RobRainford
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Have a pat on the back too rob!!!! i know it may not seem much to other people but i think i deserve one
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It is completely unrealistic as ad says. It would most likely be a memory upgrade as that's the easier thing to do and will give them a nice boost. For the past few years there's been rumours of an iPhone nano. But that's just defeating the object. So they will stay as rumours. I spoke to people at apple. Nothing happens until apple says it is. I ordered mine online last night. But found out I'll have it in may. Cancelled it and I'll go on the hunt for one in the next couple of weeks. This is a reward to myself. I worked hard in march with college and work coming in. Not many days off. Even the days off I had to sort something out for college or work.
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Tried 3 shops. Sold out or would be by the time I got there. Just found out there was one I could have tried and managed to get one. Properly gutted! Ordered online. Expected delivery is 3rd may! Although i think they'll be in stock before then. If I can find one before next Friday in a shop I'll cancel my order and get another!
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If they are flowering I would leave them. If they aren't then do it quick!
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I wa going so say something really funny but had a mind block!
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im assuming you mean the laurel chip? it smelled lovely!
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i had to restrict works yesterday, laurel coming out and a conifer to be cut in half, was seeing and hearing doves, pigeons and sparrows in and aorund it all day, so i dropped some of the price, explained to the customer and said ill be back in september! They were absolutely fine with it, his words 'its the law, you cant do much about it' which i agreed!
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Sizeable laurel removal from yesterday. The conifer on the left was going to have a reduction. But it had all sorts of birds cooing and fluttering round. Weather was glorious. Managed to get a tan. Finally. All of the laurel went though my little Gloria. Apart from the large Logs. Did well!
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released at 5pm friday 25th. Ill be waiting in line, tried to pre-order one but theres no pre order at all. first come first serve. looks like ill be working quick on friday.
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As long as you let out a big manly grunt as you took the photo then it wasn't soppy at all! Quite strange that!
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No offence taken. I can see the reason in your post. It's been booked for a couple of weeks but the LOLER is important. The job requires a very short amount of climbing. I would say less than half an hour. The LOLER inspector is a college instructor and this week is his only slot. So I'm having to do it. I have a good network of people if I need them. Who are always grateful for any work I send their way. I have organised some kit. So I am after a groundy now. It was late and I was tired when I posted so I may have not made much sense! Rob: I knew it was you!
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Look after it Tom. It won't stay shiny for long! Mines not even a year old and look at it now! The black thing is just a broken spoon. Still good for stirring but no good for scooping.
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47 views and no interest? shame. Alternatively you can phone or text on 07841128366
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Congrats from me! was it a surprise or did you know about it?
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and tampons for nosebleeds! so this is the future of treework as we know it, using SMEG dishwashers to clean your kit and store it all in prada man bags and filling your gloves with Oil of ulay. in the words of the chuckle brothers oh dear oh dear oh dear!
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try the HPOC, hilux pickup owners club, plenty for sale on there and they generally tend to be looked after!
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my 10ft container was £500 and we stuck it on a 7.5T wagon and brought it back ourselves!
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yes you are allowed to do that. AFAIK the assessment requires a walk with a strop and one without. With a strop it means you scramble out to the tip of an awkward branch and clip on at the end. They have no qualms about clipping on early and having it loose. You would fail if you tried to take your main line out to tie onto it!
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Well another day where I need a guy. Simple enough job. Conifer work and a laurel to either shape or remove. Customer will decide on the day. Pushing for removal though. Own kit would be handy. My climbing gear is in for LOLER so will need rope and harness. I can provide everything else. Pm me for more info. Cheers
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I would say slack belt. It did block today briefly trying to start up with bits still stuck in which I didn't realise were there! Probably rubbed them a bit. I would have replaced the pair anyway because they are both like that. Everything else is hunky dory. When I took them off and tightened them myself the other day it seemed to run better. They squeal less easily now that I had them off and on to swap blades over. I think they've rubbed too much since I got it. The belts seem to be Abnormally worn. Another piece like that came out. But more severe and easier. Theres a place near me I'll bob over to and get some new belts this week.
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Yes it's called a limbwalk. But if you get out there they can't argue. I did mine on a tall sycamore which had a crown starting very high. Rather steep angle. Had to shuffle. Just put your strop loose underneath and it stops your pendulum swing. Do it on all my big limbwalks/shuffles.
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Cs38 was updated end of 09 to include pole climb and rescue and a few tree idents! You don't have to walk on a branchwalk. I tend to shuffle anyway. Keep my centre of gravity lower and easier to balance! Just take it slow. Don't push all your energy into thrusting. You'll have nothing left in you when you get to the top!
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Japanese Knotweed...... Anyone Hungry?!
RobRainford replied to Green man 1970's topic in General chat
that's frightening. Its a tough one to say over a pic. But I would say that's some other factor causing that major damage and JK has just entered and made it a bit worse. -
im surprised too, its an ex demo so the belts were used when i got it, chances are its had some good stress with people demoing it, its still easy to stress it though, get them squealing a couple of times a day, have to be really careful. dont let many others feed it! I think ill go for two new belts, as one will run slack if i have a new one.
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Japanese Knotweed...... Anyone Hungry?!
RobRainford replied to Green man 1970's topic in General chat
it has a very high potential for damage and costly damage too. I dare say, moreso than large trees and their roots.
