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  1. Mark Bolam
    I hear ya bro. My climbing kit is starting to smell like cat p***. Belter today in Kent, mind.
  2. Mark Bolam
    I thought EL was compulsory because when you are climbing there has to be at least two of you?
  3. Mark Bolam
    Busted! I never leave pegs....
  4. Mark Bolam
    Nice David. Beech?
  5. Mark Bolam
    Immodium would be a better bet! Top stuff John.
  6. Mark Bolam
    I know some of the fellas on here are pretty vocal in warning others about the dangers of leaving pegs on a stem (no names Huck!) and here's a classic example why. Chogging down a very dead Macrocarpa stem yesterday, p***ing down of course, and bark coming off in sheets. I'd step-cut a 3 inch diameter limb on the way up, but was rushing and hadn't flushed the 1/2 peg. Moving down the stem I gaffed out and the peg slammed into the side of my neck. Hurt a bit and left a bruise, but could have been much worse. If the peg had been longer and smaller diameter it could easily have punctured my neck. Take heed. Slow down. Don't cut corners. Don't leave pegs. And STOP BLOODY RAINING!
  7. Mark Bolam
    Awesome John. Had one sit on my shoulder once on a course at Cragside in Northumberland. Think he was after some warmth 'cos it was in January! Love seeing them about when raking up.
  8. Mark Bolam
    Dickies do some excellent leather fleece lined gloves, great for thorn work. About £8. You can use them on the ground easy enough, but are too cumbersome to climb in.
  9. Mark Bolam
    Big Man - what's the crack with gloves you can climb in?
  10. Mark Bolam

    Nil illigitimi carborundum.

  11. Mark Bolam
    Gonna start a 'free black eye' thread in a minute Stevie. You little tease. Good answer BTW Ed. Gotta love a time machine.....
  12. Mark Bolam
    Nice pics as always Brendon. Keep 'em coming. Your little Bobcat (?) looks like a powerful little beast. Love it.
  13. Mark Bolam
    Showa thermos last winter for me as well. Best so far. Will still be trying the Sealskinz though!
  14. Mark Bolam
    Ice hard-ons Dean. Little bit of Viagra must have got in the water. It's probably something to do with that bloody global warming we've been having.....
  15. Mark Bolam
    Sex. Sex. Sex.
  16. Mark Bolam
    Pics? And good luck!
  17. Mark Bolam
    Hell they're getting a bit big Drew. Do you want me to sort out a price to come over and 'top' them for you?
  18. Mark Bolam
    Tell him to f**k off and threaten to shoot him. These tossers would be better off sorting some legal issues out in some of the more light fingered traveller camps. Makes me sick to my stomach and ashamed to be English.
  19. Mark Bolam

    Larry,

     

    Snow on Dartmoor - good luck with that one mate!

     

    Socks sound the nuts - 14 Bunkley Meadow, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2HQ is all I can say!

     

    Good luck on the Merrist Wood course. By all accounts it's a winner, and the climbing instruction there seems top notch.

     

    Your dog looks like my lab after a night on the Stella! She's had an awesome week retrieving pheasants and is lying at my feet absolutely knackered.

     

    My little bro (RA) is stationed at Thorney Island now, and I'll be visiting him fairly often.

    Maybe get together for a beer or two on a weekend next year when you want some R&R from Merrist Wood?!

     

    Keep warm mate,

     

    Mark Bolam

  20. Mark Bolam

    forks

    Mark Bolam replied to ledders666's topic in General chat

    Muck fork, but you need one with 5 tines and they are quite hard to find. Agric/equestrian supplier best bet.
  21. Mark Bolam
    Looked a ring tickler that one Matty! Nice work on yours as well High Scale. Glad the wind eased for you for the finish. Might have made an a**e of those pruning cuts otherwise!
  22. Mark Bolam
    He's a messer mate. Run away! Cracking little machine though, very pleased with mine. Another point to note is that the TW125 is NOT fitted with a time clock, although I suspect the 125 'hours' was just some confusion with the model no. The good news is you have won the Nigerian lottery. To claim, simply put £1500 in used notes in an envelope and send it to....... (BTW did you ever get that big stump out of that garden?)
  23. Mark Bolam

    Now what?

    Mark Bolam replied to Ben90's topic in General chat

    Are you really good-looking by any chance Ben........?
  24. Mark Bolam
    :thumbdown:AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
  25. Mark Bolam
    My tuppence worth... A couple of years ago the bloke I sub for was pitching for a big contract that stipulated all workers would need NPTC chipper ticket. After a bit of 'teaching Granny how to suck eggs' type grumbling, we all did the one day course, and were assesed the following day (30 mins each?). It was a bit of an eye-opener in some respects, and well worth doing. Just because you've been doing something for years doesn't mean you've been doing it right for years!

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