Stephen Blair
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I very much doubt a couple of paragraphs of text will solve the worlds problems, the problem is huge and terrifying. My thoughts to all innocent people caught up in this hatred!
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Caravan movers are brutally slow! Out of all the combinations I have had, the only thing that ticks the box is a Mog and chipper. No reversing hassles, you can have a much bigger chipper for a fraction of the cost. Loading them with logs is a bit higher but if you are fit and have a good labourer then you just get on with it. You could have a tracked chipper on a trailer, that works but again hitching, un hitching, double running logs then coming back for the chipper is a pain. You could put the chipper on the back of a truck but this uses up timber space. I mounted a tracked chipper on the rear of a 10 ton tipping Hiab lorry, that worked well but again had its drawbacks with side feeding the chipper off the pavement wasn't ideal.
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I got a load made up about 15 years ago, I think most are still in a box somewhere. Gimmicks to give to the customers kids imo. I've not given out cards for years, I say ' Google me!'
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Is the spike on the outside?
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Wow, cool job!
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The guy took on the hardest job in Tv and gave it a bash! Good on him! I can only presume everyone who criticises him will be on the BBC's shortlist to take his job.
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I've been turned away with an armful of kids clothes in my family Kombi VW before, the guy was just a little jobs worth. I parked outside the gates and walked in, he had a right tantrum and confrontational. I just walked past him and put it where it should. Other times I've went in fully loaded with old couches and carpets from my house, the guys have seen a tree sticker, seen the couch and just given me a thumbs up, they got rewarded with the van booze and biscuits customers gave me that I never drank or ate! Good guys don't fly tip, idiots do! If you have a chipper then do some scouting about, always somewhere that will take them. Having a Mog makes it easier as you can get into places transits can't and people will take the chip and not trip over it. I've always rewarded these people with logs and cheap or free tree cutting within reason.
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with Drone technology coming on so quickly I think that would be the perfect job for 1 with a saw
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You saved someone's life today! Imagine some kids playing in that garden and that came over!
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I never new hedges were not protected by a TPO! What about in a conservation area? Personally I'd call that a screen of trees but my knowledge is limited as you can see by my first line on this post!
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Mikes tattoo will never go out of fashion!
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I think assuming others opinions on things is a reflection of our own personal prejudices and opinions.
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Firstly have a huge resentful hissy fit, get it out your system! It's got to be done! Then you will want revenge, get all that stuff rehearsed a million times in your head then realise you would never do it and just laugh it off! Accept he was never a friend and only needed you for his own gains. Now that the emotion is out the way! Get down to hard facts! Get a Lawyer, give him the details and facts and then take it all the way! Worse case scenario is you don't get paid, you might have to pay a few hundred quid for his costs and you have another life experience under your belt and you will feel better for standing up for yourself!
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End load that limb on the right by a metre or so and leave it alone. The re-growth from the centre the will balance the crown out in a year or 2.
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I've heard of a guy out the Black Isle way, I'll try and get a number for you.
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I don't understand the accelerating out the problem. To me it will just mean you will have to go through it again when you slow down . And if there was something wrong faster makes things worse, maybe it's ok on a test track on an air field but not heading down a bust rd or motorway. I've towed since I was 17 and never had anything snake, just take it easy. Glad you are ok!
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Buy a £20 come along from Aldi! -
I have 1 you can have, it's a rock climbing 1 with front attachment. Send me your address and ill post it out !
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well something needs to give, if it's not the customer then simply lift the block, get an axe, chop the roots and put the block back down, take the cash and forget about it. You are not that kind of guy, so I wouldn't waste any time with this person.
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Lift the block and put down gravel!
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Glad it went well and you feel ok!
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I've had 3 ops on my hand, the worst bit is fasting! The getting knocked out is cool and waking back up is pretty cool too! I don't sleep well so it was great counting down from 10 and hey presto, snoozy time! Food was good in hospital and the toast and tea after is great!
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That's a blunt chipper!
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Very cool!
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I totally agree with Nailer, you need to look the part, have a good squad and then just hit the ground running. People will see you are good, everyone feels good and things just flow. All it takes though is a bad customer, a bad employee or something else to distract you and within a couple of months you can be back to scratch and it's very hard to get back up there trust me I know! Consistency,confidence and cash flow.
