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You had the company that do timberwolves product films do that for you....? Did you do this one yourselves: If yes, it's a much better piece of videography than the one you've linked to in post 1. I was quite enjoying it (until 3:23/24.)

You’re not getting away with that Homer!! Chinos and a 3 pack of short sleeved shirts.... Do not pass “Go”, do not collect £200, go straight to the Civil Service!!

Only little piece to add to the advice above would be sharp & clean pruning implements. [emoji1303]

I know it as: “warn” - put your initial signage out (according to the type, max speed limit, carriageway type & sight lines of the road.) “inform” - place prewarning signs of what is about to be encountered. “direct” place directional instruction signs around the temporary obstacle. “end” - close off the preceding temporary redirection and allow drivers to abide by standard road signage. Not entirely sure I understand what it is you’re asking, any chance of clarifying the exam question?

It’ll be interesting to see a vid of MO collector mower in action (not a sales vid.) I bought the mower (not collector) Concerns so far: On wet ground, the overall machine + attachment weight presents ground impact issues, I’ve changed over to turf tyres too, but it is a particularly wet area. With a collector you are (a) adding the weight of the grass in the box to overall unit weight and potentially worsening the ground impact scenario, and (b) loosing time on task in transit to empty the box. I’ll get a vid of mower (with Mulcher) if it ever dries out enough to get it on task.

I chuckled at the technical term too Gary, but I'd never trust the press to report accurately!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/neighbours-fined-3000-pruning-15-11392106

Naaaah.... It's a MO owner holding the log!

I jump to conclusions and fly off the handle many times a day!

Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06fq03t

Surely this is an abuse of the zero hours contract / self employment tag in order to avoid statutory employment terms & conditions and PAYE / NIC??

Noting it's off Mr Huck's topic, hopefully he won't mind, I think, under certain circumstances it can, and it would be useful to understand why you think it can't. Dead tree with TPO presents hazards to nearby targets = remove hazard branches as an exception. Dead tree with TPO presents hazards to nearby targets = remove more hazard branches as an exception. In time, dead tree with TPO becomes a standing stem with height that presents hazard to nearby targets = remove top section as an exception. And so it continues, as the stem decays, until there ain't much left, all the while continuing to provide amenity, albeit in a different way. Granted, it would be a long process and only suitable in fairly confined circumstances, but technically possible unless you think not? I've got a vague recollection of a similar discussion way back..... And I'm thinking of a circumstance we had with a TPO'd Mont pine. Big old tree, hazard limbs falling off for a pass time. TPO app approved to fell but client pulled the purse strings and said just take the hazard branches off. Resulted in a pretty pole-like stem with a tuft on top. The tree wasn't felled, the replacement was not planted. Visual amenity had been reduced (subjective - beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that) but hazard limbs could, in any case be removed as 'lesser work' than the felling approval, and the tree remained - stalemate. Interested in your thoughts Mr C

Just for fun.... I also very much like the "sometimes it's ok to be the tallest dwarf" catchphrase! (Without being dwarfist)

Sajid Javid, called on the industry to offer solutions to the home-buying and selling process! He said between 275,000 and 300,000 homes a year - a level of house-building not seen since the 1960s - were needed in England alone to help tackle the shortage in affordable housing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41714128 Anyone else see the glaringly obvious similarity between net annual inwards migration figures and the 'need' for new homes? FFS! This is not rocket science!!

Just seen, apol's, I'm of on a tangent!

I think permission is required to fell a dead tree (unless woodland) but there's no doubt, the extract below appears contradictory. I think you do need consent to fell a dead TPO tree and could be required to replant (1 rather than 1+) if you submitted an application. If you didn't want to replant, you could just reduce in perpetuity until the tree no longer exists - and not be bound by replanting conditions. It's a bit confusing to be fair, be good to hear what people think.... https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tree-preservation-orders-and-trees-in-conservation-areas#dead-trees-and-branches What are the exceptions for work on dead trees and branches? Unless work is urgently necessary because there is an immediate risk of serious harm, 5 working days prior written notice must be given to the authority before cutting down or carrying out other work on a dead tree. The authority’s consent for such work is not required. The exceptions allow removal of dead branches from a living tree without prior notice or consent. Tree owners, their agents and authorities should consider biodiversity. Dead trees and branches can provide very valuable habitats for plants and wildlife, which may also be protected under other legislation. To conserve biodiversity it can be good practice to retain dead wood on living trees and at least the lower trunk of dead ‘ancient’ or ‘veteran’ trees unless, for example, safety reasons justify removal. Safety has priority, but safety considerations may not necessitate removal of all dead branches on living trees or the whole of a dead tree. It may be helpful to seek expert arboricultural and ecological advice. Where a dead tree not covered by the woodland classification is removed, the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement tree. Paragraph: 079 Reference ID: 36-079-20140306 Revision date: 06 03 2014 I'm

If the landowner desperately doesn't want to plant a replacement, there is the option of seeking consent to reduce the dead tree so far as safety grounds require and then leave it in situ (for habitat) rather than seeking consent to fell - which necessarily provides the option to the LA to require a replacement as a condition of approval. This process could be repeated until the dead tree ceases to exist through natural decay and no replacement condition can be applied. Just an option.....?

You know you're on the 'limit' when you skip out the cab to take a pic and it goes over just that little bit more....

I was going to press the 'like' button, but that's not quite right. The box is ticked, everyone moves on... Sad really.

Taekwon-Do sort that out for you!

Stop messing around on here and get on with your work Mr P! PS - happy workers are productive workers! Toasty toes are directly related to efficient chipper throughput!!

Could we change "can" for "might" Gary...? Totally agree, from that point onwards it's all about profit! Totally agree! Since becoming a parish councillor back in June I've been copied in on the county wide planning enforcement cases opened and concluded. It makes for a really interesting (rather depressing) read on many levels. If I were to sum up my impression of that part of the system, from what I've seen to date, I'd say - if you're a developer, do what you want once you've got your consent because there is no capacity, will or appetite to 'police' or punish non-compliance. Except in the most high profile or blatant disregard of conditions, by the time the unwieldy, ineffective, pedestrian wheels of bureaucracy have ground slowly into motion the transgression, which has probably resulted in considerable cost saving, has been undertaken and partially / sufficiently remediated to avoid direct intervention by the LA. As per the recommended formats. How often are you actually called back to the site to implement the 'supervision' and assessment of TPS etc though Gary? I have found that it is like a box ticking exercise, the AIA, AMS, TPS are submitted (including reference (and costing / billing) to return visits at key points, the plan is consented, the bill is paid for the survey, submissions and subsequent site visits - and there never follows the call to revisit the site at key points. I've even sent reminders and not been called forward. Is it austerity? Is it overwork? Is it lack of determination / professionalism (maybe it's not just the arb industry that struggles to find and retain motivated and dedicated employees?) Is it a case of prioritising the most important? Or..... Is it over regulation in the first place? Or a combination of all of the above? Agreed. For the record, I never exceed the speed limit..... Well, sometimes I do, but only after I've made an assessment of the benefit derived from going a bit faster in relation to the probability of (a) getting caught and (b) any potential adverse implications in relation to the perceived benefits.

I managed 5 years on pusser's arctic - until they were pucker thread bare! Faultless track record though, maybe a visit to Bogey Knight's is called for... How were the pasties??

Fair play, why does life have to be so bloody challenging at times...

I packed the rugby in when I found myself having to come down the stairs a step at a time on my ass on a Sunday morning! Still can't go and watch a game for fear of pulling a pair of boots out though. I had a lucky run avoiding serious injury.