Mick Dempsey
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Devon twig, I did think of that on the drive away! Yes Matthew, cutting out the time wasters is something that most of us have to do craftily on the phone or in the emails, not easy though, especially if one is scratching around a bit for work. The line "I want someone to come and look at my trees" is often a flashing beacon.
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What was the point? You can't be openly rude/hostile. Said my goodbyes, got in the truck, drove away, moaned about it on here!
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Now, I'm a big boy, been paddling my own canoe for more than two decades now, I know that when you price work there are no guarantees, and you have to take the rough with the smooth. Today though, the literal biscuit was taken, I was out all day, and the first appointment was 30 minutes away, arranged by email, so I pull up, look at the abandoned cars and neglected garden and instantly think "probably not" but I'm here now so put on my game face. It was a dying thuja hedge and a couple of small lombardies, all about logistics so I give it some ol' chat and price it. The lady then told me that they are doing it themselves and wanted to know what it would have cost! Luckily the rest of the day was more successful but that really riled me. Any outrageous time wasting client stories?
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No true beauty without decay (the dead tree thread)
Mick Dempsey replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Picture Forum
All good stuff. this one caught my eye whilst out pricing, even the ivy is dead. Pity the sunflowers were a bit shy today! -
I think it's something people just do.
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I normally cut a disc of about an inch off, then cut some grooves with the saw around the edge, pour in some neat Round Up, put the disc back on, maybe with a rock or something on top. Usually I don't charge for it, especially if they supply the glyphosate. Never had a call back yet.
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Isn't that a preservation area or conservation area or something? Memory is getting hazy these days about these things in the U.K.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/rooney-family-modern-slavery-ring-eleven-members-captive-conditions-lincolnshire-police-a7888881.html?amp Whilst on the subject of racial stereotyping. This is is a common problem. I've read these stories before.
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The bark can be a bit fissured on some beech. Hornbeam bark is smooth though "fluted" If the leaves are the same as its neighbour, it's a beech. (ps, it's a beech)
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Like a lot of these threads, I'm looking at it and thinking "it's a beech isn't it?" Then I think that's too obvious.
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Osage orange. I saw one once in a garden in Cognac.
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Lot of noise ATM, if it does it'll be short, brutal, and a great deal of lives lost for NK. It's a matter of who they can take with them (mostly SK)
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Surprisingly light then, although it's configuration means a lot of nose weight on the trailer.
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Overall empty weight? sweet machine btw.
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Help, broken down in France, wheel bearing b2500
Mick Dempsey replied to paddyvero's topic in Arb-Trucks
Why not just leave it there? Can't be worth much money. -
Impressive, especially as 1 tonne of it is behind the rear axel.
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Hodor, if you know, you know, not ashamed to say I filled up watching this for the first time.
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Another shocking favourite of mine, dire wolf hands out summary justice.
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Have to admit I'm torn, as is Tyrion by the look of it.
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MultiOne loader + MultiOne loader & 1 over-sized pallet
Mick Dempsey replied to digaholedumper's topic in General chat
Not knocking them! Got an 8.4s myself. -
He's probably working on it!
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Saved Jamie's bacon. Great battle scene at the end.
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MultiOne loader + MultiOne loader & 1 over-sized pallet
Mick Dempsey replied to digaholedumper's topic in General chat
They are, clearly the 9.5 is lifting a smaller lighter model though. -
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MbMFLDb3CbI Joffrey Baratheon gets his, watching it again when you now know Oleana Tyrell did it.
