Bolt

sorry, that should have read "I thought the term 'global warming' was superceeded by the term 'man-made climate change'".

The former. Humans are brilliant.

I thought 'global warming' was superceeded by 'man-made climate change' on account that the globe has been chearfully warmin' a little bit for the last few millions of years all of its own accord.

Some would say they are better, as you dont need to ask someone else to hold your beer.

A phenomenon well known to health and safety professionals (but clearly less known by the health and safety amateurs so often found throwing their weight about in industry) is something called revenge effects. Revenge effects are a bit like drug side effects in so much as the very attempt that is made to make things better often introduces a new set of hazards. Sometimes the revenge effect is more hazardous than the original issue. Sometimes the revenge effect lays undiscovered for years. Revenge effects are very common, and when I encounter some H+S billshut, I usually look for the revenge effect (just for grins, like a hobby….). As a climber of decades standing, who started working a few years back on a utility network that insists on two rope working, I was intrigued what the revenge effects of the twin system business would be. The obvious ones to spring to mind have already been mentioned in this thread… > error due to over complication > fatigue due to making simple jobs into a faff. > poor work positioning due to compromising on anchor point placement because you just can’t be arsed to move multiple tips multiple times. > fatigue due to more kit to lug across two ploughed fields and a marshy bog. > waste of financial resources that could be more effectively spent elsewhere. > etc. In reality, the real revenge effect became apparent much later, and it was this: I am a real fan of high anchor points. A good high anchor means that jobs which others can’t do become a piece of cake. I am too old to struggle, so I always tie in as high as I can as point of principle. I generally make good choices, and until recently, rarely had that many snap out on me. For me, if you always have two anchor points, you start thinking that as long as one is well selected and sturdy, and the other can ‘push the envelope’ a bit (you do, after all, have backup to catch you…. Literally). It is surprising just how much you can rely on a really shabby anchor point when you start using them on a regular basis. Human nature is that once you start becoming conditioned to making poor anchor point choices, you make them on a more and more regular basis, which I guess is OK…. but only up to the point where neither anchor point turns out to really be that good……

Fines are issued by the courts, and go to the treasury, not to the HSE. The HSE partially funds itself using FFI (Fees for intervention) which in effect allows them to invoice you for the time they spend investigating you. Although it may seem similar, fines are not tax deductible, whereas fees are (so there's a silver lining).

Maybe where he works, his nanny dosen't get to tell him how to do his job?

Confused. Why would the council fell a tree (or refuse to fell a tree) that is on someone else's land?

Silver lining. .... Them bricks look really tidy.

But they are used for raisin things up.

I didn't think city and guilds did arb courses, they only do assessments. Assessments are of limited use if you are new to the industry and need actual training in order to learn actual things.

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Have you ever considered managing your trees yourself? That way you can do the work at whatever time of year you like. I am sure your your property is really nice an' all, but in all honesty, neither UK Power Networks nor their contractors are that excited about paying you a visit.

Just for interest, which region of UK Power Networks is this (a county could do)? It seems worrying overgrown for a domestic situation (but the maybe the landowner has not cooperated with UKPNs planned tree cutting efforts in the past).

Isn't that a 4mph average?

Don't you live in Devon though? I would be more surprised if you did have a problem with speed cameras on the roads that are the other end of the country.

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/revealed-the-truth-about-new-smart-motorway-speed-cameras/

Best wishes to your family, Mark. Tough times. Dogs are with us such a short time, but they make such a difference. Especially when you need someone to sing to.

Love it. I want it.

It's tricky to imagine. Don't s'pose you could upload a photo.

When I was a kid, that is the reply my mum used to give me when I was explaining something and she wanted me to know that she just couldn't give a kippers dick. ...

Rubbish. He hasn't even mucked up his trousers yet.

Indeed Mark, hence the owner bit in inverted commas. Sad to hear of your hassle, especially on a machine you got refurbished yourself. Hope you get it back.

Where there are workers, there will also be Whatsappers.

A good plan, but only likely to catch the unsuspecting/gullible new 'owner'. I would suspect it is more likely that a spout will be stolen to order on behalf of those that knicked it. If you have a tw125 in the locality, my advice would be to keep the spout well secured (and that doesn't just mean evenings and weekends).