Jamis

All depends where you are and who you're marketing to. Most people round Warwickshire do 8 - 10", but I know some people in the cotswolds who do 12 -14" for the bigger inglenook fireplaces that they are marketing their logs towards.

^ for pruning etc. as acceptable management techniques, not felling as I understand it.

I just use a protractor with a bit of tread through the origin and a ball of bluetack on the end of that. Works fine, and you can press the bluetack to the back of the protractor to record the angle until you get back to the vehicle. I would however be interested if your app recorded a file say where you can have photos of the tree, input ident info, and gps data, that would be a tool...

Thank you very much David, some very interesting (and some shocking) failures pictured there!

I am studying for a masters degree at Reading university, and my thesis is on predicting tree failures. I am currently at the data collection stage of this project, and as such am trying to get as much data as possible on tree failures from anywhere around the country. If anyone has any photos or information that they can share with me about tree failures that they had to go and clear up or inspect, I would be most appreciative. I am especially interested in surprise failures that were not picked up by inspections prior to the event. If possible I would like to know the species of tree, the type of failure (branch snap/windthrow etc.), the locaation of the tree and the date/time of failure (as much as you know) PM me, or My email is [email protected] Thank you for your time.

Hello all, I am doing some research at Myerscough and Reading University, and am searching for as much data as possible on tree failures, especially trees that would not be considered dangerous by most surveyors prior to failure. If anyone has information on any failed trees that they have come across that they could share with me it would be much appreciated. Preferred information would include species, location, type of failure (branch snap, windthrow etc.), date of failure, and any photos of the failure that may exist. If you want to contact me with any offers of information, either use this site, or my e-mail is [email protected] . Thank you for your time reading this. James

See you tomorrow then!

I would definitely go for Meindls again, I think the Waudlaufers are harder wearing and personally find them more comfortable than the airstreams. Brilliant boots!

I managed to seize my father's B and Q special (Ryobi) running it on my 50:1 Stihl fuel, had been working fine on his cheapo 25:1 oil mix. They replaced it under warranty, but he still went and got a 260 instead.

Too right no Manu, how stupid can you be to lash out like that in open play, it's times like that you hold your rage and save it until you get a good chance to pay it back when it is less likely to be spotted. i'm a Worcester supporter myself, but hoping for Sarries tomorrow.

Same, it just becomes natural to give the spout a squeeze before you fill, again I use the Stihl combi with the standard oil spout and the auto fill fuel nozzle, had mine 4 years and not a problem (the can isn't as see through as it once was mind). The only nozzle I've had problems with it sticking open is the Husky, but then Sweden isn't Germany for engineering.

No no no, the important match tomorrow is at Twickenham.

I have done some work on an apple tree in a customer's garden with hispidus decay, there had been some quite large limb failures (for apple trees), with the wood structure turned to a spongey mess inside a half inch "shell". The fungal brackets are on the main stem and I would have advised to fell in an instant if there was any target, but I made them aware of it as if they weren't already, and it is still standing proud four years later.

I use a spliced eye primarily but use a bowline on the other end of my climbing line, and of course when rock climbing