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Thats a lovely find,you must be over the moon with it,I have a few old flints from over the years,but that is a one off find with more history than we understand,by the looks of it a status thing too.

That's looking a lot better mate.

Anaphylactic shock is a very nasty thing to have happen,we should all be aware of the symptoms in our trade,and of any known alergies of our work mates. I personaly have suffered from it twice,both times the euro wasp,& it knocked me off my feet in minutes,confusion,swelling of face etc,rash on arms & legs,dificult breathing & fierce chest pains from sternum to epiglotis. both times required a stay in hospital.

Advice above sounds good,get a decent subby in for your booked work,& look to any good 'study from home' courses to get your teeth into. Wishing you a speedy & full recovery.

Sad news indeed,look after yourself in this bad time.

The pics dont do it justice,it realy is a lot of damage,with everything intact each side,the vicar could not believe his eyes when the air cleared enough to see what had occured,the description of the groaning noise was a bit hair raising!

By all acounts from the vicar and other people in the path of the trail of destruction,there was a tornado,the vicar told me he saw it curve round over nearby fields,then was enveloped in a 'white out' of hail,could not see beyond the front of his car,(he had just parked in the church yard),and all he could hear was a load continuos groaning sound,which lasted for a minute or two,(very frightening)! I talked to a local farmer who was also hit by it & the destruction to his yard is substancial. This wind caused a strip of damage less than 100 yards wide with the larger debris left in a line with smaller bits on each side,a barn roof cleared a load of overhead lines & landed some 200 yards further on. amongst other damage,a garden shed was picked up and dropped intact some yards away,facing the oposite direction. I have priced up the graveyard clearance,& got a few pics,but its not easy to show the extent of what happened on camera. Click on the link if you want to see some of the images. 2012 jan-tree - a set on Flickr

Pricing up a few,theres a strip about a mile long & a hundred yards wide that has damage on a level or worse than the 'oct 87' storms,lot of big softwoods smashed up,& buildings heavily damaged,either side of the strip things are left untouched. Most peculiar,I was on the tail end of it at the time,& it was like a wall of hailstones & rain,vision down to tens of yards,only lasted for a minute or so. Will see if I can get some pics today given time.

Jeez,if you have to resort to a power tool to trim your mutts nails...trad loggers response is good,clippers desinged for the job are good with regular use & knowledge of your dog's nails if they are black,if not get him to the pooch parlour.

They look realy good,I will be having a couple of them.

Great news Stephen! Shame though,no multiple-nurse lunge pics!

Leave tiddles alone then! He's obviously too much cat for you to handle:001_tongue: Wishing you a speedy recovery Stephen:001_smile:

Looks like he's been out lamping with that on the roof!

You stand your guns mate.....I'll have the free chocky,but dont tell Spike...

Whilst I understand your sentiment Huck,I believe an inexperienced climber,on 'hitting a wall',could well do with building confidence in himself & his kit in a relaxed way,with the intention of overcoming the challenge,is that such bad advice?

I had an Oleo mac top handle way back in the late 80s or early 90s,was a good little saw until it took a heavy drop onto concrete.

Sounds bloody lovely!! I aint had any turkey this year,noone invited me:blushing:

Wobbly moments do happen,its quite natural,just take on climbs you are comfy with,& build it up,if you can climb with a mate it helps get you going. If one tree gives you a bad feeling climb others until you feel ready to take that one on,then when you have done it,and with confidence,you are seeing progress.

Way to go,nibble the crown back after dismantling the upper limb,take small pieces & you will know when its getting ready to sit up again,pole saw job keeps it safe.

Class act there !

Nasty one Stephen,hope all goes well for you with that mate.

If the job suits you I would grab it with both hands,things are going to be tough over here for a couple of years, & thats not bad pay at all right now.

Just for a laugh,found this on another forum... !

That may work for me,same place & time?