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delabodge

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  1. lovely bit of wood and turning,,,,,well done,,,
  2. I do most of my quotes on bike,,sometimes the customer thinks Im a courier delivering the quote,,in a roudabout way I am,,,,cuts hours off my week,,,,
  3. half way through toping 8 douglas firs,,we got refused by BP yesterday to fill up my combi can? he said you can put it in your car but not cans,,I said firstly its a diesel,,and secondly you`ll have a riot if you dont give me the p:thumbup1:etrol
  4. mate if it wasnt for work and tree work,,Id get **** faced every night,,cause it feels good,,,,but ,,,,reality kicks in,,and I just have a few every night depending how tough a day ive had,,in the winter rarely,and in fact one month never,,,people have been doing it for yrs,,your fine,,,
  5. As flustrating as this may be,,,I agree with steve,,,,
  6. mate theres many companys making gates out there,yours look good, but keep it as a sideline untill the demand outstrips your time available to make them, ie dont give up your day job till you know you`ve an order book to fill that can actually make you a living, but wish you best of luck,,,
  7. hi steve , from fellow woodturner,loads of interesting stuff on this site,,be warned its very adictive.
  8. only worry is running out because hate turning paying customers away,,,yes its really nice to sell everything,,,but rather be selling more than shopping with the mrs,,,,,
  9. yes mate,,,Im selling really fast too,,no way will I last till october nevermind,december,,,got loads split but doubt it will be dry in time,,,
  10. Mate give me a call Im based in sindlesham,
  11. nder mate:001_tt2: no2s good all rounder mate:001_rolleyes:
  12. delabodge

    Litterbugs

    thanks janey xxxx,,,,, litter is my pet hate,,,,,I end up taking loads home from every hedge I cut, i`d make every m...onalds responsible for litter within a mile of there store,,,,ok,,,,200yrds,,,,,council get business rates then use our council tax to pick up rubbish,,did we ask for the store>/??
  13. delabodge

    Litterbugs

    couldnt agree more rob,,sent 5yrs as a ranger picking up after low lifes,,,,the other day i was riding my bandit 1200 back from a quote when bloke in front threw his sandwich rapper out of window,,,I stopped picked it up,,....drove past and launched it straight back through his window,,,,,needless to say he then decided to have road rage,,,how typical,,,,,w.........er
  14. felcos,,ever day,,been using the same pair for near on 15yrs,,,,few new blades,,,,,brilliant,,,as long as you stop lads cutting wire with em
  15. nice mate well done,,,i use same ones as rob wood,,,,made in sweden,,,sharp as,,,,,
  16. considering I make about £30 profit from a m3 of logs £2200 is a lot of logs till I break even,,think I`ll be man-handling them as per usual,,,save on gym membership too,,,,not saying i wouldnt like one,,just,,,,,,,,
  17. where abouts are you milly,,,?which part of country?
  18. couldnt agree more,,,they nick my wood or anything,,both barrels,,,been turned over twice in 10yrs,,proper style,,truck and everything,,not funny,,,takes every inch of determination not to pack it in,,,
  19. get in touch with shops supplying woodstoves,,make a friend,,,give the owner a free bag,,,bobs your uncle,along with website, cant keep,up,,,
  20. I did go there and explain just that,,she thought I was stringing her along,,and said she`d find someone who`d do it for free willingly,,,,I knew what she meant,,,I also told her ,her requirements legally as she said theres forty big trees to come down,,it was at that point she hung up,,,best off out of it,,,I`ll follow the papers carefully,,,
  21. had a very well to-do lady ring me today to ask me how much I`d pay her to take her trees down, as she`d heard that theres loads of money in firewood,and I must be able to cut her trees for free,,after a little explaining,,,(especially as they where over main A4 )she tutted and hung up,,,,lol :sneaky2:every day brings a new one,,,,
  22. wicked pics ,,,want to be there now,,,,,

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