Shane
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Did he lose his bearings?
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Get one of these [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG5sTLY0-V8&feature=related]V8-Powered Hot Saw - YouTube[/ame]
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I hope you haven't torn your rotator cuff or you'll be out of action for a lot longer than 4 weeks. You can keep on top of the paperwork, take phone calls, and maybe go walking. You might be surprised how many calls you get during the day. Spend more time on this forum, I'm finding it helps pass the day. Good luck with your recovery - whatever you do don't try to push your recovery or you could be back to square one. All the best Shane
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Its so new and clean and practical - Nice one You'll have to charge extra to pay for the weekly car washes
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While taming down a poorly holm oak leaning over a road in Ferring, all day long the local 'retired/nothing to do but moan/busybodies' kept asking if we had permission to do this. Eventually I got fed up and when one old guy asked the same question I replied 'Actually no we havent, but we had a spare day so thought it would be a laugh. If I give you £10 will you promise not to tell anyone' His face was priceless - I did apologise after a few seconds for being facetious - he did then see the funny side. Its a fact that ivy and weeds ALWAYS grow over from next door. I've NEVER had a customer admit it starts in their garden.
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How do you manage to push the trunk up that hill with that strop in front of the barrow - quite brilliant!
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That looks horrendous. Hope it heals well with no infection. Lucky it wasnt 18 inches higher. Amazing how many mis-haps we have when we've finished all the 'hazardous' work and we are heading for the easier, mindless phase of the day (maybe another thread there).
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Blimey that leaf is almost big enough to cover my personalised number plate:thumbup:
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Another reason lots of us dont like lending our machines out
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I used to dabble in log sales - just my own produce. By the time I cut and split it then someone phones and wants 3 bags delivered!!! Its not worth it for me. Maybe living in a semi and using my front garden for processing is a major limitation. As they say - you need to take an evolutionary step to make it worthwhile, or just accept the hassles and treat is as a hobby (a low paying one under my circumstances). I accept that I can make more dosh just arbing and leave the logs for those with the space and machinery. Theres not a right or wrong answer on this one really - make it work or give it a miss.
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Spot on - if i had read that in time I wouldnt have needed to add my comment to the number plate thread. Never met a REAL arborist who was a pillock- we all want to do a top job and live a life while we still can. I suggest to anyone who feels sorry for themselves cos they havent had a break... just do somethimng to make it happen. Google the lyrics to TIME by PINK FLOYD and you'll get the idea
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I assumed this thread was about arb trucks so I dont see an issue with doing something to help the image of the company. When we advertise (through whatever medium) we are doing it to try to get people more interested in using us to do the work. This is a fun thread and should be kept as such. Theres no shame in spending a bit of your hard earned cash on a fun plate. If Elfinwood is concerned about pe@nis size just start another thread. Its our money, after weve paid all our taxes we can spend it on what we like. If we dont make enough to have a bit of fun - we can always work harder.
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Glad you are OK after this experience. While I can't say I am keen on the litigative society we are becoming ,I think anyone who sells something like that (knowing it is so wrong or dic@ing around with such incompetence) that it really is lethal - should be taken to the cleaners. We all spend a great deal of time/effort keeping ourselves and others safe then some James Hunt sells something like this.
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Just been checking out similar things. Theres a company that makes chains with 19mm thick links which are guaranteed to resist cutting with 42 inch bolt croppers (even when levered on the ground). They aint cheap but they slow the barstuards down or even stop them.
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Just been checking out similar things. Theres a company that makes chains with 19mm thick links which are guaranteed to resist cutting with 42 inch bolt croppers (even when levered on the ground). They aint cheap but they slow the barstuards down or even stop them.
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Just been checking out similar things. Theres a company that makes chains with 19mm thick links which are guaranteed to resist cutting with 42 inch bolt croppers (even when levered on the ground). They aint cheap but they slow the barstuards down or even stop them.
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Cheers WoodEd - I got the track built and connections all sorted after about 5 weeks faffing about. Must admit my son and chief climber (Anthony) did all the technical filming and dubbing. He also holds the lap record.
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Cheers WoodEd - I got the track built and connections all sorted after about 5 weeks faffing about. Must admit my son and chief climber (Anthony) did all the technical filming and dubbing. He also holds the lap record.
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Thought id post this - a little project I've been working on at home while I've been out of action with knacked shoulder
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Thought id post this - a little project I've been working on at home while I've been out of action with knacked shoulder
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A couple of years back, rushing about one evening to do some quotes. Stopped at the local garage and filled up. As the pump went past £60.00 I noticed the price per ltr was wrong, then I noticed the filler nozzle was GREEN (My truck prefers diesel)! For the only time in my life I had grabbed the wrong one. The guy in the garage was very good, he gave me the number of the local fuel recovery mob and insisted I didn't start the engine. It cost me £120 for them to come and empty the tank. That was £180 in all for no fuel and a two hour delay. The guy at the garage said not to worry they get that every week. Oh what a numpty
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A couple of years back, rushing about one evening to do some quotes. Stopped at the local garage and filled up. As the pump went past £60.00 I noticed the price per ltr was wrong, then I noticed the filler nozzle was GREEN (My truck prefers diesel)! For the only time in my life I had grabbed the wrong one. The guy in the garage was very good, he gave me the number of the local fuel recovery mob and insisted I didn't start the engine. It cost me £120 for them to come and empty the tank. That was £180 in all for no fuel and a two hour delay. The guy at the garage said not to worry they get that every week. Oh what a numpty
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Nice one Pat, Ive got a discovery and a defender - that must explain why I feel like I've got no money (come to think of it I havent)
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Nice one Pat, Ive got a discovery and a defender - that must explain why I feel like I've got no money (come to think of it I havent)
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I'm not complaining - just commenting, still got more business there and she paid the agreed amount. I'll be going back though not expecting any sort of tip. As I said it was just the way she was making it clear she had overpaid by a few percent and wanted it back. Based on her annual 4 week holidays in Australia I don't think there is much of an issue with with disposable income. Had I inadvertantly overpaid by a few percent I think I would let it go. Maybe thats why she lives there and I don't.
