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were both lines attached to his bridge by one crab?
 
I've known two people that have fallen  in tree work and died as a result, I've been struggling all day to remember the first chap's name, such is memory as one gets older.

I listened through some of the Webinar and caught them saying that each system/backup had to have a separate connection to the harness.
I’m still unsure whether a rope bridge is classed as a separate connection, as I’m sure ‘they’ (think it was Simon) said that two rings on the same bridge was ok. Thinking about this logically, if you did cut through your bridge, a second line wouldn’t save you anyway as the two systems become one at the bridge.
I use a TM with a single bridge and mostly use my lower ‘D’s’ to connect my second line/lanyard.
I don’t see the point of a second line connected to the same bridge.

T540 (14”)
562xp. (18”)
MS462. (24”)

I'm sorry I was not referring to the Hobbs belay device, I actually used one of these for negative rigging a couple of weeks ago and I quite liked it.
 
In rock climbing where the climber is climbing  and being belayed by a man on the ground and the anchor point is somewhere at the top of the pitch I knew this as a hobbs belay.
 
I am still awaiting clarification on this point but it could mean that the anchor point used for the lowering rope but, from what you say, not the  lowering rope could be used in this manner as the climber moves to his next work position,

Ah, my mistake then.. I thought you meant using the lowering device fixed to the base of the stem e.g Hobbs, GRCS, RC3001 etc,, as the belay for the climber.

I quite liked the idea of a Hobbs belay (wot rock climbers do) when the climber is moving, as long as it is fit under LOLER the lowering rope will be available then, or did I miss something? I only watched 55 minutes of the webinar so far and it;s all academic for me as last commercial climb was 8 years ago but I don't see the team I was last working with being willing or able to comply  and one of them will be reading this.

From a LOLER point of view, using a Hobbs type device for a belay system would require an ‘unused in rigging, ever’ new device to be used. Issuing a LOLER certificate for equipment requires the item to be classified either. PPE (for climbing) or RIGGING.
It is acceptable to downgrade PPE climbing gear to ‘rigging’. But never acceptable to ‘upgrade’ rigging gear to PPE, due to the considerable forces exerted on rigging kit.
Hope this is helpful. (From a LOLER point of view)

Czech is a notoriously difficult language for Brits to master and very few Czech people speak English.. There is a fair sized ex-Pat community in Prague. I would think that the key to finding work for an English speaker would be networking the various ex-pat groups. Not sure how much demand there would be if you don’t have a good command of Czech though. I’ve been twice in the last few years, really enjoyed it. Prague has to be one of the nicest cities in Europe.

Few bits I keep in the garage for the hot rod.

?? class!

Is that all it cost to get rid of them?
 
Don’t have any personally. 

It was a deal to start with then I talked him into a bit more discount... Local lad in the back of a hairdressing salon. Think it was 10 x 15 minute sessions. All gone.
It hurt a bit....
Zapped the tattooed area, breaking up the ink, then the body naturally digests and disposes of the ink.

I had a load of crappy home made ones I really regretted having on my lower arms and hands from back in my delinquent days. I found a deal on Groupon to have them laser-ed off.
Best £200 I ever spent

This is a great book on all things rope related. Obviously, not all of it is applicable to tree work but studying this book would give you a good theoretical knowledge of working with rope in lots of different disciplines. [emoji106]

Bought this book today it looks really helpful [emoji846] has anyone read it or bought it ? 

Hi Sam, I’ve got that one. It’s an old popular ‘classic’. The drawings are very basic but it is still a useful book to have.

British Standard for tree work BS3998
(Kindly made available by Cheltenham Council)

Well worth keeping a copy of this.

https://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/7605/cd_f12_bs3998_2010.pdf

As bad as religious fundamentalism is.....These numbers are a tiny fraction of the tens of millions slaughtered by atheist regimes in the twentieth century...., just saying like.

Really love this guys stuff. Crosses so many different genres and sounds at home in all of them. A true master...

That was a horrific film. K

The book is better

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1 actually - forgot the broken little toe I got from kicking a 16yo girl!
 
In my defence, it was consensual and she was a black belt [emoji23]
 
No tattoos on this perfect skin [emoji23]

I scored 0.5 .... I had my tattoos removed..

Nice job and a tidy set up.

Lapsed pollards, particularly poplar and also ash. (If ever there was a genuine case for two rope working, these would be it...)

Meanwhile across the Atlantic

We store ours with alcalyte fuel, motomix

Not hard left. I've never been hard left. Left of centre at best. Probably right of centre on some things. Just because I believe in spreading the wealth and encouraging a culture of equality, I'm no Che Guerva.

I notice lately that there doesn’t seem to be any such thing as just either side of centre... you’re either labelled as a hard commie or an out and out nazi.

Came across this penguin recently at Dinefwr Park, Carmarthenshire.

RIP Eddy.....