Taupotreeman

Had wondered the same thing myself. Personally I use the AUS pruners because they can be used live line. Plus you can get heaps of extension on them just by adding poles.

Haha, they're as bad as each other. Great reading but I just thought it was the wrong place. I'd like to see the argument have its own thread though.

Bit more publicity about when the magazine is out would be good. Excellent reading but I'm never sure when its out.

If only I was 15 years younger...........

And here was I just about to say how much I liked the kingfisher Nice work though.

Was just about to suggest that maybe this conversation be continued on the rope wrench thread or a new thread completely. This one has been well and truly hijacked now which, at least from my point of view, is a little rude.

Fair call, can't fault the logic.

The carbons are really nice Silky but it didn't take much to snap them. Didn't even know I'd done it until I took them off. For the money I thought they'd be almost indestructible. I'd probably still by them again though awesome thread by the way

Just broke one of my carbon geckos. Spent another whole day spiking multiple black wattles on one good and one busted one. I now have a substantial and painful bruise the full length of my right shin.

Ten men's thread seems to be being discussed a lot. Pity I missed it. Was it worth reading?

I wonder if the OP has got lost in all this discussion between SWRP and DDRT and is wondering if it was worth posting in the first place. For the record, I have both the SJ and RW in my bag because I'm greedy and I can. I'm far from a fantastic climber and I don't enter comps because they don't interest me that much ( as far as getting involved in the actual comp climbing). When I'm working I almost always pull out the SJ first just because it's what I'm used to. I still find the wrench alien, at least for ascending, although I can see the benefits, and have also felt them after a decent work climb. Problem is, I don't climb as much as I used too and, being older, I'm still a little set in my ways. I'm sure there are climbers of my age that climb everyday and love SWRP but I just don't use it enough at the moment to pull it out of the bag before the SJ.

Same in NZ Mick. Chips, chops and god knows what else gets served up as a full English. Worst of, all is pork FLAVOURED sausages!

To me bubble and squeak was always the left overs from Sunday's roast thrown into the frying pan. I often chucked in stuff like bread sauce and maybe fry a bit of onion up too. Don't often have a Sunday roast these days but that looks a fare feed jammy.

Holy heck! Glad you're still alive. Good post and just a reminder not to g.et blasé. Heal quickly.

Same as Rob but only used the stuff twice. They never seemed to need anything.

I developed an ache in one of mine a few months ago and I was proper worried. Mate of mine died young from misdiagnosed testicular cancer. Turns out mine was only an infection in one of the tubes but there was no way I was going to hang around and see if it cleared up on its own. Like the op said; get em checked at the first sign of something not right

What are the zermatts like Rob?

I really don't want to retire them but truth be told I'm not sure they can be re-soled as the wear is into the mid sole. They still don't leak but the wear on the heel leaves me walking on just one point on the heel of my foot creating a sore point. As for bleedin clutch wear Mr Blair; cheeky git:biggrin: they've been warn for work, walking, driving and everything in between.

The heal has worn right down on the side so I'm almost walking in the side of my foot and there a small hole appearing in the fabric at the back. I've had a new pair sat in the wardrobe for over a year so time to break them out. These will get a new sole put on them and used for work around the garden and as walking boots. All the same, I'm pretty impressed with how long they've lasted.

Sometime ago our current boss came to us and said that he'd take us on for a trial period. See if we could cut it against his existing lot. Reckoned he'd pay extra if we didn't come apart at the seams at the first sign of pressure and didn't quit on him even in the heaviest downpour. Well, four and a bit years later we've decided to call it quits. Today was our last day of work. We did as was asked, worked well under pressure, didn't quit in the rain and even provided that support when it was needed. We were there every morning without fail and sometimes we even put in a seven day week but now it's time for the new generation to have a crack. To be fair the boss treated us well. We had a warm spot in the hot water cupboard every night and got to sun bathe on the deck for a few hours a day in the summer. Better yet, the boss has said that as a retirement present, he'll treat us to some new rubber and take us out for a walk with the dogs at the weekends. Reckoned we were like his favourite chair or his comfiest slippers; high praise indeed. So we retain our spot in the hot water cupboard with the cross word page for company, to just potter about for the forseeable future and maybe just relax a little like any good arby.

Cheers Drew. Is this specific to certain areas or right across the board and is it limited to only certain species? I know we dealt with Golden Elm in this way in Auckland but not sure of any other species. Apparently, Ulmus lobel is supposed to be resistant to DED.

I got half way to work and heard it on the news. Got to the office, made my excuses and went home and spent the rest of the day glued to the TV. I've been to the site in NY and it's incredibly moving. I walked past several fire stations, each with pictures of comrades and parts of the towers set up in a corner in memory of their colleagues. It's not often that something brings a lump to my throat but it was very hard to keep my emotions on several occasions and the first time I've had to walk out of somehwere before I lost it.

Met at 9.30 with the contract landscaper, council landscape architect and project supervisor. Turns out our landscaper/project manager had approved the trees on a photo only then gone on holiday. The contractor was not happy that the trees had been approved and then I come along and tell him they're second grade. Anyway, trees are to be removed and replaced with specimens of my choosing, possibly smaller so we can better correct faults. These trees will be planted in one of our reserves to replace a declining tree. They'll get plenty of protection as its a well treed area. Council is going to pay for the new trees and transplanting so the contractor isn't out of pocket and our project manager is going to get his backside kicked. Thanks for all the input; just gave us a bit more confidence to fight our corner.

I have a friend working for Davey Group over In Canada. Apparently they are on the lookout for international climbers so might be worth giving them a yell. He said mainly US based but if you're good enough and accepted, they'll sort the paper work.

Some seriously dodgy goings on with them when I worked for them.