Joe Newton
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I thought so too. U OK hun?
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Okay mate. As long as he wasn't wearing spikes on those reductions.
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Fuck. They're at least 200' then.
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If they were 29m then that climber has to be 5m tall.
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If your preference is to retain the tree is worth getting the tree inspected by a qualified person with their PTI (Professional Tree Inspection) qualification and the professional indemnity insurance to cover their giving of advice. Most of us have the basic tickets listed above, it's doesn't mean any kind of academic qualification. If could be that a gentle reduction would mitigate any risk by lessening the sail area. There are various tests that can be done to determine the extent of the decay but they are costly and likely uneconomical. Personally from the photos I don't see any cause for immediate concern, but then again I'm just going on experience and photos.
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Leaning Pine tree (TPO) towards home
Joe Newton replied to AjiN's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Okay, that's good news. The general trend for threads like these is that the homeowner is seeking justification for removal. If that's not the case and you're just looking for piece of mind I'd suggest a survey by a qualified person (an independent survey avoids people suggesting work for their own gain), and then finding a reputable firm to carry out suggested works. Any decent company should be able to do the planning application for you. -
Experiences of 160mm tracked chippers
Joe Newton replied to The dogwalker's topic in Large equipment
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Leaning Pine tree (TPO) towards home
Joe Newton replied to AjiN's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
It doesn't look like there's any obvious root heave, which is the only way that tree would suddenly appear to be leaning more prominently than before. It might be that you have to get used to living with the tree. As has been mentioned above the local authority will need a good reason to allow you to take it down. Unfortunately pine species like to harbour dead branches and occasionally drop live ones for fun. If your goal is to have the tree removed your best bet (imo) is to get an individual report on the tree, explain your concerns and hope the surveyor recommends removal on the grounds of safety, but it's far from a sure thing. Offering to replant a more suitable species could also go in your favour. -
2 rope climbing are we sticking to the rules
Joe Newton replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Climbers talk
True, always handles himself professionally even with the harder questions. Respect for that. Alex you're coming across like a yappy dog on this one mate. Drop it. Good boy- 176 replies
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The picks were tied twice, I had my lanyard attached to the hook.
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Normally when I've had another climber on a rigging dismantle it so we can both avoid the bitch work. Sounds bad but when you have plenty of unskilled labour on the ground you'll both go up and have an easy time sharing one rigging line. Large reductions 2 decent climbers is a must, but they have to be at the same level as you. I won't do two day reductions by my lonesome these days. I'll bring another good climber and do it in one. That said I've done the last two days riding a crane hook picking multiple small willow limbs out of a hard to reach area. It made sense to drop a climber into the pollard points and just have him cutting while I tied off the picks and rode them out.
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So basically you're going to have to live with the preservation order. I'm sure you could invest a significant amount of time and money into trying to get the order revoked, but you'll be fighting a losing battle without better grounds than "I can't be bothered to ask for permission every time I want to cut something", which I'm afraid is all you have. You bought the property with the TPOs in place, you'll just have to jump through the hoops. Any reasonable Tree Officer will allow you to maintain the trees responsibly.
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This has been a great read. It appears the OP has gone back to being a character in Clive Cussler novels. Doubt he'll be back
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That would be exceptional value for money. Before these I'd always used the pfanner gloves, which were perhaps a bit thicker. I much prefer these. Very comfy and cheap enough to throw away after one climb if needed
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Remember, it's a choice to take offense. You could just ignore it.
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So you sold slabbed timber, not a log as you suggested.
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Seems fair, what would the full price have been?
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I'd like more context regarding the accusations of your mother and her watering. I won't hold my breath.
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It depends what the tree surgeons were asked to do. It would appear they have simply been asked to remove the tree to ground level, which they have done. You seem to want to label them as cowboys because you think the stump should've been removed, but if the estate agents didn't ask for this then obviously it hasn't been done. If you wanted to be pragmatic you could simply drill a few holes round the outside of the stump and put roundup in. Would be easier and less stressful than a protracted argument with the estate agent. Depends what you want from this.
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It'll be the mechanism worn down. Not the stalk itself but where it attaches to the steering column. My sister in laws 308 used to do it. The right indicator would cancel and instead of the stalk returning to the middle it would go straight past that to left signal. It would also just randomly drop into left signal for fun, and you couldn't click it back. Piece of shit.
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They only got a 45 minute set yesterday, but I reckon that's all they are up to these days.
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I've spent the weekend at Victorious festival in Portsmouth. Ocean Colour Scene were a good blast from the past and played a decent protest song they wrote around the start of the first gulf War. I didn't care about that though, I was only there for The Day We Caught The Train.
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No shit, they're political activists first, angry musicians second. Much like RATM
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What’s the most comfortable tree climbing spikes?
Joe Newton replied to Jamie Jones's topic in Climbers talk
Distel Gecko are the comfiest I've had. Wouldn't bother springing for the carbon ones, the weight difference is negligible when you're standing on them. They weigh the same as a set of triple ladders.
