TIMON
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Yeah, I got venom too. Won't be buying any more. Very bouncy and hard to grip when it's wet. I think they made it stiff and slick so that it would tend well through a ZigZag which it does, to be fair. It's just if you have a high anchor it's like elastic. What diameter is the wasp Johny ?
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Which is why we switched to premix fuel. More costly but idiot proof. 🙄
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Nice set up. Looks uber capable.
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It's been a tough week for our crew. So we decided to lighten up a bit with some messing about. 1. Ricky's Indian ladder trick 2. Kenny asked us if we could get him a harness with a seat on. No problem! 😎
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I did mine at IAN Morgan Arb in Stafford.
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Of course mate. Justin was well loved by all who knew him. Thanks for all your kind words guys.
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Will do mate.
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Just turned 34 last week. Rich.
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Llanelli.
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Hi Eggs It's too soon to post how it happened but I can say it wasn't work related. He was living back in Wales. He moved back down so he could be closer to his family. Everyone here is devastated. Very sad loss, he was a great guy.
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Very sad to inform you all that Justin (Justo7) passed away this morning. Was a good mate. He will be sadly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Timon and Lynne
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Worked on a concrete gang on the south coast really crap wages meant long hours of backbreaking work. Sweeping sand back onto the beach at Bournemouth ,7 miles of the stuff then back to the beginning again. Lots of really crap agency work in factories etc.. (No wonder I ended up on drugs)
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Read lots of climbing equipment catalogues. DMM, Petzl, ISC, edelrid etc.. Get familiar with the latest (and older) kit on the market. Also read the rigging research document on the H&S website that will help with working out SWL, WLL. Values. Hope it goes well. I did it last year, it was an intense week but was enjoyable.
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I understand what your saying but you have the wrong idea of our prices. Just because we are a charitable project don't make the mistake of thinking we are cheap! And organisations that provide addiction recovery services charge service users an arm and a leg to go on their programmes. We are free to enter and don't have waiting lists. Running businesses to pay for the residential care side of things means that people on our programmes aren't burdening the taxpayer by claiming all sorts of benefits and housing benefit. A government survey worked out that our charity has saved the government (or tax payer) £89m in 20 years. (It's our 20th anniversary this year) So if you think that we are using our charitable set up to undercut the local competition then you are mistaken. (I say this with the greatest respect to you 🙂)
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Meindl are excellent
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That's about the size of it. I don't take a wage out of the business. My wife and I get an income from elsewhere.
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Bought this recently. It's great to drive, not blisteringly quick but lively and sure footed 🙂
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If we didn't all work voluntarily on this project it wouldn't be anywhere near that high. But like I say, the 60% goes to pay for the residences. So I'm not sure that we can compare strictly like for like, I really appreciate your comments and input guys 🙂
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Which is also true. Last two years were expensive for kit and the mog had new tyres and a clutch kit. Hopefully we will reap the rewards this year.
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Best we've done is 60%. I'm hoping we will improve this year as we shouldn't need to buy so much kit this year. Perhaps be a bit stricter with the guys (and myself) about looking after their PPE. Like Stephen says.... Look after the pennies. It's such an obvious simple statement but so true.
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Thanks Alec, that's good stuff to look at. Useful info. Timon
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I was asking people how THEY had been able to save money in different areas of expenditure. I wasn't inviting people to analyse our finances. Just trying to pick up tips from people who actually run their own businesses and have experience in this area.
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Thanks guys. I know it might seem like we're not getting very far with this thread but you've given me some good questions to ask myself.
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It's not that we're not producing income, we're competitive but not cheap like some firms out there. My original question was to people who run businesses and how they have managed to cut expenditure in certain areas. To get some tips.
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Raging!!!! Ryanair, what a rip off! Never, never again!
TIMON replied to PeteB's topic in The Lounge
How about Aeroflot ? Apparently the cabin crews rudeness was off the scale
