David Cropper

For me, this is the best part of Arbtalk. No nastiness, people of a like mind and a genuine love of dogs. Doesn't get better than this, boys.

Good news Gary, thank goodness for that. She's young and strong, she'll be ok now hopefully. You'll probably get some sleep now.

Very clever!

Hope she pulls through, Gary.

It's reported that last night there was 400kms of traffic jams out of Paris. Parisiennes getting out of town to avoid the lockdown. Heading for their second homes in Brittany and the coast, locals are decidedly unhappy about that!

Took me a minute!

There was a copper in Dorchester called Richard Clapp. Think about it.

Why doesn't the op look on line and get the spec for that machine?

Of course he's a nutjob! That's my point!

Haven't you lot sussed him yet? He's winding you up with a massive piss take! Move on for Christ's sake.

Both my Vermeers run on 68.

I think I shall wallow in my ignorance, thank you. They're not the images that I wish to retire to bed without flashbacks. Good God!

"Turkish rim jobs" what the Hell's going on down there?

I'm not stupid, Stubby! Already done!

Ha! Too late, I've just had a message saying I've won it. I'll lend you a few bob when it comes in.

More photos that the client took showing the power of these two Percheron. I'd love to work in this way again. There was hardly a mark on the grassed areas, hard to believe really.

My advice is, cold showers. Plenty of.

You've stopped your medication again, haven't you?

Mick, I drove to see a client of a tree surgeon who told me the job was a cert for me, grinding out 6 big hardwood buggers, not a problem. 2 and a half hours to get there, 130 ks, tree surgeons rained off so not on site. Client comes out, Porsche 4x4 in the driveway, plus I found out later, a garage with 3 Ferraris in there, asks the price, day rate or by the stump. I told him the price, by the number of stumps. Oh no, he says, too expensive, I was told your day rate is blah blah. I said yes it is, but only if I'm local and I'm not going to be going full belt to finish. I explained how far I'd come, he seemed to think I was just round the corner. Please yourself I said as politely as I could, then drove another 2 and a half hours, 130ks home. That was a pisser to say the least. I normally get the punter to send photos with a bucket next to the stumps to give a sense of perspective plus stump sizes. This bloke had insisted to the tree surgeon that he had to meet anyone who would be working for him. What was a sickener was that 9 days previously I'd been working 15 minutes away. The customer is always right, so goes the old saying.

Cracker, Doug.

Oh Christ! He's going to look like Jimmy Savile with his medallion.