RobArb

Knowing what little I know, i have formed basic opinions of this industry we work in from reading articles, journals, parts of my course etc etc etc and is it a case of ignorance is bliss? I've been reading parts of the UK Forestry Standard and its got me thinking about sustainability and how trees are intrinsically linked with global sustainability. Tree work for the global good is an interesting view basically stating that forestry and arb industry (the fact we are responsible for the day to day care of trees forests and woodlands) is charged with the responsibility of protecting the interests of the planet. This is indeed a high charge, however, succeeding in this requires (IMO) changes from the ground up. Our industry would have to meet these global needs by excelling in our duty of care and operating sustainable and responsible practices. I know that forestry and arb are in theory two different industries with forestry producing timber for mainly commercial markets where as arb is, well arb! but both can learn from each other in my opinion to increase profitability and sustainability e.g not sending arisings to landfill, using the chip for mulches, biomass etc, wood carvings on site (if appropriate), firewood, fencing, habitat piles, ecology and conservation. I think we need to consider the economic, social and environmental factors of everything we do. I'm only discussing MY opinions on this as today (and yesterday) we've been to a job on a council estate. The job is to take down a large (55-60ft) ash which is probably over a hundred years old:sneaky2:. Now the couple who want the tree down live in a privately owned ex council house they bought 9 years ago. The tree in question is in the back garden of their next door neighbours house which is still council owned and rented out. They been trying (apparently) for the past 8 years to get the tree removed? Why, i hear you ask? Because the tree blocks light to their garden in the summer when they are hosting barbeques!!! When they bought the house was the tree not there already?? This kind of links in to the other post i made about legal nuisance to... Anyway my point is this tree is, sorry was, healthy, sustained life other than that of itself, was a nice feature in a back garden that could cope with the size of it and in my opinion was doing nothing wrong, yet the Council and the TO have given in to the couple and the tree is being removed without anything being planted in return... where is the sustainability in that?? Is it really a case of ignorance is bliss or do the masses need educating or am I just on a one man mission to nowhere..

simples answer:thumbup:

looked impressive.... and confusing:lol:

one thing though stoner, why do you call him baniel? or was it a typo? thought he was daniel..? or dadio?

well my simple answer would be - after seeing that the step never snapped first time and a strain of considerable force was put on my rope i would either get it loler checked or discard it if i felt it was damaged/spoiled in anyway - simples

If you choose to ignore peoples questions who would like to know something about your techniques but refuse to answer, sorry, are under no obligation to answer, then is that not preaching to the masses? Surely choosing which questions to answer or not is not a true and open and honest debate..? You obviously have and use techniques that work for yourself and you alone. sometimes people here understand, sometimes people don't. but surely answering questions even the difficult ones draw people towards the positive side rather than causing a negative reaction by ignoring people?? as regards to this cut you have explained why you use this cut and why you think it works for yourself. I don't know what has gone on in other threads and to be honest i'm not bothered but surely a polite question about the use of a rope is not that difficult to answer??

thought this was quite interesting, a real eye opener for me anyway PROBLEMS FROM A SLIPPERY SLOPE.doc

naked as the day i was born... not a pretty site:thumbup:!!!

but what about 18 stoners question, he has asked politely 3 times now and you have ignored him?

sentiments echoed here, but alas i do not call the shots:001_tongue: That is hopefully what my FdSc will allow me to do one day:thumbup:

twig!

what do people think about reducing trees that don't need reducing?

nice pics what camera do you use?

although not great offroad!

best i can do is in my local town, there is a teenage mutant ninja turtle hanging from a phone cable about 25ft up in the middle of a street... someones put it there with a mewp as its gripping on haha..!! i'll try get a pic

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was that a purposeful placement of the banana skin?

do love his stuff! Cool vid aswell:thumbup:

is that Beck in the soundtrack?

why thank you sir but i do'th protest, was not me but my shadow:001_cool:

Thought i'd have a go at this malarky myself. I even got my shadow to blow up all the chippings!!

second one is a goodun, but i'd have straightened up that stray log:lol:

This Sycamore was to be reduced by 30%. So here is another gripe! I know work like this keeps me in a job, but was the spec really necessary? The tree over the past few years has already been thinned twice so in retrospect there was not much left to reduce! Nobody lives in the house in the pic and it has been unoccupied while builders apparently are doing something to it AND it was built there with the trees already existing. So why do we pander to peoples complaints about the trees? Poor trees i say! Don't get me wrong i'm not a tree hugging hippy, and some trees are definately in the way sometimes when it comes to health and safety but i think this was unnecessary. Anyway, took till dinner, was a nice sunny morning and I don't think it looked to bad in the end. The last four piccy's were me having a go at shadowlithing especially for Monkey-D:thumbup:

its like a reverse fish eye effect (think that terminology is right:blushing:?), looks well good!

i have my boots under the car foot heaters to and from work and they come in the house with me at night time!