David Cropper
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Didn't look. I was more concerned about his mental state. Just got there in time, completely insane in my view.
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Panic over Khriss. I rushed down to Chateau Dempsey. He's fine, I managed to talk him down off the sofa. I've made him hot cocoa and tucked him up in bed.
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I'm not a psychiatrist, but in my opinion, yes, you are.
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Cranes flying North, Spring on the way, hopefully! I heard them just after lunch, 3 skeins going over calling out. Taken with my new camera, needless to say I haven't a clue what I'm doing!
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I always leave it , most people just say not to bother, they'll shift it or just push it back in the hole, firm it down, job done. I can't remember when someone asked me if I remove the chip. I did a quote for 100 stumps ranging from 40 to 130cms for the council, manager said don't even bother trying to level afterwards, their team would sort it. The previous grinding I've done for Communes was the same, had their workers sort it out afterwards, either take it away to use as mulch in the village or level with a tractor and blade. Makes life easier! Most of the commune work has been pops, horrible chip but fairly easy to grind as most are on flood plains and have weathered a lot. Just waiting for the ground to dry to do a job 5 minutes away, the ponyman who's going to be extracting the timber has said we need to wait a while before he even attempts to get onto site. Can't wait to see this in operation.
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I did think about one of the rubber broom things a few years ago but decided against it. Looked on Utube and was quite impressed. I tend to use the blower after I've pushed the chip/soil.mixture back in the hole then blow the top layer of chips away leaving soil on top. In theory!
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Just bought an Echo PB770 this morning, priced at €660 but my mate owns the store and dropped 10% off. Will be using it on Monday, got around 6 biggish, around 1 metre, stumps to grind so looking forward to seeing if will do the business clearing the chippings. I've got one of the basic handheld Echo, used it all the time for the last 6 years, it's never missed a beat but time to use something more powerful and easier on me. I really like the Echo range, two saws and now two blowers. Still got a Husky 15inch saw, absolute piece of crap, never felt comfy using it, Stilh Kombi, which I do like but for me Echo is my tools of choice.
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Yes, we are Gary. Still panics about new people but is getting better with people he's met a couple of times. My arms and hands look.like I've fallen into a pit of crocodiles, scarred to buggery! He misses grabbing his rope toy, grabs me by mistake, blood and snot everywhere. Not a bit malicious, just clumsy! Never does it with my wife he knows she's different to me, more like him!
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Let him have his own account, Gary, he probably speaks.more sense than some on here!
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Big step today. Charlie in the car for a drive. Third time lucky, before he's gone in but a bag of nerves, this time jumped in the back on his own. No trembling or nerves. I'm dead chuffed with him, another milestone for him. We've had him 7 months now, he's really come on.
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That threw me "Her" friendly weapon. That came as a surprise. Matelots having female strippers, well well, that's a first.
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How dare you, you rum sodden wretch!
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I've bought the SC292 a few months ago with dual wheels. Excellent bit of kit. I find I have as much traction as I did with the SC30TX, wish I'd bought one years ago and listened to the Wise Men on here who counselled me not to touch the tracked, hydraulic piece of crap. I must learn to listen and not be so pig headed.
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There must have been 100 or so of these Little Egrets on the flooded water meadows in the village today. We passed this spot 30 minutes before, nothing, on the return trip, masses of them in groups of 23 or 30. Unfortunately I stopped the car right next to them so my wife could take the photos, off they went. Hell of a sight to see so many.
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Still raining here, has been for the last week, forecast for the next ten days, localised flooding, ground saturated, I'm not even thinking of working, the grinder would create another Somme. The icing on the cake is I've got a leaking roof, got to wait for the weather to ease. Living the dream!
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Do you not have a diagram on the side of the machine showing greasing and lubrication points etc? I've got the SC292 with the blurb on there.
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I've just found them Mick, North of Le Mans. Agree about French dealers.
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Nice to see you back, John.
