Mark Bolam
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Fatty. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Doh! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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After swinging on the rope with a fat groundie it will always be wedged in something load bearing. It's twice as dangerous as Ddrt, but you earn twice the money in the same time without ending up with elbows that aren't fit to tug off with. Works for me. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Bag over the top, line installed, base tie, ascend, wahey!, you're on top of all the crud straight away rather than battling through it. At this point I'd normally put a top tie in rather than severing my base leg in the Ivy. Dismantling populus nigra italica is a dream for tip tying with SRT. Tip tie, descend to make cut, climb back up stem on spikes without tending by having rope bag tied to the bottom of your rope to create slight tension. Repeat, finish, pub. Or rec climb if you want. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Does that work for your small 2-stroke butt plugs now you don't use them much? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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An Ivy choked wrc would be a perfect example for me as to why SRT is so effective. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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You'd have to be a total prick to thin a holly. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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How are you advancing the RW mate? I find that on long ascents with a HAAS and a chest rig, as well as a foot ascender I can stay pretty much upright and don't have to grip the rope hard at all.
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What he said. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I like weddings but I'd rather be stumpgrinding during the soup course because it's invariably some vegetablist flavour. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Haha, no way is my Ridgeline getting soled at work! Aye, pretty warm in higher temperatures. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Good points there Muttley. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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This is worrying Al, because I bought one after you raved on about it! Mines been ok, but it hasn't seen much use. The SIP one definitely looks like a better buy. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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It ends here. This is a professional tree forum, not an outlet for aquatic jokes. I'm not a moderator, but I'm a sensible member who just wants the site to run smoothly. I'm turteley serious.
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Damn you Stu, I'll be be back....
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Ironically when he cracks on with a bit of saw work he'll soon drop to a 30" waist like the rest of us. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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That's a pretty good call mate. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I'm just eating my spag bol. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Sorry for the slight derail, but what do you reckon the hardest job is physically, day in, day out? We all know tree work of any kind can be extremely physically demanding (although I try and make it as easy as possible). I reckon I could still do a day like Don, but I'd be in bed afterwards till about Saturday. Manual digging is hard graft, so is mixing muck or concrete without a mixer, but it's unlikely you'd be doing any of them as a job as such. What do you reckon? Before you start Eggs, your job is easy, shite flows downhill. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Feel your pain bro. I would have given him a big wink and said, 'Don't you worry, I've still got plenty of energy left for a full-on shagging session'. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Word. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I need one. I want one. What does it do? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Who climbed it? Saxon? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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