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Mick Dempsey

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  1. Mick Dempsey
    Treason? Put your burning pitchfork down mate.
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  3. Mick Dempsey
    If they (or a lone nutter) want to get to him they’ll do it, no bother.
  4. Mick Dempsey
    How so? I thought it was a relevant point.
  5. Mick Dempsey
    Fair point.
  6. Mick Dempsey
    Well, then you get the point. There’s being a possible target, and then there’s asking for it, which is what he is doing imo.
  7. Mick Dempsey
    That Harry is a prize idiot I reckon, admitting he killed 25 people in Afghanistan. Would not be surprised if he finds himself a very sought after target for the rest of his life.
  8. Mick Dempsey
    I reckon there is, the most bang for your buck in terms of money spent and money to be made is a single cab 3,5 tipper and a wheeled sub 750 chipper.
  9. Mick Dempsey
    So did you get a green card or what? How many pictures of you standing there like a bloody lemon must we endure?
  10. Mick Dempsey
    If I’m 100% truthful I’ve never been base jumping.
  11. Mick Dempsey
    It’s right up there with base jumping and extreme donkey fondling in terms of excitement.
  12. Mick Dempsey
    Iirc, the four tyres across the back should all be the same for the MOT
  13. Mick Dempsey
    Ok, one last thought. Remember it’s not the raison d’être of a company to devote themselves to getting you up to speed so you can start on your own or travel the world using skills they took time out to teach you.
  14. Mick Dempsey
    Ps, how can a commute on the IOW cost that much? Its only 22 miles across.
  15. Mick Dempsey
    Ok, thanks for being honest. If you’re climbing regularly and are learning then think of it as an investment in yourself. I can only speak from my experience, I did my courses and spent a year working for a firm on crap money (exactly the same as you if you convert wages from 1995 to 2023) then I struck out on my own subbing for a mate and finding my own work where I could. Ask yourself “am I moving forward as a climber?” If yes, stick it out for a while, try not to worry about the money. If no, find somewhere else.
  16. Mick Dempsey
    What are you on?
  17. Mick Dempsey
    They’re great, I love ‘em. Cheap as chips to run, anyone can drive them and they carry a decent tree’s worth of chip then another run for the rakings and rubbish. God’s gift to the small business.
  18. Mick Dempsey
    Nearly every chipper I’ve owned needs one of those! As it goes this throttle cable system is the same as the GM. Simply tightening up the 8mm bolt will usually do the job.
  19. Mick Dempsey
    It’s the diesel 35hp with the Kubota v1505 motor.
  20. Mick Dempsey
    Ha ha, you suckers will grab any bit of nonsense from the hated ‘MSM’ if it helps you believe the lies you were told.
  21. Mick Dempsey
    This was my first 6” TW, bought in 2004 a little while before moving out here. Sold it before getting the Forst ST8 which nearly put me in an asylum. I’m hoping this one proves as good a money maker. Today was “first day with the new chipper day” A very important day that should be filled with joy and astonishment at what it’ll do, today was just that. I feel like I’ve got back with an old girlfriend and you think to yourself “why did we ever split up?”
  22. Mick Dempsey
    Well to round the story off, I went back to the UK to get the diesel one. My nephew drove it down to Sussex, so I met him there and took the chipper. Got back home Saturday night, bit of a palaver but done now. Conclusions. The chipper is superb, a level up from the GM 150, really pleased, great fork crushing power. The Schliesing will come out only on the really big jobs from now on. FWIW dealing with John Mason was a pleasure, a bit more organising than the usual purchase with export certs and the like, all dealt with quickly and without fuss. A very happy bunny here.
  23. Mick Dempsey
    They’ll say no (imo) If they said yes and a branch sprung up and injured you they’d be ramifications.
  24. Mick Dempsey
    Isn’t there a degree of personal responsibility in all this? What do you want, a ban on unhealthy foods? Stricter restrictions on alcohol sales? What are your solutions?
  25. Mick Dempsey
    Hasn’t that always been the case? I seem to recall life expectancy in Scotland has always been lower than the more affluent areas of England.

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