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  1. Stephen Blair
    never used a big shot, but i know what a pain the throwline can be getting tangled on the ground, could the line go on a spinning real like on a rod??attached to the pole? has it been tried??just a suggestion, if it worked it would make life easier me thinks.
  2. Stephen Blair
    if and when i do have a drink, yes it is magners. revolutionised cider drinking, i hate strongbow and can tolerate blackthorn, and if you went to a beer tent at a show it was usually lager which i cant touch. but everywhere has maggies/bulmers.
  3. Stephen Blair
    real men drink cider:001_tongue:
  4. Stephen Blair
    i always found it really hard to talk about wages with the boss, i would wait till i got really wound up then go off in one and demand a higher wage. then i usually found myself another job. i get on great with all my x employers now, but it would of been so much easier if i had the guts to ask in the first place. save a fall out. but it looks like bbb has saved him the trouble.
  5. Stephen Blair
    the trees in the 2nd and 3rd photos, i know them as zuchers(not sure of the spelling)i think there is a link with them and wellingtonias??cuts like oak.big old trees mate
  6. Stephen Blair
    i would like to think you are right jason, a good lad getting looked after by a good guy. getting some experience and a few percs with the job too. not sure about lending him a quad though, i gave my last apprentice a go of my quad and he rolled it in the cylage pit doing donuts:sneaky2:
  7. Stephen Blair
    he couldnt fit any crisps in because of all the fizzy pic n mix:001_smile:
  8. Stephen Blair
    i make myself read things twice now, and i read all my stuff 3 or 4 times before i submit it, there are dozens i have deleted after reading them again.
  9. Stephen Blair
    at least i can put something in the accident book now:ohmy:
  10. Stephen Blair
    i have given lads jobs before when they arent required, keen boys trying to get a start, it can be a hassle, and the money comes out your own pocket. any lad i have spoilt by giving extra money or a general easy ride has thrown it back in my face. you have to show your worth and work hard, minimium wage!!i have went months on end without taking wages so i can keep boys on the books.i will be off for at least a week with no money, my insurance policies wont cover me unless i am in a wheelchair or about to peg it. wheres my minimium wage. i will probably have a 3k bill from my tractor aswell this week, there goes any chance of a holiday for the kids this year, . you just suck it up and get on with it, there are plenty of folk that havent got jobs.
  11. Stephen Blair
    i didnt want a tetnis aswell mick:001_tongue:
  12. Stephen Blair
    i was like him jason, my old man made me pay for my 3 years of greenkeeping college and took a percentage of my wages as digs, then i had to do my tickets on my holidays and pay for them too. teaches you about life, and costs.
  13. Stephen Blair
    mick as a moderator lol, those poor tree officers:sad:i would be too scared to go to the toilet without his permission.and he would have us in bed by 9pm.
  14. Stephen Blair
    that will cheer him up, made me laugh, get well soon mate once again.
  15. Stephen Blair
    teddy stayed at home but i did have my special blanket, they thought it was a chainsaw injury so i jumped by all the old dears with the cold, i have the nurses trees to look at tomorrow, so at least some good came of it:001_smile:i feel a benny hill theme coming on he he
  16. Stephen Blair
    i know, would make toilet trips tricky:scared1:
  17. Stephen Blair
    he burnt out at about 11ish:mad1:
  18. Stephen Blair
    was dreaming today and had my first ever trip to the doctors from this job(11yeras), couldnt stitch it because it is such a mess but the tendons are ok, i was going to take a picture but i couldnt look at it, i will be braver tomorrow when the dressing is getting changed.A weeks rest to try and let it nit together.no sympathy wanted, silly eejit replies only:001_smile:
  19. Stephen Blair
    no wee stu was shopping with his mum, alexander the or alexander-no!!as we call him lol:001_smile:
  20. Stephen Blair
    imagine leaving that in the front garden, you can see the damage to the wall and slabs.
  21. Stephen Blair
    i used to have a rodeo, it was ok, sounded like a tractor,top end was about 60 comfortably but sore on fuel.full tank was about 300 miles. towed well.
  22. Stephen Blair
    found this today on an ash
  23. Stephen Blair
    i took my 3half year old son to the cinema today, the film was bolt.excellent. i bought a small irn bru and a picnmix for the lad, i thought what is the harm. he has never had fizzy juice before and i think it will be his last for as long as i can manage. he is like sonic the hedgehog at the best of times, he is still up, when he usually is crashed out by 8pm, and he has already sneaked into the bathroom and brushed his teeth with hemeroid cream:scared1:, and is still jumping around his bedroom with his postman pat van.
  24. Stephen Blair
    it has a lid on it on pistons(like the ones on a bootlid)looks a bit tatty, needs painted to tart it up.has an eye for a padlock:001_smile:
  25. Stephen Blair
    that was excellent,cheers

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