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Mick Dempsey

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  1. Mick Dempsey
    To be fair to your bosses, often it's the client who suggests the add ons, they ask the boss who can't refuse (as long as it's reasonable) and he puts it to you. Beware the client who is walking around looking up while you're having you teabreak! It usually goes like this.... Husband and wife walk around pointing at stuff while you're having a cuppa. Wife walks indoors leaving husband to approach you saying something along the lines of "we were wondering if you thought that branch should come off the oak tree" Me, getting increasingly grumpy "no I don't believe it should" Husband retires indoors for a pep talk from the missus. Later..."could you take the branch off that oak tree?" Me, resigned to the fact I'm going to have to do it anyway "yeah sure, no bother"
  2. Mick Dempsey
    Words of 2009: Meerkat catchphrase 'Simples!' leads tweetups, jeggings and staycations as word of the year | Daily Mail Online Let it go Stubs, it's been over 6 years now, it's over!
  3. Mick Dempsey
    You could wait forever. If you want one, get one.
  4. Mick Dempsey
    I see where you're coming from but that reflects the money in the real estate business. Off on a tangent but one of the best things about our job is that moment at a social gathering (or the wife's Christmas firm's party) when someone's says "and what do you do?" If I had to say "I'm an estate agent"... .
  5. Mick Dempsey
    Everyone (or nearly everyone) considers themselves undervalued and deserve more. In a commercial environment ie. Not public service work. You're constrained by market forces. You literally get what you deserve, maybe, for the first year of learning, you're on a bit of a loser but after that if you believe you're underpaid you're either wrong or you haven't enough hutzpah to move to another employer. Are you a self employed climber?
  6. Mick Dempsey
    Not many people will readily admit to getting more than they deserve.
  7. Mick Dempsey
    It's not the first time I've read you moaning about the money you get. Fair enough, nothing wrong with a bit of a mither. Why don't you do your own thing? It's a free market economy, nothing's stopping you.
  8. Mick Dempsey
    I dunno, I don't really get this if I'm honest. Any chance of an explanation?
  9. Mick Dempsey
    Nice pic Jonny, smart rope orientation. Poplargeddon, 12 of them. Had a gert big fire on site, the wood had to be 2.5mtrs to interest a mill to come and get them. Awkward slope and entrance but the tractor was going great till rain made it too difficult to pull them. Got 5 of 12 done so reasonably happy.
  10. Mick Dempsey
    Good shout, thanks for the heads up.
  11. Mick Dempsey
    Agreed, I knew I had this one somewhere on my iPad, taken in Newhaven a few years back.
  12. Mick Dempsey
    There's clearly a planting area nearby, this one got delivered by accident and someone thought "I'll throw it in there" for a laugh or something random like that.
  13. Mick Dempsey
    New anti stress box by the sounds of it.
  14. Mick Dempsey
    Yes 1.79 tonne presumably with pallet forks is pushing it a bit!
  15. Mick Dempsey
    TBH for me that's not an issue, big entrances to big gardens here. I can see why it might be a deal breaker for many others though.
  16. Mick Dempsey
    a75 | Norcar Miniloaders Here's the tech stuff on the norcar 75. One thing in its favour is it uses the v1505 kubota engine.
  17. Mick Dempsey
    Personally I'm not ready for this thread to peter out just yet. Some good stuff here, I'd like to hear a bit more about the Norcar and it's advantages.
  18. Mick Dempsey
    That does look very impressive.
  19. Mick Dempsey
    I know what you mean.
  20. Mick Dempsey
    It's just a stock photo off the net, it's not him.
  21. Mick Dempsey
    I was most like Gareth.
  22. Mick Dempsey
    The Office was uncomfortable viewing for those of us who have worked in offices. We recognised ourselves in certain characters. Still brilliant though.
  23. Mick Dempsey
    My old boss from the West Country used to say something good or proper was "as right as nuts"
  24. Mick Dempsey
    Me too.
  25. Mick Dempsey
    That little one is great when you're on the spurs ringing down bigger lumps.

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