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Mark Bolam

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  1. BIG tree fellas. That car looks like a Dinky toy! 2.5m wing span? You wouldn't want that taking an interest in you!
  2. Many of you have met Hennie, aka Von Barrington, the Worlds naughtiest little dog. She belonged to my parents in law, but spent most days out with us. Sadly, she died yesterday during an operation to try and remove a ruptured spleen. This happened totally out of the blue, she was fine on Saturday and had been full of hell all week. She was only 3. I can't begin to describe how bad I feel at the moment, but the memories of her antics will live forever.
  3. Chipper mate. Shredders win on dirty stuff like pondweed etc. but the 'chip' quality is poor. Greenmech do (or did?) a chipper/shredder combo. Pete B on here could fill you in on that.
  4. Stone-in-Oxney mate. I'm impressed. You obviously know your ditches! This one feeds the Royal Military Canal, which goes through Ruckinge. You are obviously not that far north!
  5. Depends what you need to chip/shred.
  6. After this ditch clean up, Stevo fully deserved a pipe but found his baccy slightly damp.
  7. Ha ha. That will be you in 40 years time Rob. Well, 20....
  8. I've got 'Falling for It', Billy, cracking book. What's his second?
  9. I should have mentioned that pipesmoking can damage your health. This lamb is showing the effects of years of pipesmoking abuse.
  10. Toughened him up for when he worked as a bouncer in The Percy Ross! I'm up in a couple, will be in touch.
  11. Flat out! My new pricing policy of 3 men + truck + chipper at £200/day has worked a treat! I'll get back to you all at the year end with profit figures.
  12. I'm even more gutted now. We could have all met on Lorry's site, had a few beers watching Steve Bullman smash out the Beech (well me and Andy Collins would), and been at the show for breakfast.
  13. Can't make it, though I'm from about 15 miles away but now live in Kent. My Dad and Mam are coming down this weekend to meet my new daughter, after my Dad's School reunion in Derbyshire. They are in their 70's, mind. Gutted. Was looking forward to stagger around haggling with the Gustharts lads in a Mockney, accent and ending up in a pickle in a curry house or Chinese in Ponteland. With Bullman and Collins no doubt! Lorry and Sparko, I'm up at the end of May, I'll be in touch. Have a good one lads. And lasses. My sexism skills are legend!
  14. Can you not just get some cheapo chaps for the assessment Big Lad? Those non-protective trousers will be well nice in the summer. When not using a saw, of course....
  15. Good stuff Chris. It makes a refreshing change to see a company sorting a problem out sharpish rather than pretend it doesn't exist.
  16. Now we're talking. Trisha Yates used to give me funny feelings in my shorts!
  17. What a great old guy! Brilliant, thanks for posting.
  18. Welcome to the dark side Tone. Eats some rope though, doesn't it?
  19. Remember the agency has to make money, so the employer pays more and/or the staff get less. 10%? 15%? 20%? Might work, might not. Good luck with it.
  20. I've just made up a new, ancient saying - Roses are red, Violets are blue, Why can't Stihl make decent bar covers for bigger saws?
  21. Please can everyone refrain from regurgitating any old bollocks from that crappy firewood poem. I thank you.

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