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I was out tonight, & I am booked in to deal with a hanging limb in an oak over a house.

Aww, that's a sweet thought!

Had that sorted, spikes & flip line! Yes it was Daniel, lights were a pain, all zip tied to the outer tips, they put them up with a mewp.

I have just responded to a council calling me out, the high street christmas tree was becoming a danger to shoppers, had to climb it to remove the lights & leccy cable, then dismantle the thing. I got some pointed remarks from a few passers by about early removal of the tree, & that's an understatement! I don't intend to hurt them on my invoice, as I had so much fun! A quick pic at the wobbly top! DSCF0002 by geoff321, on Flickr

Most people confronted by an intruder will be acting to survive, all this planning to alter evidence after is more likely to get you in the mire with the law, when it comes to violence resulting in serious injury or death, they will have a good hard look. Anyone unfortunate enough to go through this experience would do well to just leave the resulting evidence well alone if you wish to enjoy your liberty.

Found this in the shed this morning, wee little xr400, think the tyres will have to go!

Nothing wrong with a road king, nice comfy bike with character!

Nice one mate, looks a nice one!

On hearing that her elderly grandfather had just passed away, Katie went straight to her grandparent’s house to visit her 95 year old grandmother and comfort her. When she asked how her grandfather had died, her grandmother replied, "He had a heart attack while we were making love on Sunday morning." Horrified, Katie told her grandmother that 2 people nearly 100 years old having sex would surely be asking for trouble. "Oh no, my dear, " replied granny. "Many years ago, realizing our advanced age, we figured out the best time to do it was when the church bells would start to ring. It was just the right rhythm. Nice and slow and even. Nothing too strenuous, simply in on the Ding and out on the Dong." She paused, wiped away a tear and then continued, "And if that ice cream truck hadn’t come along, he’d still be alive today!"

If you think it's nice stock, wait until you open the exhaust up, it rips!

I was at a party last night, and the DJ played "Sit Down" So we all sat down! He then played "Jump Around." So we all jumped around! Then he put on "Come On Eileen"... I got thrown out.

Forestry is farming, you are pulling in a crop, tree surgery is a different ball game, bit like asking a bloke who mows lawns to do it for nothing & keep the grass cuttings.

I have offered to cut into hand manageable pieces & leave the wood behind for customers who think there tree has a value, very few will go for it, so why should I cut it down & transport it for nowt. If they don't want the wood I will take it, but I'm not in the business of working for it, I work for money, no exceptions. Once people start to do tree surgery in part or whole for the timber, the industry will become a mess.

I'm with Skyhuck on this one.

Ok, thank you, will give them a call.

I need to replace the wheel bearings on my 2006 TW125ph, & wondered if I could have the codes for the bearings, as I can then get them from a bearing supplier local to me. Thanks.

Morning Felix.

Try Sloth on here, I have used him, very nice report he did too. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members/sloth.html http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&key=cf5a4e4f45c59ededa7d7617d25006e7&loc=http%3A%2F%2Farbtalk.co.uk%2Fforum%2Flounge%2F1516-jokes-118.html%23post1010114&v=1&libId=3aba1269-bbbd-40d5-a164-58f7423ec340&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sd-arb.co.uk%2F&ref=http%3A%2F%2Farbtalk.co.uk%2Fforum%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearchid%3D10405137&title=Jokes%3F%3F%3F%20-%20Page%20118%20-%20Arbtalk.co.uk%20%7C%20Discussion%20Forum%20for%20Arborists%23post1010114&txt=SD%20Arboriculture%20-%20helping%20trees%20work%20for%20you...%3CBR%3ETree%20surveys%20and%20reports%20based%20in%20Essex%2C%20covering%20East%20Anglia&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13865812095626

I would prefer an oem engine/ gearbox setup, as you don't know the level of expertise that has gone into the conversion, might be a bit slower, but fine if your happy to poodle about.

A young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand. He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript. So, the new monk goes to the Old Abbot to question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error in the first copy, it would never be picked up! In fact, that error would be continued in all of the subsequent copies. The head monk, says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son." He goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery where the original manuscripts are held as archives, in a locked vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years. Hours go by and nobody sees the Old Abbot. So, the young monk gets worried and goes down to look for him. He sees him banging his head against the wall and wailing. "We missed the R! We missed the R! We missed the bloody R!" His forehead is all bloody and bruised and he is crying uncontrollably. The young monk asks the Old Abbot, "What's wrong, Father?" With a choking voice, the Old Abbot replies, "The word was ... .... CELEBRATE!"

Yep the tw125 is a very nice chipper, some people knock them, but don't listen, the 125 is a good sound chipper.

If it's not too far off it could be worth a look, door pillars on the bulkhead look a bit down in the mouth, not too happy about the engine gearbox config, but it could be worth it for that money as long as it's not a pup.

For once we agree,a much more pleasant way of description. But it's simple, a 150t with exhaust mod for pruning, a 460 for chogging down, & an xp 346 for snedding, oh, the venerable ms200 topper for 'anything else'.

Doubt they would be that daft!

I have heard them called topper a few times, mostly I think people are abbreviating the term 'top handled saw'. I bet the one shown doesn't stand up to hard work for long.