Jump to content

Log in or register to remove this advert

Stephen Blair

Veteran Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    40,706

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    70

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Stephen Blair

  1. Stephen Blair
    thats nice of you to say mate, i dont know what you did at first and i am not bothered. I was qiute rude to you in reply to your t shirt post, i read it the wrong way and bit your head off. but you stood up to me and put me in my place, which made me stand back and think a bit. I think in our worlds where we are our own bosses for so long and dont really have anyone to keep us in the straight in narrow, it is good to get a telling off once in a while. But you can either be take it to heart or take it on the chin. I have even noticed a difference in your responses in the last week since you had your scare mate, i know it is just text but you seem more relaxed. Oh and your avatar scares me.lol
  2. Stephen Blair
    me no like the spikey fence, watched too much casualty as a kid. i take it you are having plenty of rest mate!!
  3. Stephen Blair
    if i was going to be honest, i love pollards because it is usually easier. When i worked for a big company and was on an hourly rate, we were sent off with a list, a van and a chipper. My job was to climb. so the more time i spent up trees the less dragging and chipping i had to do. The boys on the ground never went near there saws because i would climb about like a monkey. excellent. Its not till you are the boss with all the hassle and pressure on your shoulders that it becomes pound signs. Also when you price a domestic job for a nice thin or some crown restoration work and you pass a week later and guess what. Pollard. you can have all the morals in the world about tree management. But when bills need paid, if it isnt going to kill it, why not!
  4. Stephen Blair
    i was just testing you dan, at least you can count:001_smile:
  5. Stephen Blair
    hey frank sorry about that, missed your post last night. yes i do the trees for routenburn golf course, i rigged a 500foot net from the 17th tee along those big beeches last year. how do you know it? oh and i felled a damaged ash right across the 17th green last year in a storm.i enjoyed that i did
  6. Stephen Blair
    ditto mate, i think the hardest thing at first is realising whats sounds good in your head is hard to put into words on a screen, i have made good contacts learnt loads and had a laugh aswell. i have sent you a few pm s.i was wondering if you got sorted with your nfu quote. mine is job done 583. hope you are feeling better after your wee scare mate.
  7. Stephen Blair
    ditto, would love to come and see your work. there is an amazing dragon down at alton towers, i was there years ago. some awesome trees in there:001_smile:
  8. Stephen Blair
    good choice!
  9. Stephen Blair
    from here on in will always refer to spikes as 'pappys magic boots'
  10. Stephen Blair
    howdy jim, good luck
  11. Stephen Blair
    that should have its own crane to feed it, impressive:001_smile:
  12. Stephen Blair
    when idiots are behind me in there crappy little cars with their front fogies on. but then the big bright light on my dash starts to annoy me so i turn it off, and just turn the rear view mirror down
  13. Stephen Blair
    i have never ran in saws and stuff. as hard as they can go. not saying i am right, its just my way. never had any bother.
  14. Stephen Blair
    i fancy a nosy at the 6 wheeler mate. i am pottering about next week. i will look you up if thats ok.
  15. Stephen Blair
    you cant have to many mogs mate. good stuff. do they all work?
  16. Stephen Blair
    i was in Italy last year, i thought i was in heaven. monster old pollards everywhere with all the timber logged and stacked with the brash piled to dry for pizza ovens. saw some oaks up the mountains beside old shacks. they must of been getting fuel out of these trees for centuries. These bad boys were in Barga.
  17. Stephen Blair
    1 of my x yoppers called me today looking for work, he headed off to be a joiner making big bucks, now the work has dried up he is down to just a couple of mornings a week.
  18. Stephen Blair
    do you still have the landrover, i think i have seen you about the town.
  19. Stephen Blair
    dan 87. i take it he is 19. never noticed that bit.
  20. Stephen Blair
    what age are you mate?
  21. Stephen Blair
    i havent played in the tractor for ages, and have sourced some blown beech. now i just have to get bottle of whisky for farmer. I hope the frost comes back in.
  22. Stephen Blair
    it has just went off, and i think it will be frosty. black ice heaven i wreckon. Where are you based, you the guy i met once down at sharpys a couple of years ago?
  23. Stephen Blair
    i was wondering why he had an 020 on when he started, then i saw him digging into that big limb, good old ripy ripy. i bet he was crapping himself. he should of left the key ring at home and humfed up a 46. but anyone who can dink down those monster chunks get my respect anyday. bet that lad enjoys a good pollard! lol
  24. Stephen Blair
    ha ha.the monsoon has started up here about 3 hrs ago, i am hoping it remembers to go off. Give me the cold weather any day.
  25. Stephen Blair
    honey bros do the small round ones. i know what you mean about the big jaggy ones.

About

Arbtalk.co.uk is a hub for the arboriculture industry in the UK.  
If you're just starting out and you need business, equipment, tech or training support you're in the right place.  If you've done it, made it, got a van load of oily t-shirts and have decided to give something back by sharing your knowledge or wisdom,  then you're welcome too.
If you would like to contribute to making this industry more effective and safe then welcome.
Just like a living tree, it'll always be a work in progress.
Please have a look around, sign up, share and contribute the best you have.

See you inside.

The Arbtalk Team

Follow us

Articles

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

  I accept