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  1. oldwoodcutter
    Thanks for posting Dean.
  2. oldwoodcutter
    Nice pics Eggs,thanks for posting.
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    Last year we had 2 young pigeons on a lawn out of a connie. They were well feathered and nearly at the flying stage. From in the tree i saw one of the lads place these 2 birds on top of a panel fence. A minute later a sparrow hawk swooped in and grabbed one, i didnt see what happened to the other,he looked a bit vunerable on there, so i dont think he was around for very long either.
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    The whole treework industry has been devalued for years.
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    We all get undercut but its sometimes a bitter pill to swallow when you see someone working on a job you've priced,especially if you're a bit short of work.You know your rates,stick to them ,advertise,and more work will come. I price a raggedy old connie hedge few weeks ago,to which the customer laughed at and walked away from me. Last saturday morning i was down that neck of the woods,slowed down to see a fellow with an escort van and a trailer,he was standing on his trailer reaching to the top using a pair of shears.
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    Cuckoo

    oldwoodcutter replied to MrNick's topic in General chat

    Same here, very scarce. When i was a young man a cuckoo settled into a tree that i was standing under and started to sing,a sight and sound that i will never forget.Talk about being in the right place at the right time.
  7. oldwoodcutter
    That one made me laugh.
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    When the forst was new it was the muts nuts,but even with the best maintainence it has got worse and worse with one thing after another, to the point now that after an hours use,a gravity fed one would be quicker as it has the grip of a limp wristed estate agent.
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    You make me laugh Stubby.
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    My local one is so bad that if i go i stuff everything in mrs oldwoodcutters hatchback, transit tippers are turned round straight back out of the gate with little or no reason given. Even when i go with the hatch the hi viz police talk to you like they would to an old yard dog. The last time i was there 1 chap about 60 rubbed me up the wrong way so i told him he was born about 30 years too late as he could have got a job with the gestapo. But my remark fell on deaf ears.
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    Well thats a thousand posts with all my good friends on a/t, i feel my age every morning now,am semi retired,and i only do half the work i used to, but god willing, i hope to still be around to make 2000. Tim.
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    I was driving it the day it bent and ime no boy racer. Its the fact that they dont say 'yes we've had a few problems with axles bending' so at the time you think you are the first to ever have one bend on you.
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    Well it comes with all the hubs and brakes on,i was told the bare axle was not available.
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    Dont get me started on forsts blinking axles,from memory the last one was £800 - "not under warranty"
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    He prefers it if you pay him to take the chip off your hands, no cheques accepted.
  16. oldwoodcutter
    Thats the place just round the corner from the railway station, ive been in there, if he found a £10 note in the yard he'd moan that it wasn't a £20. What a ray of sunshine he is.
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    Clay shooting Sunday, might take mrs oldwoodcutter up to Sheringham Monday if warm enough,nice pub lunch and stroll along the prom.
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    You could try Lynford hall near Mundford,they took some loads of mine last year,but i gather its recently changed hands so thats not guaranteed as i havnt met the new management.
  19. oldwoodcutter
    Well done friend, my celox is always right at the top of my first aid box.
  20. oldwoodcutter
    Well that's paid for the new Navara then.
  21. oldwoodcutter
    Unless you enjoy working hard for very little reward, my advice would be a good burn up.
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    We were on a two day connie hedge trimming job on a very hot day last year at a stately pile belonging to a rich widow who would make the queen seem like the poor relation, no drinks forthcoming of course,and as we worked our way closer to the back of the house,she came out to sit at some lawn tables with a few other old bags and had jugs and glasses of lemonade with ice clinking about brought out to her,and sat watching us with the sweat rolling down our backs. I dont think i will ever forget that.
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    And today we saw the other side of the coin,the lady comes out and asks us what we'd like to drink,and when she did bring them to us,out of the blue came a lovely big plate full of home made hot scottish pancakes with butter and home made jam. We occasionally get biscuits with our tea,but its been yonks since we've enjoyed this level of treatment. Our appreciation to her knew no bounds.
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    My new stihl saw went back to stihl via my dealer,it was 2 weeks old and stihl had it for 5 weeks,no loan saw available. My new husky went back to dealer twice in 2 months and still same problem of fading in the cut, dealer sorry but "we havnt got any wood to try it in" Now sold,goodbye stihl,goodbye husky,hello Dolmar - so far so good.
  25. oldwoodcutter
    Just remembered, a while ago a client asked us what we'd like to drink,the usual teas,coffees, etc were asked for, and a new young fellow who ide started that day says, i'll have a beer if you've got one,and they did bring him one out. Had to smile at that.

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