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yes they do live waiting for a host to appear to jump on. put his bedding in a hot wash will kill them but as other post get a tom o tick and get a bottle of medicated flea and tick shampoo for dogs and cats and wash him in that will kill the lot just done my three as lousy with flees not anymore all gone down drain. its the warm damp weather doing it they love it.

very sad news the sea is very strong in these conditions and will take you off your feet very easy. condolences to the family at this time

well been out to pick daughter up as a home carer for elderly roads around these parts badly flooded in places so her little car was struggling in rain and wind. plus member of 4x4 response group. coming back chap had hit flood water and lost control police on scene but looking after driver so sat in flood with beacons on to stop anyone else hitting it. first time i used my strimmer in dark to cut back vegetation in ditch to let water run off road. see if council will pay me for my time.

a lot of trees that came down in 87 should have if managed been taken down more so beech all we cut up had the black spot in middle of tree and where over 150 years plus so should have been felled as was intended when planted. 25 years on a lot of where trees came down others have taken there place but still on a small scale but still a number which are now 25years older and in non managed areas so these could be the ones to come down. but in other posts i do not think on the scale of 87 can only wait and see as for weekend warriers times have changed and can not see any council no matter how bad taking anyone on without all the relevant paperwork and insurance, can not say for the private customer. but i think the insurance company will want a quote for any work done under insurance so the cowboys will not see much from it

i think back at all the stuff we cut up and threw in hedge as did not have the transport to move it. and that just rotted away. so a lot of timber just went to waste. now with the gear a lot will be taken and processed so could be a glut of firewood not so much working timber. as in 87 lot of the timber was unable to be milled as had the shakes.

agree 100% is worth risking life and limb to make a tree safe. i was out in 87 during the storm clearing large beech trees on three maids hill for locals. we had about 10 of us and a jcb trying to clear road as we cleared so more came down watching 80ft beech falling dwn beside you makes you think sod this my lifes worth more than doing this. in the end we al went home to wait for wind to drop. worked for council for 3 weeks after clearing roads. nice little earner. so if you have to stay safe and do not take risks. if you are not happy say sod it and leave it. better to be alive than rich and dead

the binders may be nicer but a good whisker south of england looks the business. can not understand with midland why it has to have a short back and sides one side. still a good style but the rolls of styles is south.

just a head up get hold of your contrywatch team and let them know may be of use to them unlike normal police who just give crime numbers. and hope they win you the lottery to pay for new gear:biggrin:

now i have seen the weather the hedge i am doing is going to need to be finished by sunday pm latest or can see no hedge left. all hands to the pumps to get it done. and sharpen chainsaw and get my 4x4 rescue gear out in case get a shout from 4x4 rescue responce its going to hit the south up as far oxford and further up is strong winds. its tracking up the channel hence south is getting full force. but like all hurricanes may change its mind and slip south which means north will get the force. or may only get it windy and thats it.

wife read your other post re on call in case. she asked me to send all her love and best wishes and asks that all you lifeboat crew stay safe with this bad weather coming and trust you do not get a shout.

i would like to have a look at them before parting with cash the yoko sounds as if it will not be much good as for uno looks ok but like to see one in the flesh will contact trreequip and may go down

ideal for daughter now got her chainsaw trousers that would go ideal in her handbag:laugh1: she did get some comments in shop today from landscapers. did you see that girl in chain saw trousers. only been with me hedgelaying a week already picked it up and laying hedges. good to have aas a second person can get more done

been going around re hurricane coming sundaY NIGHT Monday i pasted this from weather school. bit less than a hurricane but strongThe latest model guidance for Monday suggests that a vigorous area of low pressure is going to be bringing a region of severe gales to the southern parts of the UK. Now, things are certainly not set in stone, and they are likely to change, but with agreement from the Canadian GEM (below), US GFS and the ECMWF that some sort of small scale, vigorous depression will be located somewhere between Brest and Manchester confidence at this stage is reasonable. So what would this mean? Well, a spell of heavy rain (15 to 20mm generally) but most notably strong winds. If the systems is in the northern part of the area above then southern England, southern Wales and the Midlands would see gusts of over 70mph, and possibly 80mph on coasts. This would be strong enough to damage loose roof tiles, fencing and the bring some weakened branches off trees. It may well be strong enough to fell some trees too, especially given how wet the ground is at present. If the low is further south then the strongest of the winds would be across northern France, with severe gales gusting over 60mph across Ireland, northern England and southern Scotland. It is worth bearing in mind that the midday runs of the models on Tuesday were not in favour of this storm system, but it has re-emerged this morning. So still some uncertainty. We will keep you updated, and you can also follow the latest on twitter @weatherschool or do a search on Facebook for Weather School

been looking through catalogues and came across a YOKI which is like a bill hook and a UNO which is a axe. does anyone know if anyone stocks them in the uk found them in the states. look like they may be ideal for hedgelaying

have to disagree in some respects the toro i got was second hand and was in very good condition i have done a season cutting grass comercial with it and it has not missed a beat very good cutting deck and it cost me £1k plus £400 for a collector yet to use as do not need it as cuts so well

hi i am looking for a sign to be made if poss out of blackthorn or hawthorn. needs to read mary hedge its for a customer who wants to put it on hedge. if you can help please pm thank you

transit county 4x4 tipper does all on tin takes chip and can go off road.or a ex mod 4x4 lorry

out of interest with those that came down in the 87 storm did they have the shakes when milling them heard reports that they were splitting when milling and snapping blades. and a lot of timber went to waste due to timber yards not wanting timber

if you can find one a toro zero turn 425 will do what you want to do. very good mulching mower not had to use the collector for it and very fast cut petrol i can cut a acre of ground with £5 worth of fuel so economical to use. try DJ Scott warnford has second hand ones in got mine for under a k

do use chainsaw so have to be chainsaw boots but a pair i tried like having diving boots on dreadfull things. so what is a good chain saw boot. plus dropped axe other day good job i had my good ones on it made a line in boots and felt it but that was it recon if i had my other boots on with toe tectors it would have cut throught.

weather school the most accurate i have found 99% correct run by Simon kelling who is a meteorologist so does his own forecasts not taken from the met or bbc. work my week from his forecasts and so far been spot on as for others forget it met office waste of space. wish he come on this site and do one of his vids like on BFF so informative

can anyone recommend a decent pair of boots have two pairs lace up get wet feet can see getting cold feet when it turns cold need some that are waterproof will keep warm in winter. not riggers dig in my legs when bending down and not wellies have aigles can not work in them. need a good boot up to shins or middle of leg which stay put and not dig in legs lace up will be fine sitting typing with wet feet have put layers of dubbin on them made no difference help please

try these to learn a bit more The Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Hedgelaying Ass' Community Links Officer Wye Valley AONB Hadnock Rd Monmouth NP25 3NG Contact: Sarah Sawyer Tel:01600710844 [email protected] should be now doing hedgeing if they are like south of england will have training days then carry on helping out to keep eye in and show newcomers once you have mastered the skills

thought with the payments back for hedgelaying i had hoped that more work may be about. strange how it goes had 2 lean years not much now this year busy thank goodness. but all due to a agg show i went to got all my work from it so worth doing. have already booked in for next year

how long did it take you to get it done. found out no lengthman next week so if finish hedge with lhamas i can get two 20mts done next week. nice little earner. Dorset may be in need of your skills next season have a double hedge maybe to do one hedge on bank and other on flat in front. be different two styles together