silky fox

Thanks mate...very kind words:thumbup:

Mendiplogs loves Cizzer:beer::beer:so do I:D

Me too!...evolution is AWSOME!....But my favourite is the Nissan Skyline..:thumbup:

Will do Apbell:)

May I join you:rolleyes: I've done a lot of free work for friends and Karma plays a large part in my life these days....don't know how to skip though:D

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What did you think of Ted's Easy-lift harness Rich?...its very clever:thumbup:

Thankfully it is a lot cooler up here than the 30+ temperatures there have been down south...

Sure does Andy:)

Yep..that's a hot saw

I'm glad you asked David....and my final entry of Chapter one.....at this point I would like to say that I would like to dedicate the chapter to my very Dear friend Derek....last time I saw him I was leaving City Suburban and he was still there....I left that part of London and moved to kew so I had not seen him for a year...then,a couple of months ago I read a truely sad post he put up on Facebook...in March he developed a very serious infection which led to vascular problems and in order to save his life they would have to remove his legs............yesterday as I walked from Aldgate East tube station towards his flat I remembered all tbe great laughs we had and knewwathe had gone through would he still be the same person?....of course he was!:) he is as strong willed and positive sbout life as I am...I found him still grinning, laughing and positive that he will be climbing trees again one day...and I'll be there with him!....so as my thread accelerates past 200, 000 i dedicate this thread to my very good friend and one Very brave Man!:thumbup:

X rigging rings look very versatile...especially for multiple re-directs...good video:thumbup:

Funny:D

No Al...I chained my bike to a cycle lock and went home to get my bags....got the taxi to kings cross and pushed bike and trolley the short distance to the train:) the ladies in the picture were nice...but I prefer oriental women as you know...

At last...the voice on the radio is speaking English! And in my own dialect:).......where was I?...ah yes...my close mate D. I first met Derek at the top of a large London Plane tree in Chiswick...we were re-pollarding it....he had the same enthusiasm for tree work as I did wss as hardworking as I was and the same determination and self belief that I had so we hit it off well...in fact he helped me when I hit hard times and provided me with food and shelter during my first year in London....spent many hours discussing technical aspects of tree surgery and enjoyed a few beers with a Rum top and listened to great music as well as a night in Shorditch which is a very vibrant part of London night life!...so it was to Dereks place that I went to during my lasts hours in London to say goodbye....here's a few pictures of the big man:thumbup::thumbup:

So what happened during my last day in London?...so here it is!...the very final episode of Chapter one......woke early and after coffee and chocolate muffin I visited the Barber...said my goodbyes to the bedsit where my thread began and to the banana tree that I used to gaze upon from my window....wanted to cycle to Kings Cross with my stuff but it was just impossible...too many bags:rolleyes:otherwise I would have....took the tube to the station and locked it up....there is one last (and most important) person to say goodbye to and before I returned to kew for my luggage I payed him a visit....his name's Derek (Deego)....the importance of this friendship will soon become apparent.........................

that's me!

Great Job TTMan!....great adverisment for the fortysomethings! Good skills bro...and a beautiful sky:thumbup:

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Sounds like it was a good show..I have met Ted...he's a legend:cool: so is Bolam:thumbup: would have been there but I was moving house on that day:rolleyes:

Thats good enough for me OMT:thumbup:....good morning from Durham City by the way....my new Home!

Yeah Rover..keep them pictures comin'...you obviously had a great time...what did Mrs Rover make of all the big boys toys?

Mick, you never have to appologise to me...you are like my big brother! fantastic post mate....I shall drive down to see yoy before the year is out...in the meantime...my thread approaches the 200, 000 mark...thanks to you all:thumbup::thumbup: I couldn't have done it without my wonderful Artalk viewers! I am moments from Durham and am feeling the most blissfully happiness than ive ever known:):):):)

Jon...I'll message you when I land in the North....apbell....OUCH!......OMT ...p.s I'm "on the road again" Mr Stockbridge!

Just found out that Today, is...."International Lumberjack day":) I'm presuming this also includes Tree Surgeons:rolleyes: