kevinjohnsonmbe

There’s a minor administrative issue to overcome first Mr B ? (but I like your thinking!)

It is Syc - I’m ‘guessing’ around 50-60 yo.

I know it’s a bit like throwing a Greg’s sausage roll at a LA Arb van.... (anything could happen in the rush to be first....) (and, probably the first time they’ve all moved at the same time for months....) (and the outcome will be entirely arbitrary, random and wholly unreliable....) But, here’s the tree - Any takers for age?

I’ve seen them at Sorbus and here: http://www.richmondsgroundcare.co.uk/index.php/site/productdetail/776/ What sort of degree of accuracy do you think you can achieve Mark? @Mark J

Why....?

Need to establish the age of a tree, haven’t used increment borer previously. +/- £165 to buy. Anyone with experience in such able to offer any tips or advice?

Love your passion J!

Impart a minor degree of ‘authority’ in certain types and it’s guaranteed to end badly. Lucky he wasn’t put on his ass.

Agreed! I'd change 'incremental' for 'exponential' though...

For balance / consideration: 42k UK deaths from covid so far Registered UK disabled figures 1990 - 6.9 million 2011/12 - 11.6 million registered disabled 2019 - 13.9 million 2020 - 14.1 million Excess Winter Cold deaths 2017/18 50.1k 2018/19 - 25.2k Just a small sample of data drawn from various online sources some may not be entirely accurate - bit like track and trace - to try and put some perspective on things. Of course preventative measures may have resulted in keeping the relatively low C19 death rate but why so much effort in this situation whilst others that are equally as catastrophic have seemed to go completely under the radar year on year? The registered disabled exponential increase (even adjusted for population growth) must be one of the most worrying facts for the sustainability of any society. Either there is a massive amount of lead being swung or, as a nation, as a species, our resilience is reducing at at alarming rate..

I totally acknowledge (and respect) the varying degrees of risk aversion at the personal level which are directly associated with any individual's family circumstances. The wife holds a slightly different view from my own (how's that for a liberal forward thinking relationship... Normally, if I want her to have an opinion I tell her what it's going to be - If she ever saw that BTW I'd be in the so much trouble ?). The elderly and the vulnerable should, absolutely, be shielded. Me, I'll make my own decisions on exposure and risk. We've all gotta go one day and whilst I've no wish to unnecessarily accelerate that, I'm not quivering in fear of the day (I would admit to being a bit worried by dementia or a progressive degenerative condition over and above the natural ageing process though.)

It is also plausible to consider that the Summer reduction resulted from the actual previous death of those most vulnerable...

Fixed that for ya.... ?

I wonder if the 30-50,000 generally ignored annual UK excess winter cold deaths will be morphed seamlessly into the C19 figures for this year? Might add a bit of weight to the argument.... I only know 2 families that have had a test - 1 was negative and 1 was positive. Both families isolated, both blokes self employed. The guy that was positive is back at work on day 10 and says he had ‘like a cold’ (they got young children/baby so it was a concern but all doing fine now.) There needs to be a tailored approach according to circumstances - there’s no credibility in applying the same counter measures from a large urban conurbation to a rural settings, those applicable to the vulnerable to the less vulnerable and if racial/ethnic groups are identified (specifically by race/ethnicity) as particularly ‘at risk’ then they should have specific measures applied. (no doubt some fruit loop will suggest ghetto / racial bias but where racial/ethnic centric behaviours can be identified as a primary transmission vector then it is what it is - Israel is struggling with the behaviour of the ultra orthodox community for example) I voted Tory (this time, through lack of choice) but I also feel ‘government’ is rapidly losing the support of the masses. Compliance is going to degrade and there’s no appetite for further unilateral restrictive impositions. Time will tell.

Never mind the poly rope.... Show us more of the BBQ trailer! Is that how you feed the lads on the job? You'd be a contender for best boss - possibly even surpassing Mr Korrigan's 3 course lunch with vino!!

Let’s hope ‘21 is a Labrador rather than a GSD!

I'd have to check my BS..... ?

I’m easy enough to understand really.... You just need the right crypto code ?

Watching ‘Vikings’ on NetFlix at mo, bloody brilliant!

Cat C is '...at least 10 years...' The point I'm trying (probably not very well) to make is that even a decaying tree - hell, even a dead tree - still has a massive, often long term, contribution to make. Totally accept that not all dead trees are suitable for retention (and this may well be the case in your scenario) just trying to present a counter argument. At the very least, if you consider as many counter arguments as possible you'll be better prepared if it does end up with formalities.

It's a total unashamed de-rail (maybe a separate thread required).... But has anyone seen / got to grips with the NE Biodiversity Metric 2.0 (auditing and accounting for biodiversity - calculation tool) yet? The Biodiversity Metric 2.0 - JP029 PUBLICATIONS.NATURALENGLAND.ORG.UK *UPDATE* We have now published a summary consultation response following the end of the beta Biodiversity Metric... I've just seen one associated with a recent AIA and I find it a bit of a mind boggler at the moment. Needs a good examination and a cross reference to 5837 Table 1. ?

(so long as it is accepted that 'contribution' is wide open to interpretation and is continually changing)

I thought I detected a hint of this in an earlier post..... The problem might arise where 2 people didn't necessarily agree on what constitutes 'a fine specimen.'

Old Skoool....

Unless comprehensively insured (and even that could have future cost implications) if it ends up with the barristers it’s almost certain to cost more than just getting it fixed. Neighbour disputes potentially impacting future house sale value, time, effort, emotional stress.... Its a fine balance between cost / benefit.