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Mick Dempsey

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  1. Mick Dempsey
    Ok, it’s a bitter pill to swallow. Hope you can move forward.
  2. Mick Dempsey
    Sorry you got conned by this guy, but c’mon why didn’t you put in checks and balances to ensure this didn’t happen?
  3. Mick Dempsey
    Give them a call. A busy bloke might just say ‘yeah, come tomorrow, big job on, could use another pair of hands’ Emails are easy to ignore. I started aged 31 in ‘95, your age is well within the range, even preferable because often you’re more focused. Good luck.
  4. Mick Dempsey
    Watch the vid, Jake explains the accident.
  5. Mick Dempsey
    Picea pungens glauca
  6. Mick Dempsey
    Wot me Guv? I never did!
  7. Mick Dempsey
    Ps, who’s been pronouncing it ‘kloo’ This from their website..
  8. Mick Dempsey
    Here’s where it really shines. Passing brash over a wall in a difficult access garden. Over 4 tonnes evacuated today like this.
  9. Mick Dempsey
    Ah yes, missed that.
  10. Mick Dempsey
    No one can really say. Cable it and rod it, nibble some ends off and you’ve done the best you can whilst leaving something resembling a tree.
  11. Mick Dempsey
    A hard prune on a tree like that, in a totally rural situation would look incongruous imo.
  12. Mick Dempsey
    I’d be more inclined to use proper cable bracing, you’ve got the big drill there anyway.
  13. Mick Dempsey
    I imagine you are. Sadly he’s lost his conviction and ‘skulked off’ to use his own words.
  14. Mick Dempsey
    You can’t leave us hanging! Tell all.
  15. Mick Dempsey
    Oh yes!
  16. Mick Dempsey
    Using rods is not unusual on trees like these. Not that I’ve ever done it, or ever will. It doesn’t look easy to do (right) so do your research. You could cable it as well if you want the belt and braces approach. If it’s been like that since last summer I don’t see why you shouldn’t climb it on a non windy day. I suspect it’s a tree grown out of a hedge that has escaped after years of being kept down, hence the unusual form. If the client wants to spend the money, why not?
  17. Mick Dempsey
    I reckon I have (been lucky) reading around elsewhere. I have been reading of your issues, no bueno.
  18. Mick Dempsey
    From a business pov. The 3 Rangers I’ve had over the last ten or so years have been reliable, one problem on the old one, fixed two months before the end of the guarantee. If something does go wrong there’s a franchise full of mechanics and plug ins to fix it with available spares. The yankee Ford my mate had developed a gearbox fault and no garage would touch it. I would like one, my wife even sanctioned it! But I’m scared of getting deep into a nightmare ownership scenario. A couple of months ago I was driving along and one of those Dodges filled my rear view mirror coming up to a dual carriage way, clearly looking to put me in my place. I slipped my twin turbo into sport mode and waited till we got to the carriage way and floored it. He was 100 mètres ahead of me in about 5 seconds! Completely blew me away, you had to laugh really. Yes… maybe I will get one. Just checked price €140k! Not going to happen.
  19. Mick Dempsey
    If I was to buy a vanity, ill advised, ‘look at me’ pick up it would be a yankee effort. A mate of mine had one of these for a while, bloody lovely!
  20. Mick Dempsey
    Don’t reverse over the cones!
  21. Mick Dempsey
    Good luck!
  22. Mick Dempsey
    Like this, but thawing fast.
  23. Mick Dempsey
    I’m the same about step cuts, drives me mad watching someone doing them and then it not cracking off, then doing it again, waste of time and energy Teaching someone about going through in one cut at the moment, we call it ‘feathering it through’ ie. Not blasting through the back at full throttle. I often just jam a twig of the like behind the kerf to stop it pinching, all about throttle control. I often cut off the Ivy, or at least saw off the horizontal stuff. Any other advice on how to suck eggs, I’m here!😀
  24. Mick Dempsey
    Glad you’re ok, lesson learned without serious consequence. Looking back where were the mistakes?
  25. Mick Dempsey
    Yeah, what happened Joe?

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