Mick Dempsey

Therein lies the rub, even if as a half decent climber you only get £150 a day, you can get a mower and a garden rake and earn more. The difference is that your two retirees have found their own work. My nephew, who I had hoped would start climbing, as he’s doing some garden work/ hedges/small trees is earning as much if not more than a fully qualified, battle hardened climber, why would he bother going to all the effort and expense of learning to climb? Not a moan about wages, they are what they are, just an observation as to why decent firms on here cannot seem to get the staff.

You moved from Sussex to Mordor!

Sorbus Thuringiaca.

Nah, was in Portugal recently, cork oaks look like quercis ilex.

Poor old Skeggy getting a big thumbs down from the Arbtalk massive.

Hadn’t realised that the Viz poster was a homage (prolly not right word) to this one.

According to Viz, yes. (I’m sure it’s actually very nice)

I doubt very much that a 550 will outcut a 357. The 357 has a higher cc and higher power output. .

Swallow numbers creeping up slowly here year on year after a crash. They did seem to leave without much ceremony this year now you mention it, no sitting on lines, just disappeared. I was 12 in 76. Ladybirds did bite!

It means it’s a good question and I will be following the replies.

Following, as they say...

Then go for it! Walking is overrated anyway!😀

Not being evicted for falling behind on your mortgage due to avoidable work related injuries gives me all the dopamine I need!😇

I can only speak of my experience and my knees of course. I get sore knees after a long day on the spikes with a bigger saw on the belt. Not much I can do about that of course. Stop arseing about in the tree and get on with the job I suppose.

Correct, the 271 has been critiqued before...