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    Overloaded

    oldwoodcutter replied to H-A's topic in General chat

    Thats a good one,he hasn't bothered to put a rope over the top - 'it'll be alright' .
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    Those two prats on Pointless.
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    Graham Norton.
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    You're right there Eggs.
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    Of course the other big factor that has affected log sellers certainly in this area over the last 3 or 4 years are the very big farming estates that have with the help of grants,suddenly acquired harvesters,forwarders,and large fast processors,couple of farm workers transferred to the yard,couple of transit tippers with drivers,and suddenly we have some very big players with bottomless pockets,all selling logs at £80 a cube as quick as you like. This has resulted in the traditional log boys close to these big set-ups, having to be thankful for the crumbs off the table,or have seen which way the wind is blowing and thrown their hand in and moved on to something else.
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    If ive been wearing ordinary trousers for work,i have to run a pail of water,put a capful of daz liquid in and leave them to soak outside the back door for the evening. Ive noticed that Mrs oldwoodcutter then puts them in last thing into her machine,the one with a little round door on the front.
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    It seems a little odd to me that he uses a few words that most members of the public would be unfamiliar, prussic,flipline,krab,silky. Of course he may have asked a climber to identify the gear he's selling,or he could be a climber himself,but i have to agree it looks a bit dodgy,and it could be a fellow arbtalkers tools of his trade.
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    I first started selling logs from cordwood over 50 years ago,and i cant remember it ever being easy,even back then.
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    Yes,like most of us in the log game my sales are down by half for 1 reason or another. Ime not loosing any sleep over it as my cord and logs are all inside and can sit there til next year when i will then revue whether to keep in the log business or chuck it up. Was talking to a friend who supplied a good petrol forecourt with 400 25kg bags on first nov and they havn't sold one so far.
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    Earn more,sweat less.
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    Would you like to buy some of my cord Mike?
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    Thanks for posting Mario.
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    This morning rounded up what was possibly the biggest bonfire in norfolk up at my main yard,that i lit yesterday morning,then this afternoon got around to cleaning the gutters,outfalls,and gulleys on the village church which i had tendered to do about 3 months ago. Thats it now til the new year.
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    pm sent Liam.
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    When they see us getting our sandwiches out to have a break - "If anyone would like to wash their hands there's some water over there" pointing to an old square galvanised tank down the garden with about 3" of green slime on the surface. Or another caring customer on a hot summers day - "Help yourselves if you'd like a drink" while offering the use of brass tap on a standpipe next to where he swills his dogs cages out.
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    Lidl.

    oldwoodcutter replied to Bren.'s topic in General chat

    The last time i brought a goose home it was still alive in a sack. Caused a bit of a flap when its time came.
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    Bravo!!
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    You've got to be looking at £300 if you're there for say 8 hours,bending down all day to put logs on splitter,and throwing them off a thousand times. Any fool can work cheap.
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    The thermometer i use is very accurate. When mrs oldwoodcutter shoves her armchair back a bit i then know the logburner is operating above maximum heat recommendations.
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    Yes the disco 4 speed limits can be confusing,but to the owner they are very straightforward. The unfortunate driver is limited to the 'limp home' speed 99% of the time so he has no worries in that quarter.
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    There's all different ways of cutting all the different hedges you may come across. You probably find you're often cutting the same sort of hedges though,and this is where you can get just the right ladders/tripods/trestles and trimmer to make life a little easier while doing your work to a high standard.Hope this helps Les.
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    I cant do 70 in my tipper, because there are no motorways in norfolk.
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    I delivered a load of logs to a young fellow saturday who had had the presence of mind to put 2 pallets under his kitchen window but confessed that he had no idea how to stack these logs. Scarcely able to believe my ears,i did spend a few minutes placing his corners up to start off his little stack, and for this he was very grateful.
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    Well there's a lesson to be learnt here,lets face it most of the jobs we price up and do,we are working for people whose background we dont know. I know of many tree firm colleagues that quote with the price written on the back of their business card and a handshake,and finish with a hastily scribbled 'invoice' out of a dog eared duplicate book only if offered a cheque.
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    Just goes to show, thanks for posting.

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