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Mick Dempsey

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  1. Mick Dempsey
    Don’t get it, sorry.
  2. Mick Dempsey
    Saw that on IG, pretty crazy stuff. Guy earnt his corn that day!
  3. Mick Dempsey
    How come if you install a cambium saver in the top anchor you’re not doubling the weight?
  4. Mick Dempsey
    Pound to a penny it’s a piece of crap that’ll gather dust in the garage.
  5. Mick Dempsey
    Still there, according to Wiki.
  6. Mick Dempsey
    Nearly everything is operator error.
  7. Mick Dempsey
    Ladders have never been more relevant.
  8. Mick Dempsey
    Bit harsh. Am I wrong in thinking if you tie off at the base you’re putting twice the pressure on the anchor point when ascending?
  9. Mick Dempsey
    Honestly I don’t know the answer to those questions. Common sense would dictate that yes, it should work like in the UK to a certain extent. Staying near a major city like Marseille will help you build up a network of companies to work for. Travelling around and picking up work as you go would be more problematic (because of aforementioned labour laws) I would think, but maybe others have done it with success.
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  11. Mick Dempsey
    Well, usually it’s @Ty Korrigan who doles out advice about the whys and wherefores of life out here. Generally speaking employment law is a lot more strict out here, so the ‘subby’ who works on a semi permanent basis for firms in the UK would not be allowed in France. I was doing a job for a landscaper/garden maintenance firm today as it goes, but it was my chipper and loader and my employee on the job as well as one of his. My advice, start your own firm, get some equipment, sub the whole job, not just the climbing. Opinions may vary.
  12. Mick Dempsey
    Good question. I guess a reasonable balance between letting you climb to gain experience and not making you drive a van with stone heads as groundies into central London to reduce a spready hardwood over 4 gardens and three greenhouses. I understand how commercial pressure makes that a difficult proposition.
  13. Mick Dempsey
    I used JB weld (I think it was called) on two plastic fuel tanks with great success.
  14. Mick Dempsey
    Zoe Ball has been stealing a living for most of her career. Unbelievable salary for such a mediocre talent.
  15. Mick Dempsey
    Depends on what you pay, but both those marques have very strong second hand value.
  16. Mick Dempsey
    In negotiations, talking to a number of studios. Pete B to be played be Tom Hanks. Haironyourchest by Russell Crowe. Crazed Transit driver between Robert Downey Junior or Charlie Sheen. Working Title “Crazy Horses” (A man sent too far by detuned engines, sees only one way out, tuning his chipper, and this time.......it’s personal!)
  17. Mick Dempsey
    Not unexpected news about Gary, how sad, though we all suspected. The news never got any better only worse. I think he knew as well as anyone which way it was going. RIP one of the good ones. Thanks for letting us know Khriss.
  18. Mick Dempsey
    @Haironyourchest I think your heart breaking over this is a bit of an overreaction, maybe stick to real life eh? But, if your family were killed by a driver/tree surgeon, who instead of spending a day peacefully feeding a 25hp chipper which left him calm and thoughtful and prepared for a considerate and lawful drive home, but rather was using a 35hp machine raging like an untamed animal, this transformed him into a kind of hopped up meth head, whooping and hollering, careering across the road in his transit at speeds of up to 45mph, till he inevitably ploughs it into a bollard on the A272 on the Scats roundabout near Billingshurst (possibly due to someone turning into the municipal tip without indicating) causing a firenado that kills hundreds within seconds, including your family. You‘d think a bit differently then wouldn’t you?
  19. Mick Dempsey
    Don’t do it, there’s so much to live for!
  20. Mick Dempsey
    Someone has given it a very artful tickle at the top, it’ll be fine with that. What do the clients want?
  21. Mick Dempsey
    Nonsense Khriss. All depends on how much the clients wants to retain. That’ll take a Retopping no bother. You can start another cycle under those rot pockets, or just go back to previous growth.
  22. Mick Dempsey
    Go on then, what are they? I’m stumped.
  23. Mick Dempsey
    Agreed, superb engine.
  24. Mick Dempsey
    Everything is a risk in life, it’s about amount of risk and perceived reward. I would say there is zero risk of getting a tug from the bill about it. If raising it back up to 35hp (and that engine will do 45hp with a turbo very comfortably with the same size components inside) is doable, I would definitely do it. If you’re the guy feeding it day in day out rather than the guy selling them I bet you’d feel the same. No offence intended Pete.
  25. Mick Dempsey
    Nah, they’re fine there, if they don’t bother me etc.

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