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Have you looked into having tape measures with your company name/phone number on made and giving them as freebies to tree surgeons. Engineering firms do it with 6" rulers because people will put business cards in the bin but will always keep a ruler at their desk. You might get more logs when people have your number to hand rather than just saying "fvck it, ring it up" and you'll get real measurements from those who do that.
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I think I genuinely am going to stop telling people this and just say that my mum won't let me use anything bigger. My osteopath friends will be thrilled.
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The radio station confirmed they forwarded my contact details but I've still not heard from the chap. I was very clear when I e-mailed to include the phrase OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT. He must be backed up with work. Same as this bloke who I never heard from. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/80796-tree-man69.html. He's probably been too busy fighting off prospective employers with a shitty stick. You can lead a horse to water...
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I love "pro users" (who simply wouldn't be seen dead with a homeowner saw darling) using 60cc saws to sned 1" leylandii branches for the same reason I love people driving Land Rovers. I am an all round fan of my competitors burning excess fuel and getting back backs.
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XC weather or ask a vicar.
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Hand out flyers for the local scout troop to these disadvantaged customers.
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He's not allowed to blub in front of customers or bring tinned spaghetti for lunch though.
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Oh ye of little faith. I e-mailed the radio station with instructions to pass my contact details to the guy. I'll front him £40 for the train fare, a good breakfast and a packed lunch, pick him up, teach him some stuff, put him to work, top up the wages to a sensible day rate and send him off with an old Silky and some knowledge. Piece of piss. Good turn done. Anyone can copy my model. NB: I only do a few private jobs a year. Chaps on here who are out every day can surely find something for him to do even more easily than me.
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A challenge for the collective strength of Arbtalk
AHPP replied to GardenKit's topic in General chat
I sent the change.org page to my elected scumbag so he'll have the exact details. Forgive my sloppy attention to facts on here though. -
Are you hinting that MotoMix has bad stuff in or just raising awareness?
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A challenge for the collective strength of Arbtalk
AHPP replied to GardenKit's topic in General chat
Economic Helping to narrow the price gap between normal pump fuel and alkalyte fuel will encourage more people to use the posh stuff (which will still be more expensive). HMRC will lose 58p/litre duty but will get more back in increased VAT revenues. Many consumers are on the edge of changing from pump fuel to this posh stuff. If they do change, the gov will make more money. The above is part of an e-mail which I just sent to my MP (probably in vain but I'm putting off doing something else so why not...). Legal Gov officials are given discretionary powers to set things like taxes but they can only act within the powers they are given. Applying road duty to a product obviously not going to be used on the road could be seen as acting outside of their remit. This sort of thing can be challenged. -
I've just ordered 25 litres of MotoMix on the strength of threads like this and posters like the above. Looking forward to having a go with it. Nothing against Aspen btw, just that I was already getting a few Stihl bits at the same time. I'm sure I'll have a go with Aspen at some point too.
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I wonder if anyone's gone to the effort of running a google video hangout/live stream for a job. That would be truly real time.
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mendiplogs has got a Katanaboy for sale. Relatively expensive but sounds perfect for your application. They are better than you could believe. Other normal size Silkys run rings around any bow saw anyway though.
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A machine ! Someone must know of one or the make
AHPP replied to Big steve's topic in Firewood forum
Interesting. What boilers have you both got? -
Ah. Novel.
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Eh?
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I need 14 stumps (10"-30" diameter, good access) ground near Ipswich, Suffolk later this month or in the new year. Please PM me your details so that I can contact you when they are down. Many thanks, Alex
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Somebody is bound to ask... Why not just felled?
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Also worth mentioning to any professional associations you're a member of. Or indeed not a member of. Arb Assoc would probably be interested to know about this. Federation of Small Businesses may be too. In fact, tell everyone. Get onto the papers first thing Monday morning. Hardly fair that taxpayers' money (including yours) is funding subsidised competition and doing you out of work. Of course contact the council first, just in case it was all a terrible misunderstanding...
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I say it shouldn't be legal. Couldn't say for sure whether it is legal but there have been cases very similar to this where councils have acted out of remit and been told off for it (Attorney General v Fulham Corporation [1921] 1 Ch 440). I imagine your MP would be interested.
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I think he needs three posts to his name to send a private message.
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Much obliged.
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6 man days! Perhaps 1 of them should be a motivational speaker.
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Aspen and Stihl MotoMix. Carb tune needed when going between the two?
