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The injustice. I tried somthing similar with the bosses new telehandler a while back. He didn't seem that impressed at all :-(

Not if you get one of these.... Trusted by parents worldwide the award winning Natures Nest is fast becoming the must have baby cot The ultimate cot. Can't praise them enough! If you like dangling from the end of a line, so will Jr.

I saw the pic's on your other post. The advice on figure-of-8ing your flipline is good advice, especially on skinny stems like the one you were up. Remember though... What you want are lots of positive experiances to get your confidence up You will feel far, far more secure up a fatter stem. Verticle stems are easier than leaning ones. Thin bark is easier than thick / flaking bark. Get 100% confident at adjusting the length of flipline before you get more than a metre or so off the ground. Don't be too upright, or leaning back from the stem. Too upright, and your gaffs may kick-out. Too leaning back and you will be working far too hard. As a simple rule of thumb, If you get youself set up on the stem, with your elbow against your abdomen, your clenched fist should be against the stem. Happy days.

Forget talking to the farm workers. Catch up with the farm owner or manager. Odds are they are in the process of dumping up a large batch, prior to getting a muck spreading contractor in to spread the lot in 1 go, and they just be they dumped it there for their own efficency / convenience. Now its there i doubt they will move it till it is spread. Discus it with the main man and explain you problems. Hopefully another time they will take more care over the location of the poop. AAAAAAAAH, country life!

nah, maybe not according to picture 1. oh well fella, tried to cover for you.

Photo 2 for me. Cracking shadows. Isn't Mr Blue wearing a black hardhat?

greetings grizzly, I fully agree with you. Climbing is not the be-all-and-end-all. I know loads of folks, really good tree men, who just arn't interested in climbing. I would swap working with a 3rd rate climber for a 1st rate groundsman anyday. Go full steam ahead to get your CS30 and 31 chainsaw units (saw maintenance, cutting and basic tree felling). Keep your ears open for a climbing get together (they seem to happen on arbtalk from time to time). If you like climbing go for "CS38" which is basic tree climbing and aerial rescue, but remember, you don't need to become some high flying speed climber, having cs38 will open up loads of door for you to work alongside other climbers, as they need to have a qualified rescuer on site. If you can get training funding it will save you a packet, but remember, it won't nessessarily cover equipment required, travel expences, and worst of all, loss of earnings whilst you are on the course. Best of luck, and keep you eyes / ears open.

and you never know. Might be able to pick up a few tips

Man up. According to Radio 4 last night, Sun cream = Not enough sun light on your skin = Vitamin D deficiency = Cancer of the colon. Choose your cancer....... Not that I know what I’m talking about. I’m just misquoting.

Not much dry rot wood about then. Which I suppose Is good for all of us, but not so good for you. My mother kept bees for a bit when I was very young. I was only interested in the smoker (I wasn't interested in the bees or hives at all back then). I never got stung (but I do remember getting burnt a few times) If I remember rightly, she used damp old hessian sack (but maybe this produced "hot" smoke, it felt hot to me Ho, Ho). Maybe for dry-rot, you should try some builders or small scale redevelopers, do they have a forum? If you do get some dry-rot wood, do you intend to "culture" it onto other wood to give youself a sustainable supply (maybe best not try this in a wooden shed!). Interested on how you get on.....

Here is an attempt taken at gone 8 last night. Thought I'd try for a closeup / macro type thing. Camera:- cheap vivitar Digital Video camera. Lens:- 15x Spotting scope eyepiece. Subject:- Blackthorn Light level:- waaaay too low

swords into ploughshares eh? I think theres a place down the road that sells off police stuff. maybe i'll get a shield for next winter.

cool............ .......I think. I am partially reminded of continental wood stack But also partially reminded of 70's wall paper. .......so then again, maybe not cool

Maybe advise yer mate too leave the client a large bag of sand behind

Never hurts to brush up on simple names and terms (such as drive link, throttle interlatch, type C trouser, class 2 boots, etc, etc, etc.) Its simple jargon, but its saves loads when trying to discribe stuff. You will probably pass if you forget every name/term there is, but the assessment will feel like pulling teeth for both you and the assessor. Rolling off the correct name/term during the assessment will feel like a breath of fresh air to the assessor, and it demonstrates that you have prepared yourself. I have a HORRID memory for remembering jargon. The way I use is to sit down with pile of blank cards (about playing card size), and write the term on one side, and an explaination on the other. Just the writing helps me learn, and you have the benifit of being able to use the cards to self test yourself. As has been said, Don't get uptight during the assessment (and don't worry, after you have passed these, there are loads more ) All the best

30m Sq is bold, as the only times I have come across these, they have been verrrrry skiddy (me mum once had an stepping "stone" path made out of log ends that was a death trap). It there any wood (hardwood / softwood or species) that is less prone to turning into a skating rink, I wonder?

Cracking! Glad to see a) Its not a "mountain" bike and b) Its got mud guards. I thought it was only me. Ho Ho.

lightweight. You didn't take the throttle linkage to bits. (its only confusing the first time Ha Ha Ha)........ very clean tho'

Looks like our weather is as good as yours, for a change.

You must of had a cracking climb around that crown. Nice and open, with some good branch walks. Are you considering spraying the chipper black?

(and ignore the signature line, kids are great, and they get even better)

Great, nothing beats it!! Hope your wife is back on her feet soon, thats quite an op!

handy for self-application tho.

"jason stop it" sounds more like something young ladies may use to stop their boyfriends getting too randy

now THAT is a garden fence. Once slipped on that palisade stuff whilst climbing into a substation, got an interesting little scar left to show for it. (last time I offer to get the frisbee back)