Bolt
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BOC rock (but not as much as Landrovers or unimogs)
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Guinea fowl are annoying.... ....but god! they taste good :-)
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forget LOLER. has it got leg loops?
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a couple of peafowl is... one peacock AND one peahen. now, that should (with a bit of wine and some smoochy music) lead to a clutch of peachicks, but (as Mr Lovelock discovered) it tends to lead to an awful lot of noise and some of the worst (ahem) poo (ahem) you ever came across. (ARBTALK, fun AND educational). [insert random stupid smiley]
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All this talk of gaia make me think of a chap who lived just up the road from me called james lovelock. now there is a sound scientist. ...... once gave me a couple of peafowl.....
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Didn't we agree that algae was the lungs of the earth? Maybe algae was somthing to do with carbon. I love carbon, probably my favourite element.
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when you think summer will soon be over and the next wet, dark, damp, horrid, winter is just around the corner. God, I hate winter.
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I... fell trees... cut trees... climb trees... Chip trees... burn up trees on big uncontrolled bonfires... because I like felling, cutting, climbing, burning. My latest project involves blowing trees up with class 1.1 explosives... I can't wait. To all the poor souls, suffering angst for their tree pruning / planet wrecking sins, Have you considered a different career?
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Just as a matter of interest, told by whom?
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who cares everyone knows that the pen is mightier than the saw.
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What she said, kind of.... For a civil claim (ie your employee Vs your business / you), the employee has to prove beyond the balance of probabilities that.. 1) They suffered a loss. 2) you owed them a duty of care. 3) you didn't fulfill that duty. The financial payout will be affected by how much the judge feels it was your fault and how much it was "the victims" own fault. If it is felt he was 70% "to blame" this may affect the percentage that he receives. I think any increase in premium will be affected by how much cash the insurance company has to pay out. If its proved to be significantly his fault, it may not be as much as your fear (of course, the insurance company may not bother with court and just make him an offer, in which case, its never decided who was to blame). chin up...
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Good luck. I can't see how you will get the height below the BT if you want natural shape and only a 20% reduction. Maybe the tree is a lot shorter than it looks. Be sure to post a picture of the finished job PS for christ sake don't fell it, even as a joke.
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The client is smarter than we give them credit for. They have more sense than to ask in the first place. I heard of a tree cutter once that asked the question "opinions please on a large beech" to a load of Arbs on an internet forum......... it went on for days
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A lot of this implies that the client is contacting us for advice. My clients contacted me because they wanted their tree gone. It generally went. On the few occasions that advise was asked, I didnt give it, as it was not my place.
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Another free prize draw; winner gives £50 to charity.
Bolt replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
tis very funny though. Think I may stay away from Arbtalk on april 1st. -
Another free prize draw; winner gives £50 to charity.
Bolt replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
Thank god this is in the members only section. The shame of our profession at least in hidden from the publics eyes. For one of the first times in my life I am ashamed of my profession -
Good find, couldn't have demonstrated better myself. Not one of them would end THE world, they would just end OUR word (well, a 'spose the metorite might mess it all up a bit though.........)
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I am not sure anything will "save the world" because the world as a planet is not endangered. our world (a silly collection of cities, infrastructure, GPS satellites etc etc) is looking a little shakey. We humans are certainly in peril, especially when you consider that what is a near eternity to us, is a mere blink of an eye to the planet. Maybe as a species we forget just how insignificant we all are. anyway, better tuck the kids in:001_smile:
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Most trees get "cut" because they are annoying, not because thay are dangerous. To think otherwise would be like kidding yourself that the sheep and cows travelling toward the slaughter house are going there because they are ill. How many people working in there think they do it for the cows good. People dont like trees, people have money. we like cutting trees, we get their money. I sleep soundly at night (my concience clear) They sleep soundly at night (they skyline clear). (oh, and I think grass pumps out O2 aswell)
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How out of date are you? Not as out of date as some that could be mentioned http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/1694-another-free-prize-draw-timberwolf-knife-10.html
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Another free prize draw; winner gives £50 to charity.
Bolt replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
I wouldn't worry Tommy, plenty more where they came from -
good post. Shame it's probably a phone line ;-)
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what certificate is needed for a self emplyoed tree surgeon?
Bolt replied to parkeey's topic in Training & education
RobArb is quite right....... others opinions my be different ;-) Being qualified is exactly what having basic certs does make you. Basic certificates are basic qualifications Of course you are not 'fully qualified', but than who is? Only people who perform the most basic of tasks, using the most basic of tools stand a chance of ever being fully qualified. Full qualifications are not possible for tree surgery. You can be competent though (in the legal definition), but for that you need adequate training, experiance and motivation. -
The question that has been asked is "do the same rules apply". I guess we are refering to the 2x tree height for felling 'rule'. The 9m lateral clearance for voltages 66kV and below 'rule' and the 15m lateral clearance for 132kV, 275kV and 400kV 'rule'. The answer to that question is yes, they do apply, as you will all agree. Whether you wish to apply them is upto you, but maybe you are not so certain if you found the need to ask. Do bear in mind though, that the higher the voltage, the more likely you are to receive a shock from things near (not touching) the conductors. You don't need to touch the wires to get a shock, and on higher voltages, the tree doesn't need touch the wires to give you a shock either. Have fun....
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if its easy to relight, just let it burn through. "Shut in" fires can tend to lead the problems IMO from the trivial (sooty glass) to the expensive (tar and creosote leaching through your chimney).
