RobArb

Hi David, Thanks for taking the time to reply, i normally only read and observe the output at UKTC from an arms length distance as i tend to live over here on the pages of arbtalk:biggrin: I read the "Limitations of Defect led Tree Risk Assessment" with great interest (my phone wouldn't stop bleeping with notifications for days:001_rolleyes:). I think after looking more into it, what i still get stuck on is this factor/tolerability of risk. Some government bod somewhere has pulled a number out of a hat (IMO:lol:) and said "that'll do". Now, was that a subjective statement i just issued. Yes, its purely my opinion, and i feel this is how QTRA is. I have no issues with Mike, in fact i've met him twice at ATF events (he probably won't remember little ole me) and i do think he's a decent bloke but the whole QTRA can be wholly misleading when "interpretation" is involved. And that really, is the downfall of any system... interpretation. We still see tree risk through our (the assessor) own eyes, and our own eyes are exactly that. We can draw on numerous years experience, some more so than others and offer an opinion as, with trees and risk, it isn't an exact science or in this case a number. Subjectivity v Objectivity, don't ya just love it:biggrin: I look forward to your thoughts on subjectivity tomorrow, and hopefully i'm sure, more people may "join in" Robin

Shadows are mad... we can see them yet they are void of light:biggrin: (Think i thunk of that a little toooo hard there:blush:)

That shadow is waving the white flag of surrender! Sent from my Galaxy S2

Me too?

Kung Fu Panda:biggrin: "Never give a sword to a man who can't dance" Confucius

I'm well jell:biggrin: Sent from my Galaxy S2

And i also meant to say, they are galls... Agrobacterium tumefaciens - The Crown gall

Willow, see that all the time up here

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I must admit a wry smile might have doth my face too:biggrin: Sent from my Galaxy S2

The guy with the hat on looks like he's doing something sneaky under the table:lol: Sent from my Galaxy S2

So you need a freelancer then? Not a sub contractor? Sent from my Galaxy S2

Without looking at the maps, that's pop all day long! Sent from my Galaxy S2

Dr. Majestic:biggrin: Sent from my Galaxy S2

Neat all the way for me but i know a few people who have it with one small ice cube?

The Glen Livet aged 12-15 (depends on price) and Laphroaig are really nice and my tipple of choice at present:thumbup:

I went straight into a FdSc (online) with no arb quals (education wise, I had the practical tickets) and was accepted onto the course after doing an assignment that was set for me too test my knowledge I failed my a levels many moons ago but have had no trouble on the course as I've put the effort in and should be on for a distinction. So as long as your prepared to read a lot and put the work in you shouldn't have a problem. It's like anything in life you only get out what you put in:thumbup: Sent from my Galaxy S2

I was half right then worth P. amurense. Bed time now, shall reconvene in the morning:biggrin: Sent from my Galaxy S2

Is the other one Pistacia chinensis?

one of them, possibly top one is ( i think ) Phellodendron chinense (or amurense) still looking for the other

Not sure which thread i've put this in before, but it goes here now... Tree is coming out, going to ask if i can leave as a large habitat pole:biggrin: Shame really, its easily 20-25m and will create a big hole when its gone

Just a Conny split in two:biggrin: Sent from my Galaxy S2

If only my journey home WAS that quick!

And they are both leaflets you say, not leaves?

Having had my Drift for only a few days, not really had a good enough job at work to film, so i got bored and started playing with the timelapse.... 35mins down to under 2 Why isn't it embedding?