oldwoodcutter
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Saw it last week and couldnt beleave my ears,rubbish like that shouldnt be allowed out in public.
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How far have you ran/cycled/swam today?
oldwoodcutter replied to Christopher Schroeter's topic in General chat
Thanks Munky,i will call in at the pool in town and see when ime allowed in,looked at their web and its different times for who you are - children,women only,swimming club,lanes,or competitions,obviously ime none of them so gonna find out whats what. -
How far have you ran/cycled/swam today?
oldwoodcutter replied to Christopher Schroeter's topic in General chat
Being in my sixties ive never been in a swimming pool.Mrs always been a keen swimmer and can go up and down all day til she gets bored with it. So knowing nothing of gyms,leisure centres or that sort of thing,but thinking of doing something together with her,have any other talkers learnt to swim in old age? Was thinking of going by myself til i coud get about safely in the water,then we could go together. Also 3 or 4 times a week i have recurring dream of drowning in a river or being out of my depth in water and wake up suddenly in the night,thought this might help. -
Whilst logging up some oak cord from a large sporting estate hereabouts,i kept cutting through what i first thought were thin nails,but no damage to chain,then after looking closely realised it was lead shot from pheasant shooters as the oak came from rides that were being widened,lead could have been in there for 50 years.
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Went to my stihl dealer with a view to getting a 180,but bought a 135 few weeks ago instead,mainly for snedding,chipper prep,etc. Ive used it a few times when my boys have left it lying around the jobsite,starts well,runs well,cuts well,lightweight,cant fault it,and glad i bought it Hope this helps Tom.
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The st6 has all the pros,cant think of any cons,have used most chippers at one time or another,and for me it has it all.
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After the last eye test my optition said that if i dont want to lose my sight prematurely,ide better start to protect my eyes better,now always wear safety glasses with the visor. Found the itex ones from clarks the best.
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Hi guys, i need a 2nd groundie for weds 8 jan,no saw work,but should be experienced with chipper,and traffic. I will supply hi-viz,All you need is your own helmet and thick gloves,and be able to turn up at swaffham for 8 a.m. Give me a call on 07867 764307 or pm me Thanks,Tim.
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Thanks for posting,i like that picture,the boy is the same height as the water bowsers wheel.
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dealing with rude/wrong customers
oldwoodcutter replied to onyx landscaping/fencing's topic in General chat
Thats ok Steve,i made good money on his later jobs,so i kinda got my own back on him for mimicking my (slight) norfolk accent. Always get on better when quoting if you try to be friendly and laid back a bit,rather than talking to them like your reading a police prosecution statement. -
dealing with rude/wrong customers
oldwoodcutter replied to onyx landscaping/fencing's topic in General chat
Few months back i said to a retired american business man,when he finished telling me what he wanted "You're looking at around £300". He repeated what i said in a poor copy of a norfolk accent,and came out with "what sort of quote is that?" and he said it again. So i rather sarcasticly said "it will cost £300 to do this work" thinking to myself take it or leave it mate. After that got on real well,and he gave us a stack of other treework which we did later in the year. Takes all sorts. -
Yeah,i was going to say £450/£500 plus £100 call out.
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I used to get a couple of dairylee triangles dropped in my lunchbox,but for some reason she now puts in laughing cow triangles,both good but a devil to get the blinking silver paper off sometimes.
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Ive never had the pleasure of owning one,but a neighboor has one he parks on the street,and every time he goes off in it, ive noticed there are a few more little pyramids of iron oxide left on the tarmac.
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Fellow i once knew built up a cesspit emptying firm,few tractors n tankers,also 1 or 2 tanker lorries,and plastered accross the back of them all he painted 'you make it,we take it'
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Not a relation,but an old friend,who was almost completely deaf, was in royal norfolks and had been captured in the far east and spent much of the war in a pow camp. One day we were talking in a farm yard when some lads started taking the micky about his deafness until i went over and explained to them how when he was in captivity a jap took a dislike to him one day and ruptured both his eardrums with a rifle butt. Due to his weakness and diet at the time,they never recovered and he remained handicapped until the day he died.
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Mrs oldwoodcutters dad was a driver,drove the colonel around belguim,then right though germany to the end. My own father would never say to anybody what he did,where he went,or what he'd been through,just used to change the subject.
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Pair of slippers off mrs oldwoodcutter (as usual)
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No commandments about the use,or non use,of ladders in treework please.
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I know theres nothing wrong with it,thats why i spent my hard earned on it Harvey.
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Husky forest helmet,a 25"Sugi hara for the 460,and a little husky 135 for the chipper boy.
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The last time i worked for them,i would have earned more money if ide have sat in the house in front of my fire all week drinking tea.
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4 golfers wanted to have a round on xmas morning,but knew it would be difficult persuading their wives on that day of all days.They decided to go for it,but if anyone of the 4 couldnt get away,then he would have to pay for the other threes round. On xmas morning all 4 showed up at the clubhouse,the first said 'i had to buy her a £10,000 diamond ring to get here today' The second said 'i had to buy her a top of the range bmw sport to get here' The 3rd said 'well i had to pay for a fortnights skiing in switzerland followed by a fortnight in the sun in florida' And the 4th man,who had been silent up to now said' I said to my wife this morning i cant decide whether to make love or go golfing and she said' you'd better take your jumper,its cold out there today'
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Wouldn't want to be within 20 yards of that lash up.
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Last week while wearing ordinary treework gloves,i pulled a lump of shrub out of the way at the base of a tree i was felling and some kind of blinking thorn went straight under my finger nail,my fingertip is numb now but all i can do is hope it grows out with the nail.
