TIMON

Nice to know you're still around to give quality advice!!!

Or so they think.......

No worries!!

Not sure what he was thinking but this guy tried to cut in front of our Mog the other day on a busy roundabout. Thankfully no one got hurt. Didn't even scratch the paintwork on the mog. The car driver tried to leave the scene of the crash but got stuck in traffic. Apparently he had just picked up the car from the body shop after the last crash!!! And worse still it was his girlfriends car......... Needless to say we haven't heard anything from his insurers !!!

Glad it's going well for you!

Adam, we had a berlingo to get kit and climbers to and from jobs which really speeds up transitioning through the jobs. We then got a fiat cargo with sliding doors on either side, a far superior vehicle. We also run a tranny and a mog. This set up makes for a really versatile outfit.

I usually wear my CAT boots to church, Jon. Smart casual. If it's a special occasion like Easter or a wedding I have some black brogue style boots I wear. Moses got told to take his off cos the place on which he was standing was Holy Ground. I guess it depends what kind of church you are going to.

We've just been through the same thing although our customer is still avoiding us. I think we will take him go the small claims court. The other options weren't really sensible. Reputation is so important.

Hi Jon. We'll be there this year, look forward to seeing you... Timon

Tts, we only rigged 4 stems down with a simple butt-tie above the pulley. The rest we crashed.

Nice one 10 bears. That makes perfect sense. Re-pollarding is what we set out to do but the customer changed her mind. I appreciate the info.

Once we had gone back to the original pollard unions the customer wanted it cut below them. Cleaning up was a pain.... Spread over 5 gardens.

A few pics (with a crap phone camera) of this pop job today. It was first pollarded about 15 years ago. Was a bit tricky in the wind. We'd already postponed it twice so we pushed it through today. Not a very pretty job but we're glad to have it finished.

Many happy returns Mr Fox. Hope the coming year is a good one for you.

So you're still a Calvinist then ?

Used to have a Scagg 36" flail and it was incredible. Would smash through chest high brambles and small saplings yet it would give a reasonable grass cut and leave stripes! Very versatile and absolutely bombproof...

Dax Johnson .... A moment in the life of me. One of the most moving and best pieces of piano I have ever listened to. Enjoy...

LOLER thorough examinations available with us as well West Midlands area Betel Treeworks 07595119775

Thoughts and prayers are with you Sean, I hope you have a speedy recovery.... Timon

I use a zig zag and ultra O's, it's meant to be tight to hold it "captive"

Sawpod every time too. Can't seem to keep my harness tidy at the best of times without dangling a silky as well.

Use mine on most climbs. I'll sometimes switch to a hitch climber if I'm working close to the stem. ( I find that the zigzag will "bend" against itself )

Nice one! We work out of Windmill house in BHAM. Jimmy speaks very highly of you and your work. Be in touch. Thanks

I was in the barbers the other day and another tree surgeon came in we got talking and I mentioned that we now offered a LOLER TE service. I asked him where he got his kit done. He just went quiet.

Sure... Check out betel.org.uk Basically were a charity that started by "accident" in Madrid about 25 years ago. One guy (a Christian missionary) helped one addict get off drugs who in turn helped another guy get off drugs who in turn helped another guy get off drugs who helped another....... And so on and so on. Now Betel is in over 100 cities around the world. Our centres don't have staff as such just men and women who have found freedom themselves and stay on and in turn help others and build residences and businesses as they move forward. Betel uk has furniture businesses, landscaping teams and tree work teams. We don't claim benefits for our residents or get any help or funding from the Government. I got helped off heroin over 8 years ago decided to stay and help build, met my wife here and we now run a men's recovery centre. Betel has been an incredible adventure for me (also I did all my tickets here as well) as it has for many others too.