Mark Bolam
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Do you have any pics of the crown JCarbor?
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They seem pretty bomb-proof now Carlos, and they have been field tested for years by the early users! I'm pretty sure there have been no catastrophic failures. The break tests are seriously impressive. I put off getting one for years, but it is a nice bit of kit. Just like the perfect hitch, every time. Don't like the look of the new one though, at all. I would have preferred to see it even smaller, but in chunkier metal like the Bulldog Bone.
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You can kind of see why they didn’t want that one getting away!
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One on each leg! Genius! And I will look twice as cool!
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Thanks Dan. That’s exactly the type of situation I was thinking about. Having the extra inches and not needing them sounds better than the alternative. Fnarr fnarr....
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Sounds like a good job. Love the ‘deliberately’ caveat!
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Have a good day mate. Remember your afternoon nap. -
Murderer!
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That’s a very kind offer mate, thank you. I’ll let you know how I go.
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Is anyone using the shorter Zubats, 240 or 270? I need a new one, and with my 2511 getting used a lot more now I was thinking of downsizing. It’s pretty much reserved now for really small stuff and dodgy backcuts.
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I will have.... ?
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Er, no, you said the opposite.
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You’ve got that arse about face Vesp. It’s fine for double rope, it’s been beefed up so it can be used on single line with Petzl’s version of the Wrench.
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Petzl will swap it for a mk3 FOC as Steve said. The new ones look the size of a small piano Darrin!
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Andy, AHPP has accepted the need for tax, just lower and fairer. That's that one sorted chaps, on to real business. What on earth is that Dancing on Ice shite all about?
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I think we need to be sensible here. The tax system is massively unfair. Higher earners paying more tax is ridiculous. Penalising success and hard work. Inheritance tax and taxing pensions is simply theft. VAT needs sorting out - collect your own taxes as Rob originally said. Obviously this would leave a massive shortfall in the coffers. Easily plugged by getting the big dodgers like Amazon, Starbucks, Google etc. to pay what is due, and cutting off the offshore tax haven bollocks. Tax dodging megastars like Bono, Geldof, Barlow etc. might be more inclined to toe the line if HMRC weren't trying to grab 50% of their earnings. 20% of each £100m would give the country far more back than 40 or 50% of fuck-all.
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Honeys do a Weaver leather one for about £30. Don't know if it would be big enough for a 360, mind.
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You haven’t won those beers yet mate!
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I saw that Mick. Looks really handy in that you can load bigger chunks without actually lifting them, which is a big negative for the powered barrows.
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It's because you're in the southern hemisphere Ian. If you bought that saw up here it would cut backwards. I haven't got any experience of the mid-range Echo's, but my mini 2511 is a little belter.
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Spot on Rich! Cheers Darrin. No more snacks, which she certainly misses. Her water bowl is elevated now at home. Out and about it is what it is, a dogs got to drink. I make her sit for a minute if she’s drank a fair bit, although she’s never regurgitated water.
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Not mine fortunately! Those two are pretty good as it goes. Where was I? @Rich Rule
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Acting the goat over Christmas. All feeding done in the chair. Need to build a travel version soon.
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Fits and starts mate. Still pretty ribby, but she’s happy enough. Last nights tea ended up on the floor, but she snaffled some of the pups dry grub when I wasn’t looking. Feeding times are no bother, 3 times a day. I hand-feed her with her grub rolled into meatballs, and have started chucking in a bit of raw mince, which I hope to increase. Good walk today. If she wants to I’ll take her out on the last drive on the last day of our shoot.
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Pre-MEWP talk!
