Rupe
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Sunderland gardener killed himself by eating a yew tree
Rupe replied to grim72's topic in General chat
Cows and horses are particularly at risk but I was under impression that a human would not be able to stomach enough of it to kill themselves. i.e. you would throw up long before you became criticaly ill. Obviously thats not the case. -
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgSUDjJfI0Y]YouTube - Two dogs dining in busty restaurant[/ame]
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Can you show some pics? I've been trying a knut and not sure about it yet, maybe I have it set wrong?
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Well look at your rope angle more than the distance you are out on a limb. ten foot with a flat rope angle is a very long way, 45 degree rope angle and its long enough, but if your rope angle is high then ten foot out is nothing. You should eventually be able to go 40-50feet out with a high enough rope and not need a secondary.
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Get a husky one and replace the no spill once a year or fork out for the stihl one and never need to preplace the no fill. Also, you dont really need no fill at both ends so the stihl one plus one no fill is ok. I actually have the huskies but I seem to be always replacing the fillers.
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Whats subbing? I think a true freelancer should be able and prepared to travel, but regular part time work is different and each person would have to look at their lifetsyle and decide whats best for them. Family ties etc would mean some would not want to travel much, but if you live at home with your mum and she cooks your tea on demand then time is not so important. Also depends on how much they want the work and how much long term benefit the experience will do them.
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Mr Quip I think your reading it differently to me. Stropping in at the work position is different from branch walking. I'm assuming he knows full well to use a lanyard for work positioning but he is asking about what to do during the walking out process. i.e getting to and from the working position. Hes saying how many of you use a second rope (or both ends of your rope), not how many of you bother with a lanyard when at your work position. Thats how I read it anyway. Stropping in takes no time whatsover so no employer is not likely to consider that to be time wasting, but setting up (and using) a second rope can take time hence the OP's question.
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Thats a lanyard though, that not what he's asking about.
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Nearly three years old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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There are many lengths, but if you want one to go by then its 1.5m. Then just use longer tails for distels ond shorter for vt etc. 1.5 will do you any hitch you want except long prussiks so its a good measure. Then just buy your cord in 3,6,9m lenghts and you know you will get 2,4,6 hitches out of it. If you use prussiks and want slightly longer ones then 2m lengths.
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Might be of interest.......... Drift Clear Waterproof Case on Vimeo
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Oh, ok, so the truck is not as flash as it looks then? Seemed a waste to me to use such a nice truck in that way, but it sounds as though tough work is what its there for.
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Only works if you have a consistant throwing angle, but most do once they have practiced enough, one angle seems to be preffered.
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I do remember it well!! It didn't do me any harm and got me out of my cage for a few hours!
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Its not for girls, get them cooking the hot meals for the person doing the work!
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We had one of those when I was a kid, I used it to clear brambles etc in return for hot meals. Character building!! It should be compulsory for 7-10 year olds to do a few hours on one.
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Similar problem as with the prussik. The reduced amount of friction at the top has to go somewhere, so it goes into the knot. i.e. there is now more weight acting on your knot, and that will cause it to lock up. Also blakes doesn't self advance so no need to reduce the friction at the top, a normal cambium saver is perfect. If you are using a blakes then the subtleties of a ropeguide or pinto will be lost so not really worth it. Its all change or stick to waht you know IMO.
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Empty your mind of all thoughts! Cliche I know but its true, the more distracted you are the worse you get, especially if you miss and try harder you just get worse. If you miss you need to try less!
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I think different poeple throw at different angles, so you need to know what your angle is and stand in exactly the right place, then all you do is throw harder or softer to adjust the height. I throw at quite a low angle, so I have to stand quite far back. Other throw almost vertical and can stand almost under the target! In the recent comp here the area for the throwline was so small that some just couldn't even attempt the top throw because they could get far enough away yet others were fine. And techniques differ to, JT still uses the beginers mthod of between the legs yet he wins most events. MOst others use a single handed throw, I personall tie a little spike knot and hold that between thumb and forefinger. For higher throws the knot is further away from the bag and vice versa. So, if I am standign the correct place so the angle from me to target is right for me, and if I have my little knot in the right place for the height I cant miss!
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That lamborgini was delivered onto this roof in Italy for a conference. Does it look familiar??
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I like the "feeling chipper" ones!!
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No, nor me either, quite amazing! His guys were well p. off when sent there at 3pm on a friday to sort it out!!
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It saves you from havign to mess with the velcro wrap evertime you re attach to it.
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Put more clothes on them??!
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Surely you can all see that I'm not really expecting (or hoping) for it to be ok? It wasn't actually my job, I just called in to see it while the other company were clearing it up. Its for the LA so its all gone now, stump and all, good bye!
