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Stephen Blair

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  1. Stephen Blair
    As Swinny says, money in your old ones BUT it's handy to have a spare set at the yard for any unforeseen circumstance turning up and ruining your day.
  2. Stephen Blair
    Fantastic!
  3. Stephen Blair
    So have you bought it? Or just a demo? Well done either way
  4. Stephen Blair
    There's no doubt being strong helps. I'm needing to do some training, haven't in nearly 5 years now and really feeling it. More for my balance , I'm a lot clumsier just in the last 6 months . If you don't use it you loose it. My reactions are slow too.
  5. Stephen Blair
    Learn in your twenties, build in your thirties then maintain from your forties.
  6. Stephen Blair
    In 1998 I was on £5.30 an hour landscaping and shovelling coal, I could do 100 hrs a week if I wanted with 4 miles travelling. I dropped to £4.30 an hour as a trainee climber near Glasgow, 1 hours travelling either side of the day and no OT. Had to buy my own climbing gear and saws and move out a nice warm flat and move into a freezing 50 year old prefab, but I was living my dream. You can make good money doing anything but only if you are good at it and most start at the bottom.
  7. Stephen Blair
    Why is equipment in your triangle? I never read anymore !
  8. Stephen Blair
    Yes mate, 8 years past! The start of the micro chipper revolution! You should be proud of what you created! Gloria is as good as the day I got her if not better! I will always have machinery, tractors , Mogs and chippers out of pure love for diesel smoke! BuT nothing will make my life easier then Gloria! I sold her last year and bought her back within 6 months, I felt guilty! She is still on her original belts! My spare set you gave me 6 years ago are still hanging up!
  9. Stephen Blair
    Like anything there are massive variables but my 2p is under 25, the harder you work the stronger you get! Forget the gym! 25-30, lifestyle changes, maybe kids are coming along, pop into the gym for squats and a few pull ups, but you are still young and good! 30-35, this is your time to go for it, you shouldn't need to be at work so long and doing 7 days, your body will be bust with RPI so isolate your training to chore and flexibility! Get the body you want for through your 40's. 40's, can't remember last time you went to the gym, biscuits are nice, mortgage has a fare dent in it and kids and wife exhaust most of your energy so just do your best! 50's well I'm not there yet!
  10. Stephen Blair
    I think the wee chippers are bit like Husky v Stihl . It's usually between Greenmech and jo beau . They rarely break down so needing a local dealer doesn't matter, I've never needed to contact Greenmech about my cs100 in 8 years and I know good guys with JB, it's a personal preference and both great machines.
  11. Stephen Blair
    I bet the stress that must of caused you is best forgotten!
  12. Stephen Blair
    Would of thought they would of had that sorted before any viewings!
  13. Stephen Blair
    30 days, they have their excuses though and there is nothing you can really do except stamp your feet and get stressed. I'd don't work for bigger companies without a purchase order now.
  14. Stephen Blair
    An igland winch or similar with a hydraulic pump on the front mounted on your forklift would work a treat. lPG Eddie had 1 for his 8 ton digger.
  15. Stephen Blair
    The title is all very dramatic, you never got the job. Move on. If you are going to be sensitive best you take your regular pay check it's much easier than running your own company.
  16. Stephen Blair
    Show some compassion!
  17. Stephen Blair
    That was a big Fox, the curly ones are a lot more hyper I believe! My smooth was like the penguin in Wallace and Gromit, fly and crafty with zero emotion!
  18. Stephen Blair
    I had a smooth coat Fox terrier for 11 years, she would sit emotionless for hours, then along would come a bird! Jeez she was fast! Chickens were its nemesis! Cracking wee dogs, I've never seen many tbh, she was a gift from an old boy in the village that bread them. Here's my crew now!
  19. Stephen Blair
    Quicker than the old site here and my signal isn't great.
  20. Stephen Blair
    Best thing that could of happened to the lad! I've been that young idiot! A good swearing when you are in the wrong will last you a lifetime! Glad you are ok!
  21. Stephen Blair
    Slack that's a picture of the last owner, I've only used it to play about in my mates yard and shift some horrible old off cuts!
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  23. Stephen Blair
    Yes they have an amazing talent! Thanks
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  25. Stephen Blair
    No I bought it, he was 2nd place at Carve Carrbridge, I also bought his nemesis , he was 1st

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