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tree-fancier123

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  1. I agree - the other thing I've learned to be very wary of is the classified type of listing, the £750 for the breaker and pack is a classified listing 'This is a Classified Ad listing. There is no bidding on this item, so contact the seller for more information. Seller Feedback scores exclude classified listings.' Someone bad can use a classified listing and know they are not part of the ebay money back guarantee. It happened to me, because I wasn't intelligent enough to not trust someones word. No feedback as a seller isn't good - I have no idea other than you drive to the unit with armed backup, he may only go there ocaisionally if it is even rented by him. I would have thought someone doing lots of sales would be charging VAT. I got ripped off on a tipper once by one of those organisms that live together not in bricks and mortar. It made me realise that if there was no come back I would be happy to drop someone dishonest like you would a pigeon.
  2. plenty of holes were made with a bit and brace before battery drills came out
  3. More lack of the best gear I'd say - a zigzag instead of the prussik, then a pulleysaver or ART ropeguide type cambium saver and if you don't already a good foot ascender e.g CT. I'm asthmatic and even I can haul myself up with that lot - prussiking or Blakes I would be puffed out. If it's a big tree a foot ascender makes all the difference.
  4. What Trump is trying to do to the Mexicans the native americans should have done to the europeans - get them out before they spread like a cancer
  5. during the election I read a bit about his bone spur draft dodging and my conclusion was that he used his intellect and/or his families connections to avoid being killed in a military conflict. He is a good businessman, but if he is indeed a draft dodger I believe that alone should have prevented him from taking office. They should have one of the old generals doing it - someone who has actually put their life on the line for their country. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/us/politics/donald-trump-draft-record.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0
  6. sorry if its been discussed before - just saw this on ebay it says in the listing runs off Honda power pack - surely must be possible to engineer a quick release and have it on the feed roller circuit? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/timberwolf-chipper-track-conversion/263752012157?hash=item3d68d8517d:g:ziYAAOSwrU1bHrQl
  7. Yes - this is why people still want to race superbikes in the Isle of Man, even though many riders have died on the course.
  8. you must have disappeared when the philosophical threads on free will were running maybe you're just lucky to have the genetics that make you the human dynamo, too much manual work makes me feel tired all the time
  9. I had 20 litres off this guy for about half price of the Mole Valey one inc Parcelforce. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20L-Barclay-Gallup-XL-360g-l-Glyphosate-WEEDKILLER-ROUNDUP-PARCELFORCE-48/112554643343?epid=2244875079&hash=item1a34c78f8f:g:vjUAAOSw2gxYntXx Glyphosate is off patent so why pay more? I use at 1 to 50 - sometimes add a wetting agent and if its really got to die off asap a tank mix with another herbicide 2-4-D (Depitox)
  10. should have checked google images before asking - loads of images of aspen suckers looking just like the ones I photographed - seems the aspen can be a nuisance tree to have in a lawn
  11. was phoned up about Japanese Knotweed, said I'd never dealt with it, but could try spraying it off with glyphosate. When I got there I noticed what looks to be an Aspen tree (correct ID?) and what I'm guessing are suckers from it - the sucker leaves if thats them have a different shape and tinted red. I told the owner no weed killer if its from the tree just strim them off, just wanted to see if anyone can confirm these are suckers from the tree. Not cut an Aspen before, or seen its suckers. Only seen it on Lombardys, where if its not mown sometimes a mini forest of them appears around the trunks
  12. i thought about Gingko, but didn't post as I hadn't researched the iron deficiency bit - nice autumn colour, tolerate quite damp ground, only reservation from what I've seen of them is they take a while to get going
  13. clearly written by someone who knows how to run a business
  14. if they've been in there since Feb it will be a shock if and when they finally meet the outside world, can see you don't want to damage any roots by hooking them out too soon Not had much luck growing things myself lately- tried a horse chestnut cutting straight into the ground for something to do - died off quite easily, then was ready with a conker I picked up that had sprouted - sank it in the ground in a garden that could do with a replacement hc and the squirrels had it away. I wont jinx your propagation project by wishing you luck with it
  15. top tip for people who don't climb frequently/novices like me - if a customer or member of the public starts photographing you climbing - don't take any notice. This happened to me yesterday and I got all flustered - was thinking like 'I need to be action man moving around quick making cuts' forgot to lanyard in before cutting and almost cut through my main line, just noticed it in time
  16. sensible option - especially with battery toppers
  17. Almost as good as making an ex convict chief of parole board
  18. spontaneous emission - perfectly legitimate subject for discussion - Matelot - seeing as you're into sharing things - can you put into words the sensation when you have an orgasm? If you do take up the challenge, try to describe it so as someone who never has had an orgasm can read it and get some idea of what it is like, just from reading your description. Words like tingle, shudder not allowed.
  19. depends who the parents are - some kids would be better off listening to AI
  20. yes the people who published that web page may not be hard core biologist types - I think they were trying to blame the burrs for an abnormally quick surge in girth
  21. was still going in 2013 - interesting in this write up they say only 350 ish years old Pedunculate oak in the park of Lydham Manor, Bishop's Castle, England, United Kingdom This page contains specific information about pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) '15337', which can be found in the park of Lydham Manor in Bishop's Castle (county of Shropshire). The Lydham Manor oak, in private grounds. The trunk is heavily burred, and it is growing very fast. Repeated measurements since 1940 indicate that the tree cannot be more than 300 years old, and may be no more than 250 - generally, oaks of this stature are assumed to be a thousand years old. The 2012 measurement was made by Rob Rowe for the Ancient Tree Hunt. The girth of the tree, measured at a height of 1.50 m, is 13 m (2012, Ancient Tree Hunt (Rob Rowe)). Its height is not known. https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/england/shropshire/7605_lydhammanor/15337/
  22. yes - unless someone on the ground is refilling for them and they climb the tree as if it was being reduced - can't see many homeowners spending £200 plus to get a tree sprayed

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