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Seeing as that seemed to work, here is another. A slightly larger trunk - one of the last of the first group that we felled. I should perhaps add that I am what you guys would call a 'weekend warrior' - albeit I've been doing so for 40+ years - so please don't be too critical! The expletive was from my (then) 13 year old son.

Not sure if this will work but, if so, one of the many spruce trees we took down during the 2021 lockdown Target area was quite small (ie between house and other trees - so we erred on the side of caution and aimed for the ash with dieback.

Found these when clearing out the 'phone this afternoon First two taken when we dropped some of the trees in our back garden during lockdown - despite appearances she is nearly 6 yrs old!

must resist, must resist........🤓

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I hire cars abroad maybe three or four time a year and have always found 'HolidayAutos' to be pretty fair TBH - they effectively act as a broker and use the larger firms. The further ahead you book the cheaper it seems to be. One piece of advice would be to take a standalone insurance policy to cover the excess rather than accept it as an add-on. Our policy costs around £45 a year, covering the whole of Europe for multiple trips in a year.

Or go the whole hog and buy a Silky polesaw but also with the additional pruner/cutter head?

That is why I had said 'sorry' 😁 😁

No - sorry - posted after you had

The final pararaph appears to conflict with your (repeated) view

'Do as I say, not as I do' comes to mind

Not sure this helps Bill, but I am right handed yet the first glove I remove is from my left hand - not that I wear gloves very often.

Like many aspects of life, I think the CSCS cards are another money generating exercise brought in on the back of 'Elf and Safety that provide bean counters with another piece of paper to demand. I was fortunate in obtaining a CSCS card on the back of my LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) membership (which itself involved a number of weeks attending training courses etc). Initially this was a red card, but that has evolved into a white one through CPD. Every construction site we have had to work on has accepted this as either 'Team Leader' of 'Foreman' qualification, even though I have not actually completed the specific CITB H&S course (the LEEA courses include a lot of H&S as one might imagine). Not sure that any of this helps with the OP, but my understanding is that you can apply for a higher grade card in its own right in order to manage a site, irrespective of the practical experience you need for a skilled grade. Further information available here: Which Test? CONSTRUCTIONCERTIFICATION.CO.UK Looking forward, this is something which is likely to be an increasingly common issue so maybe the Arb Assoc should be working on behalf of the sector to simplify things to a sensible level (unless they already are)?

That was my thinking, esp on larger vehicles

Thankfully there was no one at Silly Point

Looks to be bloody lucky it didn't go backwards into the adjacent building, taking the rear end off the transit as it went!

It is how I've always put stakes in tbh - I think the reasoning is that it will (or should) interfere less with the tree itself than if put in vertical. It also helps keep the stake away from the rootball when the tree is small/young.

Sorry MIck - had a total brain fart there - been sat at the screen too long. It is a poplar not a lime, but on the off chance here are some pictures taken just now. It is over 100' tall, about 2' dbh and has been crowded out by spruce and one horrible confierous thing that no-one can identify (we are surrounded by spruce and larch, and many forestry workers). The latter will be coming down soon (it is only 50' from the house and sits on very wet ground!) and we are steadily working our way through the spruce - 35 taken down since the start of lockdown.

Do the limes tend to send up a myriad of root suckers after they have been pollarded Mick? We have a sizeable lime in our garden which should really come down but, if possible, I would like to keep. Suspect it is too far gone to pollard.

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Doug - Ditto. Town (Oban) was full of children looking for something to do, and all the schools I passed were closed but with no picket lines or anything similar to see. Edit They have just announced 31 days of rolling striked through March and April. The poor kids are totally disenfranchised - this is the sme bunch of children whose education has already been buggered up by Covid. What chance do they stand of actually learning anything, let alone being motivated to attend school.