Stephen Blair

nice one mike

fear makes you cut quick , you will do it in 20 mins mate..hang on tight and ignore the huge rip:ohmy:

thing is he wants the tractor now, and he doesnt get it until he pays me...unfortunately for him his quarter is 2 months away..but if he will just have to go skint for a few months, thats what i had to do..but he is a sound guy and will find a way

i have been using bluetooth headsets for nearly 2 years now, the difference in work is unbelievable, work rate goes up, there is no wasted time or frustration..all the little minutes of waiting for folk to turn round or look up or even coming back from the truck saying' i cant find it' soon add up to earning time..my headsets have muffler buttons...so if someone is on the saw for ages you just ask them to hit the button, cancels out their noise. also your phone can go through them aswell, the same button answers it and cancels the other person from hearing you. mine are peltors, they are needing repaired and i havent had a chance to send them away, really miss them. great comunication for climbers and operators, the guy up the tree can see everything before it happens, whether its a wee old lady coming round with a cupa and there is a branch on her greenhouse you can just tell them to hurry up or keep her busy, or the crazy dog walker that has pushed the signs out the way and crepty under the tika tape. a must for any team

here we go again.....

i got one the minute i went vat reg, i thought it was standard, but i was claiming about 8k worth of vat assets back straight away, but they were great..just handed them my accounts and receipts..the wee ones they didnt even bother about ie. saws and stuff, it was just previous vans and jeep and chipper. but they found stuff i had missed and put the money straight into my bank

cool, but the last time i had a vat inspection they gave me another 1100quid..she was a lovely lady:001_cool:

no bother mr shunter:001_cool:

good boy, that is a stem though:sneaky2:looks like you are coming in a bit low on the other side due to your poor work position:001_tt1:have you ever had the saw go over on you and get taken away with the limb, happened to me on a big ash once when i first started, luckily i learnt, with the saw unclipped, or i would of been goosed. i wasnt commited and was going at it cautiously so went over slowly then took the saw right out my hand:scared1:saw was ok though:001_smile:i love big oaks, smells great

i put little gubs in for big oak limbs john, there is a lot of pressure on those big heavy limbs..need a lot of power and much sharpness, oh and a white and orange saw:001_tongue:

your life has just peaked at 19 mate with that cake, its all downhill now:001_tt1:

rippy rippy johnboy:001_tongue:

your wife knows her saws mate. happy birthday you guys

i think you are right dave, i will leave it up to the buyer, i will get the full amount and pay mr vatman, we have got on great for years, i dont want to get on his wrongside now

when the money is in the bank then i will relax guys. i have a long list of maintenance and stuff needing done that hasnt been due to lack of funds, now it means i can get all the little annoyances sorted without hitting the overdraft, fingers crossed

good advice there mate, never thought about that before, arnaca is homeopathic but leave it too the experts. retract my last medical advice:blushing:

keep peeling those oranges and you will go blind

hi guys i have just sold my valmet, there is a lot of vat money involved so the buyer is looking to defer the vat. i managed this when i bought some kit through a finance company, they gave me a vat receipt with the total on it, i claimed it back first and they took it off me by my 3rd payment, it kept my cash flow...can this be done on a private sale??i havent contacted the customs yet, but the buyer is looking into it, i just wondered if you guys had any experience on this...all advice welcome:001_smile:

sounds like a bit of concusion, i got a big chunk of birch come out the back of the chipper and caught me straight on the right eye socket, i had just got it, couldnt wait to use it and didnt want my annoying groundy at the time to put the first bit of wood through it, so i didnt bother with my helmet, what an idiot. had to sit down for about 20 mins, sore as hell. take some arnaca and ibuprofen to reduce any swelling and go and see the doctor mate

the boys probably had to give the farmer a few quid for diesel in the landy:001_tongue:

they must have an extension lead keeping some de humidifiers on to keep out the space damp after....

since i have a my own hill that i carry around with me for such occasions, but i could really do with a gully or gorge to get down sometimes because..

i remember watching that on the news in auckland, i am sure the baldwins one was there too..that was in 1999 wasnt it??

there is a happy medium, i usually tighten my braces when out of harness, slacken when in