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Joe Newton

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  1. Joe Newton
    Even Monday in the rain? I thought there's no way you boys will be out!
  2. Joe Newton
    It really hurts!
  3. Joe Newton
    You used it without a Mewp yet?
  4. Joe Newton
    Aah I read about that. Sorry to hear. Bait away...
  5. Joe Newton
    I'm only taking a guess based on a couple of photos. It might be different in the flesh. I don't want to come across as one of those internet arbs that would climb any tree in a lightning storm with a hard on.
  6. Joe Newton
    My bad, I didn't mean to quote you in particular. Force of habit I guess. Like I said, I haven't seen it, and if I did go up, I'd be sweating, a lot. Still, beats trimming 18' conny hedges over borders.
  7. Joe Newton
    When you think about the amount of force a small breeze would exert on the junction, my 10 stone would be irrelevant. I'm not saying I would or wouldn't go up that, without seeing it, but with the recent winds, and the lean on that stem, there must be something strong holding it.
  8. Joe Newton
    Hahaha you're a gracious kind of chap TCD!
  9. Joe Newton
    Use a lanyard???
  10. Joe Newton
    Funny you should mention skinny rope. My 11mm velocity was a dream on the SJ, but horrible on the ZZ, which is designed for 11.7mm. I've no doubt that they're both excellent devices, and their popularity speaks volumes, but for the money they aren't any better than my hitchclimber!
  11. Joe Newton
    And saw pants don't stop them!
  12. Joe Newton
    I think they're so popular because they perform so much like a hitch. I've no doubt that they are a great bit of kit (before they break). For some reason I feel that the SJ is (for me at least) more intuitive, as the friction from the thumb pad can be controlled more delicately.
  13. Joe Newton
    Nooo, ya don't say... (Most obvious example of sarcastic text I could think of )
  14. Joe Newton
    I think it was sarcasm mate
  15. Joe Newton
    I'll be at the top holding the beer funnel, hose leading down to you!
  16. Joe Newton
    I'll definitely pop along, can't guarantee I'll compete unless there's a few really hungover guys competing. I doubt one weekend is long enough for me to get round any decent tree
  17. Joe Newton
    You're so hot, teasing me... It's best we stop this now.
  18. Joe Newton
    Hahaha I gotta wait til April!?
  19. Joe Newton
    Come on lads, I wasn't Bjorn yesterday.
  20. Joe Newton
    Cheers, will do. They wouldn't let me take part at the ISA TCCs unless I took my spikes off. Bloody purists.
  21. Joe Newton
    Any photos?
  22. Joe Newton
    You SRT ladyboys don't scare me with yer hitch hikers stiffies and whatnot.
  23. Joe Newton
    I'll try and get myself down, would be good to put a few names to faces. Will there be an opportunity to try my hand at SRT? I'm feeling left out but don't want to make a tit of myself in a competitive scenario. I'll save that for the drunken wang measuring.
  24. Joe Newton
    I'd reckon your best bet would be to stack the brash on your driveway, cut up ready to chip, butts facing forward, all clean, no rubbish in it, and ask politely for your local friendly tree cutter to chip it when they're passing. Should come to less than the price of hiring a chipper if you do everything you can to make life easy on them.
  25. Joe Newton
    What did you not understand? You climb as a subbie with your tickets, ppe, and kit with 10 years experience, for £100 a day? Either you're very slow, or you hate money.

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