Mark Bolam
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Adrian Flux were over a grand.
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Aviva were double the price of Direct Line’s renewal price. NFU are good, but it would be like getting a 10 dollar blowjob from a 1000 dollar hooker. I don’t need their level of service. I don’t need breakdown cover, legal cover, membership of the United Nations etc. I want a cheap quote for a cheap old van that doesn’t travel very far or very fast. You also have to call them, which always takes far longer than it should do.
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I’ve tried all the options Stu. The Stihl 150 bar with the 57DL Stihl 1.1mm is streets ahead of all the other combos.
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Also, in ‘Business Use’, am I ‘Carrying Goods for Hire or Reward’ or ‘Carrying my own goods’? It seems to make a big difference. If I stick chip or logs in the truck they have become my property, I don’t haul stuff for other people.
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It’s that time of year again. My quote from Direct Line for my old Transit Tipper has jumped from £270 to £411, a more than 50% increase. Another years no claims, truck another year older etc. The guy at Direct Line told me ‘premiums were increasing across the board because of the amount of uninsured drivers’. I politely told him I’d been hearing that line for over 30 years. ’We rip the arse out of any quote .com’ just came back with £1500! Can anyone personally recommend any companies for a competitive quote? The truck is an old dog now, I don’t need bells and whistles service. Not brokers. Thanks.
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Sorry, my bad. He wants hardwoods only.
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Can’t you haul it down to that bloke in Wokingham who wants free firewood?
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I too went for the 1.6 Jet winch about 16 years ago and haven’t regretted it. Not much I can’t do with it. No real speed though, if that’s important. As Dan says, don’t forget the handle. You won’t do it twice.
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It might be worth contacting the Environment Agency to see if they can recommend someone.
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It can’t be the measles jab then, it’s been around for decades. Microwaves from mobile masts? Plastics? And what’s causing all this gender bending?
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You won’t miss out mate, me and @Stubby hold a ‘sharpening bayonets’ course at the Scout Hut on the second Tuesday of every month. The murdering Commie Fascist Muslim bastards don’t like it up ‘em! I’ve sent you a fax with joining details. Make sure you burn it afterwards, loose lips etc.
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Aye, timing is a bit weird, but fair play to him bowing out at the top. Very few manage it. He likes a whinge, but does come across like a nice guy you’d enjoy a beer with. I too have enjoyed his very attractive brand of football. Unless it’s against us of course! He’s always had the measure of the Toon! Who’s up next? Alonso?
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Sure would burn hot!
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Looks an amazing machine for arb. Some really well thought out features like the guarding on the legs, 360 turret and 90 deg cage rotation. It’s a lot of money, but it’s a lot of machine.
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That’s my point entirely Josh. If the trees predate the building it’s definitely down to piss poor planning! -
I spotted that Mick. No sign of his single barrel pump action yoghurt rifle, though.
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We have piss wet winters now. The clay expands. Our summers now are basically a drought. Clay contacts. Fell a couple of 100 year old oak trees. Shitty house still subsides and shows cracking every year. ’It was the trees that did it’. The planners that allowed it, the architect who specced the insubstantial footings, and the builder who built it all just walk away. The poor bastard next door who is the proud owner of two decent oaks is now facing a bill of thousands to remove them. What a great world we live in.
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Seriously, do you know what the soil is like? A little patch of wildflowers would look great, and the bees will thank you. Be great if you establish a mini meadow.
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Yes! Think of the future generation of arbs Jake!
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They actually do both if they’re covered in gold paint.
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Steven, anyone recommending slate chips for anything, ever, should be banned from Arbtalk.
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@Timberwolf Official?
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You’ve got a good point, as long as you are honest about what the implications of a stupid spec would be you can’t do a lot more. There are limits, though. I won’t work on trees that will immediately die, or leave them in a dangerous state.
