nepia
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Look at the stuff he's sold before. He's a helilogger!
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Seems like you're chasing anything but an UNinsured loss; LAs have insurances coming out of their ears! Patience man, patience...
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A hooker told me I could have my way with her for just £10 because she had no womb. I asked how we'd do it then. She said 'acwoss the woad against the wailings'.
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But aren't buzzards preying on squirrels? The birds are spreading fast - at least they have along the south coast - and they're native (I think!) Granted no bird currently preys widely on foxes but is it worth the risk of protecting the eagle owl just so it can take some foxes when it will take a load of other wildlife too, presumably including just about any bird it can catch? Genuine questions asked from a position of ignorance; I'm not trying to shoot you down.
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It's all here. Recommended reading for anyone ever likely to come within miles of the true London. The Zone starts at the south edge of Croydon and just off the top of the M23 in my area so affects far more than just 'London'. It's all about keeping your filthy fumes to yourselves so our delicate lungs don't suffer or paying us (well, Boris) lots of money for the pleasure of polluting our fair city. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/lez/ Jon
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Gareth - apologies; was accidentally ignoring non-South Easters. LEZ = London Emissions Zone TfL = Transport for London, who control London these days. Shouldn't affect you too much I hope! Jo
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At that size and age (probably late Victorian) perhaps the tree's just reached its end? The similar one I dealt with 15 months ago was loaded with Honey Fungus at the bottom but that may well have been effect, not cause. To be fair a spill of domestic heating oil 20 yards away probably finished it off but it was on the way out.
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Not 'consultation' but 'confirmed' according to the TfL site.
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Seems to me that if it's all you can get then it's better than nothing. Be honest with customers and you'll be fine. I sold a load last Sunday that was nothing other than sw/ch; it was very dry (dead tree cut into rings summer of '07) and was for woodburner use. The client's a regular so I wouldn't mess them about. Go on - you know you want to.
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I think you'd have to go some to suffer cyanide poisoning from laurel. When I was a teenager I deeply inhaled the fumes from an airtight jam jar that contained a lump of cyanide the size of small sugar cube. The jar hadn't been opened in months. I felt a bit sick and dizzy for a few minutes but was fine after that. Wibble.
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It's great as a 'middling' wood to go on the kindling before the hardwood. It dries fast once split and burns very well. Definitely keep it.
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Old pollards I'd guess.
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A slight derail but I thought this may be worth storing at the back of your mind, especially as it originates from next door to you. http://www.slef.org.uk/landm/pdfs/leaflet.pdf
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It looks like Big-Al's the man here but my penn'orth is... if they're ponticums go and put another few feet of chip on them, if they're species they won't appreciate it. It won't do them serious harm but it could inhibit flowering. If all you need do is a small amount of work raking some chip away from the stems I'd suggest that'll put everyone at ease. Rhodies are shallow rooted and like to keep them that way: that's why I've a couple of windblown 30' x12" stems available for firewood any time I want to go get 'em!
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Ah. I tried!
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Don't know where in Kent you are but Bromley way there's an ebay seller 'pratola-serra'. He has dozens of Tirfor-type winches (not Chinese!) He's only got one or two listed at the mo but he has others.
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Looked at a similar job last year - 105 of them at 50' - took advice from someone way more knowledgeable than me who said 'with good access go for £30 a tree'. The work isn't quite the same but the formula should work for you.
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The laburnum will go; it's one of turners' very favourites. The yew may or may not.
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Good for you for thinking of saving the wood for turners but once you've done that several times - I've done it more but I'm a fool unto myself - you'll probably stop. Let's say they're a fickle bunch who cause exasperation to say the least and if you dare mention actually paying more than a pint for the wood... Apologies to the turners who aren't like that - and I know there are plenty - but I'm afraid you're let down too often by the others. A couple of years ago I would have sent many e-mails and made some calls to sell to turners. Now - just take an axe to it. Locally (the south-east) I'm told there's a glut of yew available.
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What do you call an Aussie holding a glass of champagne? A waiter.
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and stand on the said neighbour's doorstep to see just what height the stick needs to be to spoil the view.
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See if this helps. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/22585-psi-powerbox.html
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Shall we form our very own little club?!
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Was called a dogleg when I was farming; showoffs used to cut small bales in half with it. Not a clever thing to let the guy working the baler see!
