Tony Croft aka hamadryad

It is said to take around (very rough figure) 100,000 years for a mental evolutionary change of mind, the hard wired part. i.e for millions of years we have feared predation sharks for example, but we have only been around planes trains and automobiles for a very short time. Whilst i am not suggesting we will fear these like spiders later on, it is an example of how long it takes for something to become a hard wired and acumulative instinct. but knowledge can be and has been throughout the age of man lost. The essence of what i think is important in this (theory) is that darwins theory is basicaly in essence a gradual loss of diversity not an expansion. If you become better than all the rest the cannot exist in the pressence of your superior edge. in inclusional theory all co exists adapts to fill voids like a flow form, a body of liqiud, filling areas not taken, the macro pores and micro pores of evolutionary space and time. darwins theory has some grounds, for we will prove his by self elimination if we do not succed in living life the "inclusional way" where we succeed we continuosly eliminate the void spaces and life is progressivley narrowed as we fill the volume. The human race is acting on darwins self fullfilling prophecy, his theory is proving its downward spiral, inclusional theory explains diversity, the choice is yours.

looks like its the young ones working there! peak or taking it easy? lol

Sounds like a plan!

I think a diversion round the right side of the little beech, some mulch and big sections of dead brought in would help her though. sandy soil is always going to be better against compaction, but also more free draining and lower organic content. Judging by the car tracks, its been driven over in wet conditions, enhances compaction as you know, I dont doubt some work as you say on the organic content rizoshpere would give this girl a natural boost. lovely place, great work environment and very very jelous.

This is a tricky one, some things are instinctual, others learnt, a skill is a methiod, whereas an instinct is hard wired. I am in no doubt advanced civilisations have existed before and been lost, are you? What skills did we "lose" when the romans left?

if your underwieght your always going to struggle keeping your core temp up, add poor circulation and you have a problem, I sympathise. gt yourself some badger balm, waitrose i get mine, some thin photographers gloves for dexterity and just kep the chil off, youll still be able to use the tablet with these. get yourself any of the pocket hand warmersd on the market and use them when it just gets too bad. My personal tip is to keep your fingers moving inbetween whatever else you do, its a hard habit to get into but it definatley is a big help with the blood flow.

think about doing the tech cert or at a push with applying with APL the rfs diploma, more forestry orientated than capel myerscough i believe.

I personaly love an axe, preferably one from gransfors, swedish made and top draw. they are the BEST tool for splitting rings of a size that needs parting, and way cleaner and more efficient than a saw cut with the grain to half the ring. i can chop wood, as fast as I am ever going to need, it is an awsome tool in practiced hands. just ask the welsh axe champs!

got into the degree on basis of prior lerning etc, no previous qualifications, cespt my nptc and VTA training. though I did have to do a pre entry assignment. you should be able to do these exams at work with your supervisor as witness. get onto myerscough online see what they can offer. it is always worth trying to get into a higher level course thsn your entitled to, by having them asses your APL acredation of prior learning. was no point me doing a basic tech cert and diploma was a no brainer too, apparently it was too much for people on line? so whats this degree im on all about then? if the diploma is too much to handle online?

naked lunge! that was my plan, mmm time for a re think, i must be origional!

Im doing mine online, it seems to make it a little harder as its not a perfect delivery system and you need OOODLES of discipline and motivation, but i am loving it and I am feeling a great deal of pride in my new found proffesionalism. it really does hone your game, and like you say, we all gotta stop climbing sometime.

PMSL:lol:

isnt it strange how there are so many industries heavily regulated and controlled, to be a sparks you HAVE to go NIC, plumbers/gas Its corgi registration, but one of th.. no THE most dangerous and potentialy for the public too, occupations going and it is a bloomin free for all! utter utter madness, it just dont figure!

That dobbie is a corker

i was lucky enough to be in a handfull of really good climbers round here and got a rep for big wood, some of the jobs I got thrown my way, best tree education and i will never forget that period between 20 to 30 years of age. it was MENTALIST! i just couldnt get enough of it, and I still love it now, but there just isnt the big tree stock there was 20 years ago. sad really, insurance/subsidance has a lot to do with that.

Its funny, you say all that but i seem to have found my second, no third if not fourth wind, i kid you not since I opened the door to acadamia, fungi and various other sapects VTA etc i just cant stop, everydsy is like a new penny, and i look at my work and my trees in a whole new light. this job will just never grow old for me, its way to big a subject to have run its course. Arbor is my life

maybe you should try a more efficient system for the bigguns? I know what you mean though those four small jobs make far more than the one big job, but it never was ALL about the money, not for me anyway, i am glad to be doing the jobs i truly love to do. otherwise getting out of bed everymorning would seem like drudgery:001_smile:

mmm, good job were all different, be a flippin boring place else! i think its got great potential, its erly days, whatever you think is fine with me, really it is but i cant help feeling a little gutted on Alans behalf that there are more knockers than takers. or at least find it as interesting as i did. i guess at the end of the day, its one of those things you iether take or leave, but i hope some find it inspiring or interesting to think about.

Ive long believed this is the way to go, we have accses to so much large hardwood in back gardens, a portable version of these small mills is defo a way to turn waste cord into a valuable resource. And way better than going to pulp/fuel etc as carbon is locked up for sometimes hundreds of years. some of those beams in york must be ancient, well before the industrial revolution, carbon sink with an asthetic appeal.

Lol, yeah, tis a wee bit chilly out at the mo! we wimped out today!

I have had a desire to go to calfornia since reading "the wild trees" by richard preston, is anyone else feeling the pull of a little sillet esque escapades! if so i would like to know, as it will require at least two to three guys to do it properly. this is the arborists crowning glory, the most extreme and awsome thing I suspect i will ever do while still in a climbing career, who would be up for it? mmm maybe for my 40th birthday, as my "last ascent"

Well I am 38 next June, and I can tell you now i LOATHE the small stuff and always did, nice to have it as an option but give me a big take down that needs at least a 64 at thirty plus feet. or a fine tipping reduction that you can really put some effort into and do "something special" with. I Know where your coming from fella, its "big wood" blood you got, good man, proper arbor

if I had the kit to lend , trust me, it would be yours. aint this sort of thing jsut the worst part of our work, having to lieraly be paranoid everytime you set up or pack up, wheres my tools can they be snatched, sleepless nights, tools inside your back door, etc etc, i dont miss that, just having my own firm.

I was avoiding this thread, mostly cos i am an emotional sod, thats a sad story, and my heart genuinely goes out to his wife and children. Thats harsh.

this thread has cracked me up all the way, I am WELL IN! i have a feeble attempt to add for now, will "do better" next time!