David Cropper

Just now, Rich Rule said:

It is more than likely a Freshie or Australian Fresh Water Crocodile.

 

Not particularly dangerous to humans apparently.

 

Freshwater crocodile - Wikipedia

EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

 

Has anyone told the crocodile?

1 hour ago, timbernut said:

Lad who works for me had a Series2 ambulance fitted out t live in he said it rolled all over the place cos of bad weight distribution!

When I first got to Wytch Farm we had an ex Army series 2 ambulance. Had to be permanently hooked up to a charger to ensure it would start in an emergency! Brute of a thing! Got rid and bought a purpose built Renault. At least it started but didn't have 4x4 which was a pain. 

13 hours ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

I think I read somewhere that gators can exert downward pressure with their jaws but not upwards - not something I'd want to test but maybe whack an elastic band round his snappers and crack on?

 

That's a job fir MendipJon!

And would have started a thread on it. "Which alligator is the best, mate, thanks Jon." By Christ I miss his threads!

I looked on line and found this on Flickr. This is the BP Wytch Farm fire tender we had on the Emergency Response team. 6 cylinder, if I remember, petrol which was utter madness as only diesel engines were allowed on site due to the spark risk. It frightened the crap out of me, capable of 80mph, fully loaded with a three man crew, 50 gallons of water/foam in the back plus all the kit. My gaffer told us that if you went into a corner too quickly, don't brake just hold your nerve and accelerate out of it. Otherwise the weight of the tank would have you over. We had an ex RAF one ton forward control as well, much preferred that!

5 hours ago, PC Treescapes said:

I run multi tip teeth on my predator 38x, when they start to blunt/slow down, there never seems anything left worth sharpening? Does anyone else sharpen these ones, can't see its worth it. Do people just scrap the old teeth, does seem a waste 🤷‍♂️

I found multi tip difficult to sharpen, I used to use a diamond disc on an angle grinder held upside down in a vice. Didn't really rate the disc, tried using it when the teeth were still in situ but found it awkward as the cutting wheel tended to move slightly. Multi tip are a good tooth, easy to change, just make sure you reposition them when the leading cutters are less sharp. I think if you could find someone to re tip the tip, the cost wouldn't be effective compared to getting new. My yellow jacket teeth work out around £8 each from Vermeer UK when I buy a tub of 60, you get a 20% discount. €13 plus VAT  over in France for the same tooth, you might get 15 % discount. Some Brit in the north of France sent me a brochure detailing the teeth he made himself, "Yellow jacket type teeth", same price as the real thing over here. 

1 hour ago, Mesterh said:

I use a diamond wheel on a bench grinder. Before that I had the green silicone I think type of wheel that worked well but created some very nasty dust, you really need to use a good filtered face mask with that. I have seen a wheel that you fit to a handheld angle grinder although I have never tried it.

 

I usually get around x4 sharpenings with my diamond wheel on a bench grinder. I use yellow jacket teeth on my machines. Just don't let them get too blunt, I tend to change and sharpen after every full day's work. I looked in my knackered teeth bin the other day, I reckon there must be around x500 buggered up teeth.

Heard the first Golden Oriel of the year today whilst stump grinding , wooded area facing the clients property. Hear them all the time next to my house but never seen one.

Just caught this on Facebook. Who said irony is dead?

21 hours ago, manco said:

shit

Thank you, Carol Kirkwood at the Meteorological Office for that insight.

Charlie waking up when heard me starting the Bbq. Wife's done well with the azaleas this year.

1 minute ago, Mark Bolam said:

B985DVK - my parents VW Polo from when I was about 10!

 

I keep a picture of my current reg on my phone so I can remember it in car parks etc!

Son! I wondered what happened to you. I'd forgotten you existed. I've still got that car, I think.

1 hour ago, Billhook said:

Yes now I think about it, it was always names of people that went straight in one ear and out of the other.  Being introduced to a group of people at a party or a business meeting.  I think in those cases you are so busy assessing the person you are looking at and making quick judgements that the brain side lines the less important name.

But the Hornbeam incident really made me think as it is a solitary tree on the farm road here and at this time of year looks just like a beech and I try to catch people out with it, but just managed this time to catch myself out!

Some telephone numbers and all my bank statements and bank codes I remember well

Yesterday a girl in the bank asked for my banking pass code number and I just reeled it off straight away  " Oh dear, she said I only wanted the last two digits and now I am going to have to send you another number .in the post"

I am really on about something a little different.  I just notice it more with other people at the moment, people who I am sure would have remembered the name a year ago, a bit like " What is the name of that site on the web that talks about trees!"

"It's on the tip of my tongue, I'll think of it in a minute!"

Christ Alive!  Imagine if all the doddering old buggers who've commented met up for a drink, absolute chaos! I thought it was only me that's gaga. 

I can't remember some customers from last week! I tend to remember their dogs, then I can place them. I think I live in France, it could be anywhere.

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

I look at memory as a bucket of water . Over the years memories get poured into the bucket . Eventually the bucket becomes full . You can reach down and retrieve the memories that are in the bottom but as the bucket is full all new memories  just spill over the top as you pour them in .  I get what you get and I am 68 ...I think .

Stubby, you've been 68 since I joined this forum. You were born aged 68.

All you need is a couple of German E boats sailing into harbour. Then they'd scatter. 

3 minutes ago, gary112 said:

Mine got done last year like that,they were a bit further on than that,left em a day or two then carefully cut off the frost damage and still had a decent crop

Best of it is that my wife has planted out loads of geraniums, not touched by frost at all, usually they do get battered a bit. I'll trim them back tomorrow Gary. Thanks.

1 minute ago, gary112 said:

Does look like frost damage to me David

Thanks Gary, I did think that, hopefully they'll come back. 

Any ideas what's caused this on my spuds? Went to work this morning, frosty but nothing dramatic at 2 degrees, same as yesterday Two varieties,  Alloutte, whites and Clairette  reds. Looks almost like they've been sprayed, I used vinegar and salt yesterday on our drive but that's the other side of the garden from the infected ones. Plus breeze was coming from the direction of the spuds so.not that. Never had this before. 

1 hour ago, doobin said:

14 or 12mm are often Chinese M8 heads. Bloody annoying. 

No mate, it's the hydraulic hose connectors that's strange.