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  1. Joe Newton
    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.
  2. Joe Newton
    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.
  3. Joe Newton
    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
  4. Joe Newton

    Gloves

    Joe Newton replied to Trist's topic in Climbers talk

    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
  5. Joe Newton

    Queen

    Joe Newton replied to eggsarascal's topic in The Lounge

    Remember, it's a choice to take offense. You could just ignore it.
  6. Joe Newton
    So you sold slabbed timber, not a log as you suggested.
  7. Joe Newton
    Seems fair, what would the full price have been?
  8. Joe Newton
    I'd like more context regarding the accusations of your mother and her watering. I won't hold my breath.
  9. Joe Newton
    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.
  10. Joe Newton
    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.
  11. Joe Newton
    They only got a 45 minute set yesterday, but I reckon that's all they are up to these days.
  12. Joe Newton
    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.
  13. Joe Newton
    No shit, they're political activists first, angry musicians second. Much like RATM
  14. Joe Newton
    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.
  15. Joe Newton
    I refer back to my previous comment.
  16. Joe Newton
    This is it. Genuine specialists at the sharp end of the industry being treated like scum by someone who couldn't carry out a reduction if their lives depended in it. Laughable really.
  17. Joe Newton
    It seems that the AA either don't care, or are scared to do anything regarding this. The feedback is unanimously negative from the vast majority they claim to represent, and yet they seem to have gone to ground on the matter. It begs the question: who are they really working for?
  18. Joe Newton
    If I remember back to my CS30 I think they suggested half filling the can with petrol, adding the 2t oil and topping the can up with petrol. Bit of a faff at the pump though. I really don't think it matters compared to accurate measurements and good quality oil and fuel.
  19. Joe Newton
    Genuinely
  20. Joe Newton
    Basically the same weak sauce bureaucratic rubbish. "Yes we published it but won't take any responsibility for what was said". I'm frankly embarrassed for the AA, that they published such inflammatory and condescending content in the first place, but more so that they refuse to stand by it or act on it. An apology for giving such insulting material a platform would be appropriate, as would taking down the article. Sadly I'm not surprised by the reaction though. This isn't the first time the AA has failed to represent the industry how they should be. Unsurprising that they are widely held in such low regard.
  21. Joe Newton
    I imagine it would be quite inconvenient for them if someone had copied the original article.
  22. Joe Newton
    Thanks for your reply Paul, and for taking my tongue in cheek comment as it was intended. As has been previously mentioned I read your attempt to distance the AA from Paul's article as a bit of a cop out. By publishing it you guys are accountable I'm afraid. I've emailed Mr Elcoat bringing this thread to his attention and inviting him to reply. I'll await with baited breath...
  23. Joe Newton
    Let's try and keep it a bit more constructive mate, it'd be nice if the AA felt inclined to respond further
  24. Joe Newton
    Sounds like you might have taken business advice from Elcoat LTD
  25. Joe Newton
    You didn't have your own insurance though, so you're basically scum mate.

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