Ian H

Hey arbclimber how are you doing,fair play, you must have known certain guys would've been itching to 'get even', think they've been very restrained really, well done buddy. BTW cracking fell, very impressive:sneaky2:

excellent, good call mate:thumbup:

Hey ady how ya doin buddy, good to see you getting stuck in to the job, do you reckon the owner would be up for leaving some standing mono's,esp as he's a nature lover and it's semi woodland? Just a thought:thumbup1:

great shots chris, another stunning fungi thread:thumbup:

agreed, I've always had a desire, more a hunger to devour, def a bit rusty on some of the theory tho', thanks buddy as I've said before you're an inspiration:thumbup:

Thanks buddy, fascinating and informative as ever:thumbup:I think it's time to revisit the text books and brush up, so much to learn so little time:001_huh:

All credit to tommer9 for starting a thread about pacman, which is now my newest app, thanks Tom:thumbup:

You read me perfectly, thanks Tony that makes perfect sense, so is it true to say that branch grafts only develop from long term rubbing/crossing branches(actualyy i guess they must to develop the graft)

I have a question regarding biomechanics and branch grafts/co dominant stems. As far as I'm aware grafts form a strong branch union and yet co dominant stems with included bark as we know are a poor union. So why do grafts which are v often (initially) only crossing branches form such strong attachments, am I missing the obvious:confused1: All help greatly appreciated:thumbup1:

Oh man Atari, happy memories:thumbup:

haha great game Tom, love retro arcade games plus i've just found the app for me iphone, thanks:thumbup:

Thats a stunning beech Tom, v different. Some great shots of Tehidy woods, got to take a trip down and have a nosey around, it looks lovely, thanks for the link:thumbup:

And to a large extent we give them what they want, but part of our role is also to try to educate and explain acceptable and unnaceptable/unhealthy practice, but those damned leaves they get do everywhere so they do:biggrin:

Thanks Tony, I don't envy yours today. Re the photo-I'm gonna try and get to grips with the wifes new dslr,I've got tree/fungi stuff awaiting good quality shots:sneaky2:, she was an obsessive in the pre digi days, think we're both more point'n'shoot these days tho.

That's a fair point Andy and apologies if it feels like wholly negative comments about the job, the customer may have had very specific requirements and as has been said in previous threads we are a service industry, we also as aborists have a responsibility to try to educate/inform customers about good/bad arb practice etc. My previous comment was as much about general training issues in the industry. I also hope Alderwood takes the comments in the spirit of Arbtalk:thumbup1:

Oh dear, leaves abit to be desired imo. It does raise concern as you say AA Teccie, it is still happening far too often, without wanting to de-rail I'm concerned about the number of guys coming out of college ''fully qualified'' with only nptc tickets and no arboricultural knowledge whatsoever then going into business with (potentially)no pruning expertise, how can this be right, shouldn't there be some form of minimal arb training alongside nptc training.

Day off today, 23 degrees, clear skies, light winds and a 3ft swell, it doesn't get much better:thumbup: View from south fistral. Apologies for dodgy phone photo:blushing:

Plippy your daughters got an awesome talent, more a gift imo, nurture it:thumbup1: she'll meet plenty of creative types in a tattoo studio. My wife like yours did a jewellery/silversmithing/art degree then changed direction into art psychotherapy(better money), it's a gift you can't learn, I'm dead jealous of her ability to draw, does all her own tattoo designs and makes it look sooo easy:thumbup:

Hi chris, I'd recommend looking at the AA website, they've got listing of hours req'd and type of cpd applicable, the list below was copy/pasted from the site. 'The form overleaf aims to make it easier to document the CPD you have undertaken. Fellows should complete 50 hours of CPD over a three-year period and Professional Members should complete 40 hours of CPD over a three-year period. The CPD should include at least two of the following: Home-based learning (H) Private study, structured reading on particular themes or topics. Use of audio, video or multi-media resources and other distance-learning material Action-based learning (A) A systematic, structured approach to the solving of problems in the workplace Preparation of material (M) For course, technical meetings or publication in the technical press Reseach ® Supervised research Work based development (W) Background reading, research or preparation required to tackle a new area of work Arboricultural Association activities (P) Of a technical or professional nature Conferences © Conferences, seminars, workshops or other technical and professional events and meetings, including in-house training Qualification (Q) Courses leading to a qualification' Also they have guides relating to qualifications and their relative grading compared to similar, AA tech cert is level 3 same as ND Arb(relating to your previous thread abound surveys). Hope this helps:thumbup:

Agree with what's already been advised, we live in a very litigious society these days, get a consultant in whose suitably qualified, save yourself the possible ramifications down the line.:thumbup1:Just make sure he refers any work back to you:thumbup:

Congratulations to you both, tried/tested and fit for purpose, are you sure you don't have any secret desire to be a carver:biggrin:

Quite a ring to it, should make the best seller list-perhaps a review on Richard/Judy:scared1:, kiss of death that last bit:biggrin:

Great thread and photo's, lovely old vet beech and seeing the climbers gives a good sense of scale, interesting indeed to see how it fares, here's hoping its all good:thumbup1: a very useful case study.

:laugh1:v good, I'm far too law abiding to be involved in such behaviour, honest guv.

haha good save:thumbup1: dogs got far too many ASBO's to be aloud out in public:lol: