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Well, that would depend how it's done. A small tree, dismantled in small sections, with a Silky from a ladder is low risk. To introduce a chainsaw makes it high risk.

If the employee on ground wasn't using a chainsaw, then I don't see how he could be in trouble. If the bloke up the ladder was happy that the ladder was steady, and he was maintaining, as far as practicably possible, 3 points of contact, then all should be good. And also, the HSE snitch probably only made an appearance because he heard the chainsaws next door!

It definitely is! Mad!!

Very true. I drink more water now than ever before, and that's really helped me to stop wanting to eat rubbish. And as for nutrients... a few brazil nuts do far more to keep me going than stuffing a pack of crisps and chocolate biscuits. So much of it is just breaking out of bad eating and drinking habits that develop over a long period of time.

Ha, well.... it says "Ladders are normally only used as a means of access into the crown of the tree" - Not "Ladders must ONLY be used....". The reason it says "normally only used" is because work in the crown of the tree typically requires a lot of moving around and you'd normally be up there more than 30 minutes. BUT for a 20ft tall twig of a tree being dismantled you certainly would be doing much moving around in the crown and spending much time up there. Few minutes of chop chop chop with the Silky......

You are still allowed to work from a ladder for short duration work. Up to 30 mins up the ladder at a time. He could have tied that ladder in to prevent is slipping, taken small sections off with a Silky, whole lot would have been on the ground quite quick. See HSE - Falls - Ladders

Definitely.... considering the rate at which clumsy Silky operators cut their fingers!

102 cal per serving.... I'd need at least 10 servings for lunch Think I'll definitely get the book. Not just for weight loss, but because their food ideas are generally pretty decent and make for proper tasty meals. They don't go overboard on all the pretentious crap that some other TV chefs do.

Yes, HE went up the tree, but it's a 20ft twig! That's not speculation - that's what it states in the article. Granted, he was a knob going up it like that with a chainsaw - just asking for trouble. Would have been better going up a ladder without the chainsaw - no use of chainsaw so CS tickets don't apply. Not sure is there's such a thing as a "Silky" ticket. Tie the ladder in properly and he's good for working at height! Or do it from the ground. Cheap.

I don't see why he would have needed someone with a rescue ticket. There are freelancers who would have had that to the ground in less than half a day on their own and probably not even having to go up it. Christ, I would have just whacked off what I could from the ground with telescopic pole saw, then knocked the top half off then knocked the rest over - from the picture it just looks like skinny stuff to me 20ft tree!

All speculation. He could well have been landscaping for years - that doesn't mean he has taken down loads of trees over the years. And so what if he refers to his "style of pruning"? Anyone can develop a style of pruning in the blink of an eye. I don't climb trees with a chainsaw, but I've got a brilliant style of pruning that I learned the first time I touched a rose bush, and the first time I worked on a prunus from the ground with telescopic loppers and same with apple and all sorts! I'm perfect at what I do I don't need chainsaw+climbing tickets to do a proper job Figure of £150 was easy to arrive at - small tree, one bloke with ticket for a few hours to fell it.

:thumbup: My kids have been absolutely glued to everything that's been going on, as have we grown up. Top stuff. I don't see how it's possible to pick out one person for "sports personality of the year" - I honestly think an exception should be made this year and awards given for all of them, and what they have done for sport in this country.

Out of interest, how do you know he has spent many years climbing up trees on a ladder with a chainsaw and ignoring the rules? I can't see any reference to this at all. This is quite important to know as you state he has saved many thousands over the years... but you can only know that if you know how many jobs he has done like this. If this is the only job, then he stood to perhaps save himself, or the customer, something like £150. Just wondering.

Thing is, there are people who would rather see you out of work. They're not happy for someone to get by in the real world.

Very true. I did put on quite a bit of weight couple of years ago, and I know it was all down to eating more than I needed - breakfast fine, but then lunch eaten by 11am, so I'd then buy more to eat later in the day, and then sometimes stop for a burger on the way home, then have an evening meal, then eat crisps while watching tele with couple of glasses of wine. I did all the gym crap for a while before that, but it just made me feel hungry and I'd ended up eating more again just to stop myself passing out! I started hovering around 13.5 stone (86kg). But over past year, I started to cut out the extra crap. One bottle of wine a week, cuts the crisps right down, eat fruit and brazil nuts when I feel the need to top up. Still eat sandwiches at lunch time, but don't stop on way back for more food, and have halved evening meal sizes. I just don't seem to be able to eat anywhere near as much these days, yet I seem to be working much faster so the only outcome is for weight to come down, and it is.

I don't know what damages would be able to be claimed. There are cases of people paying large sums to have restrictive covenants lifted, and there are cases of people taking others to court for breach of restrictive covenants. I get the impression that claiming amounts for damages doesn't often come into it, and also that restrictive covenants of also often unenforceable. BUT, I also know what some people are like, with bottomless pits of money to drag someone through courts and make their lives hell!

Indeed. Ulterior motive is probably the construction company not wanting to pay.

The reason the skip company wouldn't have taken them away is most likely due to the fact that they don't like green waste in with building waste.

Look at the flamin' time..... Night

I wish it was! I'm well jell about them shoes

Yeah, spose. But a bit of time doing a TPO app is nothing compared with spending hours or days visiting a client, coming up with a garden design, pricing thousands of pounds of materials, sending quote off and then the homeowner getting someone else to do the work to your plan! THAT is proper low.

They're what the docs use for carrying out vasectomies.

Absolutely no different from building firms, window firms, decorators etc, who look through planning apps and then write to, or leaflet, the homeowner. It's just good business sense.

From Tree protections brief guidance "5. Restrictive Covenants General Covenants or other restrictions in the title of a property or conditions in a lease may require the consent of a third party prior to carrying out some sorts of tree work, including removing trees and hedges. This may be the case even if TPO, CA and felling licence regulations do not apply. It may be advisable to consult a solicitor. Restrictive covenants are in effect a form of private planning control: they are restrictions on the development or use of land, enforceable by one landowner against another. Subject to various rules (in particular, they must be negative or “restrictive” in their effect) they will still apply after changes in land ownership. For example, an estate of houses may be subjected to restrictive covenants, designed to protect the look and amenity of the estate – e.g. that front gardens remain unfenced, or that the parking of caravans is not allowed."