TommyW
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Cheers guys Got it pretty good - gave it a good dunking in some hot ish water with plenty of veg oil. Then a wash with hot water & wash up liquid, then a good blast with the hose on jet. Came out nicely apart from a small section which had been saturated when left in the tree overnight, better than it was but still hard in the core...
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Any reason why butter rather than something veg based like sunflower oil or veg based lard / fat? Saw another thread suggesting mayonaisse which would imply its the fat doing the job. Sunflower oil would be less smelly than butter / mayo. Anyone have a LOLER issue with butter etc on rope? Cheers
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Anyone got any good ways of getting sap / resin out of ropes? Seems with modern fancy hitches & pulleys etc it affects them much worse than I remember before - could barely move my HC with just a little residue on the hitch cord & rope....
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I got one last yr from TreeWorker - £150 less than Honey
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Same - I drop 4 to 10 200mg/day my guts seem to handle it but i hear its no good for them
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Thanks everyone for the replies. I am 37 so a worn out knee replacement is conceivable. Also 90 degrees of mobility would be difficult to accept. I have a friend who had nis hip joint re-faced sucessfully, his missus is a doctor and she suggested it can be done to knees also. Will start the ball rolling with NHS - but it always seems to take a month or so to talk to anyone who can help. As to the response about knocking the climbing on the head - the day just seems to drag on the ground, I had several folk working for me a few yrs back but but I make more money with just 2 of us - every job is done on time and to the customers satisfaction. it would not be very profitable to run a 2 man team with me just overseeing. Also spent £15k in the last year on new kit and update training anticipating another decade of climbing - can't bear to not get my monies worth out of it!
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Hello all. Long time lurker - only just registered. I have been working in the industry for over 15yrs, running my own small business for last 8yrs. I smashed up my knee about 6 yrs ago, a scan about 18mths ago revealed almost no cartilage on the lower part of the joint, subsequent consultation advised a future knee replacement will probably be necessary. Its getting quite bad now, limping about for the first hour every morning, very sore & swollen in the evenings, feels like it may dislocate from time to time. Has anyone out there had a knee replacement and continued doing everyday climbing? And if so did you experience any problems / limitations with the operation? How long did you need to recover? All feedback much appreciated. Tom
