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May have already been mentioned?.... but what is the minimum distance you are allowed to burn stuff from a road?.... Pretty sure there are restrictions for burning garden waste near a road (residential), but not sure about commercial/ arb brash waste burning? cheers, steve
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Very interesting.... is that the first time you've had a chain go like that (scoring)? I'm intrigued to see a photo of that.... cheers, Steve
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Thanks for reporting back on that Dan. Do you think that first Piranha chain would recover after a good sharpening? I duffed my first Husky chain in after hitting a large stone.... couldn't seem to sharpen it up properly, almost as if the metal had heated up and gone extra hard. cheers, steve
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Yorkshire Tea, but shouldn't we also be having a "Which Flask is best?" thread for keeping said tea hot?.... or coffee. cheers, steve
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Haha!.... I dislike your 'emergency planning' scenario. Actually, I do have a huge dislike for Mr Jeremy Kyle drivel, and Homes Under the Hammer nonsense. All that daytime TV needs burning in a fiery hell pit. : :thumbdown: cheers, Steve
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Before I vote I'd like to know if getting home in time to watch Jeremy Kyle on TV is classed as an emergency?.... and Homes Under the Hammer. Can anyone confirm this? cheers, steve
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Why does it take two workmen to move a 1 m sign and direct traffic
SteveA replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
I tend to use the STOP even when I know it's clear.... just to get people to slow down. Otherwise drivers tend to see the GO as an excuse to put the pedal to the metal. Some drivers are just idiots and don't even see the signs! STOP means GO to some people. cheers, steve -
Why does it take two workmen to move a 1 m sign and direct traffic
SteveA replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
He gets the other bloke to hold his lollipop! cheers, Steve -
Why does it take two workmen to move a 1 m sign and direct traffic
SteveA replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
A small % of drivers are aggressive morons and they usually tend to have their car lowered and with an extra loud exhaust. If it were me doing the traffic management I'd point them into the nearest ditch. Thankfully most UK drivers are polite and understand the concept of driving safely. cheers, Steve -
Tanilised larch would last an absolute age. Definitely worth considering that route.... if you can afford it. cheers, steve
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Have you got any Larch being felled near you?.... then you wouldn't need to add any preserver to it. Cheers, steve
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Like those.... It's like trees out of the film 'Avatar'. cheers, steve
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Why does it take two workmen to move a 1 m sign and direct traffic
SteveA replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
Somebody needs to polish the signs jon.... they get very dirty with all this rain flicking up the mud... cheers, steve -
Interesting but it ain't for me. cheers, steve
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Cheapest place is at Safety Hut; Ripeur 2 Leather puncture resistant glove :: Safety Hut : World class personal protective equipment for industry but yeah they ain't cheap. Then again... wearing out umpteen pairs of other cheaper gloves could work out more expensive in the long run. cheers, steve
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I used to think the same... but only until my knuckle swelled up and felt like an early onset of arthritis. I tell ya, blackthorn & hawthorn is the work of the devil! cheers, steve
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Read the full Ripeur2 story here: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/40756-best-gloves-hawthorne.html cheers, steve p.s.... see them here: http://www.safetyhut.co.uk/product.aspx?productid=207
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Has nobody mentioned Ripeur2 gloves yet? Where's the Arbtalk Ripeur2 rep?.... has anybody heard about Ripeur2 gloves?
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Excellent prize & very generous of Rob. cheers, steve
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Yeah that's a fair point.... will be good to hear how the user reviews go. cheers, Steve
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Nice one.... according to your photo the depth gauges don't seem so bad. What saw are you running the Piranha on? Will be interesting to hear if it's a bit too aggressive or not.... and ultimately, will it stand the test of being sharpened to the max and not snap? I've been told that cheap chains snap... cheers, steve
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All the miserable wet weather can't be good for them but on the other hand it has been very mild.... so maybe they will consume less of their honey stores?.... or maybe they are more active/ burning energy out of doors looking for non existent winter forage..... or maybe they've found a big patch of snowdrops? It'll be a welcome present if they have survived ~ and at that point I do a little bee dance, wiggling my bum and going around in circles. Cheers, Steve p.s.... or they might be all be dead, and I'll be on my knees crying and hitting the squitty soil with my fists!
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Had my first Badgers Chair today.... it was an ash. I don't think the strong wind helped much, or the fact that my bar didn't reach all the way through on the opposite side of the hinge. Kind of crapped myself at how fast it happened!.... and we were on a slope. I did a standard felling cut and can now see why a dogs tooth cut is so useful. Lost my nerve on tackling the other ash trees on site so left them to someone else.... but all the larch I cut went down fine, despite the wind. Change of underwear. cheers, steve
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Absolutely bang on mate. We've had our bees a couple years now and have lost a couple of hives but also gained 3 (from our own swarms). It's amazing how one hive behaves so differently to the next. All this knocking queen cells off and preventing swarms can't be good either.... that's just messing about with natural selection. cheers, steve
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Likewise, give me a shout if you find yourself in Pembrokeshire/ Haverfordwest ish area. cheers, Steve
