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White Noise

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  1. Absolute bliss
  2. All the best really hope it works out for ya . Although dont forget about the hidden self employed work hours and stress . Quotes , Paperwork . Site visits , and maintenance all adds up
  3. Fuel starvation maybe if it runs better with the choke on .
  4. keep rolling fella Big top that like
  5. Boothen end mentality helps Nice scooter trig
  6. Cheers although Id end up in jail with my outlook on the thieving community . That includes the gits we voted in politicians or should I say polytitheads . Give it ago I would though ? you never know . Just off to put an edge on the axe :lol: May even get sponsership by Carlsberg because if Carlsberg ruled the country it would be immense . Well according to there adverts it would be . Politicians = Headless chickens and we all know chickens ain't got no balls
  7. Now and again I drop my good lady off on a job with her trusty strimmer / hedgecutter and blower . She always has a whistle round her neck and the client is briefed before all work starts . If he or anyone hears the whistle go investigate simple . Domestic work only . Over the top I know but if anyone grabs her , My good lady knows just what to do . She will push shove and deliver a pen or chainsaw file to the eyes of any would be ruffion . 99% of the population would not make her feel threatened . If anyone does beware . If Im on my own as a man and I encounter a would be chancer , Well its game on . I will do my up most to educate the chancer in the virtues and problems with taking another mans tools . Trust me it would be a painful lesson for him them or whoever
  8. Surgical spirit which has castor oil added to it .All comes in one bottle . I rub my hands with this in the morning . Then after my bath / shower of an evening I head for any moisturising cream . If my paws are showing any signs of cracking I will then put some poof coloured purple medic gloves on after my moisturising cream and even go to bed with them on . Well at about 3am they piss me off so I normally rip them off . Hey by then my hands are feeling real good . The trick is to not let cracked hands to develop . Get into a routine of creaming your mitts lol . Sounds funny but its better than sore cracked unproductive paws anyday .
  9. Hooded top By Bear Grylls , Craghopper's no base layer and crack on . Shorts on under my chaps lol . Pushing the limits until home time and then enjoy a Tuborg n Steak . Set your goals and achieve them
  10. Yes matey he loves it . Never had no problems with it . You got to know your knots though . Low and slow fits the bill
  11. A friend of mine has done this and he made the bridge out of 13mm XTC . Not a problem in my eyes . Although you would probably have to revert back to the maillons for a kit inspection .
  12. Class hot vinyl seats do and will burn ya legs lol .
  13. Mine also does not come out to play alot these days but when it does it really is like having another body on the job . I like Arbtalk member breezeblocks solution of making brackets and storing the arb trolley on the chipper . So its always there when you need it .
  14. Cigars remind me of my first holiday abroad . Spain Aged 9 .
  15. Cool nice one
  16. Hot tarmac I bet you could guess the age of people posting by there aftersahve lol
  17. Yeah my uncles old rover 3.5 had proper smelling leather seats early 80s
  18. As in the fuel additive ?
  19. Never even heard of that ? That sentence could of made a joke Whats it smell like ?
  20. Creosote good one
  21. Me and Client get chatting and hey presto a new thread erupts lol . Well for me it is freshly cut grass and coal tar soap As a teenager I progressed onto Imperial Leather Soap then to Palmolive . Aftershave Denim and Hi Karate even the soap on a rope version To this day I still stink after a days graft
  22. Try giving the carb a good spray with a quality carb cleaner first .
  23. Amen to that . To much red tape in the uk today .Especially for the every day Tree worker . I mean if petzl can push out goods that are not fit for purpose ? More to the point get away with it laughable not ! . Every climber I have ever known would not climb on any system if there was any doubt about its structual strength . Mechanical device's are a grey area within the realms of loler . My Cinch has failed me . luckily I had a figure of eight at the end of my line . I have also had a rope grab go tits up on me ? With a rope hitch you can see the wear and retire the item in good time .
  24. Looks like a sore thumb from a tom n jerry cartoon Heal quick and be safe people

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