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Do one legged ducks swim in circles... Does the Pope wear white... Do cardinals wear red... Aren't golf balls round... If you're planing something flat, don't use a rasp. ... about at useful as a pair of wellies with a hole in them. Skating on thin ice, is like throwing muck into the fan. Sooner or later, the inevitable is gonna happen.
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M system... Anyone heard, seen or used it yet?
TGB replied to David Goss's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
You only have to look at cavers jumaring out of pots or climbers jumaring up big walls. Both cavers & climbers may use two ascenders on one rope. It is a long standing and trusted method of ascending ropes. -
Let me get this straight - you loaned a saw to a friend, who then loaned it to a third person, who broke it. I can't see the problem. Second you make it a point never to lend it to that friend, as you don't know who he's then going lend it to. But more importantly and firstly. Your 'friend' comes back to you and says, "Look, there's been a problem." He explains what happened but says, "I'll sort it. I take it to the shop, get it repaired & retrieve it from the shop when it's fixed. I'll pay for the lot. Oh, and here's a saw until all's good. Just so you don't lose out.
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Beech and Birch split easily but Birch burns real quick, so your customers will get trough the stuff fast. This could be seen as a good thing by some.
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He might not be using it much... but is he using it to cut grass or spread stone chippings on the drive?
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Wonder if you guys can advise a bit off topic but wood chip related
TGB replied to sasha.p's topic in General chat
Fair point that. Next time, if there is a next time and I hope that doesn't happen. Take your child straight to the doctor. A pharmacist may well be able to supply ointments and advice. But only if they know the root cause. Your doctor may well have seen other cases locally and once the child has been seen by the doctor, there will be a written and traceable record. Not only of that specified occurance but also the date/s, the frequency of said problem and a possible link to other cases. -
You were lucky using tweezers, as although you can get a good grip on them, you may be squeezing stuff from them into the dermis. Get a couple of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_/279-6583033-7963251?ie=UTF8&k=Tick+removal+tooL&i=aps I'm fortunate, in that non of the woods I work in are known to have deer. And I'm not prone to them either. But they're wee little tools that weigh next to nothing and for a few quid, why not carry them.
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Wonder if you guys can advise a bit off topic but wood chip related
TGB replied to sasha.p's topic in General chat
I can't see you getting any nearer the truth or any real help with the head teacher. It seems a pretty obvious, that that she is hopping you'll just give up and be quiet. Maybe she's close to retirement or just about to move into a new post and doesn't want anything to upset her private applecart. I think you should contact your the ombudsman to look into the unsettling behaviour of the head teacher, who seems to have little concern with regard to the safety of her wards. She has lied to you and tried to steer you from your path and concern for your child's good health. Maybe it is time for a trip to the local paper. -
Yep. Good info and a smile too. The winch was smooth in operation, I'll have to give that a go.
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It's on 10,4 now. What nutter is going to up that and what nutter bid 10,4 in the first place? Perhaps they really want the contents of the boot or perhaps more desirable, the contents of the glovebox.
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If you don't count SOTP - no offence ment.
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Only a matter of time before some bright spark in insurance says, if you've not refreshed/retrained, you have to pay more. And that will be nowt to do with reducing their liability and everything to do with putting another 5p on the shareholders' dividend.
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Ok so it's not bodywork, oily bits and no pictures but the best thing I've seen on the back of a LR. Was on an old army hospital LR and read, "I don't care. It's paid for and infront of you."
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Admit it. You work for 'Screwfix' in their ironmongery dept.
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Please don't tempt fate! There's always someone watching and always someone willing to make a profit through regulation. Move over FISA, here come the DVLA.
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If only Southampton had crags but it doesn't. Not fearless people but people who are able to overcome fear. And maybe it's just a fun thing too. Is this the new Extreme Ironing? Though at least with that, ones gets a pressed shirt at the end.
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Uh... that's some rant about a number of things. But if you really must include 'Steve'. Bear in mind that during the actual 'Great Escape', there were no Americans taking part in the endeavour. But since the money to make the film was American, the studio bosses insisted there be a token American. Steve's career was starting and he got the part to boost his name.
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There's a market there for mower hire. Then again, if someone can't look after their own mower, what chance for one they've hired? Maybe you could sell them the idea of the saw-pro approach but instead of a main saw and backup, get them to buy a second mower. That way they needn't be afraid of the scary grass touching their turn-ups or designer jeans. On a different quote: "I've only used it twice, it can't be blunt." Were they talking of the chain or referring to their brain? And the bent bar supposedly being bent at point of sale. Those made me chuckle.
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Not broken any vertebra and hope never to do so. Amongst other breaks but pertinent to your situation - in my teens I broke an ankle once and approx. 5mths later, smashed the same ankle, the foot & the base of the same leg. 1st_plaster 6wks, crutches 6wks. 2nd_plaster 8wks, crutches 6wks, walking sticks 2yrs. They said if I'd stopped growing, they've pinned it but I'd be in and out of hospital for next few years. So ankle lost some mobility but it causes me no problems, other than that I can't really run much.
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That looks fun if a little risky. But then I do free climb crags. Longest vertical drop below me, has only been 272m, so nothing really big.
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I don't think they need to worry. I hear Stihl are now issuing their reps with new PPE:http://images.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&ei=joeqUdWlAYSsOri9gYgB&q=medieval+armour&oq=medieval+ar&gs_l=mobile-gws-hp.1.2.0l5.7247.18993.1.20550.11.0.11.0.4.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1c.1.15.mobile-gws-hp.zax4zJ-QIGY&biw=320&bih=356&sei=uYeqUceyB4S2hAenuYGQDg
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Well there might be a risk of you cutting yourself on an edge or you might going to fit it incorrectly or your might not have the correct part and will need expert guidance or you might like to scrap that saw and buy the latest model or would you like something for the weekend? (Oops! Lost my train of thought there.) Or you might want to get a keyring but need help choosing the right one for you or you might want to pay the rrp, donate an arm, donate a leg and sign over your first-born to Stihl so they can engineer the perfect weekend warrior or maybe you just want re-assurance that Stihl are your lord and master or perhaps you want someone to hold your hand and lead you through the stressful process of spending money. Pick one or all and if you're at all worried with your decision. There's a Stihl salesperson, who'll assure you you're still sane and "Would you like to buy a new saw?"
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Nettle & brambles_ you can get square section strimmer cord impregnated with metal flake. If you've got a lot of it but in smallish areas, just use a brush cutter blade.
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You think that's bad. A few months back, I got sent a 4'x3'x8" box with lots of rolled brown paper. My order was a 1.5m iPod data cable and a memory stick. Still... at least the paper came on handy for fire starting.
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Dial M for Murder or Dial M for Mill?
