rossy

What an odd post! Of course he can do his own work at the weekends, everyone started that way surely?

Not bad form at all, some employers I have known happily hire gear out to trusted blokes at the weekend.

Same here, if I ask nicely I'm leant the gear. I feel it shows appreciation for me giving 100%. It promotes a give and take relationship that's harmonious and benefits his business as no one moans about putting extra time in or helping out with things in their own time. It's by no means a formal type of management but it works for us. Mind you it's friends and family only, anyone asks for a card in the street and its his job naturally. The arrangement is based on mutual respect and we would never take the piss. It's by no means regular private work, but it seems a selfish attitude to take to prevent your guys earning a little on the side once in a while whilst maintaining their loyalty and commitment to promoting your business in the best way.

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Copper cable you say??? Well the obvious course of action is to dig the entire lot out of the ground. Then take said cable to a suitable area (Usually just outside your caravan) and burn off those nasty plastic sheaths. Then forward on said cable to a local scrap metal dealer in exchange for many £££'s!

After this return to door knocking for arb related work with a pocket full of cash, Safe in the knowledge no-one can ring the police as you have relieved them of their phone lines for a week !!!

Ahh a fool proof business plan, try presenting that to the bank manager!

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bloody hell fella's if you can't afford a new silky blade then its time to pack up

Here! Here!

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Make sure you price in a decent contingency as that sounds like it has the potential to take far longer than you'd think. If you can't get vehicles in you might want to hire a big winch to drag the felled trees to firm ground for processing. Rather you than me, sounds like a nightmare.

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That'd probably get you stabbed on the London underground. No emotion, all ye who enter there!

Ain't that the truth.

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That would explain why it turns over so easily when the plugs are removed. I will do some more investigating at the weekend.

Thanks

John

No compression

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I wonder why laughing is infectious, I started laughing when I realised that the blonde woman couldn't stop.

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When I say Osbournes I mean A.T Osbournes by the way. Try them.

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We get our TP200 parts of osbournes, in 8 years nothing has ever gone wrong with it. It's a fantastic machine. If it needs those parts then get them, I guarantee it won't let you down. We just do the filter and change the hydraulic oil now and again.

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The law sir is an ass! Good job they didn't hurt themselves whilst trespassing or you'd be waiting for a solicitors letter instructing you that your being sued. Shame it's not like America where you simply shoot them for being on your property.

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in my days before arboriculture I foolishly and ignorantly piled soil up around it when digging out a patio that was about 15 years ago, my bad!

 

never too late to remove it!

I'll pretend you never said that or she'll have me out there with a pick axe and a spade one evening this week. :-/

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Seem to have priced/done a lot of through the house jobs lately. Has anyone had any experience with using a small chipper, one small enough for a 2man lift and that would fit through a normal door/tight corners in a house. Then chipping into tubs/bags or leaving on site.

 

Was thinking this might be easier than carting it all in little bits and laying dust sheets down everywhere and then still marking the walls. Especially as we seem to have one client who seems to always get us in just after they have decorated and the new tennents are just about to move in!

 

Anyone recommend a machine and somewhere to hire one from in west London

Try jones, they have a little 3" timberwolf for hire. Used to have the green mech and jobeau too but not sure anymore if they still do.

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Pics show that stem is buried. The flare must be visible to assess, so you need not a saw but a shovel. With no idea of the rate of Gano's spread, why think in terms of removal, or an extreme re-pollard that could hasten decline? See page 32 here for a compromise solution.

 

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The root plate starts about 12" underground, in my days before arboriculture I foolishly and ignorantly piled soil up around it when digging out a patio that was about 15 years ago, my bad! Thanks for the link though.

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Cheers guys,

Wow Jesse been in the wars. I got 6 titanium rods and several screws holding the back together they also found a broken rib from a couple of years ago quite close to puncturing lung. Think it was the classic bail out the back of chip box onto the jockey wheel.

Tally of 15 breaks on the nose, a little twisted now.

The feet are the worst part it's silly but you don't realise how much you take them for granted, I spent a bit of time in hospital with guys far worse than myself and the mindset is the hardest part to conquer.

As for physio Rossy they were supposed to provide it from day 1 needless to say none received. I'll be looking into private tomorrow. Do you get trouble with the ankle in colder weather?? Was spiking any easier??

To be honest I haven't spiked anything since my return to climbing but in the cold I get a persistent dull ache that feels like its coming from really deep within the joint, it's not painful really just uncomfortable. I believe it's called barometric sensitivity, that's that it said on my medical report. The private physio made all the difference with mine I believe. The best decision I've ever made.

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I will check tomorrow thanks

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As PAYE staff they get statutory rights so you don't need a formal contract of employment, check on the DWP website.

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Hey, I broke my ankle at work last January ie 2012, ankles are fiddley they take ages to heal and for the swelling to go down, 17 months later I still get swelling and pain but I'm back climbing again and it's mostly healed up now so chances are good just rest it, keep it elevated to minimise the swelling and most importantly get a good private physiotherapist, mine was priceless!

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Applanatum definitely, I've done some reading, looked at some pretty pictures and I'm 100% sure. Even down to the sheer size of the thing.

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I was down with the landscrapers in 96, no it wasn't rob grey there was another bloke and cant think of his bloody name.

Ian Rogers?

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Ahh what a legend, I remember him teaching me, in regards to MW insurance he said ' better a stiff than a cripple, that's why I always bring a shovel, so don't hurt yourself ' What a shame he's leaving. A great man and an excellent arborist.

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That's what I'd want in an ideal world, I'll repollard it and bring the stems down to ladder height so its not a pain to dismantle when the time comes. It's me that loves the rope swing really not my daughter :-)

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Thanks guys, spot on with the diagnosis by the way now I've had a good check.

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Yeah I've tapped it and the wood density has diminished significantly to about 5 foot above the fruiting body, it will probably be in the main union before long. Bit of a pain really. As I thought, maybe whip it out this year before nature takes its course and it squishes something expensive. I'll have to replant something I can get a rope swing into quickly or I'll be in big trouble...... Cedar?

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This is my weeping willow, this fruiting body has been on it for two years appearing out of the root plate, does anyone have any ideas on it. I love the tree but its showing signs this season of stress growth, I have a child who swings on it all summer long, therefore my professional opinion is to remove it but my heart says repollard it and give it a chance. What do people on here think? Opinions would be greatly appreciated.

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Seems like this is going on the bench for some new belts, they gave in 2 stumps from the end of the contract, we had already ground out about 20, oh and the exhaust fell off too! It never rains but it pours!

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