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  1. Ian Flatters
    I would like to say thanks to Chris Sheppard for sending my raffle prize. 2 new t-shirts, 2 key chain holders and a nice yellow hat. Many thanks Ian Flatters:thumbup:
  2. Ian Flatters
    Bryant and Keswick's main man was on a Jeremy Barrell report writing course i went on and he said anyone can buy PI insurance its just what can you back up your decisions up with if it goes wrong. He did recommend the AA's Professional tree inspection course and then the 2 day AA's report writing course.
  3. Ian Flatters
    The 2 links for amazon would be for home or work use really so about the same. Although there are 'work' programs that can hit £500 - £1000 but im guessing for that price it comes with a assistant???
  4. Ian Flatters
    My guess is the fruiting bodies of Nectria coccinea??
  5. Ian Flatters
    Im toying with the idea of getting myself qualified as an NPTC assessor? So, if you are, was it worth the expense in the long run or a bit of a white elephant?
  6. Ian Flatters
    Personally if the college near you offers a one day a week or fortnightly Arb course i think it would be money extremely well spent. Then there's a lower risk of you doing a bad job and subsequently damaging your companies reputation? Also its another ticket you can show you potential customer if they ask for you credentials. Just my opinion tho.
  7. Ian Flatters
    I just got the banjo piece from 'deliverance' going through my head for the whole video...
  8. Ian Flatters
    Got mine from Ebay too, very, very old buckinghams but for £22.50 inc postage was a bargain! Well comfy for most of the day. Question looking on the treeworker link Climbing Spurs - Treeworker.co.uk i only ever thought there was long or short gaffs. Whats the Europe gaff? Can someone enlighten me to this because im bamboozled.....
  9. Ian Flatters
    Is it simple to use? as that's kind of the main thing i want. Something i can pick up and use fairly proficiently fastish.
  10. Ian Flatters
    I was thrown on a seminar at barchams and they had some guys from Nottingham uni tech thingy there showing (sales pitch) on thermal cameras. In my opinion i wasn't impressed firstly cost and secondly it kind of stated the obvious?? like a huge cavity and the showed us the lack of heat surrounding it = decay? But we didn't see any photos of bats or bat roosts, which i would imagine would show up clearly at the cavity entrance. But still its the cost of the thing. Would rather save for a picus.....
  11. Ian Flatters
    :blushing:Tony, what do you use and is it any good and do you know how much it costs?
  12. Ian Flatters
    wow! that's terrible, feel sorry for your mate.
  13. Ian Flatters
    Ok im looking to buy a new CAD program for my surveys/reports im currently using sketchup but it is hard to use and difficult to import/export from. Im looking a 2 programs at the moment: Autosketch 9 and TurboCAD 16 deluxe both avaliable for under £80. Has anyone got any opinion/uses these programs? Or what do you use and how easy is it to work with? Thanks. [ame]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Autosketch-Release-9-Full-PC/dp/B0002TSZ06/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1263228566&sr=1-1[/ame] [ame]http://www.amazon.co.uk/TurboCAD-16-Deluxe-2D-DVD/dp/B0022NHM3Q/ref=dp_cp_ob_sw_h__title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1263228566&sr=1-1[/ame]
  14. Ian Flatters
    £49.97 on amazon Amazon.co.uk: turbo cad 16 deluxe
  15. Ian Flatters
    January sucks! Got out on friday to do a days climbing in the snow. Then SMASH! some kid skidded straight into my parked truck! luckly only the bumper, headlight, wing and on his insurance. I thought well this month is really giving me some jip. roll on feb!
  16. Ian Flatters
    On the GRCS? that would be yes:thumbup: Although i never needed to place any ice in it ever. That was Tonys toy at MJ? He understood it better than i did.
  17. Ian Flatters
    I was in the same boat as you for a long, long while. Always told you lacked the 'qualification' and 'experiance'. It seems like no-one wants to pay for you to get trained up. So i did a tech cert course through Home and being trained by dave dowson and andy summerly is a must. the CAD I just downloaded google sketch up (its free) and played around with it till i had some kind of idea how to do bits and bobs. Once i had the qualifications i got the job as a consultant + tea boy . Thats what i had to do at least.
  18. Ian Flatters
    :lol:Maybe he does house fracture pruning? and it was all part of the service.......
  19. Ian Flatters
    I did some fracture pruning in whitlingham wood in norfolk. A large horse chestnut in decline, large leggy limbs signs of cracking at the main fork union. Got a massive backlash from the bird watchers and walkers saying 'id F'd up natures beauty' but 12 months later when i re-surveyed the site crack hasn't got worse and it looks much better and attract more wildlife than i noticed before. Also now the walkers and bird watchers like it and have requested a bench for viewing thier beloved birds. So im all for this kind of work.
  20. Ian Flatters
    Agreed well put sir.
  21. Ian Flatters
    They have got some ace kit too:biggrin:
  22. Ian Flatters
    Is it Scarning Fen? Just past Dereham?
  23. Ian Flatters
    Ah ha, i was following the footage thread that said review to follow. May have also missed a link to the review quite possibly
  24. Ian Flatters
    Guessing not?? in full then:blushing:
  25. Ian Flatters
    Imo i try to enlighten the customer to what potential the tree has for the future. If they want it topped i would say its cheaper to remove it and replant in the long run? Or suggest thinning it? I think part of our job (other than making a living) is to guide the customer to the best option for them.

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