Mick Dempsey
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I'm interested to know how some of you older/more experienced climbers feel you have changed the way you climb compared to when you were young, dumb and full of..... Personally I am a bit more safety conscious (especially since breaking six ribs after a fall) tie in twice more often, less free climbing. Still hurry hurry hurry, but am less shouty to the groundies (I hope!) More self lowering to keep the groundy from getting overloaded. How has age mellowed and changed you? Anything you would tell yourself ten or so years ago that would have helped? -
[ame] [/ame] Absolutely worth it, just for the mince pie joke.
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Some nice looking saw work there Snedasawrus.
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What do you mean by "turntable"
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I ran one for over a decade, made me a pile of money, and a lot better than a pedestrian grinder.
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I have to congratulate our Scottish members on the phlegmatic way they've accepted the way the team were knocked out of the RWC. Acceptance of the vagaries of referees decisions and the tumbling dice of sporting chance does you credit. Other teams and supporters could learn a bit.
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http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/332-whats-your-harness.html Sort of been done before but no harm in that, fwiw Rope, wire core flip line, caritool at least till I lost it! Errr that's it.
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Really? I would have thought they'd figured out something something better by now.
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In hindsight I think the half hitch was meant to slip to balance the limb, in those days we only used big three strand bull rope, which didn't slip. I never had much success with it. Much easier to rope it down in a few pieces.
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In the mid 90s they taught us to us a single rope, clove hitch nearest the trunk, then a half hitch further out reconnecting back to the line with a munters ( I think) tbh it didn't work well. Two slings sounds a lot better. Out of curiosity why do you want it to come down flat?
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Sorry to hear that, guy I know, no mug by any means, parted with money for a chipper and lost a few K.
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How come you were chipping all that? Was the chip going for biomass? The French are usually nuts about firewood.
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I had a 12 on my first 020, then 14 on all my subsequent saws. I'd never put a 12 inch on again, waste of power IMO.
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Oh nothing special, just googled Smug Face and that came up.
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:001_smile:
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I may be wrong, but I'm not sure you're using the right file (or the file in the right way) [ame] [/ame] This gives a good explanation.
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No... But if I were Welsh, I'd be angry rather than proud, it's the quarters not the final.
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Sure, but had the Boks lost their fans wouldn't be going on about "respect" and "superb effort" The whole plucky loser thing is what holds some teams back.
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They lost, they're out.
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Doesn't it have the size and link number embossed on the bar?
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Agreed, as long as it's not silly money.
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Nice work Hamdogg, and view, I have to say I don't miss that stuff at all. (Hedge cutting I mean)
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Porridge in bed? What if the three bears come home?
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In that order?
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Ps Wolfie, get well soon.
