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Massive theft of saws and equipment in Wales
oldwoodcutter replied to Dan Forsh's topic in Stolen Equipment
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Don't you just love them, I priced up for a local posh lady a week ago, whilst there she asked if I could get down and read her water meter, then had I a few minutes to show her gardener how to sharpen his little electric saw, and finally whilst walking to her trees could I catch her daughters hoss that was running round without a head collar on. All done, rather foolishly in the hope of a couple of days work. Was in her precinct yesterday and some 'smash n grab ' outfit had butchered the lot .
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I don't want to tempt fate, but the 230 has out munched anything else I've had. Only downside is it doesn't like my transit canbus electrics, despite several young fellows who call themselves auto electricians rubbing there chins around it .
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That's what I thought Johny, but what can you do, they laughed when I said I want genuine like for like, oh and they had already charged me the sharpening fee for the lost ones. Cheeky beggars.
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Saturn lost my TW240 blades, after a month of calls and generally being fannyed about, they admitted it and sent me their own non genuine blades as replacements. Hey ho.
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As my friend woodworm said, Even Forestry can supply you with all the cordwood you will ever need.
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The Farm gate leading up to my yard was open this morning at 7, but I didn't think anything of it as a tractor was on the land working, when I got up there my stack of sleepers had gone, but cord wood untouched this time. Worse,the scum also took my sawdust shovel which I've had since sawdust was invented, and my husky helmet. Can't get much lower than stealing like that. If I'd have caught him he wouldn't have had a head worth putting in it.
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He's right Bear, this year has seen rat numbers reach an all time high. I am on top of them up at my main yard now, but it's taken a lot of poison to do them all in.
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And that is the method of choice for a few of the young fellows that claim to work for me. I am on first name terms with several mums who call me at an early hour with various lame excuses as to why their little Herbert won't be joining us today.
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I'm sorry to hear that my friend, hope you're up and about soon 🙂
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Yes to ground level and all away £60 to £80, what will it take - 10 minutes, 15 including tea break
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Red fir
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Yes 461 with either 18" or 25" 🙂
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Things that you don't know the answer to thread
oldwoodcutter replied to eggsarascal's topic in The Lounge
Tha answer is more simple than getting shunted, or handbrakes failing, It's just to avoid oncoming traffic shining their headlights through the curtains, as often they will be on main beam, and interrupting the weary drivers sleep . -
It's a well known business rule not to turn up to price in a top of the range motor as human nature tells the client you're making a lot of money somewhere,and it goes against the grain. As for clothing, usually smart casual, but if passing I apologise for being covered in sawdust, but no one expects a tree worker to show up to price in a 3 piece suit.
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Mine is updated with bit and pieces of work every couple of weeks, and I get plenty of likes and offers of work come in on the back of it. Many from middle aged as well as younger gen. I'm in the process of getting a web page out there (better late than never)
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Good luck with your 32 next week Adam
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Yes Felix it is, although I also use 'kill it' bait which is also deadly, or if I have my Browning 725 when it's safe around the straw stacks,I blow them to hell with that.
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I have a gentlemans agreement with a farmer and my part of it is to control rats around the grain stores. I have seldom known such a bad year for rats, as fast as I clear 1 lot up, another large gang move in, so I have had to maintain a constant battle to kept them in check. And they're getting bigger, I shovelled one up the other day about the size of a small jack Russell.
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There is talk in the future of bringing back British Rail to be our national train company again, but without all their shortcomings. Kevin will then be proved right with our eastern european friends doing in a day what now takes a fortnight. The days of the cushy number will be but a distant memory.
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Friend of mine was being driven crazy by beeps and chimes all the time, he spends lot of time off roads so doesn't belt up. His main dealer wouldn't listen so he took it to a local family garage hereabouts and they filled all the noise modules etc with mastic. Not a peep from anything in there now
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I like to give them a knock first, even apparently gruff neighbours have said 'while you're here then how much to do so and so' and before you know it there's a bit more folding money to stuff in your jacket pocket .
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iPhone
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I'm so sorry to hear about this Adam, if I can be of help you know where I am .
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If it's of interest, I've had this blessed problem with can bus electrics on my transit. When my new chipper with its leds was plugged in the tranny went bonkers, hazards coming on, fog lights you name it , if vosa had pulled me over my feet wouldn't have touched the ground. Solved it eventuallybut took long time with various so called electrical experts looking at it and rubbing their chin whiskers.
