David Humphries
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I had a big ole nurse pull out a giant swab in front of me this morning. Said she needed a sample from me groin region. Thank god she meant for me to go behind the curtain and do it, it was to check for MRSA, Phew........ .
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Found a score at the weekend, they were in me golf waterproofs. Hadn't worn them for three years, should really check them thar pockets .
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Bet that views worth a pretty penny. Wow Nice shots .
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First looks like desicated Oyster fungi - Pleurotus ostreatus maybe You could do with geting a digi camera Second looks to be one of the puff balls to me . Not sure which one though. tbh, I've not seen them that high up on on a trunk before. .
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Nice Birch polypores Stevie. Keep um coming .
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Not 100% sure, but around the 400 mark i think for day rate. About 1500 for 5 days. We've got a Denka DL28, which covers most of our MEWP work, but it's on a trailer and access off hard areas is pants. So I get something like the above in roughly once a year. .
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a few more from around my manor......... .
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That one was a 38m Palazzani Stevie, even at full extension it was actually pretty stable .
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A few from work; First from a Pop looking north over to Hampstead Garden Suburb. Second from Oak, south towards the city. Third from up in theQuercus x hispanica 'fulhamensis' Last, especially just for the Huck .
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Historically and Socially, you are ofcourse quite correct, alas I fear it's probably not the overdue evolution of the working class that is the result of the dirth of skill around which I percieve,It is in my opininion more to do with our societies inability to demand and even produce any thing of a suistainable and patient nature. We do not want to wait for tommorow, which is when nature and true craftsmanship will deliver, we want it today with a reduced pricetag and ergo inferior quality. .
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That's absolute slander Dave ! It's actually only TWO stone. To be serious, I gotta agree with your reasoning. When my knee allows it, if I'm honest I do struggle these days when I drag on the old harness .(during and post climb) Muscle sets are totally different on terra ferma, as to the ones you use arborially Thank heavens for Nelly .
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Nice shots Kev, glad you took the time. Great stone masonry, what a shame we don't have the same level of crafsmem around as when those piees were created .
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Cheers Stevie.
It's a fraction of the photos I've gathered over the last few years, putting them here on the forum is mainly for sharing, but also a way for me to revisit them and keep them fresh in my mind.
Try and check out Marios (mdvaden) web page, he's got some real crackers.
All the best
David
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Impressive shot Mario. I don't recall ever having seen a plate anywhere near as big as that How tall d'ya reckon that Tree was? Was there any root decay evident? & do you know the wind speed of that storm? Cheers David .
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As if life wasn't dangerous enough
David Humphries replied to Dean Lofthouse's topic in General chat
Uncanny how it allways comes back to Only Fools and Horse with you Eh dean. [ame]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nJCTBtwJw_8[/ame] . -
I will send you my lawyers details Mr Lofthouse, as I remember it, nothing was actually signed Anyhows, I was led to believe yous Northern wallers were legendary for being gracious in defeat .
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NO WAY PADRE ! Mucho Gracias Senor Andrew, this is the first thing I've won since I took second place as a mustachioed hombre in the fancy dress back in '76, dressed in me Ma's knee length boots, the dogs blanket and an over sized sombrero Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee Yippee erm.........pm on the way cough cough .
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As if life wasn't dangerous enough
David Humphries replied to Dean Lofthouse's topic in General chat
You have to remember, us bazillionaire entrepeneurs weren't born with big mullah stuffed in our daipers. The fun days above were way back in the day, before I started taking the big business interests like telecoms, leisure and publishing, seriously . -
As if life wasn't dangerous enough
David Humphries replied to Dean Lofthouse's topic in General chat
Gave it bash about twelve year ago. Four of us descended on Buxton for a long weekend, can't remember the club or owt. We stayed in a massive old rectory that the diminuative wiry yorky trainer was living in. He had two ginormous great danes. Like Bob said, these things are totaly at the whim of the weather gods, we only got a couple of flights in. Great laugh had by all though. Excuse the photos, they're pre dig. . -
If you haven't already, check out.................. http://www.treesource.co.uk/acatalog/Tree_Health___Disorders.html .
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http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=3456&highlight=Fungi+books I have the above plus a couple of others. Personally like to take some pictures then go back and reference it through decent sized books and the net, AIE - Wild about britain etc....... best way to learn IMO .
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These particular ones are Mr Googles. .
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Never seen one. Hericium erinaceus - Satyr's beard; Lion's mane; Hedgehog mushroom; Bearded tooth. Nice find Cutter .
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Look, this fishing things not in my blood. I've done a bit of Trout and Salmon fishing with pals up in sunny Scotland. I've also got some horendous memories of a trip off Bradwell......... And Ok, It's still meant to be the biggest participation past time in the UK. Obviously, for you guys this gets all your bells ding'a'linging. But what's this poor deranged fool doing. By the look of it he'd been out all night. WHAT'S THE DRAW ? .
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Carl, She's an Alien. What ever you do, DO NOT succumb to her honey like entreaty. This is exactly why there is an number imbalance between the sexes here on planet earth. They are luring away all the fit young men and will bide their time before striking with all their furious anger before invading & conquerring us. .
