Mark Bolam
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Paddy is getting too much stick for simply pointing out the HSE position. The reason the rest of us get so riled up about it is that it has very obviously been thought up by desk jockeys who have no comprehension of what climbing trees to make money is all about. I think we should get back on track to discussing the Gyro. I can’t really add anything because I won’t be using one, as Rich said I tried bridge swivels years ago and they seemed to twist things up more, not less. Not saying the Gyro will, like.
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Ah, ok. I’ll never need it then.
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Mick, get a longer rope and a rope bag!
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Have you not seen his ladder?
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Joe beat me to it, you can pull one end through and revert back to your original rope length. I’ve hardly ever done this, as Huck said, a big loop of rope is not something I particularly want up a tree.
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Tricky one today. The previous crew who pollarded this fairly knackered willow obviously didn’t fancy the big decayed lateral over a deep ditch, so they simply left it. No anchor to work off, so Danny Mac rigged it off itself into the drink, then we winched it out butt first with a pre set higher line in an adjacent tree.
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As long as you can still reach the ground I would say that’s fine.
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You said it was anonymous Mick. I voted, and the ‘almost never’ % went up, which could blow my cover if the HSE are monitoring this. I have contacted my legal people.
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The problem I’ve got with it Paddy is that in a lot of situations 2 ropes actually increase the risk without providing a single discernible benefit.
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Don’t get me wrong, and Stere makes a valid point, that pubs (were!) full of fat bastards you used to ‘play a bit’. Plenty of evidence at arb shows of blokes in their 50’s who still think they have a 32” waist!
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I wasn’t talking about BMI.
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I think most world class players count as obese on some of the charts, even the backs. Weight is irrelevant really, body fat is what counts.
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I wish I could say the same, I really do.
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That’s a poor effort really Wayne. Harnesses and Silkys are actually useful.
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I’ve asked loads of times, with a less than enthusiastic response.
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Same Pete. I wouldn’t go back to unheated now.
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Actually, that’s not true, we use ‘Arb Contractors’ when necessary. Nice and grey....
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Hence why I don’t use either!
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Because plenty aren’t?
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I think you’re blurring the edges here a bit between ‘Arborist’ and ‘Arboriculturist’ Kev. The second is fully genned up, formal arb qualifications etc. The first just uses the sharp stuff. Plenty of crossover, like.
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Same here, we just go with NPTC qualified and fully insured.
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10 minutes not 10 hours mate. I reckon something has been making you blind....
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Honeys and Jonesie have them in 8 mate.
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These are probably the best I’ve found Steve. Darrin made a comment about the wrists earlier, having a base layer with thumb loops under the gloves definitely helps my crap circulation hands. As regards to ripping up the rubber with your hitch, I’m sure I’ve seen some kind of hitch-tender on here before? Maybe it was just a small DMM ring above the hitch or something.
