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devon TWiG

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  1. just lit mine for the first time this year , not really cold just damp , grey and miserable ..( the weather that is not me !!!) 😁
  2. I have always kept at least the next days wood near to the woodburner for the final drying , probably 20% ish ( well seasoned outdoors first ) then they get to about 10% before going in the woodburner ....same with my kindling !!
  3. It could be because they have got nice new shiny kit !! been a busy time recently so spending / investing profits !!
  4. Sequioa sempervirens ? they do coppice and regrow from cut wood is that the species you have ? coast redwood not wellingtonia ...
  5. They may look similar but botanically not very close , WRC has good rot resistance I do not think lawsons does , I not aware of any demand for LC either as it does not have much use / value , they also always seem to fork and become multi stemmed providing not much useful sawlogs , also they are just horrid things , I have rarely seen them in a plantation and I would never consider them , I have planted a fair few WRC's in my own woodland but that is mostly for their shade tolerance and screening ...
  6. Why would you want Lawsons Cypress in your woodland , they are horrible urban things !!!
  7. perhaps this was partly / wholly to do with EU rules at the time , whereby contracts over a certain value were available by tender to any company in the EU ....
  8. Re ...the foreign owned windfarms ...Simon Reeve did a series around the Lake District during lockdown times and he highlighted the fact about foreign owned wind farms off Cumbria , ( Danish government I think !!) I am not sure if any Solar panels are UK made .....
  9. here are a couple of phone boxes in Kernow !!!!😂
  10. I heard a good one a few days ago .......The UK and it's population are often regarded as having a poor diet and we are all portrayed as regularly going to Mc Donalds ..unlike those in Europe who only eat fresh salad and olive oil etc etc ...YET ..... there are more Mc Donalds in France than the UK !!!!
  11. that means that two thirds are against it !!!! it seems to be a very french thing to strike a lot , their country their ways I suppose , but why do people focus on UK problems when other places have plenty of issues as well !!!!
  12. He will be holed up , because fuel is in shortage in France due to ......guess what .....strikes !!!!
  13. They should never of got rid of Boris ....bring him back !!!!!!!!!!!1
  14. I know some one who was very pissed off being disturbed by the JW's so he went and interrupted them on a Sunday morning at their church , banging on the door until they answered 🤣
  15. Main thing is that the branch is of sufficient girth and the rope goes over tight to union..NOT out along branch and the branch is ascending not sloping downwards , species and fork configuration also need to be factored in , but it is impossible to quantify in technical terms .
  16. I always keep a few logs next to woodburner ( not too close !!) so they are very dry , these are the first on the fire the next time I light it , I do the same with kindling too 👍
  17. Try these then Westward Rope and Wire WWW.WESTWARDROPEANDWIRE.CO.UK Supplying quality rope, both natural and manmade, wire rope and rigging, high tensile and stainless steel fixings, lifting slings and equipment, shackles, thimbles, a large range of...
  18. not sure they can provide LOLER certs , which I think would be required , I always spliced my own in the past , and prussic / blakes , but not the new types of rope ...
  19. There are some people who believe that they can use as much as they want but only pay £2500 ..they are also the ones who think Liz Truss is stupid 😂
  20. I do not think subbies are any more cagey than contractors , how many businesses do you know who tell you what their day rate is ? Also if you state a price then others can price a bit less and get the job ...pretty obvious to me !! There is a fine balance between pricing high and not having a full diary or being a busy fool ...although a living can be made in this business not many get rich , but plenty just enjoy it . Also if you are asking top rates you will have to be very capable , reliable , punctual etc etc ..and what kit do you provide ? own vehicle , rigging gear , big saws etc ...many , many things to consider ...
  21. why is this of concern to you ?, Do you not live in France ?
  22. Not asking in a serious way but ....if your tree branches are over a neighbours property , and you take your own tree down can you ( legally ) drop branches overhanging neighbours garden in their garden and leave them there for them to dispose of ??
  23. I think there is a right of access in some cases ...for example ...being allowed to put a ladder on neighbours land to get to gutter , window etc Going onto your neighbour's land | MyLawyer WWW.MYLAWYER.CO.UK
  24. your online rope supplier, ropelocker WWW.ROPELOCKER.CO.UK Buy rope at ropelocker pretty sure they can do it ...
  25. Your neighbour can cut off branches back to boundary ...at their expense !! You are under no obligation to do so . If the tree has a TPO it is less straight forward , an application will be required and if it is deemed it will ruin tree of high amenity value then it may well be declined. A common mis belief in this circumstance is that the neighbour can return the branches to you ..this is not true , he should "offer " them to you but if you do not want them he has to keep them or dispose of them at his expense , he has no right to just throw them back over the wall !! Not many contractors like doing this type of job !!

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