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Mark Bolam

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  1. Mark Bolam
    Love mine, and I didn’t regret going for the heated grips when working in cold rain either! I was dubious about the x-force bar (the tech lite is truly awful), but Mark at Skyland convinced me to give it a go and he was spot on!
  2. Mark Bolam
    I’m not too bothered. All the thick scummers will run out of money soon.
  3. Mark Bolam
    Luckily it's not 1918 any more.
  4. Mark Bolam
    They are for when Bob leaves his wallet in the cage.
  5. Mark Bolam
    Jesus. I might need more lube.
  6. Mark Bolam
    I’m taking my TW160 in on Wednesday Kev. It has to be a main dealer service to keep the warranty. I’ll let you know how I get on. Should I take lube?
  7. Mark Bolam
    Or ‘idiot filters’ as they’re known.
  8. Mark Bolam
    Go for it Jack, it's brilliant!
  9. Mark Bolam
    No mate, the wind blew them over.
  10. Mark Bolam
    Storm Ciara silk purse from sows ear for a posh garden designer client.
  11. Mark Bolam
    Are you suggesting we take two vehicles?
  12. Mark Bolam
    One handing a 550 is actually safer because it leaves my other hand free to grip my ladder.
  13. Mark Bolam
    You’re talking shite. 1 week course £80/day teenagers working for the big commercial ‘arb’ companies are no one’s idea of full time professional climbers, and they are the ones generally falling out of trees because they haven’t got the experience to tell the difference between anchor and epicormic.
  14. Mark Bolam
    Well they can hardly go blaming the saw or the system then, can they?
  15. Mark Bolam
    Sorry Pete, couldn’t resist!
  16. Mark Bolam
    Spoken like a true desk jockey. Why do you think your opinion is more valid than that of current working climbers? Single rope working and top handled saws don’t kill people. Using them incorrectly does.
  17. Mark Bolam
    I would give your climber a kick up the arse for not checking the chain tension himself.
  18. Mark Bolam
    This is what will really screw us up. Not so much coronavirus as such but the sheer amount of selfish thick twats walking about. The sort of people who will think it's absolutely fine for their little Johnny to still go on his school trip to northern Italy to take part in a coughing competition, then buy half of Tesco's on the way back from the airport.
  19. Mark Bolam
    I wouldn't have entered into a contract where the client insisted on myself or my lads doing something that could make the job more dangerous in many situations, as discussed. Money isn't everything.
  20. Mark Bolam
    Sorry mate, misread the title as ‘rough c**t’.
  21. Mark Bolam
    I hope they cancel them all Wayne. I love saving money.
  22. Mark Bolam
    Dilz I have found the Panther bar and fiddly little chain from Rob so good I would have paid him an extra £15 postage. Don’t tell him though. I did invest in the Stihl 2 in 1 sharpener because it really does work at keeping the minuscule chain cutting well. Pricey mind, but I’m worth it.
  23. Mark Bolam
    Could be a quercus robur with coronavirus? Now wash your hands please.
  24. Mark Bolam
    It does on hard hats. Not a LOLER’d item, obviously.
  25. Mark Bolam
    I have a customer who has moved to Hythe in Kent and inherited a TPO’d oak that apparently has a few structural issues. He is after a recommendation for someone to do an arb report on the tree to present to the council. If anyone suitably qualified fancies it please get in touch and I will pass on your details. PM, 07958508524 or bolammark@gmail. com Thanks.

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