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I was thinking the same, why would the tree inspector expect a willow stump to rot down?

Haha, Andy telling it how it is two posts back

Hi all, I'm looking to fill some days over the next month or so (self employed basis) before I make the move down to soggy Somerset. Cs30 31 38 39, chipper ticket and trailer licence. Willing to climb, ground, chip, drag, fell, do woodland work, trim hedges, put up fences - anything you've got to offer, I'll work hard at any job. I will travel within an hour of Diss so most of Norfolk and Suffolk, north Essex and east Cambs. Send me a private message or call 07917619114. Many thanks

I'm sure it was £1800 when I did it at the beginning of 2009....

Nice one, just make sure you get a nice helmet cam video!

Depends on the cost i suppose. (what will be the rough price cordao?) One flaw i can see is if using a krab on the end of your rigging line...

no it doesn't. it comes up with the threads you have posted in. (under the username box, make sure it says 'find posts by user', not 'threads started by..'

I know what you mean... Go to Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists - Search Forums then type your username in the username box, make sure you select 'threads' not 'posts' under 'show results as', then click search. pow! (bit long winded compared to a one click button...)

Got me waders at the ready!

bump! I've got some promising leads but would welcome more offers.

Have you tried a knut? I've been using it for the last few months and really like it. I get less sit back compared to a VT and it's more reliable at gripping. I would forget about proper self tending from any rope, that's the domain of the SJ etc. Knut - Knots Guide | Arbtalk.co.uk

Great video as usual. Watching your workmate fell the top out of his tree was nerve racking! Aerial stunt fell!

I like the buying instructions on the front, you know just in case you get confused!

^^ Child labour The missing link for a successful advertising campaign!

Looking forward to it!

Nice one Rob.

Great video Ian. Thank you. I have long stated my grievances about the school system I was in. As I was academically clever in high school, I was groomed into thinking I had to go on to sixth form, then university, then a great career in science etc etc. Never at any point did the careers adviser or teachers mention anything other than sixth form and uni. I did one year of sixth form studying physics, maths, ict and psychology. Came out with three U's and an E as I spent the whole year lost, no idea what was the point in it all, but with no other option. That was the only option that had been drilled into me, anything else was considered a failure. I then spent 5 years doing dead end jobs, still no direction in life until I realised my love of trees. That's the greatest moment in my life to date, realising that I could do something worthwhile that I enjoy, regardless of money. I even went to enroll on a carpentry course at college so I could eventually end up making furniture... but they told me No, because I was over qualified. They told me to go onto an art and design course instead. Did half a year of drawing, pottery and sticking bit of cardboard together with pva glue. I quit and was lost again. If the teachers/careers advisers took a little time to find out who I was, not what academic subjects I was good at, I might have found my dream job a bit earlier.

The Sun will be headhunting you for those pun making skills

That's the thing, the OS is running fine performance wise, I just don't like it. thanks all the same for the offer. Can't wait to use a mouse with two buttons on it again

Ram isn't the issue with ours. And windows 8 isn't just for touchscreens - there is a proper desktop/start menu etc. Also they are doing a deal where you can upgrade to windows 8 pro for £20 if you have 7.

I've been using a 22" mac for the last few months and do not like it at all. Windows 8 is apparently a lot faster than 7 (real people reports, not Microsoft marketing), So I would rather have a same spec as the mac, but 2/3rds of the cost, or same price but much better specs. I could go into a rant about what grates me about them but don't want to bore you. All I can think as to why people like macs is because they are shiney shiney.

Feb 2013 supposedly...

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Place an advert in the employment section of Arbtalk, sell yourself, make yourself stand out. Go on google maps over the area you live and type 'tree surgery' in the search box. Phone all the companies that come up. You might not get any luck straight away but in a couple of months, one of the companies you ring might need you and you'll land a good job. Good luck.

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