that I re reduced recently and most of the stuff a foot below last years reduction points has turned to mush.

We just got that in NZ over 12 episodes. It began to drag after episode 4 and we have had the last two on Mysky for months but haven't watched them.

Bet that had some twitching going on in the sphincter region as the back cut was going in. That's about as tight as it gets I would say. Nice shot.

Just dropped a fairly hefty Oak log from about 20 feet. The fall was broken by my 046 Broken wrap around handle, broken chainbrake handle, broken mounts and a split in the fuel tank. Reckon if it was one of these cheapies underneath it would be squished flat.

I think I'm glad I was away all weekend because it seems like I've missed something that I sould have missed, I think.......