nepia
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Is 35 too old to start a career as a tree surgeon?
nepia replied to Hound-Dogg's topic in General chat
The best way to get the above right is to engage an accountant. As one said on here once if he doesn't save you more than he charges you there's something wrong. -
That's me; there's no worse anti-smoker than an ex-smoker. Yuk! ?
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Is this hunny fungus
nepia replied to Hunny fungus and tpo's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Keep feeding it dead wood to have it leave your plants alone! -
No problem; they're a very basic plastic that burns (at high temperature) very cleanly it is claimed. I take the labels off, leave them upside down for a day and hide them in the recycling bin.
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There's a thread running about this saw jenny
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Is this hunny fungus
nepia replied to Hunny fungus and tpo's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
That's a new one on me. I hope it proves true as it could help manage the fungus. Do you have a source by any chance? I know someone who could benefit by this; he likes his garden scraped clean - wants every leaf cleared away. Perhaps I could now persuade him to let me leave some old stumps lying around ? -
There may be something in it eggs; I missed a reply to a PM last week cos there was no notification. Always on a desktop - no mobiles, laptops, notepads here. But it was a one-off; the occasional Likes still show up. Thank God there aren't Dislikes.
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Not with a mouse on a desktop! And no, not on Instagram. But I've got it; the next/previous arrows are there now which they weren't before. Panic over. Admiring that Multione; very useful.?
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I sprained my right ankle three times as a teenager badly enough to need the sticky white bandage from heel nearly to the knee each time. After 10 days the trauma of peeling it off most of my leg nearly outdid the benefit of wearing it. Then soon into my 18th year I fully broke the thing jumping of six lanes of bales on a runaway bale trailer. I've never sprained it badly since...
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**** that looks sore - burnt a hole clean through. Actually it's a bit like the hole in my exhaust cover!
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I'm glad someone was kind enough to write my soppy response for me!! Totally agree porky. Even if weakness isn't the issue a good physio may diagnose something else to explain three bad sprains in a short space of time.
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How do we get to see more than one pic?!
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You can but it's a bit of a fiddle. Easier to use is the spine of the carabiner on the harness end of your saw strop.
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Hmm - aren't you easily pleased
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Define 'exciting' in the context of Tube stations ?
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I didn't think you could catch it that way
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Can't think of a more deserving person to win; well done David. And I totally second Steve's comments when it comes to Arbtalk.
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'Near a roundabout'... could be significant.
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Haecksler have an assisting driven wheel option on at least one of their models
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'Bout 5 miles from Croydon ?
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As Josh rightly says talk to your neighbours. People need to talk. Obviously there's no guarantee of them being nice people who care about their responsibilities but you won't know if you don't approach them.
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Is this hunny fungus
nepia replied to Hunny fungus and tpo's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
My understanding of HF is that it's more a scavenger than a primary predator. If you keep your garden healthy - mulching annually for example, ensuring drainage is good, using chemicals sparingly and preferably not at all - most plants should keep it at bay. When a plant weakens due to stress from any cause HF will pounce. The fungus and its spores are everywhere; don't feel it's picking on you. I don't know about laurel's susceptibility but if you have Cotoneasters I believe they are a favourite of HF. -
Prison for welders for failing to go into isolation!
nepia replied to chopperpete's topic in General chat
The interviewed wife of one of the poor sods got it right about politicians getting away with it: on a pro rata basis that despicable SNP MP would get 5 years. -
Same as above; have run all machines on 2 or 4-stroke Aspen for years now. Never had a problem except for needing a fuel, line in the early days in an already old saw. As Stevie says you'll thank yourself for the change and very quickly come to the conclusion that you have crossed a one-way line - there's no going back to filthy 2-stroke (or 4-stroke if applicable).
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I see your point entirely but my experience says you'd find a big difference between BJ and the dealer you used. BJ used to deal direct with users but no more; when they did they were top notch. If you approached them (too late now I guess) you'd be taken seriously.
