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  1. Hairyloon
    I saw this on telly the other day. I don't see any real problem, we wiped them out easily enough before; if it turns out they're a really bad idea, we can wipe them out again.
  2. Hairyloon
    I believe that your boss is correct, but you are not allowed to use a vehicle registered as plant to carry goods. So don't be tempted to chuck a couple of logs in the back.
  3. Hairyloon
    One time I was working for a company and one of the top 020T saws they had developed a leak such that it sprayed petrol over the operator. I showed this to the boss and he said "It'll do for using on the ground." He sacked me shortly after, so I mentioned this to the local HSE and they were not even remotely interested.
  4. Hairyloon
    These air-burner things. Do they do anything useful with the heat or any by-products? Or are they just a big fire in a box?
  5. Hairyloon
    So is anyone going to write to the BBC and express these points?
  6. Hairyloon
    Do they? That's good then. What factors do they consider then?
  7. Hairyloon
    A firm I used to work for had a Terravent. Apparently it was a -ing horrible job, but I never used it, so I couldn't comment.
  8. Hairyloon
    But if you've got a well designed still, the fire stays hot, so you (almost) never have to light it.
  9. Hairyloon
    Curious. Nearly everyone I've worked with has worked pretty hard. With the exception of some of the lads at the council (didn't count them in the six firms BTW). I've only met one girl in this business, she was doing her chainsaw training and her name was Denise. Which I though was very appropriate because she kept testing her chainsaw trousers.
  10. Hairyloon
    I once got iriditis (inflammation of the iris) from sawdust in my eyes. It was not nice. Wish I'd made better note of what species we'd done that day.
  11. Hairyloon
    But it is not difficult to turn it into excellent compost. Well rotted wood chip is the best compost I have ever used. I have also spent a lot of time watching bonfires, and thinking they're much nicer than chippers, but still there has got to be a better way. And the fact is that you can get a lot of very useful things from the distillation and/or pyrolysis of wood. Charcoal, creosote, turpentine and methanol to name but a few. During the war, they ran quite a lot of vehicles on wood by gasification (I'm guessing that was what the picture of the unimog was about). So I have in mind a portable pyrolysis still. I might even build one one day.
  12. Hairyloon
    I agree. I've worked for six firms. Only two had good staff care. One was barely acceptable, and the other three were downright crooks. Of these, the worst should have been the best, considering who has put her name to them, but they were quite clearly out for the money, above tree care, customer care and certainly staff care. It may be that I just encountered a dodgy branch of the firm and the rest of it does it right, but the contract came from head office so I don't think so. Why can't all these certifying organisations (like the AA) also cover basic staff welfare?
  13. Hairyloon
    Apology accepted.
  14. Hairyloon
    If you're up a tree and you loose your balance and start to fall, what do you do? Certainly dumping the saw may well be high on the instinctive reaction list. And since he was falling, I don't think sitting on the saw was a conscious decision. A bit judgemental from someone who doesn't know how to use an apostrophe.
  15. Hairyloon
    I've crushed the end bone in my little finger, bust my ankle (no broken bones according to A&E, but...) and poked a chainsaw in my forearm, but the thing I have most trouble with is tennis elbow. The scratches, strained back and dust in the eye go without saying, but the latter once gave me iriditis, which was fairly unpleasant.
  16. Hairyloon
    No. That's how close it was. He was fine, apart from all the accident report forms he had to fill in.
  17. Hairyloon
    A chap I was working with managed to drop his saw so a twig pushed the trigger, and sat on it. He needed a new harness, new trousers and new boxer shorts (not because of the fright). How close was that?
  18. Hairyloon
    That is utterly inexcusable. Frankly I think that lacking forethought to that degree could be considered negligent... My deepest sympathy for your friend.
  19. Hairyloon
    Sorry, it was a long time ago (2004?), and to be fair to the manufacturer, it was probably a bit old and knackered already. Certainly taught me to inspect & renew my equipment more regularly. You might think that, I couldn't possibly comment.
  20. Hairyloon
    Only since you asked. It got turned around so the load was on the gate, which should have been strong enough, but clearly wasn't. It broke. Luckily one of the loops on my harness remained hooked into it, so I remained dangling, somewhat lop-sided. On the same job I dropped my saw & it hit a branch. The handle smashed, jamming the throttle on full. That wasn't much fun either.
  21. Hairyloon
    Pass on my best wishes. I've had a near miss when a carabina broke, and that was bad enough.

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