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Mick Dempsey

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  1. Mick Dempsey
    Looks like some fire blackening there @Erik Did you lose a lot of trees? (sorry just repeating Mr Nicks question)
  2. Mick Dempsey
    You be careful out there SCS, that’s scary stuff, get yourself in shape in preparation
  3. Mick Dempsey
    I’d cut it a bit higher, but still pollard it, go for shape, forget growth points. Lanky apples like that usually break under the weight of fruit anyway. Not sure about your 7/12 year doomsday scenario, but even if it were true, so what? Plant another, it’s a fruit tree not some oak Robert the Bruce hid in.
  4. Mick Dempsey
    If you say so.
  5. Mick Dempsey
    What is the point then?
  6. Mick Dempsey
    Is it an apple?
  7. Mick Dempsey
    A retraction. Customer had one of these today and gave me a demo. Brilliant machine, could not believe what it was splitting. In fact I’m buying it off him once he’s done with it. Far better than my splitter on the Multione or the one on the back of the Kubota tractor.
  8. Mick Dempsey
    As long as it’s not repetitive, and the insults aren’t too personal, I can honestly say I enjoy reading a bit of a ding dong between members. This is a very different place to 7/8/9 years ago, there are now all sort of other platforms where you can share and discuss tree work. I often hear how it’s more toxic now than before, I disagree, in my experience it’s always been a bear pit, and if you come looking for a row, you’ll find one.
  9. Mick Dempsey
    Within reason it gives me a good laugh. Check out the Comic Relief thread on the search facility, pure Friday night gold.
  10. Mick Dempsey
    David, ‘twas ever thus. Lot more rows in the old days in fact.
  11. Mick Dempsey
    Not much really, got a bit of a laugh out of it, but that’s it.
  12. Mick Dempsey
    It’s the idea of ‘educating’ clients that always rubs me up the wrong way. What I do if a client wants something done that would be construed as wrong is I say ’thats a little harder than I’d normally recommend, there could be a problem for the tree or it’ll look a bit shit if we do that’ then if they’re sure, just do it (or don’t) don’t ‘educate’ them.
  13. Mick Dempsey
    Just do it and cash the chèque.
  14. Mick Dempsey
    Continuing the 90s movie theme.
  15. Mick Dempsey
    They clearly have never watched Austin Powers then.
  16. Mick Dempsey
    I think the suspicion is that OFR’s presence here (and his regular posting of videos) is just to get traffic to his YT account to make it paying.
  17. Mick Dempsey
    Where did @Retired Climberask for advice?
  18. Mick Dempsey
    Nice tree, but I hate deadwooding, gutty, hard work, and there’s always that bit you missed!
  19. Mick Dempsey
    Lazy bastard fisherman.
  20. Mick Dempsey
    That’s bad.
  21. Mick Dempsey
    I think you’re confused, I know I am. There’s a difference between what you pay the guy and what the client is paying YOU for the guy. That’s the profit. 90 quid on top for two blokes is nothing, you’ll be losing money.
  22. Mick Dempsey
    What loader are we talking about?
  23. Mick Dempsey
    Exactly. There has to be profit on top.
  24. Mick Dempsey
    Ok, well equipped for domestic arb. I’d say go for it if you have the work. Many years ago I tried running two gangs but the work petered out so I knocked it on the head. Good luck.
  25. Mick Dempsey
    Interesting post. What equipment are you running atm?

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