TIMON
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Remainers? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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We always have one guy to mange the drop zone/look after the climber. Just having this one principle in place vastly reduces the risk of accidents in the drop zone. It also creates a smooth production line ensuring a steady flow of work. One or two guys work from the edge of the drop zone to the chipper and then one on the chipper. Depending on size of the job. Looks great on the RAMS but more importantly reduces the risks in practice. This method has really paid off for us in terms of safety and productivity. [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Good question Kevin. Perhaps it would be of practical benefit to incorporate more depth into saw handling techniques (especially top handled). E.g. The anatomy of accidents, the how's where's and why's. More on cutting and saw orientation in regards to body positioning in real life work scenarios. Rather than more regulations, paperwork and meaningless risk assessments. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Was walking through Aldi last week and saw they had waterproof/breathable fishing jackets for £20. Decided to get one and it is surprisingly good: very tough fabric with good waterproofing. I wore it doing a really scabby conifer hedge reduction and it got through without a scratch. Kept me very dry in heavy rain. Highly recommended. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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The day after this Wednesdays tragic events I did a re-reduction of a very congested conifer hedge. I used the saw (t540) with renewed care and respect that day. I realised that complacency must be a considerable factor in many cases of injury. The problem is that you don't go from being super careful to complacent overnight, it creeps up over a period of time. It's not just about keeping two hands on the saw, it's the whole approach to the job. The question for me is... How do we maintain good practice and safety awareness when so many factors such as time/money, familiarity/complacency and fatigue seem to conspire against us? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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That's putting it very politely, Eggs. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Nor me in all honesty.... but calculating the safety factors on the weakest link of the system for negative rigging. That's what it gives you.. I'm NOT saying I recommend anyone taking their gear to the limit, taking into account cycles to failure etc.. I was merely making the the point that it's a capable little system. [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Does look like a handy set up. Even for blocking down, it would take pieces of 350kg. (Unlikely anyone would use this set up for that, but it shows what it is capable of). [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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That's right, just the one climber. SRT access then switched to ddrt to work the crown. He did really well to get it done in a day. Very impressive skills and he got straight on the rake when he got down. [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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BIG weeping lime reduction from today. Estimated at 100' Big thanks to Rob Wells for his excellent skills in the tree. Busy day with a great end result on a really lovely and rare tree. [emoji106]. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Very sad news indeed. Thoughts and prayers with his family, friends and work mates. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Spot on. [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I was thinking of Iscoed, Ferryside. My bad. Never went to the other one. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Vaguely... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Not the Brandy Cove ones. I think they were further down Carmarthen way. Big mansion set back on the hill overlooking the estuary. There were loads of different crews with mobile sound systems round that way back then. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Brandy Cove. On the Gower in wales. Huge sound system in the woods. Martha's in Swansea. Strawberry Sunday in Vauxhall. Happy daze and nights... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Here's a little snippet about the current state of free speech in American university campuses. https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9943/free-speech-yiannopoulos Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Hitler a Christian? I bet Dietrich Bonhoeffer would beg to differ..., The church in nazi Germany is an interesting subject.. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I agree with you partly on this Big J. The threat of punishment is not enough incentive to change people from being inherently selfish to putting others first above themselves. It has to be something much deeper and more profound than that. If all you consider the Christian gospel to be is just a set of regulations and rules then you haven't got a real grasp about it at all, sadly. You can't legislate morality, in real terms. It has to come from within. Have a great day! [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Hard house or old skool? [emoji41][emoji89] Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Easy to apply that rationale to atheism. The worst atrocities (possibly ever) in modern history were perpetrated by atheists. Hitler's social Darwinism and Stalin's atheist systematic extermination of tens of millions far outweigh any of the atrocities committed in the name of religion. Man is a nasty piece of work. What can science tell us about "evil"? Science doesn't have all the answers. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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You we're doing great up until the last paragraph. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Fair play Jonny. Nice to see it working. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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And holding to a belief that something came from nothing is any different? Why is it that atheists insist on using a yardstick on others that they won't use on themselves ....? I'll tell you why... it's called philosophical prejudice, and the reason for that is because none of you know for sure how it "All" came about. (Go on, admit it) So to categorically discount other possibilities just because you don't personally like them is really bad science when it boils down to it. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I say this with respect, Big J, but there are many, many scientists out there who are far more intelligent and educated than you are, that hold an intelligent design belief position. Enjoy your Corrie... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
