silky fox

You were lucky Rob!

Electrical storm would bother me in a tree..apart from that i enjoy the changes in weather...it's nature and part of my job.

Suddenly getting very COLD!!.just dropped off a dead maple i dismantled this morning...Rung it up and my friends on the river will have it burning by the time i head down there for a stella session they have invited me to...

Stephen is so right! On gravity fed machines its all in the prep...no naughty unions etc...once you learn what it likes or doesn't like,it will become your best friend:)

Sprocket:)

Looks great..next time i'm back in Durham i'll have a look...used J.M Raine for years in Spennymoor...

I'm on Tapatalk 2....its so mobile friendly...but i always return to the original Arbtalk when im home cos i've been staring at it for hundereds of hours since 2008 and it a familiar place (almost a comfort zone ) and i like all the arb and machinery adverts flashing around the screen.

"VIP Electronic cigarette"...£50 charger incuded. (£30 Online) you just have to buy the little glass refils 10 ml £4 =200 cigs..he was on Apple last week and this week menthol. He was a heavy smoker before but prefers the e fag now..and maybe he'll live longer and not stink like an ashtray:rolleyes:

This is him now...he aint had a real fag for one month and saved £320 so far and the health benefits even outway that...

NATO Black is the opposite to Shiney:rolleyes: but is just as cool:thumbup:

It's been a long time since my last full English. I Cycle to work every day and eat healthy homemade meal i make each morning so as a treat i went to the "Coffee Pot" on the London Road at Isleworth. Two slices of fresh baked bread toasted with low fat unsalted butter...80 pence. DELICIOUS!

"Ram's horn" describes the shape of the compartmentalisation around the wound. A "doughnut" shape would be the desired shape...

Great fell:thumbup:

Thanks Woodpile....the dog poop stencils are a great idea...and yes i took the little tree down with just my Silky...i cut the branches off...felled it then cross cut it into foot sections...split them and then dug the root plate out with the shovel and my hands..the root plate snaked around brickwork but i just kept thinking of what i would buy at the supermarket.i went at it like a machine!

Good morning mate...from a freezing Britain! Firstly,never ever compromise your own safety due to how others say you should do something...its YOUR life (or hands) on the line! I have worked with lads from all over the world...some who free climb parts of the tree...take risks...abuse their kit etc...But that has never been for me...i still climb and cut the way i was taught by a very great teacher many years ago...i don't cut corners! I'm alive still:) i use a cambium saver on every tree i climb with standard prusdick system and pulley saver when im Spiderjacking...no friction means i can work smooth and my ropes are kept in tip top condition...they are always dry and dirt and grit free...when i work i make sure i choose a route around the tree so my rope is ALWAYS allingned straight from my anchor to me and i chuck a strop around my work position...im locked and going nowhere...I am SAFE:cool: I buy all my own climbing kit...always have...no one uses it but me and i store it in a kit bag in warm dry place...i take good advice snd learn from people who work safe....others who use old rope and bad practices....I Ignore (and keep well away from) i take pride in my safe attitude...and admire other climbers who are the same...we are called Proffessionals:thumbup::thumbup: Do it the way that makes you feel safe and confident D....NEVER COMPROMISE...Climb safe buddy!

Its that K word again! KARMA!!!!!

Rather enjoyed the meeting this morning..i've noticed a lack of info and feedback so this was a good chance to air some concerns... On the way back from the office i noticed some great signs painted onto paving stones. On my dinner break i was able to de-bark and ruff carve a back rest for my Redwood Bench...it's gonna look beautiful.

The Hitcher...with Rutger Hauer ot the remake with Sean Bean which is actually just as good which is rare for a sequel! Blade Runner....Original version Awsome Soundtrack by Vangelis.

Great Analogy Stephen:thumbup:

Keep posting D! Keep living the dream like a lot of lads on this site have done and followed their hearts...i am in no doubt we shall meet in the future...the Arb world is a small one and a tight knit community...you know Deeco? You remind me of myself when i was your age...Positive and loads of enthusiasm for work and life...Don't ever lose that...i didn't.

4 hours Health and Safety meeting to go through Risk Assement,method statements etc..etc... Waiting for the boss...good job he's not like this fella!

Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia... Cult Classic!

End if an era....sad. poor fella.

No country for old men. :thumbup:

Johnny mate...just seen your posts..i cannot believe how bad your luck has been:thumbdown: i'm gutted for you:mad: you gave me my final break before i gained full time work and i it touched me how i met such a nice person at the end of my journey... You really are genuinely one of the nicest people i have ever met in tree world. I saw how devoted to Zara you are when i spent that time with you and like you and someone else said...she is your ROCK! Like my Son is mine! Be strong JB...and Please..if i can ever help you at all...please don't hesitate to call me and i'll jump on the train to yours...i mean that.