tommer9

I hand all my planning apps in by hand if i can, that way they are sure to have them. Email is good as they cant say they didnt receive.

The shawshank redemption started on ITV1 at 10.35 pm. Top film! For once a superb rendition of a superb (Stephen King) novella.

The cornwall council definition is that if it is all WOODchip, NO leaves whatsoever, then its not waste...if they find but ONE leaf, then its waste......WTF?????

It is unlikely to run fine one minute, then die instantly if its the spark plug- you would get a deterioration over time in performance....its morelikely to be a wire on the stop switch or something like that coming loose or snapping. Wires can snap inside the plastic coating too BTW, so even if it doesnt look broken it could be. Check the cheapest stuff firts. The switch itself may have died even!

I see what you mean- I just got totally fed up with tight arsed gits whingeing about the cost of wood, so knocked it on the head. I now either leave it, or collect it all up and get a firewood merchant in twice a year to take the lot. Theres more money in it that way i reckon...or at least the same but with no stress etc.

Nowadays it about the economics of scale. Not that long ago I used to sell logs from arb waste. (until about 3 years ago). I had a good little round that cleared most of what I took home. (I tried to leave as much cord as poss on site, which in a rural area is very easy, and milled all the big stuff.) Me and my mate would split it all by hand, sell a level landrover tipper load for about £60 and make good beer money, sometimes a decent wage. It was definitely a sideline, but it WAS profitable. Nowadays if i sell the same load for £100 (which is the most i can get for it round here- split, seasoned hardwood), I MIGHT break even. Due to the increased costs everywhere (living, banking,rent, fuel etc etc) there is no money in it as far as i am concerned. Part of the problem is the public's perception of the industry...they see it as free waste that just needs chucking in the back of a truck and delivering. Until you have split a large amount of firewood by hand or machine (not so much processor I mean) then it is impossible to understand. If you have a processor, and buy in lovely straight cordwood, and do little or nothing else, then you can make money nowadays, but you have to go big to succeed,which involves loads of very pricey kit, and the majority of arborists are working flat out to make any profit at all, let alone be splitting crappy bendy awkward knotty rubbish that is arb waste on top! Does that go any way to answering your question?

I wasnt allowed TV until i was about 12 years old. Mum and dad had one in their room, and on special occasions we were allowed to watch it.

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The moose is pretty awesome too!!:lol:

Just got sent this pic....its in Alaska.

Just received this (funny) email.... Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting. Well, for example, the other day, Bev my wife and I went into town and visited a shop. When we came out, there was a warden writing out a parking ticket. We went up to him and I said, 'Come on, man, how about giving a senior citizen a break?' He ignored us and continued writing the ticket. I called him an “a--hole” . He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having worn-out tires. So Bev called him a “s--t head”. He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing more tickets. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more we abused him, the more tickets he wrote. Just then our bus arrived, and we got on it and went home. We try to have a little fun each day now that we're retired. It's important at our age.

We all need to start carrying sniper rifles.....Hope the tossers get caught.

None of your business!

I get mine for free.....used chip oil from the chippy! Been doing it for years no problem. The ultimate eco friendly oil, and i swear the chain runs better with it.

Get rid of that ridiculous american muscle truck, save a fortune on running costs and what have you, get a towing licence and buy a defender 130 and bob's your uncle, problem solved.

I nearly posted that one.....but thought it may have been overkill.... :lol:

"I Cant wait till supper time."

Thats a crap caption....... :lol:

Know a producer down here who reckons his is the best machine he has come across yet (20 years in business if that means anything)

You'd pop it out in seconds with this, and be air conditioned too......but you may have a tiny bit of wall to rebuild too. Oh and a house....

Quality stuff Mick!!

Thats a stunning stick!! It should command top dollar!

Done now!

How heavy is 12.5 stone in pounds?

Too right. Nicely done mate.