Mick Dempsey

I do high clip the echo, it’s so easy, cos you can use the handle as opposed to the rear of the saw. The battery husky is heavy, somehow it’s more of a ball ache to stow. I am trying though!

When I think about the stuff I’ve given away…

That pop I was talking about. b11abf62-1898-4da4-9de1-906701cd21c5.mov

Did the sawmill give you a drink for the pieces, or were you just happy to get rid?

Don’t be so salty Mike. He’s as entitled to his opinion as anyone.

Big poplar tomorrow to look forward to/dread. Today some grinding so jeans and boots. Enjoy whatever you’re doing folks.

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Now I think about it, petrol pole saws are always a ballache to start. You have to lay it out, make sure the saw head isn’t touching the ground etc. A battery one is much more usable.

It’s a cyclical thing, every few years there’s a glut of certain moths/ caterpillars. In this case, identify the plant and you have your caterpillar. If it’s spindleberry, could be ermine moth.

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Few less spoon whittlers on the planet? meh.

Peds took a fall couple of days ago, broken femur and T12 vertebrae.

Are you confusing Stubbs with Constable? Or am I missing something here?

Only when you’re ready Peds.

Ah yes, point taken.

“Ours is not to reason why, ours is just to do or die” What are you, the hedge police? Its a nice neat hedge, impressive size and now it looks bang on.

That’s my brother in one of the pics, he’s 6ft1 so I dunno. He’s no mug (my nephew) so it was fairly priced, everyone was happy afterwards. I wouldn’t contemplate taking on something like that these days. He used a Genie wheeled lift, great tool apparently.

I know, but not my place to say. He did ok is my understanding.

Not me, but my nephew in Yorkshire. Some of you may remember he spent a year out here in France working for me. He runs his own gig over there now. He sent me pictures of this hedge he’s just finished, thought it merited posting on this thread.

Well call me next @#+¥ing year then! Jesus H Christ, You have to leave your own house, drive to theirs, knock on the door, act all nicey nicey, talk to them for however long, all in the hope of securing a day or twos work. Yesterday I drove 40 minutes to what sounded like a promising job. They were nice enough (the couple) the job was two small medium ash over a septic tank, piece of piss. I pointed out a 3/4 dead cedar right next to the house. I said if you want to spend money on trees, that’d where I’d start. She says no initially, then asks if I could just leave the trunk and cut every branch to a foot or so (still attached to the trunk) so it looked like a giant heated hair roller (she thought it would look like modern art) I said no, that’s stupid, I won’t do that. Anyway half an hour later, I secure a days work doing the ash. Funnily enough it was a water mill very near a chateau where I worked for an American couple years ago. A few bits and bobs the main job was a single big Leylandii removal. We parked the chipper and truck next to it first thing and whilst filling the saws the husband appears and without a hint of embarrassment asks if we can do the other stuff first as the wife wants some alone time with the tree to say her goodbyes! I said no way. Sometimes I think line clearance sounds nice, no public, just head down and go. Then I remember I’m usually drinking tea on the sofa by 2.30. Swings and roundabouts etc.

I think Difflock is from Northern Ireland, so maybe for them a hot dry summer is a rarity.

Had one a little while back, a client I’ve already worked for, money not an issue. Removal of a really big red oak over a house, I took some lower limbs off a while back so I know the tree, awkward logistics, lots of thinking. Anyway the husband and wife are out there with me and we are talking money, and she says “we won’t be having it done for 2 to 3 years” I splutter that I cannot price for two years hence, and that I could well be retired by then. Another drive home muttering about bloody time wasters!

How would that suit you?

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