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Stephen Blair

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  1. i work without another climber, i just tell the boys if i get in trouble, wrap my rope round the tree, i will take off my prussik and they can lower me down, basic,crude, but the best in a bad situation for me:001_smile:
  2. mick, get them felled mate. bish bosh job done:001_tongue: jammy git getting the van shifted:001_smile:
  3. i have a really good one dave, it is almost like working with rope, i like the clogger because you can use it one handed, nice for a little adjustment on a big stem.
  4. i have never heard of this before, makes sense i suppose, i have timber to collect from council jobs and they have all been flushed and arent getting anything else, oh mick, that butt sounds like 60quid of firewood to me, get it flushed and logged, big kit eh, i wonder who could sell you sum???? you probably have 5k on this wee ash anyway lol
  5. usually they need a little tweek after a few weeks, but my last lot never needed touched:001_smile:
  6. cool fact huck, that will win me a pub quiz. come on boys, is it true?
  7. 224 miles, 4hrs 22 min. google earth reckons, it would be good to come down but cant see it happening. watching the pennies and i have 2 lads out to help me with the jobs i have missed:001_smile:.you guys have a good day.
  8. i can do kendal in a jolly 4hrs, how much further from there?
  9. you are like an open book to me dave:001_smile:
  10. that was excellent, i actually felt quite sad at the end of that. cedar of lebanon is my favourite tree.
  11. if you can work it out, stick it under the seat in the mog to keep the silky company:001_tongue:
  12. if i remember i nicked my fingy the first time i ever used one, i was used to old bow saws. i an off to halfords for a left handed bmx glove this weekend. evil evil little saws:sneaky2:
  13. pub:scared1:dont do it. you get drunk and agree to take down a monster beech for a couple of pints or forget to phone the folk you promised you would. but the chicks do dig the braces:001_tongue:
  14. good for you mate, the first things i bought were harness,spikes,rope,strop and some carbs. oh and a handsaw. go find some woods and play. best of luck.
  15. pull a stunt, do some charity work, free publicity. it worked for richard branson.
  16. now thats spooky:scared1: the side of the a9:001_tongue:
  17. hi mat, hope things are ok. i am sure things will work out. stevie

  18. is it true a cornish pasty is breakfast lunch and pudding in a pastry. and you throw the end away for the ghosts in the mine?
  19. good here mate, apart from a sore finger. pricing work just now and saving it up till i can get back to work. got some timber to collect tomorrow, so a day playing in the tractor. then i have 2 lads out on sat for chores, tidying yard and delivering logs.

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