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He's not that useful. Also frankly a liability when you're swinging hand tools. Haven't had a wages thread for a few weeks have we.
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The philosophical dangers of cheapening the status of genius aside, I'm a genius. Sailor cut a pad, probably romping through the broken glass that is the style around here. Wanted to press the flappy bit of pad back to the paw so it can bond back to the gristle (weird stuff...) underneath. Stitches generally not advised and would have probably required knocking him out. Pressing it in with a tight bandage and a stiff block of wadding was working but the flap would pop back off when I went in to disinfect. Ended up borrowing technique from composite repair. Instead of fibreglass cloth, steristrips. Instead of resin, superglue. The first one I settled for a rather baggy one but the rest of them I got fairly good tension on and started knitting it all into place. I reckon I've bally done it. Should be robust and waterproof enough to inspect and spritz with disinfectant. Updates as they occur.
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What's arb work like in Bangladesh?
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In stark contrast to don monstering massive tonnages of trees to death eight days a week, I've recently been very much enjoying little gardening oddments. First time stump grinding in about fifteen years today. Lovely little machine with new teeth and had the staff chasing roots out. IMG_3239.MOV
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So legal fags are good quality but illegal ones can be bad. Have you got any ideas how bad quality other drugs could be replaced with good quality ones?
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On the subject of crack use, go steady, sime42.
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Those who arguably should be forbidden by the Mental Health Acts to spend their own money anyway. And the Chelsea flower show. Just the transport of this sort of utter bollocks is shameful. That diesel could run ten nurses to work.
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Interesting read- Brewdog forest in Scotland
AHPP replied to richyrich's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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Unless he fancies a line of lombardy poplar of course.
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Yew way too slow. Could be 5m. Could be less. Probably not more. As long as you can get a ladder to the top knuckle, it's sustainable IF you stay on top of it. In the client's words: "Really just something skinny and tall with a bit of green is what we're thinking as the mid level will be blocked by the plants." https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/eucalyptus-gunnii-azura/KB2693TM?acq_source=[med:ad][src:g][cid:1604080446][gid:63528923489]&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_id=1604080446&adgroup_id=63528923489&source=google&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwoPOwBhAeEiwAJuXRh_pWyyRUVC2D8DIWa3JgBrsCLxlmiD26bUwHExuhc4NE2X9U6kx7IxoCOQwQAvD_BwE He can brash up to fence height himself and have lovely scented fronds for around the house.
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Hoping six potted pauciflora come in cheaper than that.
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Laurel is too deep and sprawly and too hard to work on at height to be economic I'd say. Hence looking at straighter up and down stuff.
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5m a number I plucked out of my arse. Waiting on a map so I can work out the sight lines and heights more accurately.
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Willow or lime at slightly wider planting spacing? Slower but sort of safer. Could probably push the pollard cycle to three or four years but probably a more three dimensional job by then.
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A client asked for a recommendation of some screening for the end of their garden, 5-7m run maybe, to reach 5m high as quickly as possible and be maintained there. My first thought was a line of eucs, planted every 1m ish, pollarded at desired height and then every two years, definitely top and probably sides. Ladder, strop and silky work. Evergreen, fragrant, easy to work on. I put it to them but with the obvious warning that they couldn't be left to get away, which they understood. They'd run up to the corner of three properties. Fence behind/under them, no wires, neighbour's house 6m ish away. Now I'd call that easy to work on but I'm still worried I've made a slightly dangerous recommendation. Eucs tick the boxes but they are eucs. I can't think of anything that will reach the height in the next say three years and either stay at that height or be easy to maintain at that height. Any better ideas?
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Extra thing to think about. Base of tree relatively inaccessible. Up and down to settle pieces, fence in the way, in the way of rigging bollard. Just hassle. Picker and rasher it.
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"There is a remote but serious risk that if the cargo explodes a tidal wave could surge towards the Kent and Essex shorelines and onwards to the capital's Thames Barrier." Really?
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I've spiked in riggers. Crap, obviously.
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A lot of modern things are shit but Fiskars X splitting axes aren't.
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They're not stupid at all.
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You can power a GRCS with an electric or petrol drill. I like electric. Peace and quiet.
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My way into lifting rigging was a petrol capstan with no clutch. Got some lifts done but was a pain for groundsmen. Can't easily restart under load, had to slip on the drum etc. Too much to think about. With a clutch would be better but still loud and not on the tree. Went on to a Hobbs because it's indestructible and easy for groundsmen to understand. Just gone to a GRCS. Looks more complicated but is only actually a tiny bit more to remember. Will come apart into more pieces, more expensively if abused. But it makes a nice clicking sound, self-tails, lifts more and I have it set up to be easier to move around than a Hobbs or a standard GRCS.
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Can't find the Dropkicks version.
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Drink drivers don't claim.
