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  1. Bolt
    This.
  2. Bolt
    Fair play, mate. No one's ears want to hear bad things said against them. :- )
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    Why would you wear ear defenders with such a high SNR up a tree? Sounds like the curious kind of idea that the tree cutting department of a power distribution company would come up with.
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    Personally I would never lower my self to this appalling level of manipulation and unpleasantness. I mean, an ipad???? I wouldn't resort to associating with one of those things even they paid me the £40. Sent from my Huawei smart-toaster.
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    But you are sat in the van for money. Their money. That will shortly be your money.
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    I can think of a monster multi-stemmed lightning struck and rotted beech tree overhanging a gorge, footbridge and tourist information board at a Nation Trust site on Dartmoor, that I spent about a year not really wanting to do.
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    Does that mean someone else took it down? That MEWP looks pretty blue...... BOB, Was it you?
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    But, alas, that then means that you now have assured yourself that you are not actually indoctrinated, meaning that in reality you are.... Vicious loop you may never spiral out of, right there.
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    Unfortunately not. Neither in the practical use nor the theory sections Chainsaw from rope and harness assessments have always permitted the use of top or rear handled saws whilst performing the cuts. There is no obligation to demonstrate the use of a topper. There are a couple of cursory questions on top handle use. I certainly did my CS39 with a rear handled saw. I have always advised experienced users of top handled saws to use rear handles for their assessments as well........ far harder to slip back into those bad habits!
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    In general yes, except cars (of course). Cars and shotguns. ....and dangerous dogs. ...and drones near airports. ...and FM radio transmitters. ...and GPS jammers ...and creosote (the genuine stuff) ...and pretty much all work equipment. ...and zombie knives. ...and hoodies in Sefton. Actually, other than possibly "my-little-ponies" I reckon someone is trying to tell you what you can and can't do with pretty much everything.
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    Christ, look at that tidy needlework. How on earth can they stuff all that back in there and leave it so neat - makes you really appreciate a real surgeons art.
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    I hope they drive about in black 4x4s with heavily tinted windows. Sounds cracking fun.
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    The body's ability to heal is indeed most amazing. Glad he got lucky when it mattered most.
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    In short, no. Sorry. I have a 338 in the shed somewhere. Nothing on earth would possess me to rebuild it. :- )
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    ST6p

    Bolt replied to mattadams's topic in Forst Woodchippers

    Comes with practice.
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    Thanks for holding back on the photo, rather than shattering my rose-tinted illusions. I appreciate how his experience was far from "the very best feeling". How is he doing now? Is he still in the industry?
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    Using a properly working MS200t up in the canopy just puts a smile on your face. I guess it's not easy to explain to a non-climber but (arboriculturaly speaking) it's the very best feeling. Some may says it's the effect of the dappled sun on your skin, some may say it's the view that few others have ever seen. Some may say it's the smug satisfaction of looking down and seeing the mess you've just generated dissappear efficiently through the chipper, some may say it the simple outrageousness of the climbers work choice. It's probably just that you can't believe that the soddin' '200 is actually working properly. Snedding small Douglas with a new and bitching sharp 254xp on a sunny spring morning in runs a possible close second.
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    The subject of top handled chainsaws, the potential for them to wreck you, and the likelihood of of them being banned has been rolling around since before the turn of the century. It has certainly been covered in great detail on most forums. It's a nice article, and my thoughts go out to those who have been adversely affected by these tools, but I guess that it is easy for employers and employees to dismiss the dangers when you consider the slight attention paid to these tools in the fields of training and assessment. I appreciate that few users would want more assessments being penned, but maybe a good starting point would be to come up an assessment that actually covers the use of a top handled saw. Just a thought.
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    This one?
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    Yes, but currently it is only the 1 doubter that has piped up in the last 10 years or so.
  21. Bolt
    "Drives like a standard defender" Wow, refreshingly honest for a car ad'.
  22. Bolt
    I must admit to trolling Mateflop one weekend. Sorry.
  23. Bolt
    You simply bury it in the small print.
  24. Bolt
    Any idea what the mod was? Hope it wasn't an air freshener on the mirror.
  25. Bolt
    That's not so bad then. I have written off a few vehicles over the years, and in at least two cases I am not sure the anyone from either insurance company bothered to look at them before decreeing the scrap sentence. In the case of your mate, was the reason for the claim attributed to the modifications or unrelated to them?

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