Ian C
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Quite agree Jonny, was out on a job the other day and got talking to a guy just up the road from me, he got his garage done about a week ago, he had heard about my troubles didnt even smash the glass this time, ohhhhh no far to un pro, they came with a glass sucker and cutter, simply cut a nice big square out of the window.......and cleaned his garage out.
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Real sad the amount of stuff going missing just now. I must admit sinse i got done twice last year all the kit out of the truck goes with me to where i am working, i leave nothing in it and i now accept that eyes are watching me and my kit so i take no chances and lock everything. still keep wondering when im going to get hit again!
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Nice steady job that Tom, what Greenmech is that and what do you reckon to em.
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you been out with some strange men gaynor....12" i aint folding it in arf for no one....lol
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I sell for 50 quid a bulk bag also, anything less like dean said aint worth the hassle of splitting, storing etc. Dont know about you guys but i am being approched more and more on jobs from people wanting the timber, even shite like willow and pop. Strange though i dont get meny offers to take conifer away:confused1:
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Eeeeeeee a did like that, top job Reg.
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Barry and John are both top blokes, dont have a tinnywolf myself but been down to there place many times, top place for service work, john knows his spanners alright and Barry has just about mastered the art of puttin kettle on:sneaky2:
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Well done frank, so you aint shootin blanks after all:001_tongue:
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one hell of a hit that, bloody hell i feel so sorry for the owners of this stuf........hope they get it back or get compo
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It's a sighn of the times IMO, To MOST people cost matters, thats why a lot get a few quotes, most but not all will go with the cheapest (providing they feel the person is up to it) with so many people out of work it will get worse before better, i have spoken to quite a few builders who want to start in "tree surgery" as they think its easy and all we do is kill trees. went to look at a small cherry the other night that the landlord (farmer) had butchered on one side cos it was over the garden, tenent loved trees and wanted to know what i thought, It does need reducing as it's going all over and it's only a small garden but as i told her if the owner had butchered it like he has he aint going to want to pay to have it done properly, then she said most round here just let the gypsies do it every year! (this is a middle class estate) Oh and guess what, most of the trees i could see from this ladies garden were fooked.......all down to cost and a lack of knowlage with Mr and Mrs ave ......
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Yell.com and yellow pages has worked for me...........at a price though and as for cold callers.....i have had em all in the last year, at least 2 a week, anything and everything thats one of the down sides to it. i am staying with them but cutting it down a bit as it's soooo easy to spend to much on fancy adverts.
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Well thats you 2 told.........
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Sorry to hear this Ed, had my share as you know! inform all your local machinery sales places then keep an eye out on flebay etc. Got the kwik chip sat here doing nowt if you need it.
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went down the woods with the hound today and remembered the camera, Can any of you fungi peeps give me some info on em please, im a fungi newbie and slowly getting intrested in em.......ta ian
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Not really into boats Mick but it looks nice...........how does the chipper fix on to it?
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any sign of thomas or percy? There on a day off..........the fat controller is up a tree though:001_tongue:
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Thanks Justin, ebay is such a good site just a pity a lot of the stuff is iffy, like my knicked chipper that turned up on there, i am extra warey now:sneaky2:
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What has this pathetic country come too? to think of all the thousands of lives lost in wars fighting for this country and we end up with a mad shite hole like this gets to me:mad1:.............rant over, sorry for your loss pete, all the best to you and his family and greenmech friends.
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The local rags, we have a booklet once a month called "on your doorstep" its all trades and works for me, parish/village newsletters, yell.com etc the best is word of mouth though. What ever you do DO NOT get involved with the many scams out there, Vardis for calanders, Schemes for schools and companys that PROMISE you a listing on what ever site or directory that you never see! stick to what you know or you can loose a lot of money on bull shite advertising.
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Good post Jason, we all know there fakes but till you read that review you dont realise just how many details you miss.
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Any more ideas….? how about we all adopt a funny hand shake with a rolled up trouser leg........seems to work for the masons!
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Be interesting to see it, am sure there has been threads on here before about simular sort of stuff, am sure some guys said it went crappy after a while and was useless but this might be different.
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but think what they could do if they lost 3 stone. See what ya saying there Jason............must try loosing 3 stone then i would be 15 stone!
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Sorry to hear mate, i have had my share aswell and it's not a nice feeling, hope you get sorted.
