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    Just having a laugh mate. Good to see you widening your knowledge.
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    Similar thing happened to me on Sunday. Out walking the dogs in the sand dunes when I saw a path down a hill slick with ice. Thought to myself "ooh that looks like fun!". Bang splat! Nothing broken luckily enough. Bruised ribs, shoulder, and behind. Keep forgetting I'm not 18 anymore. Long may it continue!
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    The possibilities are endless in that line of business are endless for you mate - "That climbing rope's an obvious fail. Lucky for you we've got 20% off climbing ropes at the shop!"
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    1. Hardly relevant, though shows initiative 2. Hard to get a foot in the door these days, again shows initiative 3. As above posts, never done big stuff how would he know? 4. What work did he do for other companies. With a WHOLE year's experience behind him I would imagine mostly cutting up small branches, dragging and feeding the chipper. 5. He's hardly a competitor. We all have to learn somewhere, and we all know that CS units are basically an insurance exercise so that if he cuts himself doing something stupid it's been documented that he has been told the correct way to use a chainsaw safely. It's only when you have your tickets that you start learning. Can you suggest a better alternative to the way the training system works?
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    Nice to see a boss doing it fairly... have worked for lads in the past who expect you to work late nearly every day because they haven't figured out how to price a job yet, and then dock wages if you finish early. As for getting paid for bad weather days, with competition as fierce as it is and margins so small, I reckon there's very few employers who could afford to pay wages without money coming in. I'd rather miss the odd day's wages than see a company I work for close to the edge. That said, as above if you have an agreement with your staff that they give you a dig out every now and then, and you cover the down time, seems a fair deal. Make hay while the sun shines and all that. Rarely see a good balance kept in practice though. Employers forget about the 3 or 4 months of late finishes come winter, and employees forget about the paid wet/snow days come summer.
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    As above.... great for small to medium size stumps, and will get you through a big one with a bit of elbow grease. If you have a lot of big ones to do, probably be better with a bigger machine. Used to work for a lad who had a pretty old one. Looked like it had taken a fair bit of abuse and still going strong.
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    At 19, if nothing better comes along or you can't think of anything better, get the hell out of Dodge. Go travelling, change company or see if there's another company that does more of the kind of work you like. Change is as good as a rest sometimes. Might come back to it refreshed. If you stay in a situation you find boring or that you find hard to stay motivated it can put you in the wrong headspace to make anything better.
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    Thought it was almost too obvious what you meant. Cutting any big timber with too small a saw leaves you suseptible to all sorts of tension hazards in my experience.
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    Think he means with enough power you can rip through to fresh timber before a split can form properly.
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    Hi there, I am building a website at the moment and am working on a tree selection database. One where you can pick a suitable tree based on soil type, size, deciduous/evergreen, flowering etc. What I need is photos that won't infinge any copyrights. I can provide photos of the more common trees myself ie. Chestnuts, Sycamores, Oak, Beech, Ash. But if anyone has photos of good examples of some rarer species that I could use it would be greatly appreciated. Particularly interested in species suitable for gardens. But all of the rarer species are needed. Mentions will be given to photographers, and/or links to websites if you have one (should help your google rating). Just post em up here. Cheers. Will put up a link when it goes live.
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    Got a couple of days here and there for a mate who was a climber and never looked back (except a year and a half giving a back injury a break). Bloody great job, but as for the best job in the world.... Reckon Jeremy Clarckson, Richard Hammond, and James May have that sewn up!
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    Andy Irons Tribute Live NOW at: Reef Hawaiian Pro - Live Webcast If you miss it you can catch it on a replay anytime you like. Also start of the Van's Triple Crown of surfing waiting period started yesterday. Awesome surfing. Prestigious event Hale'iwa, Sunset Beach, and ending at Banzai Pipeline. Pretty gripping stuff, local wildcards against pros, often winning. All at the same link. If the swell gets over 20ft they'll run the Quiksilver Eddie Aikau memorial big wave event. "Eddie would go!" Really recommend anyone with an interest in surfing to catch some if not all of it.
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    Speed Bump:001_tt2:
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    Child on the way too. Was dengue fever, RIP dude
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    They power lines in your photo tree_beard? Was told on the UA course that the carbon in the smoke increases the conductivity of the air and can cause flash-over.
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    Not getting on with the carbon fibre ones then Jason?
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    God love you mate. 5 days on holiday and still finding things to complain about. What did you expect going to France for a holiday?
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    Guys running across the lake isn't real. Was part of a viral advertising campaign for Hi-tec waterproof trainers.
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    Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the 440 is a bad saw just for 50 quid more you can get a 460 which in my opinion is worth every penny, and not a huge stretch considering. If you are going to fork out £520 ex vat you might as well stretch to £570 and get a more powerful saw. Makes even more sense when you take the ms240 and ms260. For £30 more you get nearly 10cc more grunt. The difference is more than noticable. I find the 240 hugely underpowered. Have used a 440 and a 441, and neither of them are a patch on the 460 (run a 25" bar on mine too, would love to get an 18" bar for it aswell.). The 44s have a place but its the same place as the 46 which does exactly the same job, only better so:001_tt2:.
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    Leyburn Lad on here trains the UA units. Did my UA 2.1 and 2.2 units with him last week. Top bloke, and knows his stuff. No BS with him either. He's based up North, York/Leeds direction but like a lot of Arbs is pretty flexible/mobile. Highly recommend giving him a PM to see if you can arrange something.
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    Can't understand the point of the ms240 not half the saw the ms260 is and not much change left over if you have the money for a 260. Can anyone explain why they bother with the 240, 440, 640 when for a few extra quid you can have the 260, 460, or 660? Exception being possibly the 441 but I'd have a 460 over that any day. Just my opinion, others may differ.
  22. scottythepinetree
    Cheers mate. Fungi Directory is a gift. Gonna get a bit more into it now ahead of looking at getting some more quals. Tec Cert or NDip maybe.
  23. scottythepinetree
    Reckon that's what it is anyway (cue hama....). Found on a dead branch up a really old Beech. Rare that I have a camera on me up a tree with an oppurtunity to take a snap without the chief screaming to hurry up and quit messing around.
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    Gecko is utterly rubbish mate. Much better ropes on the market for not a whole lot more, but every penny spent over the price of the Gecko will be money well spent. Haven't use the Yale fire but had a go on a workmates Yale Ice and reckon it's the nicest rope I've ever climbed on. If I hadn't just bought a tachyon I'd be getting some today.
  25. scottythepinetree
    Did my 38 and 39, and the RFS with Billy in 2002. Sound lad, supplied all the gear back then. How's he keeping?

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