Albedo
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That's why he's wearing his bottle of vino tinto and holding his nuts:001_smile:
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How do you know? He hasn't stated the size or any form of measurement ... could be one log in each bag for all we know:001_smile:
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If the booking is made say two weeks ahead, I would phone two days before to confirm it's still on and tell the employer you will do this at time of booking. Also if someone else wants you for that day then call the original person and check you are definately required. This can avoid some potential scenarios for lost work. Otherwise if you lose a day due to some unforseen circumstance on the employers part....take it on the chin. It's swings and roundabouts innit.
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My mums garden shed is 12% on the outside:001_smile:
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Does anyone know of a holster for carrying loppers?
Albedo replied to Andy Collins's topic in General chat
Could you post a pic of the offending article Andy and the collective mind will go to work on filling the brief:001_smile: -
Does anyone know of a holster for carrying loppers?
Albedo replied to Andy Collins's topic in General chat
Good solution Mick, you're talented:thumbup1: Just mind the sharp twisted bits, maybe file down a bit or tape up. -
Does anyone know of a holster for carrying loppers?
Albedo replied to Andy Collins's topic in General chat
I'm thinking ...old prussic loop, looped through belt then stitched to hold lopper in some way:001_smile: -
Does anyone know of a holster for carrying loppers?
Albedo replied to Andy Collins's topic in General chat
Should be fairly easy to knock something up with a couple of loops of rope to stick the handles through and attach to your belt. Aren't you part of the make do with what you've got generation like me, rather than buy something every time. (Step 1) Stare at the bits and bobs you have in the shed, then stare at the lopper. (Step 2) Repeat this process till a solution comes to mind. (Step 3) When the first contraption doesn't work, adapt accordingly by repeating Step 1 . -
As dry as a dry thing, but not as dry as Alycidon gets:001_smile: Like timtree I've got 18 month old hardwood, split and stored undercover outside at 15% right through. One year old stuff is all 16% on the outside right now and from 2 - 4% higher on the inside. The wood in my humble wood lined caravan in which I live is from 9 to 18% and I run a wood burner in here. Maybe I should go live in the log pile:001_smile: The higher MC wood indoors is pallet wood so thicker and the lower MC is tongue and groove.
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Last I heard in my bit of Cheshire your competent climber was on 300 a week or just short of that... after tax etc. The team leader is normally the boss so he's on even less:001_smile: Hope this helps, I'll leave you to do the maths Tony as per norm:001_smile:
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The only way we'll get more consistency between us is to stop using the term 'large bulk bag' and start using a measured volume i.e some part or multiple of a cubic metre. Also to specify whether this is a 'loose' or 'stacked' volume. My customers look for three things. 1) Volume (specific related to Metre cube) 2) Seasoned (MC) 3) Hard or soft wood Edit: Round here I get £70 a loose cube of seasoned hardwood. (tree surgery stuff)
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Orca has been in the vets this week and very poorly. I had the week off to do a lot of back and forth making sure the vet was on the case and after the drip feed failed I was hand feeding him at the vets the last few days. He came home this morning and is on the mend. Having a snooze right now but still on hand feeding and constant monitoring. Arbtalk has helped me through this week by keeping my mind off things while I was just waiting for the next test result etc. I'm about 900 quid lighter in vet bills so far, but worth every penny as Orca's back and on the mend. So thanks for distracting me with tree stuff, you'll never know how much it has helped me through. I must Just add my commiserations treemoose...very close to home for me right now...my thoughts were with you when it happened
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This is interesting...The reason I mentioned it was to see if there's any still out there. A surprising number of the main players in ST were tree surgeons...at least 5 or 6 of them. We parted ways in 94 and I've only seen one or two of them since... when we crossed paths in Brighton. A lot ended up in France which is where they went after the big 'public nuisance / new sense ' court cases. Do you have any more info on this boat party thing?
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In an ideal world it's best to get your mum to put a plaster on and kiss it better:001_smile:
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That one is from one of the piles I do for my dad. I think it's about a year and a half seasoned and under an open sided corrugated roofed shelter. I tested some that are about 1 year seasoned and they behaved as Skyhuck says. They were 16% on the outside but about 18-20% on the inside. I basically didn't think your recomendations for 14-15% wood were achievable with outside seasoning and ambient moisture etc. Now I am leaning towards believing that with proper ventilation it may well be possible.
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great party's, great times:001_smile: And we still stay up later than all the other Arbtalkers...must be in the blood:001_smile: I'm over 90 years old now:001_smile:
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You may well have have patched me up at some stage then albedo:thumbup: The old VW at Castlemorton, hope you weren't the one with the deep cut on the foot...that was messy for me, and I was quite battle hardened by then:001_smile: Nice derail...
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I think this is quite a good thread for some basic first aid hints and tips. I am acutely aware that we have a lot of ex squadies who have seen some things. No disrespect to you guys while we moan about our wee nips and scrapes.
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That's a reasonable cut that:001_smile: Steristrips are expensive though mate. I can get 2 cuts like that out of one steristrip:001_smile: By the way I was first aid trained as a scuba instructor, but cut my teeth patching up loads of bad cuts etc on the free party scene in the early 90's with wasted falling over people. Quite a bit of it was quite messy and I got loads of complements for my patching skills from various A&E departments:001_smile: I was with Spiral Tribe and my old VW was the go to ambulance / ambiance:001_smile:
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I don't normally look at these blood and gore threads. A few good cases for steristrips snd one or two that are beyond help. I had a guy in Spain with his fingers mangled like that bad one from a dog fight he tried to break up. I think that in this sort of case it helps to have a calm voice...someone that's on the case. It's beyond first aid but you can get a dressing on of some sorts, take control and make a beeline for hospital. The injured person will be in shock and it will help them to know that someone is on the case.
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That was on the outside...I found a bit in that log that gave 15% but generally it's 16%. I split 3 logs and got 16% on the inside too. Amazing for rainy Cheshire, I didn't think these levels were obtainable outside. I didn't have a meter this time last year though.
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I was swapping a hedge cutter from hand to hand, way up a ladder and facing out with my back to the hedge, with the blades still moving. The end result was an entire hedge cutter blade in my left bicep. God knows how or why I did that. Some wash then steristrips then dressing, all one handed......lucky it was in the left arm. Then on with the job.....I've been up north too long:001_smile: here we go... injury story time....
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You gotta stop leaving them fingers sticking out mate:001_smile: If it weren't for steristrips there'd be nothing left of me:001_smile:
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Fair play Paul...that would have been a bad place to get a deep one...all these warnings are good. Well done for posting
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Although these silky cuts are indeed quite small a couple of recomendations for your first aid kits. 1) decent sized bottle of wound wash 2) packet of steri strips which is what they use in A&E for minor wounds. Its like sticky tape and holds your cut together. You can patch up get it dressed and be back at work in five minutes. The second one is worthy of a steristrip, the first one ... well... a lick and carry on:001_smile: Edit: The second one is the classic Silky wound by the way, you'll keep it tucked in now aye. Did that finger to the bone myself, but only once
