Stephen Blair
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thats what i did mate, splitt them with the cracker about 6 months ago in 8-12 foot lenghts, dry as a bone. so most of the wood is pretty well seasoned but i would hate to deliver them next year and they were mouldy
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i am a one man band spike pruning cowboy mate, that now does firewood oops woodfuel. i wont let health and safety get in the way of my log drying process. i am building a big pyramid just now for a laugh:001_tongue:
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i did think of that but was worried they would rip when getting hiabed
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i advertised 2 years in a row when i first started, to be honest it was more of a confidence boost for myself seeing my add up there but i only ever got 2 jobs too look at, and didnt get either. it was cheapest man won, which is fair enough but you want to have seen the state of the birch trees that the cheap guy left:ohmy:
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the good customers always find the good tradesman, i know what you are saying though mate
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magnetic signwriting steve, it wood be good for you since you sub so much, i remember you saying you dont want to annoy your employers but ideal for all other times. my 150 quid woodfuel stickers got me a 4k grant from the council sitting in safeways carpark, towards my website:001_smile:
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oh boxxocks, i must have about 50 now all stacked up, i will try and punt them as next years, i take it the vented ones are ok?
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i will bring the ladders and mc culloch mate, any one got a tar rake?
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i dont know if there is less tree guys or just less adds, i have always found the yellow pages a waste of time. i wouldnt like to see anyone lose their business, big or small. it takes a lot of guts to take that first step into self employment. i would rather loads of work loads of workers. imagine no apf:ohmy:
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i am bagging up logs in 1 ton bags, they are standard non vented ones, will they dry ok or will they get mouldy?i dont have indoor storage this is my only option, they will get covered with a tarp allowing air underneath to circulate:001_smile:
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i better bring my van so i can pull you all out the mud then:001_tongue:
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now i am convinced, i think i will get one now:001_tongue:
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not bad tommy lol, looking good mate, did my keys ever turn up? hope to see you again one day, most probably the apf.cheers
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looked what i found at the side of the road:001_smile: easy 100feet tall
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get mr edd with his new hiab lol:001_smile:
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it means the lads can fill it up easier for him lol:001_smile:
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well done mate, a trickier job would be hard to find
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When does a person become a "tree surgeon"?
Stephen Blair replied to Perkins's topic in Training & education
when you can repair anything with a plug key:001_smile: -
good to see you back john,
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i love a good pollard:001_smile:
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When does a person become a "tree surgeon"?
Stephen Blair replied to Perkins's topic in Training & education
all you need is a signwriter:001_smile: -
let the customer deal with it mate, and when the customer gets fed up with it, duke up the pole and drop them yourself:001_smile:
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i think there are some folk in this world that shouldnt be aloud chainsaws and machinery, if someone turns up looking for a job with one arm coz he cut it off with a pole pruner, then sorry mate you arent getting a job. he who does the best paperwork wins, i used to send a safety officer to site before me too fill out all the forms tick all the boxes give him 30quid and in we would walk, never even seeing the site. and these were 5 star safety rating factorys.
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a wee trim:001_smile:
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destruction mate yeehaaa. better go and catch my ferry mate, catch you late, post cheque when i get back nugsy.
