kevinjohnsonmbe

I’ve used these before: https://www.turtlecovers.co.uk/ Good, quick service and decent quality. I got this done as a factory option https://line-x.co.uk/bedliners/ but there are franchised installers around for after market. I was given to understand that the poly liners have a tendency to trap water leading to potential rust problems down the line.

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I had months of frustration with the camera issue! Kept complaining until they admitted there had been manufacturers upgrade due to common issues. Toyota upgraded the camera shroud with a heated element - they should know that!

If you are having ‘reliability’ issues with the forward facing camera - make sure it has been upgraded to heated casing. Mine was dreadful initially and it took many complaints to dealer until, ultimately, Toyota issued a mod which dealt with the issues associated with ‘misting’ inside the camera casing

And that, right there, is the trouble..... Folks are just too damn polite to say what they really think....

You’d need the legs of a giraffe on the body of a midget with a 3 year olds mental capacity (not an entirely unlikely set of circumstances in the Arb industry) to stand any chance of sustaining a lower body injury from a pole saw!

What’s even worse than a “walk on by” culture? A stop and film culture... Not a decent fight amongst them (either side) but by weight of numbers alone, the Rozzers were on the back foot. It needs to be tazers all round or change 2 up patrols to 4 up. Just a matter of time before we reach a critical mass or a spark starts a fire.

Brilliant! You've a talent for the 'at first glance, potentially slow burner threads' (thinking about all that time ago when you said "...seems like we're living in interesting times..." and, despite trying several times to kill it, it's still rolling at > 10.5k replies.....) This has got ? (wanted to find a dude running the other way, that would have been better...)

Normalisation of deviation Jules! What good can ever come of that....?

I’ve been signed up for many years. Neither the Parish nor County council had any interest or offered any assistance in the early days (despite both ‘supposedly’ have policies and webpages to the contrary) I went direct to UK Tree Council to sign up. Been some good CPD over the years. Really should try and give it some more attention. If you get no luck at a local level, go direct to Tree Council via their webpage ??

The reason / purpose of the CA is relevant. At the risk of appearing to “flip”, I am currently supporting some (quantified) tree removal in a CA as part of a planning ap. The CA was specifically initiated to protect the historic and architectural value of a coastal fishing village and, in my interpretation, is being misapplied to otherwise low amenity value trees in an attempt to stifle a development opportunity where all other planning obstacles have been overcome and, as is not uncommon, the last vestige of objection has fallen to the tree issue. Im gonna stick with a ‘general’ stance of being in favour of brining potential transgressions to the attention of the appropriate authority - and leave them to decide - but more than happy to concede that individual circumstances may give rise to personal interpretations. Are many of the AT massive subscribed to the Tree Warden scheme? We’re out there in the sticks every day, I think we’ve got a lot to offer by way of observation and reporting of pests and diseases for example.

?? Theft alright? No grumbles if someone does your car wireless tonight then or lifts the 395XP you put down on the job site for 2 mins while pouring the tea... That's the conundrum in this situation... How do we answer to our own conscience what is "acceptable" and "unacceptable" when it is already set out in law. Each to their own and it's a good point about letting people get on with their lives free from the shackles of authority - I can buy into that too. I'm also sure I could quite easily reference some authoritative criminology studies which detail the progressive nature of minor (crappy CA tree in this case) towards more serious crimes (unauthorised felling of veteran TPO Oak for example) and the positive deterrence effect of adverse publicity, prosecution or even just a letter from the LA which might serve to avert the possible escalation - but I'm not that bothered. It's a good thread. ??

Wouldn't matter what's in the rules..... They never read 'em and didn't apply 'em anyway....

They've just upgraded ours since I threw the towel in! Ex RM Colonel and he is a complete cluster.

Agreed, on the one hand, it's not the great train robbery. But conversely, "we" as those that should know better ought to hold ourselves to a higher standard. Perhaps you'd have a stab at the previous question - not withstanding the clear exam answer of what is and what isn't lawful is quite obvious, where on the scale of offences would YOU feel compelled to take overt action (even if there was a potential of flash-back)? Speeding - Y/N? Benefit fraud - Y/N? Tax avoidance - Y/N? Theft - Y/N? Assault - Y/N? FGM - Y/N? Murder - Y/N? Child abuse - Y/N? Of course I recognise there is a fine balance in the reality of life, it's just that I see it as one of those things where it's no good bashing your gums down the pub if you don't have the kahoonas to do what you know to be right because it might have a negative come back for yourself. Of course it's not the end of the world, but it does have direct implications for so many of the other common threads in this forum. For example, wages (and professionalism) will always stay low if poor practitioners and ill informed customers are content to low-ball the prices of the diligent. How are those poor practitioners or ill informed customers going to change their behaviours if this type of activity is seen, and perpetuated, as trivial or "not my concern?" It's good to talk about it, I wouldn't think any less of anyone for standing by their own opinion and I'd hope the same might be reciprocated. Personally, I'd have no problem spending 2 minutes sending an email if it were in my manor and I'd have no problem if someone got the hump about it telling them they are a f*cking chancer since they, and I, both know which of us is taking the piss.

A pair of ratchet straps wouldn't be too onerous. What was in the trailer which is out of shot though....?

There is some serious absence of moral fibre being demonstrated here. We dont get to “choose” which laws we “agree with.” It’s part and parcel of enjoying the liberties of a free society - there are certain inferred responsibilities. Which laws that are broken are suitable to report to the appropriate authorities? Theft? Arson? Murder? All OK? Speeding? Drink driving? Shoplifting? Planning? Not OK?? Living in fear of retribution? Christ alive, you’d be a prisoner in your own living room. Its the law breakers that should live in constant fear of discovery, not the good citizen - heaven help us! ?

Good piece! Thought it would be. ?? There is, of course, always the option (which nobody seems to want to contemplate) of a re-united Ireland. Despite the obvious contradiction (and irony) I rather doubt the Republic would have any appetite for attempting to manage the disquiet that might ensue. Whilst not wishing to see a return to the turmoil of the past, I can't help taking some pleasure in imagining the possibility of giving them what they've always wished for and watching them try to 'handle' it.....

It would take no more time to forward detail to LA than it has done to post here. Why should those that "do it right" give way to those that don't. If it bothers you enough to post on here it should bother you enough to take the time to email the LA and let them take it forward. No good complaining if you don't follow it up.

Link not working for me Mark, I’ll look it up later... I generally appreciate the gritty honesty that he delivers even if I don’t wholly subscribe to his politics.

? no doubt attributed to high ABV continental lager... Bloody Europeans!

I thought Stubby had finally had a MAMIL!!

There was an article about churchyard Yew recently on one of the FB pages. There is a group that are seeking to record / protect church / cemetery Yew, and there’s like, a Yew interest group also. If yome really keen to ‘do it right’ Mark, I’ll see if I can find the links / contact details - they may be willing to offer some input to your tree owner / architect fellows? Or just tell them there are ancient mythical powers associated with cemetery Yew which will consume their souls and condemn them to pergatory if they fuck around with it...

There is certainly some satirical humour to be drawn from your image Mark ? But the alternative is TRULY terrifying!