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Before you step into the harness, loosen the straps that sit nearest your family jewels right off, then make sure as you put it on they pass over the front of your leg so that when you've pulled it up the straps sit on top of your thigh, it stops the leg loops riding to the side so much. Was a tip i picked up on here, can't remember who said it or where it was posted, but has been quite handy on some climbs. Is that clear mate?i know what i mean:biggrin:

I use the tool loops all the time, had a 88 hanging off there the other day.Not much higher than 12ft up, but it did'nt show any strain on it, just me! Got a wee caritool clip on the right, and a Zubat on the left, only things that are on almost permanantly. Have pulled the centre attachment belt in quite tight as using hitchclimber and find that works better for me. Did find that a tip posted on here somewhere(can't remember who or where, sorry)about putting the straps(one's nearest yer bum crack) over the top of your leg instead of under, does help stop the travel these are prone to sometimes. If i think on i'll take a pic tommorow.

Just bob a small biner in the hole behing the grab, stops it opening up enough to let the rope pop out.

No worries mate, you're welcome any time.

Fat pigeons.

Bet the fella was quite chuffed with himself too. Was he a "I do like tree's..... but not this one"? Does happen far too often though,great shame.

If the weathers good i might jump on the bike and have a thrash over, see if i recognise any old faces from Leeds council. I assume some of council lads will be there? Bob Wood and Co used to show up to the one's we had at Roundhay.

You can call me Engelbert humpadink all day if you like, just gimmie some work! Not you thought Tommer9, too far off cobber.Unless you throw in digs,evening meal and a beer allowance.

After a wee google i got this. Brett. Abbreviation for Brettanomyces, a strain of yeast that, when present in wine, causes it to smell metallic and taste a bit “off”; usually indicative of less-than-ideal sanitary conditions in a winery. Though professional wine-makers are the ones most likely to notice and correctly identify brett, the term is increasingly heard issuing forth from the mouths of sommeliers at industry tastings, often as they attempt to throw competitors and prosperous civilian interlopers off guard. Eiuww, I’m getting a little brett on this Cab. Hope this helps the hard of thinking on here:biggrin:

Ah bugger! I see about a dozen responses on here and think "wa-hey!, bit of interest" then see it's cause T'old penfold having a blond day. Yup, these other fella's are sharp today, my name is indeed BRETT, BRETT BRETT BRETT. I'll pm you my number later old bean. Alternativley, if you see Malc,just ask him.

Have been in the industry for 17 years now, recently gone self employed,fairly busy now, but not as busy as i could be so looking for work as and when. Am confident, quick and safe.Have all my tickets, all my own gear, and a head full of common sense. If you need a climber,driver,team leader please pm me and i'll give you my number. Have class1 HGV,Hi Ab experience,and have led teams for the past 7/8 years,not new to this, just felt like trying the self employed lark. Many thanks Brett

Started at 19 doing power line clearance for Simon Armitage in Dewsbury, no Nptc, no experience, anything.Got sick of gettin electrocuted(Not kidding)got my tickets through Leeds council, went to Oz,came back after a year at it and still climbing 17 years from when i started. Would'nt want any other job....................But looking towards something a bit more specialist nowadays.Got to start using the brain a little more than the back now, seems to recover quicker:biggrin:

I think that blokes groundied for me before!

Sent you a PM.

One i took age's ago, struck me as a happy looking piece of timber.

Well thanks fella's, thats some very helpfull, if not very costly looking, information. You've given me a loads of food for thought here.From what i understand this role is'nt likely to keep me working solid 5 days a week and will have me traveling all over the country.It's a lot of money and time to invest isn't it? Thanks for the links anyway, i'll go look and see what i can find nearby, maybe do a bit of shadowing like you suggest, sounds the best way to find out a bit more about the job. All of your help was much appreciated. Thanks chaps.

Ey up all. Recently i've taken a bit of a change and gone self employed,got fed up of busting my balls for someone else all the time,getting crap from above, below and sometimes the side too it seemed. Works seeming to be coming in fairly regularly for me as a climber, but i'm wanting to head a bit more towards teaching the climbing side, chainsaw from rope and harness, airel rescue to start with,maybe do more units as time goes on. Just wondering if any of you folks with a bit more knowledge in this area could point me towards a trainer, give me a idea of where to start? Looked around on the big G for training providers but it's too much orientated towards CS units rather than asssessors. A lot of the lads i've shown the ropes too(no pun intended) have said i really should go the teaching route.

Sure you don't want a good bloke on the wirral?? Would suit me lovely that, nevermind, good luck finding someone mate. Sure you'll get a few offers on here though.

Ha ha, just thought, it's gona end up like the four Yorkshiremen sketch soon. "Ribs? Broke ribs? Tha now's nowt, i once broke every bone in my body, twice, and i went back to work, 10 minuts after,AND worked a double shift!"

Now thats gonna hurt.I don't even want to think about that right now.

Still have another wage from my last job to come on the 10th o nxt month.Got a bit of time to play with at least. And yeah, i remember the enduro bike experience, took me a while to get to be able to lift my right arm above my head, was a great day out though, but by eckythump did i hurt after hehe. We're a clumsy lot us arborists eh???

Was knocked from my old Kawasaki Z1000 some years ago,did a somersalt over the bars,landed in midle of the road.Back of the wagons bumper bars just missed my foot by inches. Went straight back to work after having 2 days rest. Back was not right for a long time. Had physio and she clicked me back into place, sorted out the muscle that had been overcompensating for the other one's. Felt great compared to how i'd been feeling for age's. It's stuff like that, that makes me ask others before charging straight back in thinking i'm bullitproof.Spent a long time in discomfort before realising what i'd done. Got to keep reminding yourself it's not a sprint but a race.(God i sound like an old fart:biggrin:)

Cheers, thats all i needed to know really.Whether or not to just do the painkiller thing and get on with it, or if i'd just make it worse. I think i can keep my head down for a week to make sure then back up and at em. Teach me to go out and enjoy myself won't it!

Had a little whoopsie Sat night. My mate came across from yorkshire as i'd not seen him for a while,we decided we'd pedal to a pub i like, drink some beer that i like even more add pedal back.The pub and back is all on a nice out of the way cycle path, not a car to be sen on this one.Sound as. Unfortunatley(on the way home of course!) i took a tumble at the 1st barrier and hit it hard with my ribs, got home in pain, no sleep that night, casualty next day as soon as i thought it'd be quiet with all the drunks sent home. No x-ray's anymore as it's all the same treatment if they're broke or not.So was sent on my merry way with painkillers and told not to do any work for at least three weeks.No probs but gone self employed as of last week:sneaky2: Only had one day at this sitting at home malarky and am seriously bored already. Any of you out there broke a rib?how long am i realisticaly looking at before i can get back up a tree?Need to get some money made again.