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Stephen Blair

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  1. diluting juice every time dave, or squash to you southerners. but mrs shrek would recommend ice cold peroni:biggrin:
  2. i am so dissapointed in my new tool, it fits on my belt, it saves me stabbing myself in the leg with a plug key and carrying about a toolbox, it was a disgusting 13 pounds including delivery and didnt have a chocolate bar duck taped to it:tongue_smilie:ha ha fantastic, really chuffed.cant wait for the chain to fall off the 046 now, far far away from the mog. cheers justin:cool1:
  3. bad news mate, i was working in woodland today bordering onto 4 sets of very expensive flats with acres of grounds. the guys doing the maintenance looked well dodgy, flymoing with trainers and hoodies on, srtimming with no visors you know the type. i wouldnt let them near the place personally. they came over to tell me they were tree surgeons too and just fell it into the lawns so they could get the firewood:sneaky2:
  4. that pic just doesnt do it justice mate, i reckon you would need a 6 foot bar to tackle her, that is the narrowest shot, it is more square than round. i just hope no more idiots have fires beside nice big trees. comunity woodlands.
  5. come on johny, its a real tractor.240hp:cool1:
  6. heres one i found yesterday:thumbup1:
  7. no access mat:thumbdown:just squeezes the van down between 2 garages and there was no chance they were letting me accross there rugger pitch with the mog, i sank just walking over it:ohmy:
  8. ok here, not turning as much as i used to, but outgoings are so much less as well. no stress, no hassles and hopefully get my new chipper in a few weeks:lol:oh and looking forward to capel too.
  9. it was actually 6 years ago:blushing:my mistake
  10. i know this one, to get to the other side:lol: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol:biggrin:
  11. i throw a dart at the map everymorning marc, whatever it hits get felled:w00t:
  12. some will employ cowboys and learn a lesson, some will always employ cowboys. dont worry about the latter. be picky with your customers, but we always get caught out sometimes:ohmy:
  13. who let the dogs out???????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  14. how many roads must a man walk down, before you can call him a man???
  15. thats a tv bob, with a log fire cd like i got for xmas lol. good job. i am finally putting a burner in this year
  16. he got his breakfast nugs, access was poor. but we managed to sneak the van in through between some garages and down a path:thumbup:i know what you mean john lol
  17. scott nearly spewed:ohmy:he was on the turfor for about an hour non stop.
  18. this mornings wee job, 3 cheers for turfors:001_cool:
  19. that stuff looks amazing, hopefully will never need it, i will take a couple please jus, pm on its way mate:001_cool:
  20. the pics dont do that burr justice tom, that a 25 inch barr on the 046, a 3 footer on an 088 wouldnt tickle it. huuuuuuge base
  21. heres an awesome burr oak, you will be glad to hear i left it alone, the other oak is the one where i kept getting called in to remove a swing, they finally got fed up and i had to remove the whole limb:thumbdown:you can just make out the tyre in the corner
  22. i am glad its not just me that gets the nutters mate, she does sound like a right thumper.
  23. stop working for folk that dont pay you well enough and concentrate on finding good customers. i am working just now for 500 a day plus vat plus travelling. i have worked for these customers for over 10 years now.i am only taking saws and climbing kit. the turfor is another 100 quid a day.50 quid for labourer ontop:001_smile:

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