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Doesn't matter whether you're in you teens or 40s - it's still gonna hurt ! If anything, i'd say having a few years behind you may be an advantage, as you have now decided this is something you actually want to persue and isn't just an alternative to the dole. Have you thought about doing the C&G course, either as the ten week course or just one day per week? It'll give you a gentle introduction to the whole climbing thing and give you a good idea of whether it's for you (or not ). And even if you find climbing's not your thing, you will still have gained enough knowledge the basics to run a team, with someone else as your lead climber. You've come this far, so give it a go .

Dr Janey says it looks like classic Silver leaf or Canker symtoms, like everyone else has said. Hard to say for definate with just the two piccies.

Well put. Suicide is easy to make cras, all encompassing comments about unless you have actually been in that situation. Yes, it is selfish, and that just adds to the guilt and anxiety. But it is certainly not an easy option. It's more about not wanting to carry on, wanting the pain to cease and not being able to see any hope for anything better. Not about actually wanting to kill yourself. There is a difference. Really glad to hear things are looking better for you John

Not bad news for me, me deah. Learn't my lesson and booked up within seconds of getting the email .

Perfect as i am, thank ye very much. Or are you saying otherwise...? How deep can you dig that hole? LoL.

That's so ageist!!! What about us old has beens that haven't been on the right side of 25 for a loooooong time? Well done for getting the funding .

Gawd, having read through all of these posts, there is a lot that sounds so horribly familiar. When i started out, i totally loved what i was doing. I worked after hours and weekends for no extra pay, simply because i enjoyed it so much. When and how did that change to laying awake all night, feeling sick with anxiety and, literally, having to hide in the toilets at times to get away from it all for a precious few minutes??? Though it's not good that anyone else has gone / is going through the same, it does feel kind of reassuring that i am not entirely alone. I think one of the worst feelings when things are so bad is the isolation, and that no one else could possibly understand. I have had to totally reasses my life and came to the conclusion that leaving my last job would be best for all involved, but most especially best for me. One of the hardest decisions i have had to make - i felt as though i was letting so many people down . Now i totally skint and have a mild Jeremy Kyle addiction, but i am so much more at ease. I can't wait to get back to work - at a lower responsibilty level - and i am trying to refind that passion that i had originally. Being on this site has helped to get my interest going again .

Any other Arbtalkers going to this? Just so i know who to look out for - or who to avoid . LoL.

Hi Alice, i saw you post on the uktc 'site but i couldn't email you my details as your address was asterisked out . I'm glad to see you on here. Email on it's way to you.

Emergency paper supply for all those caught short moments?

How long before there's a fence to fence off the fence??? All those killer snaggy bits. Argghhh - crazyness

Awww, ickle baby bike Wish i'd had something that nice to start with. I'm taking an intelligent guess you haven't still got it?

And they still say GM hasn't escaped the labs into the great outdoors!!!

Don't envy you. I know a couple of people who tried to juggle work and the Prof Dip and couldn't manage it, and that was without a fambly life. The hands on, more practical side of the Prof is attactive to me, but i don't know what i actually want to do with myself, career wise, so my thinking is the BSc will give me more options. And although i'd never compare the two, ii have the Tech Cert which ust about covers the basics of Law, BS's, report writing etc. I have none of those pesky commitments to get in the way either, like kids, a job, a life.... Plus i'm a sad anorak type who enjoys the whole learning thing. Doesn't matter if i'll never get to use my superior brain power while stacking shelves (And one of the biggest decision makers is that i can secure Gov' funding for the BSc, but i haven't been able to for the Prof Dip. Good to know i make such vital, life changing decisions on the whims of this country's grant system!!!).

If your "friend" (sure it's not you in disguise?) is still looking, i saw this earlier: Land-Force.com - Professional Arborist

No, not at all, it's just very difficult sometimes doing what the paying customer wants compared to what you know is best practise. I generally hate specifying anything more than the lightest thins or reductions (killer trees that are about to colapse are exceptions) and then try and negotiate a compromise. It can be one of the more soul destroying parts of the job, but hey, we are here to educate the ignorant masses But i'm unemployed, so what does that say ???

What was the spec' on the beech? It's a shame you didn't have a before piccy for comparison as the lower limbs look a little "lion - tailed" on the photo above .

I have! Nice enough family (they offered us tea ), but we watched them dealing and then they asked us if we wouldn't mind coming back at a later date as one of them was going through smack withdrawals. Joys of Housing Assoc' work . Love Shameless. That and Jeremy Kyle make me feel a rounded, intellegent human being again.

MORE than nice lifestyle, i'd say, and from what i saw on GD, he seems to have a good set of ethics. His house is still ugly though.

I'm far too old and crabby for a weekend in a tent ! If there isn't hot n' cold running luxuries then i'm just not into it. I wouldn't mind seeing FNM though, as they were one of the first bands i was really into and haven't seen them live since the early '90s Sounds like a good line up - if only i could watch it live from the comfort of my own bed.

You could start here for a basic overview: Website of the UK government : Directgov I haven't got the site addresses to hand, but try Googling lifelong learning, skills for life, learning + skills council, business link. Good luck with it. The irony is that you're more likely to get funding if you are out of work, rather than in work and earning a pittance but wanting to further yourself

Great bit of building. Beautiful surroundings. All the usual praise, but i felt that this particular build was somehow lacking in the aesthetics department. I'll probably get shot down as some sort of silva-phobic philistine, but just thought the end result was kinda... ugly and didn't make the most of the resources to hand

Arghhh!!! Thought i'd banished all memories of that place. I had a lot of "firsts" there Gorgeous view. Totally trumps my lunch in the Northolt ghetto. But strangely enough, i seem to have more trees here than the piccy above

Nice reduction. Bit less than a 30%, but that's good . Wish some of my contractors would be as sympathetic with their crown reductions.

Great video Who's the music by?