Daniël Bos

Not a clue what would have caused it, but I'd put dual wheels on the front to start with. Is it one of these?

And I was pointing out that that list has no true statistical value as such, as crime figures in such a wide array of countries cannot be compared. I thought it was pointless to use up so much virtual paper when all you were saying "the UK's crime rates are higher than some counties that do have the DP" In my humble opinion your point would have come across clearer as this list contains a large amount of countries with hideous human rights issues etc. I meant no offense sir, but I still reckon it was pointless.

what a pointless post! Unfortunately you cannot compare crime rates like that, In the UK you can get 6 weeks jail for giving someone some free shaving foam, in Ghana you can stone your wife if she slept with another man and it will not be a recorded crime.

This is another interesting read, The financials of the death penalty as even imprisoning people for life from 20 to 80 years old works out cheaper than death. I know there's probably some on here that would offer their services to help cut costs, but things like this have to be done by people with the correct certs etc (CS 92, decapitation using MS880). An abstract, regarding DP in times of recession... In Florida, a mid-year budget cut of $45 million for the Department of Corrections forced the early release of 3,000 inmates.(10) Yet, by 1988 Florida had spent $57.2 million to accomplish the execution of 18 people.(11) It costs six times more to execute a person in Florida than to incarcerate a prisoner for life with no parole.(12) In contrast, Professors Richard Moran and Joseph Ellis estimated that the money it would take to implement the death penalty in New York for just five years would be enough to fund 250 additional police officers and build prisons for 6,000 inmates.(13)

Hi all, I've been offered a chunk of woodland to coppice, predominantly hazel with some Ash and other hardwoods in it as well. I've not been involved in coppice management before but have done some for other people. I'm normally hedgelaying nearly full time through winter and the cost of Hazel has been steadily rising over the last few years, so the option of cutting my own would allow me to rake in a bit more money by cutting what and when I need it. I normally get an artic load of binders delivered and if I have any left by the end of season I use it to make fancy-fences for those what live in posh houses. This side of business has been more profitable but people tend to not ask me to build a fence next year so it means I can only work with what i have left over from the winter's work. The main questions are, how does it normally work? Do people get paid for the coppicing work they do, or do you have to pay the land's owner? How much per acre do you pay/receive? How many rods of Hazel would you expect to cut per acre, assuming full cover? The block is deer-fenced and I believe about 7 acres. I haven't gone to see it yet, but thought I would ask here first for some things to look out for, main costs people have etc. Any tips/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Daniel

I got sent a pair of these too, and I'm equally impressed. They feel so soft, it completely removes my urge to have another child as I can just stroke these, soft a a baby's bottom! The main thing I wear my gloves for is hedgelaying though, and as such they've not seen too much action. I'm looking forward to showing them some blackthorn to see how they hold up as the gloves I currently use are £25 +vat +delivery. The only thing is they're a little too small for my hands. I got the larger size but hen my hands are the xxl size so they're still a wee bit too small. In line with this is that they could be a little bit longer around the wrist, but then I reckon that's a size issue.

As others have said, there's no margin for error when killing a criminal, when they're dead they're dead. Victims don't get any better from it, relatives of murdered people get no better from it and the amount of people getting wrongly convicted of serious crimes is alarmingly high. The most important point for me is that it really is no punishment. It's the end of someone's life and although that prevents that person from committing any crimes it doesn't teach them anything. Countries that have the death penalty have no lower crime rates than those that do, it is not a preventative measure. Locking someone up in a small cell with only basic needs met, that's punishing. That i combination with severe mental therapy to get deep into their minds to make sure they actually see what they've done wrong.

Nice bit of NL to live in, right side of the country. I tried once but I could never live on the other side of the ijssel . Half my family is from Losser, not that far from you if I remember correctly. And on the off-chance, do you know Jenneke Westrik, she works with SBB near Ootmarssum.

Gerrit, congrats on your 1000th post! Where in the Netherlands are you, my parents farm near Klazienaveen, Drenthe and have endless birches that refuse to die even with highly fluctuating watertables etc.

That would be the logical way out, and probably what I would have done. I used a shoelace and a stick before now to get to the end of the day. It's a bit beside the point though, he asked his local merchant to help, and they threw a hissyfit because he refused to sponsor their expensive tea-habits, not excusable.

Blimmin clergymen!

I doubt it, there's always those who want to feel the stuff they are about to buy, try stuff on etc. Then there is the "just drop in on the way to/from a job" custom, quick small repairs etc. You don't want to wait 24 hrs for a pull-cord or spark plug or similar small stuff that a local dealer always has in stock. Even if they have to charge £10 for that bit of cord, and I can get it on 'tinterweb for 10p if it means I can get on with the job I'm happy to spend those £10.

Excellent news!

Well said mr Goss, just take it like a man! If you get stung, leave them! When they sting they inject a bloddthinning agent into you to stop the blood clogging as they gorge themselves. If you swat them off after you've been stung this stuff is in you and it is this that causes the itching. Leave them to it, the damage is allready done and when they consume you they take most of the "anti-clog" back out again as well, leaving you with less to scratch at by the end of the day. I've also found that after the first 50-odd stings of the day they become much less annoying.

That has to be the most pointless statement ever:lol:

Shame on them. Hopefully they'll have cooled down a bit by the time you come back from your hols. I use local whenever I can, but when the price difference is too big I'll let them know and see if they can match it (or at least get within reasonable proximity) and if they don't they are never bothered when I take my bussiness elsewhere. They have to make a living, and realise that I do too. They are quite well aware that if I could save £150 on a £500 product I need to do that.

If you want it just for drying logs, a poly-t is ideal. For imprved airflow, you could attach the bottom of the coverto a board about 50 to 75cm off the ground. This will leave the sides and (if opened like you said) the ends open to airflow. The heating up of the air inside will cause enough convection to create adequate airflow even on days without any wind at all (wich are very rare). The main disadvantage to a poly-t especially one that small is that they're quite delicate, no chucking logs in from the end..... You'll have to either stack it very carefully or use crates or yorkshire-board up the sides (wich would defeat the advantage of said poly-t) so it'll mean a bit more work.

I heard it's very poplar with squirels. Sorry, I'll get my coat.

I always pick up stuff if people drop it and very kindly offer it back to them with a disarming smile (well, I try anyway) with the words, excuse me you just dropped this. People are normally quite embarrased, pocket their rubbish and shuffle on. I am a big bloke but why should I ride a chipper Janey?

I got my wife the revolving handled fancy ones, she's big into restorative pruning of old fruit trees. Everytime I need some I grab hers rather than my "normal" Felco's. It doesn't look like it'll make that much difference but it's great!

I've always wondered if people with a double-barrelled name like that have a double-barrelled tool as well, please enlighten us.

Having seen the pics of your modest little abode I assume it's 100Kw rather than 100w? If not, please tell us homw many meters of insulation are in your walls and loft. I burn mainly hawthorn from my hedgelaying business but then my house is not much bigger than your pellet silo!

Zero tailswing is nice when digging trenches beside houses etc, but I can't see the benefit in forestry type work. I understand you'd want to use it to move logs, feed a chipper etc so you'd need a bit of swinging space around you to work anyway. I'm sure there will be a situation possible where it would be nice but it's not normally essential unless working next to or in between houses etc.

I wouldn't be too worried about the electrics long term, I bet there will be some clever geeks waiting to make a bit of money out of this one. Just like in cars where yes, the electrickery is beyond the general shed-mechanic, but I can rent-a-geek to give my car 35hp extra, or some extra torque or frugality (if that isn't a word it should be). I'm not sure I'd want to be one of the people finding all the little niggles in the first few years, but then sometimes the first of a series are over-engineered only to be "streamlined" into a lesser product later. As for the actual question by the OP does anyone on here have any experience with the autotune, it's nice to hear you all think it might be nice, but is it?

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