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ArthurBottlesworth

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  1. I've got a ferrari alpine articulated tractor Got it because I was insurance assessor and had seen lots of rolled over tractors in n Wales - generally v happy with it It will cock a wheel up in the air if you start to get too close - scares you to death first time it does it ..... Worst problem is the clutch pedal sticks below tractor, and in snow ( or heavy mud I'd guess ) this can stop you pressing the clutch - real bummer if you stop the engine and can't restart without digging all the crap out I think everyone laughed when I bought it but now I get people turning up wanting to buy it .... Worst thing is it won't carry an ibc container of logs
  2. Ive got alpine tractor and bracken bruiser so I think I will give it a try ...... Shouldn't take more an an hour every few weeks Hopefully will steal a year
  3. I have a patch of bracken where I want to plant some apple trees I've scraped off the top layer of dead bracken, but obviously the new shoots will be up soon - is it best to keep the area fallow and bracken bruise / top for a year before planting Or Just plant it up and keep the bracken down until the trees are established
  4. Bejeysus Deceided not to look at child care bit and found this ! been thinking about this all day You must live in some pretty ropey areas......Quite sad really
  5. Take him to the cafe and see if older lady eyes light up Let her talk to your son - Don't leave him but see if you find older lady who likes kids ..... You might be suprised.......there are lot of lonely old ladies and twenty minutes with a kid would make their day .......
  6. Too young ! Nearer pension age is required....
  7. No You wouldn't hand baby over to anyone who looked flaky Just solid middle aged woman, who was interested in seeing a baby in the cafe I'd give a miss to anyone else Just discussed it with missis, she took it badly first time I did it, but eventually there were four or five "aunties" wanting him for twenty minutes Works an absolute treat.....
  8. Your looking for mddle aged woman whos kids have left home and she is missing kids She doesn't want them forever,,,,,, Common sense ..... Believe me works 110% of the time.......... Every time i see stressed out mother on high street i think go in a cafe and let someone have your kid for a bit...... Ask your wife is she'd mind a baby ( not kid) for 20 minutes in a cafe
  9. No Absolutely 110% true Works a treat ......just look for little lady who loves babies
  10. Used to give my son away in cafes when he was baby Go into high street cafe, there will be older lady sitting on her own If her eyes light up when she sees a baby she'll be happy to mind him for 20 minutes Makes her day, and gives you 20 minutes to shop..... Wife had hysterics first couple of times I did it Then she realised it worked 110% after few months he had loads of "aunties" happy to sit in cafe with him for half an hour Unexpected upside at xmas and easter he got loads of little presents and eggs Recommend this 110% .......works at every level
  11. Well pleased with mine ....... Very useful and I can't justify/afford a dewalt one......
  12. I got stomach pumped when I drank bottle of paraffin Thanks big brother for giving two year old kid that to drink from a pop bottle
  13. No, the blade hit a guard at the back of the cover I can't explain how it happened Hell of a bang ........stopped saw dead Scared s$$t out of me
  14. We had first three numbers right on first lottery 30 5 3 doomed ever since Woman in bala won £8m her name is mcnaught the locals now call her mcnaughtnaughtnaughtnaught :-)
  15. Hissing it down here now....... But not cold
  16. Hard to think of anything more to do.... I gave up with Sally, but there was never a problem with her pups Is she enthusiastic about hunting and or retrieving? Perhaps build on that? If she likes hunting, throw out a dead pheasant and get her to retrieve it , then when she gets enthusiastic about retrieving try to get her to realise that a bang is linked to having fun......just bang two sticks or similar to start with?
  17. Bought evolution saw from screw fix for £99.00 as cheap saw for a job Proved to be very useful, in fact indispensable Went bang a week ago, in all honesty not sure if driver error or the fault of the saw, phoned help line on saw, picked up and a week later received brand new saw Must say very impressed with service considering how cheap the saw was in the first place
  18. There is quite a lot in gundog training books about getting pups used to gunfire - as throwing them in the deep end can ruin a pup Long time since I read it, but I think they started with starting pistol 200 yards away and slowly got closer....... My first spaniel came from a so called professional trainer, she was absolutely against shooting and would disappear if she even saw a gun... Found out later he had reputation for beating obedience into his spaniels Found out years later he had ' put a few shotgun pellets ' in sally when out "training" - I'd like to have put a few pellets in him Sally was beautiful dog, and would produce milk to order if you brought a lamb into the house ( or any other young livestock ) but was not a shooter She also arrived pregnant as he'd kenneled her with his trails dog the day we picked her up.. One of her pups went off to be a trials dog in ireland, and we are now on sixth generation of her pups, all good workers And much loved dogs
  19. Absolutely stunning Bright sunshine and light breeze Just walked dogs through the woods - absolutely stunning Very wet after weekend rain but beautiful Glad to be alive day
  20. Bet they work for the government
  21. I'm Stordid - full as in I've eaten too much
  22. Sold springer puppy few years ago On nov 5 they took for early walk and just as they got home firework set off Dog legged it and was missing for 10 days We all thought dog had gone for ever They couldn't tell son it was missing as he was off with military and loves the dog heaps
  23. I understood they'd stopped dipping and were using exaust analyser You can I believe filter red through cat litter to take colour out There was local trucker supposedly buying cat litter by the lorry load They had tall column of cat litter in a tube and pump recycling it through litter till clear Still not a good idea ........
  24. Actually did some work for C&E If you have red diesel in hidden tank they used to work out tax on fuel back to when you started business, then fine you FIVE TIMES. That amount Firms usually went bust ...... Most firms shopped by disgruntled employee ( or ex employee ) Ifyou must use red diesel have an empty can in the boot with a little red diesel in it, say you ran out and topped up TO GET YOU HOME Apologise like mad and hopefully fine will ONLY BE a few thousand ! UPSUM don't do it .......
  25. Bit of latin Wid berrum exxum tea Try with brummie accent

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