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Lorry thompson

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  1. I can't give you much advice on this side of things but welcome to the forum and good luck with your venture mate:thumbup:
  2. Question is mate would you climb it doesn't matter what anyone else would it's hard to tell from a photo. Some good advice on here but if it doesn't feel right don't do it mate
  3. Is it badcock? And did you used to be called ivor?
  4. My mate used to work in a countrywide garage and said they were told to d a ps on everything that went in so he left
  5. Thats a beauty mate and the girls:thumbup:
  6. I hope he wasn't using the pictures of me in the vest appreciation thread:lol: Come on name and shame so we can tell him what a nob he is haha
  7. I wouldn't call it fighting mate it is more like me paying to get my head kicked in haha
  8. Probably I reckon even Harrison knows he is pants he just bigger himself up for the pay check I think boxing has lost it's spark there is no legends like there used to be
  9. Haha lad I know was the same in his first fight the adrenaline was pumping and he wouldn't tap nearly had his arm smashed! Ive learned to ease up when my back hurts now since I've had the boys it's made me think more and I want to be active when they are older I've got moterbikes to look forward to haha plus il need to be able to stop them fighting each other I reckon
  10. I tried one of those bandages Robert they do help a little as soft as it sounds tennis elbow is a killer for me it's a horrible dull pain
  11. That's the same as mr mate I can't stop work then I chop and change from going to the gym or mma training etc. I know why I get these niggles but I like being active and to be fair if I have a week off or something my back etc is worse
  12. Why's the best for tennis elbow? I can normally work through pain but this does my head in? I dint wanna take painkillers to mask the pain I'd rather find a cure please
  13. Too right:thumbup: Thing is with this industry you are always learning and I always remember my father telling me "the biggest idiot will learn you something" it's true I've worked some right idiots but everyone has something they can learn you nowt wrong with asking dumb questions
  14. I love how you manage to fit this question into most threads mate
  15. Haha I found that out last night my mate was fitting his oak beam above his log burner last night and needed me to cut a step out of it ha There is a lot of this goes on round our way mate that's why I reckon the flyer drops never brought any work in when we first started
  16. Worst thing is mesterh when you put a price in for a stump they normally think your the con man cos they think it's a twenty pound job
  17. Meant to quote Mick on the Scottish there damn phone
  18. When full of the buckfast I'd be weary of them:lol:
  19. Where was it chris wasn't one of mine was it haha only joking I hate stuff like this mate I done a little job for an old lady 92 and couldn't believe any of her family were there to make sure she was ok:confused1: when she paid me she pulled an envelope out from her hiding place but infront of me and it was full of money couldn't help thinking about the type of scum you see on rogue trader etc that would of took the lot
  20. Too true mate:001_smile: I understand wars are controversial and everyone has different opinions but for me remembrance day etc is about remembering people who have fallen they do what they are told to do and are protecting our country I'm very proud of our forces and don't mind admitting I was due to join the army at sixteen and bottled it in the end:blushing:
  21. Nice one bob emergency work is my favorite! The weather is always crap here so the trees are used to it haha
  22. This has got a bit boring is there any trees smashed to bits yet or what I can't sleep waiting for a call
  23. Would like to know too mate. I prefer free hand maybe it's lazy or quickest or if it's better I'm not sure one thing I do know is I remember using my fathers 020 when I was about 18 and I've been able to make one cut as fast as that! I still try different ways but I'm not there yet:lol:
  24. My mate was bragging he'd ordered it off the net and was adamant in the pub " you watch I'm getting it two weeks before everyone else" it still hasn't turned up so he bought it from asda haha
  25. Guess what me too:lol:

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