Sam Thompson

Its all about the kelly kettle boys

Sorry its taken a while chief, just sent it off now

And the wife...

My old man is an estate manager. He will pay a painter £120 a day, thats about average for him. And yet on here, there is lads with 10+ years on the tools, with their own kit, who are charging the same. I think we are all mad. I'm not a nibbler, I'm forestry trained. But I've done a bit of arb work. And I fail to see where some climbers get their "holier than thou" attitudes from. Your job does not involve that much more than groundwork. But there you go, maybe its the "macho" image some that attracts a certain type of sherman tanker to the game. But I doubt that lot are the best climbers. But hey ho, as an industry we are over worked and underpaid. And unless we all use a market forces approach, we won't change it .

Bob on.

That deserves a Nobel prize.

I see a lot of women are using this site... The dinner won't cook itself you know.

This is correct. Why bother nibbling at 'em when you can knock 'em over

I'll send an email tomorrow with CV attached. Could be just the job I'm after! Cheers chief, Sam

Apologies, Contact me either by PM, Email or phone - I'll try and reply as soon as I can. atb Sam Thompson 07948309142 [email protected]

Hullo all, Looking for either full time, sub contracting, or work anywhere in the country (depending on feasibility). Northwest based. CS30 & 31 Level 2 Diploma (Forestry & Arb) Emergency First Aid at Work (St Andrew's First Aid). Deer Management Qualification 1. I've done arb work for a local firm and forestry work while at college, including thinnings, skidding, forwarding, fencing, chipping, planting etc. Thanks for reading, Sam

Cheers lads. It was easier than I thought! Did a standard fell for the hung up tree, leterboxed and rolled pretty bob on. Then did a dog-tooth for the second and it went good too. Well chuffed. Dave, Im raring for it mate, I'll message you nearer the time mate:thumbup:

Wooooo. I passed

Theory being they are cheaper this time of year Sorted now though

Cheers for that... got me thinking now! I wouldn't worry about the cold, I'm from "The North"

First time mate. I've had the training at college, but because the admin is something that rhymes with "tank" I didn't get to do it before I left. So I had to outsource it elsewhere.

Cheers fellas' had a day of swotting today (Minimal 'talk, honest) Feeling a bit more confident now

Want to get to Whistmans soon. Are you amble to camp on Dartmoor? Clearly not in the wood, but close. I would have to get the train down I think, would love to go to Whiddon as well, but we shall see. Sodding southeners having all these nice old woods

Afternoon all Just thought I would post a reminder/warning as we come into the main season for female deer "dropping" young. I am sure many of you are aware of this and the following may not apply, I apologise. Every year thousands of young deer are killed by dogs. Often it is before the animal is born, a pregnancy may terminate if a mother is chased and placed under large amounts of stress, but very often it is within the first few weeks of being born. When a young deer is born its mother leaves it for long periods of time in cover, while she goes to find food. She returns to suckle the fawn/calf anywhere between 2-4 times a day. The young deer, if frightened will freeze. The young deer do not run away this means that if a dog is walking in the area and smells the deer it will go and investigate, if it finds the deer they often kill it. I have come across many dead deer where a dog is too blame over the last few years. You can prevent this by keeping your dog on a lead from late april - june Next time your walking your dog, even in city parks, please think and keep it on a lead. All the best Sam

Hi all, Any ideas about the best way to revise for the above? Got them coming up soon and want to be prepared Are they as hard as people say? Sam

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nce 1 mte, wht u ben don? Couldnt resist

Now that's cool. Wonder how it got there, think it was put there? I'm sure the Hamster can shed some light on it

Thats the way to do it. I raced Toppers for about 2 years before getting into bigger boats - ents, GP14s, RS2000s etc. They are great for youngsters