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was a FN FAL 7.62. full on great rifle. i could just about carry the thing at the time. shame the gun laws changed. i had a go on an armalite when they came out. was amazing.

climbed a horse chestnut on monday. 3 different nests all jackdaw eggs 11 in all. all of them were stone cold. so carried on.

darn. i just did some irish yew and had 2 loads of chippin from it.

well the cut was done over 30 years ago. i never saw the branch. it must be where the sap isnt rising anymore. or the water. maybe the scar will decay and the tree will be left hollow.

here is a tree i used to climb as a child

cheers i didnt think of the boat trip.

i started late you may say at 29. i was a good rockclimber, distance runner, out door enthusiast. i would say that i started late but i have vision and determination, i love the job i work safe, methodicaly and quite fast, im better than some people who have been doing it since there teens, i wont say i know everything but im still willing to learn. it is late to start in your 30 but if you have determination it will be easyer, i always wanted to become a tree surgeon but never had the chance, when the chance came i took it and ran with it. tree work is great. but i do find that some people who have been doing it for a long time think the sun shines out there ***. im not saying everyone but give everybody a chance.

nice one thanks.

This is too true to be funny. The next time you hear a politician use the Word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about Whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, But one advertising agency did a good job of Putting that figure into some perspective in One of it's releases. A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959. B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive. C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were Living in the Stone Age. D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet. E. A billion Pounds ago was only 13 hours and 12 minutes, At the rate our government Is spending it. Building Permit Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Dog License Tax Income Tax Unemployment Tax Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel Permit Tax Petrol/Diesel Tax Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Inventory Tax (tax on top of tax) Liquor Tax Luxury Tax Marriage License Tax Property Tax Real Estate Tax Service charge taxes Social Security Tax Road Usage Tax Local Tax Vehicle License Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Workers Compensation Tax STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago... And our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt... We had the largest middle class in the world... And Mum stayed home to raise the kids. What happened?

here is a photo from the 80s and i just wish i could have one of these [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D41NYBHkb9M]YouTube - 700 Nitro Express[/ame]

im going to london soon for a birthday treat:001_huh:. im going to kew gardens for a look at the trees and plants and im just wondering where else in london is good for looking at some old vets or interesting trees. thanks

i have just been looking at ageing yews and the info said that it could be anything from 2400 to 3000 years so im now not sure on its age

lucky me i may have to do some dead wooding of it. the prop has been there for about 20 years. my boss did the work on the yew abpout 20 odd years ago. he lost a hammer in the hollow when he was knocking large stones out that people had thrown up into it. i think the tree is about 1300 to 1400 years old.

the tree is at marston house, near frome in somerset. been doing a load of work there.

and some extra of cedar

as promiced some more pics

mazarne pic

i had to cut a branch off an oak at osbourne house isle of wight, it was said to be over 400 years old, i climbed up a 30ft+ round yew.

you can try the air rifle forum they have a for sale thread maybe you will find one

there isnt any need to do any work on it really, there was work done on it some years ago, it seems really healthy and there is no dead wood on it. the middle is hollow, im going back there tomorrow and will try and get some better shots.