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Give me a call! We are Ruskins Tree Movers! Ruskins Tree Surgery are elsewhere.
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My vehicles seem to really love shell diesel
Ruskins Trees replied to gensetsteve's topic in General chat
The standard Shell fuel, is a newish improved mix which gives you more mpg. Others have now copied this. When it came out Autocar thought the claimed improvement was hogwash, so tested it and found it gave twice(ish) the improvement in mpg that Shell claimed. -
Do we need waste carriers license?
Ruskins Trees replied to chrisgilltreesurgery's topic in General chat
1) Clients are asking for waste carriers licence 2) I saw waste carriers licence being used by the police to snare all kinds of illegal operators whilst waiting for the dentist, watching day time TV. They pulled over all white van type vehicles & lorries and if they were carrying anything that looked like waste, demanding a waste carriers licence, when they could not produce it the vehicle inspectorate went over their vehicles, HMCE went over their business details, Police checked them over, DHSS & border police went over the individuals. None could produce a waste carriers licence. They nearly all got nicked on multiple counts. It gave me a lovely warm feeling. I was in the dentist chair when they summed up that xyz got a £15 fine and 5 hours community service. -
I am trying to help an elderly gentleman, who with no children, is looking to leave a legacy. As a child he enjoyed mature Monkey Puzzles and he wants to pass on this enjoyment to future generations. He is looking for a location to plant a number of Monkey Puzzles, preferably a public place and in the North West. Can anyone recommend an Arboretum or visitor attraction with dinosaurs (not living!) in which a Gondwana (Gondwanaland) treescape could be created? Would a Local Authority T.O. consider this? For the record, I am pointing him towards local suppliers, there is no self interest in this for me!! Thank you in advance
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Completely agree with the comments on contract lift. Our Tree Spades are classed as lifting machines! Email me [email protected] and I will send you a blank one we have just been asked to complete, as we have just been asked for one for the first time.
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Excellent, it exists, but does any one have any images? Nick Burke are you out there?
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Does anyone have any images / knowledge of this, apparently the local mills heated the river to a level that germinated fig seeds that found their way into the (open sewer) river. Sheffield now had apparently mature Fig wood. Cannot find it on google!
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I would email HSE myth busters,with this case, they are determined to end this over zealous, out of proportion risk assessment culture. There is an acceptable risk, risk does not have to be eliminated. Get their support and email it to the idiot telling you to remove the wood chips.
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Another reason why I will ALWAYS buy an iPhone.
Ruskins Trees replied to Old Mill Tree Care's topic in General chat
Apple vs Android Closed vs open source I like the ethos of open source, find closed (apple/microsoft) closed software inherently evil. Nothwithstanding that I use a mix ! HTC android phone, google chrome web browser, gmail based email, windows operating system, MS works docs! -
Agree entirely. Read a planting spec for figs that included throwing a few bricks in. Apparently the worse you treat the root space the better they grow. Do not know why this occurs.
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I was told I was not going to have a promotion for five years as I was too young (even though I was doing the job of the next tier). So young I thought this was unreasonable and resigned, now with the wisdom of age, they were probably right!
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These Niftylifts must be in short supply, either that or Facelift are trying to corner the market. Their email shot today offers to buy second hand ones!
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The scent of Hawthorn blossom is the same the first scent a decaying human corpse gives off. Apparently, not sniffed many corpses! That is why it is unlucky to have Hawthorn blossom in the house.
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Trying not to be cynical, but watch your csaws and other quads. Now they know they are there and your security arrangements. Love the restorative justice idea, always thought that was an informal arrangement you came to, on a dark night, some time after.
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This is a link to the LEZ map, on the M25 you are OK, it is only when you come inside, the M25 is not the boundary, just a good rule of thumb. It is 24x7x265, not like the congestion charge. About the LEZ | Low Emission Zone | Transport for London
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Veteran Trees and Ancient Woodlands are our Keepers of Time, existing on a timescale we cannot even imagine. They should not be destroyed for questionable short term (in comparison to their longevity) economic benefit.
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I hate the LEZ, it targets small business, national companies just put their older lorries elsewhere. On the TFL LEZ website you can put your reg in and it will tell you if you exempt/compliant. If not, you have do what we have just done, i.e. prove it is a tractor (Tree Spade) I have had to fill out a form (11 pages by the time you add your V5, five pictures of the tractor (one from each angle and one inside the cab). They do not give out the email address for submission of the form, but I have it, if you need it. Had to do this for each Tree Spade. First time in they send you a letter and give you 28 days to comply (I believe). My tractors were exempt before the latest change, but I have to resend it all in again. If you need help call me I have just done the above. Makes me think of the last scene in fight club, (when he blows up all the credit agencies).
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When you select an accounting package it is difficult to change. We use Sage and apart from price of support like it.
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Advice / experiences on moving business (relocating)
Ruskins Trees replied to BTS's topic in General chat
If you need electric / phone etc. Do not expect the utilities to install any services in anything like a reasonable time, we had 8 weeks for a phone line, 6 weeks for electric (both from a pole 100 yds away) -
On our Hiab lorry we have E11 OAK Round these parts (South East Essex) there are lots of ESX *** and WHU *** although U ME 1M on the wife of Jimmy Jones ( comedian bit like Chubby Chase ) Jeep, referring (allegedly) to his mistress, her and him takes the biscuit
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Had this working in the poshest street in St Johns Wood. A bloke needed money for petrol to get home (pregnant wife etc). Offered him a jerry can (of unleaded) knowing what he was upto, started walking with him towards his 'car' when he remembered it was a diesel! Then watched him try it up and down the street.
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It is the best time to go, thrashed them in the Ashes this summer!
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Thoughts with family of this poor bloke. Just to add to the safety points. The safety advice I have seen is that you are better waiting in the vehicle until the electricity supplier has confirmed the power is switched off. The system could think it has just tripped and reset it, often automatically. Same goes for powerlines on the ground, just because they are off, does not mean they are going to stay off.
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What have you asked Father christmas for this year ?
Ruskins Trees replied to Pat Ferrett's topic in General chat
I asked Santa for the same things that any customer relations telephone caller gets told when asking " is there anything else I can help you with" 1) World Peace When they answer in the negative I suggest 2) Our troops home safely Keeps my tiny mind amused. -
You could build a raft of wood (3-4 bits) put it below the rootball, rest the rootball on it and put your guys round the wood and over the rootball. Remember to protect the rootball otherwise you could cheese wire it.
