Gary Prentice

Cos it takes so much forethought that when you're buying something, that you have to pay for it.... So rummage for the purse, pick through the change etc. while everyone queuing behind is quietly seething All of the above normally being accompanied by a good long chat with the cashier - delaying everyone else even longer Really used to boil my.... Until I came to think that this exchange might be the only human interaction that the old girl/fellow actually had all day, before toddling off home and sitting in front of the TV.

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You'd probably be perfectly justified in pushing him off....

Why would you wish to advertise that you were going to Chelmsford, anyway? I'm not hating on the young, just saying that although the culprit often is of the younger persuasion, in my case it was the other end of the spectrum. Personally I think it's extremely rude and ignorant to impose a supposedly private conversation on everyone else.

People are simply ignorant and it's not just the younger generation! I sat in a waiting room this week and had to endure the loud conversation of the old biddy next to me - as did the rest of the room for probably ten minutes. What is wrong with people? The problem is that I'm too polite to say something (like S.T.F.U.)

Where are you located? Many trees in the UK are suffering drought stress from last summers 'heatwave'

The obvious conclusion is that the yanks are either considered much more expendable by their Government than we are by ours, or that they are much more skilful in the use of dangerous cutting implements than we, as a nation, are The US always seems a lot less restrictive in their governance and much more reasonable in allowing their people to harm themselves (and others).

Wow, a tree owner prepared to spend money in an attempt to retain a tree! Normally the process is to try to remove self-girdling roots because eventually they'll restrict the growth of whatever they are wrapped around and so reduce or prevent the growth of new vessels to allow water uptake. Sometimes you can see the part of the canopy that the restriction is affecting. I would think that this tree was pot bound when it was planted, with roots that had grown to the edge of the pots before diverting to continue round and around the circumference. Because these were not severed or eased out and spread into the planting pit they have continued to grow until the tree stem has reached a diameter that they begin to 'strangle' it. In an attempt to retain the tree a lot of those roots look like they would need to go. You would have to decide which by considering how much anchorage function they are providing as well their water uptake role. Be too ambitious and the crown dies back or the tree falls over, don't do enough and the stem constrictions affect the crown anyway. How much time and money are you prepared to spend? On what may eventually prove to be a doomed venture? A cost/benefit analysis would probably come down on the side of remove and replace. I'd suggest looking at getting something planted and established as a replacement now if possible. You could try some careful root pruning yourself while waiting for the new tree to grow and you 'may' actually eventually be successful (but I doubt it) and end up with two healthy trees. BTW, I wouldn't trust or be giving cold hard cash to anyone who says that they can definitely save that tree. There are no guarantees with trees.

But there does seem to be, or it's being suggested that there is, some link between Chalara and colonisation by other pathogens. Whether Chalara in basal shoots opens the door to other fungi or what is still being debated atm. There's lots of reports of trees with only slight foliage colonisation that are really unsound due to unexpected basal delay.

If I'm understanding you correctly, I think this might be more to do with core strength than the actual harness. And I'm not be derogatory before anyone starts. Some harnesses with low points of attachment seem to require a bit more input on the part of the user to maintain an upright posture and allow you to easily tip feet up if you just relax yourself. (you won't fall out of a correctly adjusted harness - don't worry) I'd encourage you to persevere with what you've got, if that's what you have got, because when you start climbing everything feels odd anyway, the whole experience, so the quicker you get used to your gear the better. Then you can start to focus on the 1001 other things that you have to do and are going on around you. Good luck.

I prefer them roasted with wine, stuffed with Quail eggs and red squirrels..

That sounds like a decadent repast. How do you cook them and what do they taste like? I won't accept 'chicken'.

Sorry Edward, but I'm a bit narked at the moment after a of refusal concerning an elm that was refused despite actionable damage to neighbours property as well as damage to the applicants. At a site meeting I demonstrated that there was no engineering solution available, at least in my knowledge of the usual options. Even should there have been, it was almost certain that a solution would be short lived before damage would reoccur. I also pointed out that it would be unfortunate that if after spending a small fortune, the tree died. The TO wouldn't be moved. He wouldn't be moved, Appeal it! (AKA, pass the buck) Six weeks on the tree is half dead, due to DED. After submitting a 211 notice, the LA served a TPO on an elm the owner wanted to fell. Four weeks later I looked at it again and it, as well as a 2nd elm on the site, are exhibiting DED symptoms. I submitted for the tree contractor, so I'm away from the situation a bit, but I simply can't be bothered much more. Let them confirm the TPO, I don't really care.

It's the way of the world, unfortunately. A few yrs back a highway tree failed and hit a couple of cars. I think there were two deaths. HSE took the LA to court, as the agent of prosecution, after it came to light that the council didn't have any procedure to carry out safety inspections on highway trees due to lack of resources. I believe that that authority now have six additional TOs/inspectors! We deal with trees daily and most of the posters here understand the benefits and associated risk of them. Sadly everyone else give them little consideration unless they are causing them a personal nuisance. The general thought is that they are environmentally a good thing but when it comes to spending money or allocating resources to them it's a different matter.

Could you use an online 'file format change' program to change to whatever they do accept?

ml:ml printer ink is more expensive than vintage champagne. I was given an slightly older printer that accepts generic cartridges. Problem solved, A black cartridge is <99p, the four coloured ones about two quid.

There's nothing like a fatality to secure additional funding to the tree management team. Otherwise tree management takes a poor second place to binmen when the public purse is light.

Oh! Why would you? Although being generally supportive of the TPO system I feel that it isn't always administered fairly. A landowner has an object on his property that they don't have absolute control of because of the amenity that it provides to the public at large. Is it fair that should the owner want/need to remove it, that then the council just fails to implement some of the safeguards out in place to ensure that the owner gets the opportunity to do so? The LA concerned doesn't, AFAIK, notify 'interested parties' when even serving a TPO, allowing those who may be affected by their decision to voice an objection and then continue to control the situation as they see fit without allowing others any say at all. Is there any wonder that so many appear to be against tree protection, if it's administered the way it is?

I find it concerning at the lack of publicity about ash dieback, by LAs, to the general public. Human nature being what it is I think that a lot of tree owners will delay removing trees and allow them to become dangerous before taking action. I was reading the Tree Councils 'action pack' recently, which provides information for LAs in dealing with the disease. It's a good resource, highlighting how to go about securing funding, educating the public and the experiences of other auhorities who are already dealing with the first outbreaks. I did a search to see what the metropolitan Manchester councils were doing to raise awareness and deal with the problem (that's just starting to become apparent in mature trees here). Absolutely nothing. The only thing online are a couple of web pages from around 2014.

Has no one noticed the monsoon like rains that have been occurring over the last few years ffs. When it rains for an hour and that rainfall fills a bucket in he garden it's raining somewhat. I blame global warning.....

There are reports gathered from some of the early experiences of contractors/LAs dealing with Chalra/ash dieback infected trees that deadwood on them is extremely brittle, more so than usual for ash and that some trees even with mostly live crowns are suffering from basal decay (particularly on sites with very wet ground conditions). I think that the jury is still out as to relationships between the various fungi involved, but it sounds frequent enough to be worth closer attention.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to understand what LAs are obliged to do when dealing with tree works apps? A local authority appears to work more or less as a dictatorship. A single TO determines an application. Applications and notifications aren't publicised, so neighbours only become aware that, for example, trees are being felled when contractors arrive and 660's are broke out. I'm submitting to remove a 19m dawn redwood, situated between and damaging the driveway of the owner and the drive of the neighbour. Long story short, I know that the LA will want to retain and will pretty much ignore any reason and/or evidence provided to support its removal. Going on to appeal, subsequent to a refusal, is too long winded and here is also no guarantee of a successful conclusion IME. Neighbours are supportive of the trees removal and are preparing representations in support of that. If a council officer, the TO, has delegated powers, do representations/objections to an application force a hearing by the planning committee? I'm thinking that it's more likely hat I'll get a more 'objective' determination if the decision in front of the committee rather than a TO with a 'retain at all costs' mindset. Thanks in anticipation.

Is that meant to be an insult?

If the site is suitable for another large species, would Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) be suitable? Can't think of much in the way of current known threats to the species.

They are remarkably agile creatures. It's not beyond the bounds of possibility (IMO) that one hasn't scurried over the fence - who knows. Would a released ferret take a chicken? I'd check very carefully for even very small holes in or below the fence. If there's no visible means of entry, could you add some sort of overhang (even a couple of strands of wire) to the top of the fence? Thinking outside the box, Hunt continues for chihuahua 'snatched by seagull' after vets examine leg bone - Mirror Online WWW.MIRROR.CO.UK A seagull is said to have snatched Gizmo the dog from a garden in Paignton, Devon, leaving his owner Rebecca Hill...