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Something with Teva, (I suspect true of other open-toed sandals too.) My brother bought his the correct size and on occasion has stubbed a toe, leading to some pain. So when I bought mine, I intensionally got them a half size too big. Now I've stubbed the sandal but not my toes.

Maybe there's a 2 for 1 deal. Buy one, you get a bride. Buy two, you get the mother-in-law too.

Crocs for lightness - Teva for longevity Crocs for drying time - Teva for soloing_ just clip the pair with a krab, attach to caulk-bag tether and start climbing.

Honest guv, I didn't see the attached zip wire or the kid sliding down it. I just happened to have a saw with me. or It wasn't me, it was the saw. It talks to me you know. Are we going for a ride in the ambulance now? Hang on a mo', I can see another tree. Can't you hear the saw...

It's the weather; brings out the Sunday drivers.

To hot to walk around bare footed. The outside gauge wasn't on the ground by the way but was in sunlight. In the the shade a few minutes later, it hit 38°C.

I don't own any of the aforementioned, so please feel free to look on my view with a pinch of salt. A friend has a MS 171, got it new for firewood, etc. nearly two years ago. Now when it's going, it's ok for stuff up to maybe 100mm at a push. But over that and she's on a prayer. I say when it's going, as it has a habit of dropping out of tune and has a history from day one of either not idling or racing at idle, (sometimes within the same hour). I don't think it's had a month go by, when it wasn't in the dealer for something or other. If you can manage it, go for the 181. As I understand it, the 181 is basically a 171 but with a different carb to up the power. Or maybe possibly a secondhand 211. Or go for the Husky 140 if you can get one.

Except fifty to the gallon.

I do. "S*** happens. It's not always the same when it does and it's not always the same for everyone. But when it happens, it happen."

What are the Airpower Gold like on rate of wear? And the Protector Light on wear rate?

Or maybe next door has been doing some digging and cutting roots.

Trombone slide

Don't know if it on Aspen but at that rate, I dare say it's expensive to fuel, But if you want nuts, have a gander through this,

The whole human hand & arm appendage thing is badly designed. No thought given to the self-application of sun-block. I'm sure snakes don't have the same problem.

Ok, so I googled 'reed block' but found an interesting article on valves. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_valve so going off that, I'm going to suggest something to do with a water-pump or gas compressor. But I like the idea, of a crank powered pipe organ.

As said, there's going to be quite a bit that's not worth the processing time but you'll have to clear it all the same. You say you've not got any machinery, well not at the moment. So depending on level of access within the wood and proximity to points of final extraction, you could be spending most of your time in man-hauling stuff. 8-10 year cycle for some stuff, depending on market. A few more years for others. Firewood is good of you can get it to customer as ordered on time, in reliable quantity and at profitable cost to yourself. But try to find other markets too. Maybe there's a community pizza oven local to you, that could take the small stuff. If you've got canals close by, the boat owners like 2"-3" dia. small cuts and they're not fussed about straightness. Also, you could try your hand at small scale charcoal making. Lots of time required to process charcoal but since you'll be getting shot of it anyway... plus, if you get a burn started early, you can be doing other stuff close by for the first few hours. Too much cheap charcoal available at the local DIY stores and petrol stations. You can't compete with those. But maybe you could get your charcoal out as locally produced in a local garden centre. If there's any straight bits worth milling, that could be worth it. Ok, so it's not going to be an ongoing supply but oak makes great furniture fine or rough. If there's suitable lengths of hazel in any quantity, you could also look into making hurdles. A good use of time while the charcoal is cooking. So firewood yes. But go after the local niche markets and utilise as much of the wood as possible. If you have a market, you can supply a product. But who's to say you can't make a product and create the market.

Truly a guy with a high octane life. Eddie, you're the man of my dreams - what are you doing for the next forty years?

In the woods yesterday fighting through thicket. Damned hot! But not as hot as repeated uphill walks through open fields. Packed it in around 14:30. When I got back, in the shady cool of the kitchen, the gauge showed 26.8°C. In garden later, the shady north facing wall showed at 32°C. I don't know what the open fields were. But if I'd had a gauge there, I'm sure it would have read between, 'You must be joking' and 'Just too damn hot'.

Burning isn't cumulative over the years. But once burned, may become more sensitive to future episodes of prolonged exposure to high levels of UV light & excessive heat. You insure yourself, you don't swing a saw round your head on a rope, you wear other PPE in your working day... so why take the chance. If you know you're sensitive or suspect you're at risk, cover up and apply protection. Or you could be a real man. Contract cancer and maybe die early. Risk factors http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/types/skin/riskfactors/'>http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/types/skin/riskfactors/ Cancer Research stats for 2012 http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/types/skin/

Just what I thought. You could also try a few holes drilled into the blade. Remember to file the burrs, even burrs weigh something. And forget carrying the scabbard.

Bit like me, only I also don't have a need for such quantity. Enquiried at a few places online; but for the quantity I could actually use in a reasonable time period, the postage comes to nearly as much as the fuel.

Well you've heard of 'Canada Dry', well S.Wales (UK) in Aspen dry. Not a dealer to be found. Someone, maybe even Eddie might say have a look over Hereford way. Well I did, took a trip out to Hereford Mower Services, (29 Beech Business Park,Tillington Rd, H', HR4 9QJ). Only to find they ceased selling any Aspen products a year ago. And have no intension or interest in stocking it in future. So there's one to cross off the list. And even though I really would like to run Aspen 2T and maybe chain oil too. I'll just have to do without it.

I've come across a 560XP which was less than a year old and appeared to be oiling. But the bar was burning in the cut. He returned it under warranty and they found it had been shipped with the wrong oil screw/worm gear. So on start-up and blipping the throttle with no load, all seemed ok. But as sold, there was never going to be enough oil for cutting.

Water, water and yet more water. A sip here and there does wonders. Also soy sauce in water to keep me salted, without the gritty bits. Though I hate gin, I like Pimm's No. 1. And Pimm's No. 4 sounds nice. But Sangria... with quartered oranges, strawberries and either lemons or limes. Preferably to be consumed on a warm lazy afternoon. Or with friends on a warm night.

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