Mark Bolam
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Excellent and Shrewsbury.
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Sawlogs are timber of good enough quality to go to the mill John.
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Competent/experienced climber wanted. CHELMSFORD AREA
Mark Bolam replied to LUKOHARLOW's topic in Employment
Fair enough, but you can’t ‘take someone on’ on a self employed basis. Well, you can, and people do, but it’s completely illegal. I don’t make the rules, but the people who do don’t like making our lives easy. -
Competent/experienced climber wanted. CHELMSFORD AREA
Mark Bolam replied to LUKOHARLOW's topic in Employment
That’s hardly the point Joe was making. I wouldn’t bother with the H&S questionnaire, you’d be better off reading up on employment law. -
I’ve got £10m PL and £10m EL and the thought of using my insurance on a job like this gives me the shivers. I’m asked to do quite a few and always refuse unless agreement with the neighbours can be reached. Life’s too short to get involved in other peoples rows, and to leave trees looking utterly shit, which they always will do.
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Absolutely mate. A few years ago I wanted to be a tree surgeon and work with trees. A few kids and a mortgage later and I’m obsessed with hp and l/m.
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That’s spot on Mick. I reckon even if on some jobs I could compete financially with 3 of us pissing about with a Transit and a TW160 for 10 days, some of these lads could rinse the job for the same money in 1. Any sane client will avoid the extra 9 days of agg.
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That’s not a tender. Do you mean they’ve set a budget? They can’t say ‘how much are you going to charge us for £90k’s worth of work?’ I’m obviously missing something.
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Lee you’d be better off mentioning what attachments you have as well.
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It’s personal preference really. I prefer a slightly shorter bridge, but some prefer it as long as possible. You can experiment with knotted friction cord or a tape sling (low down, obviously), to get a feel what’s best for you.
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The harness explodes and you die.
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We had a woodburner installed in our old house and there was no room for an external flue (It was detached by about 1m from next door). The twinwall that ran up through our bedroom proved to be a very effective vertical rad. Almost too effective. It was eventually boxed in with fire board for a fitted wardrobe, but a vent still provided decent heat.
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Seriously mate, fair play to you. The only thing you did wrong was getting caught. You’ve held your hands up like the man you are, no excuses. You’re good at your game, and you’re a grafter, you’ll never be short of a job.
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Druggie. You should be hanged.
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It will be sweet on an 18” for that mate. Get the XPG if you can, your hands will thank you for it.
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I can well believe that. They’re a law unto themselves sometimes.
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Read the bit in the middle from the LOLER guy.
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I would probably retire the rope to light rigging duties or tagline. The ART Ropeguide will be ruined, you’d be best off selling that to me for £20.
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Pretty sure it depends on which rope it is.
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It doesn’t really work like that in our village. Everyone helps out when they can.
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The way Ashford Borough Council operate mate it would probably be some ‘operatives’ with hand saws and the village would be bolloxed for half a day.
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Good info Jon, thanks. It’s in Ashford Borough in Kent, the road is the downgraded A2070. I will get in touch with Highways just to see what the situation is. It’s about the sixth time I’ve done this now. Just seem to get a bit of goodwill on Facebook and that’s it!
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Tyskie’s a nice drop. Goes down a bit easy, like….
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He doesn’t own the road mate!
