Gnarlyoak
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It might be karma mate. No gain without some pain. You win £5 grand, you get sore bollocks! And life's natural balance is restored. Get well soon.
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Never used one myself, ever! Never seen the need to either. Each to their own says I. I certainly would'nt give another climber "grief" over his choice of climbing kit, but when it comes to his spelling........... .... welll, don't get me started.
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Good effort mate.
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I'm not sure I'll want a pair if they give you a strangely tall or weirdly alien looking pointy head like it did to these chaps.....
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Haha, made me chuckle. Our luvverly Scottish cousins, always good for a grin. It'll be such a shame when they leave us next year to become just another "Johnny foreigner". Then we'll have another bunch of bloody immigrants tryin to smuggle themselves across the border to steal our jobs 'an our wimmin, whilst torturing our language with their broken English!
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Yep. Just 35 Councils in England, so not everywhere, and 1 unitary council in Wales. Absolutely. The normal status quo is maintained by the mainstream parties because of voter apathy. If you don't exercise your right to vote, then you don't really have any right to complain when local or national political decisions distrupt your day to day life. Or maybe vote for the former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, as his alter ego "The Terminator"
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I'll second that, never ceases to amaze how long it takes some groundies to wrestle and maul a bit of brash on the deck before they think about untying the rope and get it back to the climber. Note to groundies. Once its safely on the ground, leave the chuffin brash alone, untie the rope first & pass it back to climber, THEN you can start mauling the brash and get it out of the landing zone. Return to tree, the next piece is ready to go. Repeat! Simples.
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First Swallow or House Martin of the 2013 Season, that i have seen
Gnarlyoak replied to difflock's topic in General chat
Saw swallows & house martins over the River Kent in centre of Kendal on Thursday 18th. Had been to the same site exactly a week before and had seen nary a sign of either. Amazing the difference in a week. Temp increase three fold; bare, cold & grey trees/shrubs burst into a green haze and the migratory birds return. Thank the gods that the interminable winter now finally seems to be over. -
CS units 30/31/38/39 are all you really need to get started mate. Save your coin for now, and you can always take more tickets at a later date. And they will be easier once you get a bit of experience under your belt. Doubt you would find any potential employer who would knock you back with those four basic tickets and a positive mental attitude. Good luck with your new career.
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Game over! Can't be topped that..... Quality.
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Another bleak statistic to add to the grim roll call of stolen tools. A company I do some work for was broken into last night (Thursday) in the South Manchester area, nr. Manchester Airport. Scumbags, entered an Ag shed where the tools & vehicles are stored. Smashed off the padlock on the trucks storage locker, and had it away with an MS660; MS362 & MS201
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Tragic that the old boy died. But what did he think he was playing at wandering into a public park to cut down a tree for firewood.
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Mental! Brilliant!! Awesome!!!
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Can anyone rewcomend some chainsaw trousers please
Gnarlyoak replied to sasha.p's topic in General chat
If you have'nt made up your mind yet, then I'd propose having a look at the Oregon Waipua trousers. A nice and light trouser which don't seem to rip to shreds as quick as a pair of Stihl Hi-Flex as soon as you show them anything sharp! But very reasonably priced compared to the mega bucks Pfanner range. I have a pair, size small, for a 30in waist, but still wear a belt. Not sure if the are available Xs. -
No Paul. No one is going to take 20% of your bank balance here in the UK to pay for the debt crisis in Cyprus. However if you have a secret hoard of more than €100,00 stashed away in the Bank of Cyprus, central branch in Nicosia then its going to cost ya.
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Its a no brainer mate. Anyone incapable of looking after themselves is not capable of looking after a pet that is totally reliant on its owner to make provision for all its needs. I'm sure you would not want or expect your aunt to have anything but the best possible care from her carers. In our domestication of the wolf, we now have a moral duty to ensure that the dog that shares our homes is given the best possibility of a happy and healthy life. If thats what it takes, and there is no other course of action you can take to persuade that she is no longer able to look after the dog. Then better that she "grieves" for the passing of a much loved friend, than condemn the dog to anything but the best possible life with its new owners.
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I'd go limes. Shameful behaviour nonetheless.
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Unless its a Land/Range Rover, are'nt they all imports????
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Ooooh, sorry mate, classic newbie error. Read his ad, he says "PM for details" To send him a PM, move your mouse pointer over the members name and left-click mouse button. A small drop down menu will appear, select the "send the user a private message" option. Good luck.
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Wow. Some amazing pics there. Here's a pic of horse logging Alaskan styley.
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I just wish the England supporters band would get banned, their bloody racket get on my nerves. Its the same 2 or 3 tunes over and over and over again. At least they're not as close to the camera microphones tonight as they were during the San Marino game.
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Easy. Give the lady your best quote to do the job. If she agrees, then do the job. Simples! Oh, and don't let her down at the last minute.
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Nice set of pics Ben. But I really think you to ought to get your groundy some proper PPE. At least get her a pair of boots, she might break a nail and sue your limey ass in them flipflops.
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Any arbtalking veg growers in da house?
Gnarlyoak replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in The Lounge
B&Q do a peat free compost, that has a strange musty smell, looking at its structure and noticing a few tiny bits of plastic, I get the impression the compost is made up from composted remains of the councils green bin collections. But you do need to watch out for those special offers. B&Q were offering 3 x 50ltr bags for £12, but a single 125ltr bag cost only £5.98. So with B&Q's offer I could of got 150ltrs for £12, or for the same price I could get 250ltrs with two of the bigger bags. So mind you don't get blinded so much by them "special offers" that you actually miss a real bargain. And has anyone tried "re-mineralising" their soil by adding some volcano ash/dust? Again another product I have seen advertised in one of my seed catalogues, but B&Q also sell it in 20kg bags. If so did it actually make a difference or is it just another gimmick? -
Depends on what time of the year and what species made it. I've found wood pidgeons nesting in Feb and ring neck doves still raising a brood in October! So unless the entire Arb & Forestry industry only works for 3 months of the year from Nov - Jan, then he's probably not the only one "guilty" of moving a few nests!
