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  1. oldwoodcutter
    A farmer friend had a starter motor nicked off a vintage tractor he owned, the thief left the nuts and washers neatly placed in order on the front axle. He told me that in his opinion the man who wanted it was either a mechanic, or he took a mechanic with him.
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    Red fir.
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    I think I might stand a chance in this, I managed to achieve cs 11 in 1967.
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    My phone shows them and it amazes me, quiet day today 2000 steps, last Thursday 28,000. No wonder I slept most of the bank holiday .
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    I think it's going to be alright Tom, I help my tree worker friends out and they help me out , we lend staff each way,and give each other second opinions on tricky jobs. I'm talking about established outfits, not the here today gone tomorrow saw slingers. Go for it.
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    That's a good one Felix, you always make me chuckle.
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    Just as an aside, at an interview for a groundie,I talked to 2 applicants, the first told me over the phone he was 38 and used to outdoor work. He showed up and said he was 'in his fifties, and had just moved up here after a lifetime driving tube trains, and I would estimate he weighed at least 30 stone and had hands softer than Mrs oldwoodcutters.The second fellow, about the same age, had been "incapacitated for many years" but had at one time 'called a bit of bingo' .
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    He want to mind that chain don't get tangled in his chin whiskers.
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    The guy who has the horses at the Hartford roundabout will take it if there are no thorns in it .
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    I won't be around to find out I'm afraid.
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    For general labourers I pop an advert in a few newsagents boards in town. Of course you have to put on 'must have own transport' etc. As an aside, I had a fellow come to see me the other day who was looking for part time forestry work , he was very vague when I asked what tickets he had, so I said do you know anything at all about chainsaws, to which he replied " yes,they're very noisy" . God love us.
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    The grumpy young fellow behind the John Deere counter begrudgingly gave me the 5% off £18.98 that I asked for. I took 4 x 5l cans. Initially he said no, but when I said "don't worry my friend I will go to Ernest doe who will give me 5%" , he changed his tune.
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    We all have to be so careful, many times I've been asked to carry out work 'as soon as possible' either felling or topping or dropping boughs off. Often the client knows full well they are in a c. a. , or that it's got a tpo on it, but they don't tell you that, as they have doubts it will be allowed. It's up to us of course to check every time. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread, and all that.
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    I know that tree, if you want rid take it up to my main yard and we'll convert that to firewood in no time.
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    We have one across the border here at Bexwell, with vosa sitting at nearby roundabouts on the A10, which most loaded local transit tipper owners steer well clear of. Funny how when they're sat up waiting they always look so mean and grumpy.
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    Had a morning tidying up the workshop and a strange thing has happened, i noticed that April has been removed from the stihl calander,we have March then May, i'm sure it was there earlier in the week. I wonder which one of the little tinkers has taken it.
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    I like that Mr Treebus.
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    I think this thread has had its chips.
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    Good work as usual Reg, thanks for posting.
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    Even Mrs oldwoodcutter, a woman not noted for busting a gut, laughed when I read that out. Excellent.
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    The worst offender is postman pat/Patricia, they will walk through hell, as if in a trance, to deliver those letters into the front door. I have seldom seen any one more determined to ignore all signage,machinery, or help.
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    Made the mistake of sharing my experience dealing with a client who needed help in his home. A few keyboard warriors told me I should have responded differently. All chips out of the saw now.
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    Yes, it was my turn to be keelhauled last week.
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    Nope,front battery does locking and lights and powers relay which connects back battery. This back battery starts it via power from the front one through connection points by the seat.
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    The old cutters of years ago would seldom tackle a big ash in strong winds,especially at this time of year,and if there were houses or property close.They would leave it for another day after the wind dropped. I happened to be in some forestry shelter belts earlier in the year, where final thinnings of beech were being hand cut by some young fellows. Some of the leaners and forked ones were quite large and i saw one of those barber chair. He finished it off, then went and sat on a trunk and smoked a cigarette for a few minutes, contemplating mortality when i went over and spoke with him.

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