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What the hell have we ever done to you Rob, to warrant you posting that??? It must've been bad

Er, that's tonight, I mean. Oops At the risk of being told that I watch far too much TV... There's a great little piece on here about tree pruning in the biomes at The Eden Project. They do it with... Helium balloons lifting the climbers!!! Catch it on the BBC iPlayer if you can, it's about ten mins in.

A la Top Gear with the indestructable pickup? I was impressed with the accurate reversing. I didn't ever have lessons for chainsaw tantrum destruction when I was taking driving lessons

I'm not too keen on off road yurting for the night, but as lond as I can get a hot shower in the morning then I'm up for chipping in with the over night accomodation, wherever that may be.

I think that could become one of your best sellers

i Player - it's the way of the future, my deah. My brain's still in recovery position from information overload at Barcham's on Tuesday, I think, and a bit of quality TV and duvet time keeps me out of trouble

It's not quite so secret now! Doh!

The bluebells are looking gorgeous there T. I would never have guessed that they are so prevalent from the foray last autumn. It's a great time to be in the woods as all the ground flora hasn't been entirely shaded out yet. Did you get bored of using your shiny new bling climbing gear already and go for a bimble instead?

Note to self: get zoom lens for photograghing stingy, buzzy things next time.

You can join in the leather waistcoat appreciation society as well, if you like Sorry, yes m'lud, I am very guilty of going seriously off topic.

That all really depends on the definition of "work" Does a couple of hours smiling sweetly at a bunch of obnoxious old jakeys and listening to their poor attempts at chat ups count? If so, then I've been working darn hard! . It's not anywhere near as exciting as an emergency call out, but at least I wasn't sweating my proverbials off in a pair of ballistics. And I get to meet some really "interesting" people. Arrggghhhh! Is poochly getting old and doddery? He may just surprise you and happily go on for years yet, plodding on in his own happy way. I don't envy you being a responsible owner of an aging pet. I had to have my cat put down not that long ago after 18 years of companionship and it was awful. I knew I was doing the right thing by the dear old mankey beastie, but it was still the hardest decision. You'll know what the right thing to do is when you need to make that decision. And then you can get a Staffy and look hard and hang out with da local yout'

Cheers Paul. It's just as well I never got entirely au fait with the 2005 version if they're changing it again

Bats in caves

You could get some serious mileage done on a beast like that. Look at all that panier space - you could fit most of my wordly possessions in there and still have space left over for a spare duvet or two Is this the start of your very own Long Way Diagonally? And have you informed Missus Rupe that she does, in fact, love motorbikes and that she's really looking forward to touring with you while you're going through you Charley Boreman phase?

Nah, go for the 'bike instead. You get to dress up as a Power Ranger that way

I've only been there the once and I thought something similar. Within literally metres of a huge city, you have this amazing, wild escarpment. Stunning

To completely and utterly derail this thread, how's this for a suggestion for combining your obvious love of Harleys and walking the dog. No know you want to:

Sounds of sharp intake of breath... That's ridiculous!!! Arb' is a notoriously low paid industry, even at consultancy level and coming out of Uni' with that level of dept is crazy. There are far too few people taking higher education in forestry and arb' as it is. This is going to make it almost impossible for anyone who wants to get their degree and further themselves

Hahaha, that's such an old man's bike Did you have the pipe and slippers as well? And there was me thinking you wasn't that old, either. So are you heading towards your Harley phase in life ? Or are you going to do it properly and get the ridiculously powerful sports bike with matching leathers? (A bit like moi ).

It's a legal requirement in this country. We're not true Brits unless we moan about it being too hot/cold/wet etc

Another vote for natives if possible How about copper beech with dog roses interplanted? Obviously, beech isn't evergreen but they will retain their leaves in the lower crown to help hide the fence during winter and the roses will provide interest with their contrasting flowers, winter hips and lots of food for wildlife.

That would really P' off your neighbour wouldn't it? First you vandalise their tree and then you fly tip all the arisings in theie garden! Talk about adding insult to injury. Still on the subject of what I would go, if it was the other way around and it was my tree that had been fubar'd then no, I wouldn't go to the police about it. I would, however, get as much evidence as possible and inform the LA of their actions. ... And then set about acts of petty revenge to make my neighbour's life hell for a while I'm still in a long term, stable relationship with my significant other. I think we're going to be together for the foreseeable .

I photoshopped those numbers onto the speedo, honest guv' I work to my own moral code, which isn't always the same as what is legal. However, as this is a publically viewable 'site, I'm bound to say that I never break the law in any way As for the twig napping scenario, I think I would be one of the few people that would do things rigidly (some would say, anally) by the law and offer any arisings back to the owner. BUT, I wouldn't go hacking at a neighbours tree without discussing it with them in the first place. I've worked in LAs giving just this kind of advice to members of the public and liasing with the Legal Dept's over planning regs infringements involving trees, so I would be one huge hypocrite if I was to then completely ignore the correct way of doing things.