Mark Bolam
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Experienced UK climber in France: need more info
Mark Bolam replied to Domstrees92's topic in International Arborist Forum
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Seriously, It is seriously heavy stuff. And filthy. The stems are super strong, but not so strong I’d put my life on a whipper like that.
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Just chatting to Drew on Messenger. He says it just shows how crazy heavy palm heads get. I knew that anyway. Here’s one I did earlier.
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Impressive. Would it work on my wife’s blowjob skills?
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Pics mate. I try and keep canopy anchors as simple as possible, but I know that you know your stuff, so you obviously have a reason for wanting to use it. My go-to guy for stuff like this would be Ben Rose , @BenR. Maybe he can help.
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If you get up there.
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It looks real. I just struggle to believe anyone with the skill to get out there would make that cut.
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I’ve seen that vid a few times today on FB. Do you reckon it’s real?
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It doesn’t add any justification at all, not in the real world. It’s like saying you should always wear two pairs of pants in case you crap yourself. Sorry about your mate Darrin, maybe I was a bit harsh. I’m sure no one knows more than him that he cocked up. Glad he’s going to be ok.
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Yes. It’s not harsh Mick. That’s not an anchor point, it’s a twig.
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HSE should look at this. 20 ropes wouldn’t help a fucknuckle like that.
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Just use the English word with an ‘o’ or ‘a’ at the end accompanied by lots of wild hand gestures.
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I can speak English and Scottish. I can generally ask for what I want in pigeon French but usually struggle when they fire back at me a bit too quickly.
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Speedline pines. Nice day to be a groundie. 5F4712E5-BFD1-45F4-983B-9FF7A6BF5BA9.MP4 5F4712E5-BFD1-45F4-983B-9FF7A6BF5BA9.MP4 0617C1D1-CD04-4B95-A043-2EDE7F15F736.MOV
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It is true to say that I’ve never seen a bloke who is such an obvious grafter get a quick taste of what a climber does, and appreciate it.
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???? I’ve seen you climb.
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Nearly, but not quite describing the freelance climbers I use (including Rich Rule before he headed to Norway). Anyone who says they don’t take cash is a liar. I do, but unfortunately have to bank it now, which the bastards charge me for! I need the money going through to grow as a company. Good freelancers like Rich saw the job as a whole and were shit hot dragging and raking as well. The temptation of hiring someone just to climb then leave encourages a big mess on the deck and more time overall on the job. Trust me, I’ve done it.
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Cracking shots Joe. John, what happens to the timber from the Montys?
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I wouldn’t have a problem using you as a self-employed freelancer. My mate used to ground for me a lot when I was starting out. It can be a problem depending how your sets fall. When he started a set on Monday it screwed the week up quite badly.
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What to plant IN a tree cavity....?
Mark Bolam replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Tree health care
Leyland Cypress. Got to help the next generation! -
All about the big muscles mate. Notch jet step on for every ascent over about 6’ now. You of all people should have sussed smarter not harder by now.
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I accept the fact that some members own older saws that have more specific requirements. BUT Generally, modern machines run at 50:1. This ratio has been arrived at by German and Swedish technical experts with brains bigger than your house. There still seem to be loads of people out there banging on about 33:1 or 25:1 because that’s what Grandad used to use, and he knew best. Nothing will destroy a good saw quicker than putting the wrong mix in. You should be totally anal about getting your mix spot on, every time. The biggest whingers and slaggers off of certain models of saw on here should look at their mix first.
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Fair point, if you were mainly domestic It wouldn’t be too clever.
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Not necessarily. Say if a domestic job is £500. You can still quote £500 including VAT, so the domestic customer pays the same. Yes, you lose out to a degree, but then you’re winning in other ways.
