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  1. I HAVE GOT BOTH BROKEN BOTH TOO hello i got myself a silverline maul & axe from amazon and find the maul hard work and the resin that held the head on has broken up thus head fell off so using as a wedge now to split my firewood and as for the axe i,ve sharpened it up and find it better for log splitting but when i have used it as a wedge/splitter and used a sledge to hit the back of said axe its soft and has now begun to break up the resin too that holds the head on etc there naff to be honest very soft metal and fall to bits so at the stage of no axe/maul and dont want to buy/wast anymore money on rubbish tools with moneys i hav,nt got etc so whats the best way to go axe or maul what make n weight etc as i cant afford to wast anymore money on rubbish tools
  2. please let me know as i,am at the C.A.B to sort my bills out etc my friends mum is taking me as i,ve no income to pay bills etc the nice people from the jobcenter tell me i can work now but my doctor tells me he wont give me a fit note to return to work as i,am too unstable yet and need time to recover doing things i enjoy only as and when i feel upto it as my state of mind makes me unemployable and doctor told me well he used the word culperble if i blow a fuse etc and get myself into trouble with my mood swings i feel a right fool telling you all this now as i dont handle pressure well at all thesedays and have a very short fuse but deep down i want to be nice and help otheres show kindness but scared of people at the sametime as my trust as gone and get upset easy i was in tears just for no reason at all i need to try and keep busy and work through the probbs in my own time on my terms too but will not give in to these demons i,ve got through lifes stress,s n let downs your all a good bunch of blokes i just have trouble remembering what i,ve said or done promissed at times too my heads wrecked memory wise as i dont tell lies and hate people who lie to me not be honest and tell the truth as it grinds me down and upsets me iam to trusting for my own good and get used a lot helping others putting them first and me last as it worries me not to help when i can god i sound odd typing all this in the open
  3. thankyou i used a tank of fuel on my saw today and was enough for me etc then home to relaxe in my safe zone please tell me more about whitebeam i,ve never even come across the name as i,am a learner and the fancy latin names mean nothing to me but did think it took the edge of my chain and was heavy for its size
  4. BEEN OUT YIPEE got given a white beam/bean not sure what it is but looks like a apple tree wood and did,nt half dull my chain had a nice day too had to repair holes in my gate kids had made to get in and make a den in my log shelter by throwing my logs out etc lol
  5. i hope so not been out my drive today but keep loading my jeep up with saw new boots /kecks hat gloves petrol axe files spare chain etc etc etc but not had the energy or will to go but will make myself go out in the morning even if i end up just sat in my garden or down at the plot then decide to play around cutting up the oversize logs up or just have a general tidy up etc i did want to go and watch robrainford on a job today but half forgot and the other half was,nt or could,nt care less i get days like this and just want to be alone and if i do get visitors i put a brave face on i,am ok etc but deep down i feel so tired mentaly i have no concentration at all even being spoken too i drift off as though i,ve no interest and feel guilty later for not listening to that person as though i,am ignorant but dont mean to be that way
  6. sorry everyone not been intouch etc i,ve been a bit down n out of it all not had the will to post etc i,am going to have a go at repairing my trailer brakes as there sticking on etc through lack of use NOT HAD THE GUMPTION TO USE/DO ANY LUNGE PICTURES YET EITHER but will soon i,ve also been promised some braces off sean from ashtree services in haydock st helens hell of a nice guy too" he even offered me to borrow his brandnew rock log splitter too i,am so greatful to you all its give me endless hope and picked me up from the floor and given me hope and trudt back in people just some days i want to be alone as i keep breaking down all the time etc and shut the outside world out
  7. its so you can access your own land along or over a public highways same as a tractor restricted milage though i think!! but as usual always wrong lol well my 18 year old daughter thinks i,am wrong all the time
  8. rob MT your pm box its full i would like to come and see you working etc to get me out
  9. promiss i will do some soon lol i,am trying to get some braces tomorrow from the guy sean from ashtree services who has give me some logs today he said he has some in the van i can have as they keep falling off me pulling my undies off to lol so going to get sorted with a bit of luck then iam safe to use saw again as i had to take them back off etc and put my tracksuit bottoms back on whilst loading logs as i dont trust myself on diazapam and the other tabs i,am on with chainsaw just yet
  10. HAD A SUNNY DAY TODAY even went out to collect some logs too but my trailer been sat unused that long brakes stuck on etc and had to drag it off plot in 4wd wheels locked up on dirt till i shunted back n too etc its ok now though i pumped grease n lubed it up etc but forgot to lift jocky wheel up its now a bit of bent scrap iron silly me i keep forgeting everything etc anyway i got some more logs but not used saw yet etc my neighbour came with me aswell and had a nice time out the house fresh air etc and a good workout loading logs in my trailer some bugger has nicked my vin plate off it ive noticed today so will have to re order one from indispension etc very puzzled why on earth do that as it was plastic i think and its just bits of plastic and 4 pop rivets now so no use to the theives etc as my trailer is always chained up to a big tree and got my name post code welded into a frame etc anyway tried my new chansaw pants on thanks they fit ok too cheers but heavy things boots fine too thanks and hat n gloves cheers everyone cant wait to use them as intended soon etc i will make good use off them with all the logs i,ve got to chomp up and split i just hope this sunny mood i,am in stays a while longer as i hate it when i have bad days
  11. oop,s sorry ii,am slow tonight got it all wrong silly me
  12. i,ve not got a flipline geoff sorry but already got a ms260 but thanks anyway you have been too kind already etc words would have been more than enough you are good bloke geoff thanks and same to everyone else pants hat boots gloves and very most of all your kind words
  13. ha ha very funny i,ve got to be careful where i lay my clay as i cant see which way one of the cameras lens is pointing as its like a dark looking bulb up on a big post and is very clear with a zoom can read at 100 yards through it zooms etc lol i hope to take a picture too of my wood pile its massive now & out of hand too my friend said he will give me half a day to help me sort move it when iam ready and upto it etc as at this moment i got a glass of wine and one diazapam to help me relax etc but keep breaking down in tears for no reason and keep forgeting what i,ve said and snappy with my friend yesterday but he says he understands as i feel guilty afterwards for blowing hot and cold thanks everyone for understaning my rambling on my heads all over the place jumping from one thing/subject to another etc sorry this post is all over the place but just saying how it is and hope no one ever has to deal with how i feel at times i cant even keep my legs still in bed lol i could rip the bed covers up i get so uptight i,am maaaaaaaaaaad lol then could walk down the garden and scream out forever to get rid of the pain/hurt i feel
  14. thanks andy do you wear some tracksuit bottoms under them or not so to speak and whats the best belt braces to order for my money as when i start sawing/splitting etc they will be well used as i,ve a load of wood to do at the plot and dont want to buy rubbish oh!! and please dont laugh do i have pants inside my boots or outside ??? i sound/feel stupid asking tbh but never worn chainsaw ppe before
  15. yipeee got new boots and they fit so going to do a lunge picture only thing is how the hell do i keep my new trousers up lol there a absolute ton weight how you lads work in them all day is beyond me ive had them on this morning and there even dragging my skidders off lol arnt they thick etc i bet there sweaty things at the end of day etc so iam going to try now for time being a elastic belt i,ve got to hold them up I WILL GET SORTED SOON THEN I,AM SAFE TO USE MY SAW AGAIN I GOT SOME LOG TO CHOP UP TO SEASON ETC BUT WONT HAVE A GO TILL IAM OFF THE DIAZPAMS AS I CANT DRIVE ON THEM ETC big thanks everyone for your help and advice so far had a down day yesterday but having what i call a sunny day today thanks everyone very very greatful will get a picture up with my chainsaw ppe soon
  16. All i have ever won was a toffee crisp wrapper out my banks ATM and that was just yesterday
  17. GOOD NEWS Geoff rang me today the lost boots have turned up thank god for that i,am so relieved now i was on such a guilt trip etc over them going missing etc hell of a nice chap by the way and been very understanding on the phone thanks geoff
  18. i love the sound of chilli etc but got no bog it would have to be a spade job but have probbs with cameras around me lol got be careful when i get caught short moving clay etc have to use a blind spot lol side of my jeep then do a bit off muck shifting as my plots in full view of 2 cameras its worse when theres no leaves on the trees etc but when you got to go you gorra go
  19. THANKS ANDY the brew thing sounds good as for grub on the fire etc i would end up bloated and work like a slug afterwards bet it tasts of smokey wood too i could do with a big mug of motivation tea to be honest and someone to boss about to help me splitting my logs etc thanks for the info on the willow too i thought is was a duff wood for burning etc as i,am new to all this wood thing and still learning etc thanks again everyone you,ve been more helpful than anyone in the last 2 years i feel better talking about it
  20. I,AM GOING TO MY PLOT IN THE MORN just letting you know i,am going down to my plot to do a bit off tidying up etc and going to load my axe saw oil petrol etc and plan to stay all day out the way on my own well on my own with my best mate kai me dog and get some fresh air and burn some calories off etc it should do me good as a very good friend of mine as given me a pickup load of willow so that will keep me motivated i just hate keep puting the axe down get a lump of log etc etc i will just have to train my dog kai to help me etc IS WILLOW ANY GOOD BY THE WAY ??
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  22. whats a Schrader valve please as i think i have one is it a airline end ???
  23. i would like to be open and honest though and just say i will repay you for the loss if i dont get get a refund as i returned the reciept/invoice in the box with the the boots so how would i have proof of purchase you will have to do that geoff please i,am gutted to be honest as i still feel responsible i should of taken more care somehow and some one has them somewhere and how have they lost them there tracked etc sorry i will do my best to get a refund back to you etc it,s wrecked my head whats happened to them etc
  24. i would like to just say i,am very very sorry to geoff luck as i,ve lost the boots he so kindly gifted to me i feel so guilty the delivery company i used parcelstogo.com have failed me when i returned them for a larger size and feel very poo to be honest as i know his hard earned moneys have been wasted my fault geoff i hope to recover his moneys asap if not in the very near future i have no luck lately etc and feel i,ve messed everyone about over asking for some boots sorry boys but will sort it out one way or another soon
  25. enjoyed it thankyou is that how the pro,s do it ????

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