Yorkshire Brummie

Molegrips on the side lock opens all doors. Also, a transit courier is easy to get into by using a hacksaw blade to slice into the wiring loom just behind the front wheel arch.
Remind me the benefits of owning a ford??

All the best Blake
Hope you’re up and about soon
Cheers
Ian

You'll get no abuse from me. You have a perfect right to say what you said, it was a situation were wrongs were done on all sides. To put my view in perspective.  I've said before that I left school, joined the Army and went to Ireland as  a naive kid, knowing nothing of the world in general. 1969 was a year of eye opening for me. If you remember, the Belfast Protestants were burning Catholic houses, the Army were sent in to try to restore some order and HELP the Catholic minority.  There was a piece written by a well know journalist of the day which to me summed it up. The Rev.Ian Paisley had rolled up at a flashpoint and said in earshot of the journalist to one of my Regiment, "Don't worry son, were on the same side." To which was quoted by the journalist " The Lancer said back "We're on no bleeding side." I also remember being in the Guardroom just before a patrol and a group of the B Specials came in, big farmer types, jolly uncle's going out on a jaunt, to search a Catholic farmhouse, all because it would amuse them to do so. That opened my 17 year old eyes to injustice. We tried our hardest to be neutral , they were strange times for us. We didn't realise although we spoke the same language, worshipped the same God, maybe differently, were predominantly the same colour, yet things were not what we thought life would be like in another part of the UK.  You wonder why squaddies have a sick sense of humour? I read your reply to me, had a bad night's sleep working out my response, it's took a lot of thinking on my part. It's too easy to rant about the atrocities: Omagh, Belfast, Manchester, Warrington,  Birmingham,  Eniskillen, the M62 coach bombing, the list goes on. Killing soldiers is war, fine, that's accepted, but soldier's families, civilians having a quiet drink after work in a city centre pub, paying respect to the war dead and being blown to pieces, can anyone justify this? Ireland is an emotive subject. My mother's family came over to Oldham during the Famine as did a lot of people, it's a very diverse and sometimes divided town, but generally plods on regardless. Don't think I'm an ignorant,  bigoted ex soldier, I'm not, I try to see other folks views, generally respect them, but as to what happened in Ireland , please don't try to excuse the terrorist activities, on both sides. 

Cheers J,
I guess it’s the general growth habit of hardwoods that make it difficult to extract?
Hopefully it’s not a fashion for exotic imported hardwoods that has caused the decline in the use of beech.
Although it sounds from a business point of view the softwoods are paying their way [emoji106]

Firewood...
Biomass.... Criminal young man [emoji35]
Think on your sins [emoji15]??
You’d think hardwood would stand the test of time for furniture and the like?!
Cheers
I

You were honestly my only regular beech customer. Cutting 800-1000 tonnes a year and less than 1% of it was beech.

Thank you for sharing Felix, I will enjoy watching [emoji106]

In the mountains, carrying the weight of twice as much rope has the possibility of slowing you down so much that you don't achieve your objective, keeps you out longer than you intended, and exposes you to all sorts of risks. It seems counter-intuitive, but leaving behind all of the usual safety gear can actually make your outing quite a lot safer, if the ethos of "fast-and-light" is used appropriately.
The fact is, the longer you spend up a mountain, the greater your chances of dying... it's simple maths. Anything you can do to shorten the length of time spent in the mountains, whilst still keeping the same goal, will increase your chances of coming home alive. Reducing the weight you carry, and thus reducing fatigue, can help with this. 
That said, fast-and-light is not a substitute for good old-fashioned experience, which can only be gained by spending lots of (dangerous) time in the mountains. 

I’m sure I’ve seen something that holds all the time it’s loaded, but releases when constant load is removed.
Or did I dream that?
I’m no rock climber, I must add, exposure terrifies me, but I love watching it and reading about it.
’Valley Uprising’ is an amazing film, haven’t seen the full Honnold/El Cap thing yet and Leo Houlding is a bit of a hero of mine.

Think AHPP has summed up my thoughts really [emoji50][emoji15]Maybe just get a longer rope.....

Evening chaps,

Only my opinion but I would say tradesmen could be comparable within a number of industries.
Just because there will be a number of “plumbers” who rip people off with shoddy workmanship and overpricing there will be plenty who do high quality work for a fair price. I’m sure we all know of so called “tree surgeons” who are capable of just such malpractice.... I think the Op. is probably spot on, pay him for what he quoted minus the materials he himself paid for. Although if you feel it could drag on and on then possibly worth full payment to wash your hands of it.... then take it up with trustatrader.
Hope you get it satisfactorily sorted
Cheers
I

Er- no where yet as I had a few jobs lined up for it- not being VAT registered is the main issue as will loose all the money I paid for the VAT which in this case is about 4K- plus depreciation and I’ve only put 200 hrs on it in 6 months.
Expensive mistake indeed

Why not? Some like to be the givers of hair, some the receivers - some like none at all. To my mind: male, female or other body type has nowt to do with a penchant or distaste of hair really.
 
"Axe wound" is not very nice though - on or for anyone. Is it? [emoji32]

Done, looks like the knackers yard for you Steve [emoji850]?

Nice post Ian.
 
As I see it, what matters is suffering.
 
The suffering of any concious creature that is capable of it.
 
The current predicament could certainly just be viewed as a blip in geological time but that is kind of besides the point because we have the opportunity to alleviate suffering now and in the future.
 
In a way, it doesn't really matter if global warming isn't human caused.
The crux of the matter is that the climate is changing in a manner that is going to cause an immense amount of suffering to conciousness creatures, particularly humans, and we are in a position to do something about that. If we choose to.
 
The idea put forward by Hairychest that we are on a pre-ordained path is dangerous. It cannot be adequately substantiated and it serves as a disturbing justification for glossing over needless suffering.
 
 
 

Extraordinarily interesting esoteric perspective, and of course - (I expect, self-admittedly by the author) a dangerous (to humankind at least) conviction.
 
It does offer a pause for thought in the midst of all the self-admonishing consensus we either comfort or scare ourselves with...
 
Is it a dystopian-utopian individualist vision, I wonder?

Airwolf! Loved that tv series.
 
RIP String

my local council have a plan for 10,000 new homes over the next 15 years - I wrote to them asking if they had seen Constable's painting The Haywain. What we are doing to the environment now is just covering it with a concrete cancer.
Politicians always put economic growth before environmental sustainability.
It wouldn't matter if the government made it compulsory for every 17 year old to drive a government issued supercharged V8 if there were half the number of people.
It's only going to get worse. We are so lucky to be alive now, another 300 years time the countryside will be photos in some history book.
So now China is scrapping its family planning laws so enough new worker units are produced to pay income tax for the current billion odd to live off when they retire..
There are no answers that don't involve castration and walking to the supermarket


scum is too nice a word for the politicians that think the answer is more houses, not less people

Thank you all for the words of wisdom.
 
The truck/company has only started to turn a profit in the past 2-3 years, and with that I'm only paying myself £250pw, it's a good crack and its easy but there's just no money in it now, had an accident that put me off the road last September for 5 weeks, it almost broke me, and that's where the thoughts of a change really kicked in.
 
Getting my hands on a grab truck won't be a problem, but I'll definitely get the training done first. After I've sold all my assets I'll have enough to comfortably live and train for a couple of months, Treehouse/Kingswood do a 5 day course I'm interested in, that'll get me started and I can go from there.
 
Problem for me at the moment is I'm away all week and I want to spend time with my missus and boy at the weekends (my truck life has taken a toll on them), so getting out with some guys or a firm proves somewhat difficult, that said I've got a week or two free in May I can ask about for.
 
I'm in Milton Keynes, however travelling for me is no problem.
 
Once again thank you.

Where about as in the country are you Dave?

I wouldn’t pursue the climbing thing, takes a long time to become competent to become employable and the money isn’t stellar unless you’re running your own thing (meaning more time taken)
 
Purely as an idea, why not get good with a saw and get a grab lorry to remove and transport arb arisings.
 
Plenty of fresh air and exercise and decent money if done right.

Had two KMR 130’s, still got both base units but 2 x hedge cutters, 1 x pole saw and 1 x extension have just shaken themselves to bits. I agree, only up to pruning really I’d say one solid unit is needed for reductions etc
Cheers
I

Hello all!
 
So i have been reading through a lot of the posts (some of you guys make me howl with laughter) and I've become very interested in the arb world.
 
Currently i work selling parts for machinery and while finding bits out about saws etc I've come across here and i enjoy reading what you guys say and do. You all do a top job may i add. Always wanted to get into the world of arb but haven't ever had the opportunity.
 
So what would you guys say is the best way to start off? Gain experience etc i know im not going to be whipping a saw around by day 2 lol but I'd just like some advice in all fairness. Id be happy being a dogs body just to see how it all happens etc.

Frustrations again Yolky? [emoji6][emoji39]

Exactly why I keep my 20 yr old defender going- can’t find anything new on the market that I can see my self with in 10 let alone 20 years. Just kinda waiting to see what happens with all this diesel stuff