Rough Hewn
-
Posts
6,246 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
40
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Classifieds
Tip Site Directory
Blogs
Articles
News
Arborist Reviews
Arbtalk Knot Guide
Gallery
Store
Calendar
Freelancers directory
Everything posted by Rough Hewn
-
I'm sure you're not a diva to work with Steve. Good groundies are worth as much as a climber, couldn't agree more. [emoji12][emoji106]
-
You're right joe, it's not rocket science. But if you add up all the training and experience, it's only 3-4 years for a degree in astronautics. Nearly twelve years in I struggle to find employers who pay more than macdonalds. Yes there are some decent outfits who do very professional work and pay a decent rate, but how many think £50-£80 is generous??? When will arb work pay catch up with the rest of the trades?
-
Well where do I start? Groundies are expected to have a skill set above and beyond. Saw tickets First aid Hgv license Aerial rescue Rigging ground and aerial Trailer license Signs and lighting Rolo/cscs DBS Chipper ticket Grinder ticket Tracked vehicles Tractors Loaders Polite and courteous to clientele. Tree identification Knowledge of silviculture Etc Telepathy when you can't hear the climber Psychic ability to know what the climber is about to think. Rhino skin to take all the verbal shit from diva climbers. Cape Underpants on the outside Ability to fly Oh and £10k of kit. Your own vehicle and 100+ miles a day commute/ sleeping in van. Pissing in the chip box and shitting in a hedge. All for less than a curlywurly a day. And all you climbers wonder why you can't get a decent guy on the ground?
-
I'm mistaken, it was an earlier trip September 17, Portsmouth customs. No fuel containers, gas canisters there was a big list on several signs. Everyone in front of us got pulled even cyclists. Bizarrely the battered white Luton box transit I was in got first on the ferry. [emoji106][emoji3] With 30+ litres of aspen [emoji848][emoji106]
-
Drove back from France earlier this year with a van full of chainsaws ,axes,machetes etc Customs in France pulled me and asked to see in the back. Told him I was a "boucheron" One glance in the back he waved me through. [emoji106] Uk customs were pulling everyone on the way out looking for petrol containers and gas canisters.
-
Uses for sawdust and wood ash
Rough Hewn replied to neiln's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Allotments love wood chips. [emoji106] -
It's been about 15 years since I was into modern history. So most references are quite vague in my mind. Chomsky in the speech aforementioned touches on the subject. I'll have a peruse over the next week and try to find some "evidence". [emoji12][emoji106]
-
Call me out mick Where's the "untruth"? What's my narrative? Or is it just different to what we were taught at school? The US funded fascism in the 20's and 30's in Europe to oppose the spread of communism. Look at post war Asia, Korea, Vietnam. Interventionism. You'll probably enjoy reading history Mick. You should try it. [emoji106]
-
[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] Really Mick? You should read more history, It's very f***ed up. And I'm not into pyramids, tofu welding, Yoghurt conspiracies. [emoji106]
-
A very good point Mick. But I'm afraid you'll have to look it up yourself. The best documentation is at Kew archives. But most large libraries will probably have something about US and European/Russian politics from that period. Newspapers of the day are also quite fascinating. Even some novels of the era talk about the inevitable end of capitalism (Orwell). [emoji3][emoji106]
-
Ok, look up the "gold dinar" Or the Tonkin bay incident That's fun. If you've got time "propaganda and control of the public mind" by Noam Chomsky. "History of the British SIS" is another corker. But if you have the inclination, it's all on tinterweb or your local library. [emoji106]
-
American industrialists were afraid the communist revolution in Russia would spread to Europe. Until the stooges they were supporting went awol. A bit like Iraq,Libya etc It's all well documented. [emoji106]
-
Read about the American governments history of the CIA. That's why most of the world hates the US government. Oh and let's not forget US support for fascists in Europe during the 20's and 30's. Historically speaking the US is nearly as evil as the British. [emoji23][emoji12][emoji106]
-
No they don't fit. Yes husky cans are crap. [emoji51]
-
Added bonus, the telecom guy came back this afternoon and bought a cherry slab. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji3]
-
Telecom guy turned this morning with one of these: He drills into the telephone pole at different points, the resistance on the drill tells how solid or rotten it is. Our pole was a fail. Wondered if any arb types use these? [emoji106]
-
Camber? How much of a slope can it do?
-
I'm not religious, but... If I were god, I'd have done exactly the same. [emoji12]
-
Great set up John, Funny, but I always imagined you'd look older. How much tilt will the truck/mewp cope with? [emoji106]
-
Green or seasoned? Got lots of sawlogs here.
-
Yep [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
-
Look forward to seeing it milled. Post pics please [emoji106]
-
The one on the right is no good. Too much lean, it'll warp and split when you've milled it. £50 for the one on the left, IF it's solid and clean is generous. [emoji106]
-
Classic blame the groundie.[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] Not the twat who tied the line in too low, and doesn't know how to cut a tree. [emoji848][emoji12][emoji106]
-
Vat registered companies.... how do you stay competitive
Rough Hewn replied to swinny's topic in Business Management
What happened a few years back with dodgy Tesco fuel killing hundreds of cars then?
