Mick Dempsey
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Re-pollard horse chestnut
Mick Dempsey replied to Jim Curtis's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Thanks for your honesty, re. doing it yourself. HCs tend to rot quickly from the pollard heads, so that’s something to keep an eye on. That will probably do for the tree in the end, but no harm in carrying on for a few cycles. I would reduce to 5’ above the pollard heads, so it’s easy to reach. Try to take it back to a leaf node or bud or whatever not leave a ‘blind’ stub, whilst keeping a nice shape. Late autumn/winter is best. Opinions may vary. -
Dunno tbh.
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No I haven’t heard of it happening but I don’t think they just shrug their shoulders. For the Irish passport, yes, but it’s not simple, you have to fill out paperwork to become a Citizen of Ireland then after a while. (Year or two you’ll have to check) you can apply for the Irish passport.
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What's your favourite sandwich filling?
Mick Dempsey replied to Darrin Turnbull's topic in The Lounge
Tramp’s dick cheese and leopard’s fanny batter. -
You get your passport stamped (and dated) when you leave. So they don’t come looking for you. But they’ll catch you coming back.
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How he ever got to be the boss of CI5 escapes me!
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Weren’t they taken and shot in a field with the others?
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Thing is, you’re not really off duty if someone is at your clients, using your machinery with your reputation at stake. What happens if they hit underground services, break down or the client is unhappy with the finish? Give yourself at least one day totally free of the job.
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I used to stump grind my jobs on a Saturday (when I was in the UK) do 4 or 5 jobs of trees I’d cut during the week. Easy work, lots of cash.
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Just take the weekend off.
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Best we ever got was 100mph up Rudgwick high street in a rover 3.5 P6. Easier up the hill than down as stopping would have been an issue!
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Ps, The ‘backbone’ never really caught on did it?
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Quite pleased with this. 6 steel screw gate steel krabs for €6.50 each from a local agricultural dealer. Zipline worthy.
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Seen a couple of fields of it out here as it goes.
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Is Stafford in Staffordshire?
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Wet, windy and cool in SW France. Normally we’re sweltering in the mid thirties at this time. Coolest wettest summer I can remember since coming here in 2005.
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Good. Why has that been planted en masse like that?
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Solenoids over hemorrhoids.
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Maybe make it removable, just lift it out every time you chip, then reattach with a couple of split pins or whatever for rigidity when driving.
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Why is this a big deal? I get all sorts of emails and assorted from companies that have my contact details, so what?
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Passed my test in 82 or 83. Used to thrash the arse out of our cars here there and everywhere. Motoring for pleasure is finished, cameras everywhere, in car computers will probably dob you in soon, new cars already nag the bollocks off you about tyre pressure, seatbelts, and anything else. Get used to it, like it or not.
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Already repaired and back at work Bin Dipper. Thanks anyway.
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Watching a video of one on YT, he’s full extension with a grading bucket of sand, looks pretty stable. Igor Piekruz, have you seen it?
