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    😂 I was just typing something similar 😂
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    Are you looking at Withams or a private purchase? Direct Sales - MOD Sales, Military Vehicles & Used Ex MOD Land Rovers for Sale WWW.MOD-SALES.COM We sell ex MOD Land Rovers, Military Vehicles, Earth Moving Plant in our online auctions, tenders and sales. I often look at Withams stock list and wonder if I might buy something. I get the impression they are well established and will have plenty of experience on the legalities / technicalities of converting ex-mod to road registered. I very nearly went down the RB44 route but didn’t get much further than research.
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    See the viaduct in the background K? A marvel of human endeavour in its own right. Some sensational pieces of granite in the coins.
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    I really couldn’t decide if they were waiting for a scrap run or gathered pre restoration. Be helluva job to renovate but I’m never surprised by the lengths some people might go to.
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    Saw this little collection whilst walking the dog this afternoon. Not sure if they’ve been batched up waiting restoration. They’ve only recently appeared.
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    Dark.....? Not facetious then 😂 That other post may have been interpreted as being facetious - I’d suggest it was more tangential than facetious. But perhaps if an organisation that ‘purports’ to advance professional standards focussed more upon those elements that blatantly lack professionalism instead of seeking to involve itself in the business of those that don’t subscribe to its hollow mantras we all might see some progress. 😂 Not to mention commenting on something that is later claimed not to have even read.... Well, you get the point I expect.
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    Highly dubious practice, pretty much frowned upon and with potential to generate considerable bad press for instigators - usually development sites working to a deadline which includes nesting period so they net the trees before nesting season to prevent birds getting in there which would delay felling. Not ‘illegal’, rather a pretty low handed method of staying within the letter - if not the spirit - of the current legislation. As ever, where big money is involved, there will always be someone willing to ‘bend’ the guidance to achieve their aim. Netting does have one potential drawback though - if birds get in and get trapped in, there could be a case to argue that it could / should have been foreseen and that there is a degree of negligence if birds die as a conseq Of the netting being there. As Mick points out though - difficult to find an example of an actual prosecution. Just a method employed by total shitbags.
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    Agreed Paul, it’s the sort of detail that might be expected as an informative ‘note.’ But in this example it is listed as condition 3 whereas the ‘informative notes’ follow at 1 - 7. The informative notes seem excessive esp as note 1 specifically details that conditions (presumably including 3) are ‘enforceable.’ Is Kirklees TO AA accredited?
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    The “no burning on site” condition struck me as ‘odd’ too. It may or may not be an option but I can’t see how it can be a condition. I’d have thought that would be EA business unless there is some other byelaw - but even if there was, not really appropriate as a condition.
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    It’s been an interesting thread. So far as I can tell, there’s only 1 brand that has company and dealer contributions to the thread. You can read a LOT into that - IMHO. (I’m 3 years in with a GM ArbTrak 150)
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    I’m not so sure the LA ‘covered themselves in glory’ in the DN either! The application form states ‘splits in 2 at 3m’ or something like that.... The conditional approval says “...Clean out crown removing any dead, dangerous, hazardous or split branches and stubs; while maintaining the tree’s structural integrity and natural form...” Dead is exempt, dangerous/ hazardous might have been and as for ‘split’ well that would have made for an interesting discussion if the applicant had reduced the tree to 3m on the basis that the application form stated it ‘split in 2 at 3m,’ Structural integrity and (remaining) natural form would have been undeniably achieved 😂
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    The owners statement in support of the previous TPO application is legendary! “Trunk splits in 2 at 3 meters” and of course, the ‘clear and present danger’ presented by the tree to this, and neighbouring, properties. If ever you needed a mallet to beat them up over the price with - they’ve given you a gold plated one! By their own hand, they’ve potentially written a £2-20k bargaining chip into the asking price.
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    Ticked or tickled Mick?
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    Dangerously close to election time - they're all at it grabbing whatever FaceTime they can. Trouble is, many people seem incapable of spotting an oxygen thief even when they are standing right beside them. Willow Trees Matter....
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    Not “advice” as such (just in case you take it😂) Why bother with type C at all and certainly on the ground. Type C have become commonplace to protect the careless, the reckless and the inexperienced from damaging themselves. Example - all round protection to protect the back of the legs... What sort of spanner would try and do a cut behind them self rather than getting into a more suitable work position? If you’re not in any of those categories, don’t bother with type C.... Just a point of view from the backcountry - suns out, shorts & flip flops here!
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    It’s ARRIVED!
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    Beat me to it! 😂
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    These are proving quite elusive and hard to source at moment too...... Bloody Brexit!
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    My Marmite posts were anything but tongue in cheek! This is about as serious as it gets and has taken precedence over trying to fix machinery this morning!
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    “Odd!” Whats “odd” about a Marmite addiction? Sounds like you need a spell in a re-education camp! 10 jars - ordered! I won’t be caught like this again, cash & carry for the 600g tub if this carries on. Just seen on Amazon, 250g jars are going at £10!
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    Cheese, peanut butter, Marmite & mayonnaise sandwich is my snack of choice when (as often happens) I have to get up in the night to eat 😂
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    Delivery spot booked for tomorrow! Min spend £40 8 jars booked! They only seem to have the 250g not the 500g 😒 Make up the difference in red wine! Now that really is AT at its best! @Big J your pension pot just took a hit 😂
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    VEGEMITE! Id rather vote Lib Dem! The wife said she’d seen a supermarket ‘own brand’ but thought better of it! Saved 1000s in divorce fees 😂 Will ask her to try Tesco online though!

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