kevinjohnsonmbe

Have you used the side flail in the pic Richy or is it a screen grab? There's a discussion about flails here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/864020940410560/?ref=bookmarks

That's quite clever... Like it! Bit confused though, is it pro or anti Boris...???

I'm sticking with fell - replant with a nice Beech hedge.... I'm thinking there'd be more than enough time for a good Malt to finish before that happens.... Didn't want the OP / tree owner to think they could just leave it for council and be away without cost

No, but it was a good debate!!

Dhoooh! Moral dilemma! (1) Good man for highlighting and questioning the procedures - just as any public citizen might do.... (2) But idling on social media (unrelated to work activities) during working hours (unless it was lunch time?) (1) trumps (2) on this occasion!

The underlying concept is quite accurate and forward thinking - just the kind of ‘progress’ that might bring longer term stability to the immediate, and broader, region. Stability, investment, economic prosperity, social development, education, healthcare etc... Yes, just like Dubai. If only the tribal / cultural / religious / geo-political interests could be overcome.... Concept - good. Delivery - not good! Its alright for minions to speak in blunt realities but I guess we should expect better from our international states persons? Prediction: May = +/- 2 years then, The Mog = >5years then, Boris.... (complete absence of Labour for the next 15 years is not by accident!)

Could I add Gary: If they do-do (!) it themselves, they’ll use either (1) their in house team (2) their ‘arms length’ company (same as their in-house team but masquerading as a seperate company) or (3) a ‘preferred’ contractor - all of which are highly likely to be considerably more costly and (certainly for (1) & (2)) less efficient.... Then, they send the tree owner the bill.

The superannuated space cadet from Islington! Legend!!

Leylandii: "...Grows rapidly to 30m in any soil, then blows down..." Johnson & More. (2004.) Tree Guide - The Most Complete Field Tree Guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe. London: Collins Just saying loike....

What's not to like? At £150 it's cheaper than a shed for the chickens....

No

It happened with vacuum cleaners (so the wife tells me!) EU down rated the power and there was a big surge in buying the last of the old stock. What troubles me though, unlike a vacuum cleaner where there's little or no 2nd hand market, unless you buy the last of the old stock chippers and keep it / run it to destruction, this could have the potential to knock the bottom out of the 2nd hand market. Buy last of the old stock and keep it till the bolts fall out or buy compliant and retain a 2nd resale value.....?

Brexit caused the armed struggle for independence in the Basque region which can be seen to have it's origins decades before??? There have been some pretty wild claims made around the Brexit issue, but, seriously.....? Perhaps best blaming the rain on Boris.....

The footage is shocking and (should be) of great concern (and embarrassment) to the Spanish government and EU / democratic governments across the globe. Meanwhile, sympathy & membership of Euskadi Ta Askatasuna and the Basque National Liberation Movement take an unexplained serge.... Who'd have thought I'd ever be able to watch something forwarded by (Socialist Voice – the home of Hard-Left Socialism) and find myself in agreement.... What a 'progressive' world we live in...

Nooo, I heard it first in the 1 April battery grinder thread

Is anyone worried (or thinking about) Stage V regs when considering replacement chippers? Or considering the implications of the potential requirement for retro-fit of DPF to current / older models? Will this impact upon second hand values and should it be taken seriously now if about to purchase new by ensuring Stage V compliancy? Just watched a Forst product vid and they are advancing the significance of this issue. Will it, in the short term, predominantly affect urban areas where diesels emissions are more problematic - maybe present an opportunity for 2nd hand kit to be moved out to more rural areas where DE is less of an issue? https://www.dieselnet.com/standards/eu/nonroad.php Extract: Future. Stage V legislation commits the European Commission to produce two reports on future emission regulations for nonroad engines: By the end of 2018—An assessment of the possibility of adopting measures for the installation of retrofit emission control devices in existing, in-use nonroad engines. By the end of 2020—An assessment of further pollutant emission reduction potential, and the identification of potentially relevant pollutant types that do not fall within the scope of the Stage V regulation.

Never let 'common sense' get in the way of political / religious fervour!

I was making a herculean effort to be polite..... In reality, I consider much of what you write (in the political sense) to be cretinous drivel. Misjudging you....? Oh, OK.... What, you mean you DON'T have a self declared limited attention span, you're NOT regurgitating sound bites, attempting to insult and suppress opinions that differ from your own by labelling others as 'racist', and you ARE receptive to quality data that exposes your current, apparent, stance as poorly conceived, infantile, white guilt? (just thinking back to that statement you made in a response to one of Matelot's posts, something like "...people like you will never gain power..." which resulted in my offering some links to illustrate that there IS a measurable increase in support and demonstrable examples that 'power' IS being exercised, and mindful that you found it too detailed for consumption...) This might be a useful read for you - there are even some pictures! Enjoy

1.7k UK road fatalities as at 2013 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/359012/indicator-table.xls 54 people died on Devon and Cornwall's roads in the 12 months up to June 2017. The figure was 44 the year before. (BBC Radio Cornwall) Excess winter mortality in England and Wales was back in line with average trends in 2015/16. There were an estimated 24,300 excess winter deaths where 15% more deaths occurred in winter months than non-winter months. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/excesswintermortalityinenglandandwales/2015to2016provisionaland2014to2015final It’s not “making the news today” but I have to wonder why..... 60 odd die in dreadful circumstances (is there a “good” way to die?) (on a side note, what’s the opposite of a rhetorical question?) in a tower block.... A slack handful (of ex-pats) get their yachts wrecked in their tax haven (and some locals die.....) That makes the news.... What’s that all about??

I was thinking 7:5 (what with the wood reference) but didn’t think it quite right

Would that be the “I think the population of London is SO stoopid as to not recognise a blatant political stunt” box Ti? i get the point, maybe log burners aren’t the best idea in densely populated areas, but talk about starting at the insignificant bottom end of the scale....

Mmmmm.... ban on wood burning whilst expanding Heathrow.... Seriously....

Good spot re FL, what was I thinking??

Hey Philip, if they've just bought the house, the solicitor that undertook the conveyancing / searches should have highlighted any applicable covenants or restrictions. That should be the first place they should seek advice (at least that's what I'd do.) If none are shown, and no TPO/CA restrictions apply, consider the need for Felling Licence (if volumes require) It's an interesting question about covenants on deeds. I've just done 4x TPO reductions in an area where all the neighbours have a max 30' tree height restriction on their deeds but 1 neighbour had their trees TPO'd - seemingly in defiance of the covenant. The question from all the other neighbours was - how come he could do that and what can we do about it. My reply, not much really, take a civil action if you've got more money than sense. Be interested t see what types of replies you get...

OK, I’ll admit it, no shame in recognising when you’re wrong! Listening to the Comrade Leader’s closing speech, I now recognise that I too have something to gain (so long as I’m willing to join the massed ranks of those that demand something “out” regardless that they put little or nothing “in.”) Since there’ll be (free) life-long education and vocational training for all, I’d just as well go blow the training budget on yoghurt and hemp weaved flip-flops! Bonus!