Phil_G

I will check these out. I really like Swazi clothing for all things wet/windy/cold. Having stretchy water and wind proof with the fleece feel is great. Its generally seen as a hunting brand but they do workwear colours too.

Destroy the BBC? Its been awful for years

It was not angry nor at any particular length so I don't think rant is a good summary. I was trying to write more about how it is not as easy as you make it out to be to educate yourself online, if you just follow theory that can get you into all sorts of trouble. You can't get hands on experience with the internet? Maybe some youtube guides would help with wild berry identification. Have you read much epistemology theorists? This post is about covid, fuel economics and much more. All of which requires a lot of reading around to understand what's going on. It's not as simple as a book on which berries are edible but that provided a comical talking point. Apologies if deviating from that was inappropriate.

Isn't this exactly what we are discussing - whether someone knows where berries grow - others seems to think they grow in plastic containers and not from trees/bushes going off the information shared here. Political echo chamber 🤣 just rolling out well established facts lets not get triggered andy

This is a great point, it also highlights how people can be lead to developing inaccurate knowledge. Few people attempt to understand anything on an epistemological level as in what is the theory behind what they know - how do they know that etc. Anyone can 'educate' themselves yes but again very few look towards the tenets of positivism for developing their rationale. Typically they go for a subjective opinionated view due to seeing themselves as victims. Right wing politics is massively onto this and are ensuring their voter base stay well away from positivism and stick to more subjective values. Erich Fromm goes well into this in 'The Fear of Freedom'

I love swazi clobber but I feel someone in the UK must be making similar quality hunting/outdoor clothing. The Tahr XP is hard to beat and likely won't be replaced but alternatives for different weathers would be great.

@Mark Bolam Did you hear anything from your pal in the Dry stone walling game? I know its been a while, not been on here to check.

The reduction in police presence on the roads is a big element I think. I commute 80miles a day and the only police I see is at the Mersey Tunnels. Travelling from Mold, North Wales you pretty much never see a copper unless its outside of rush hour when there is next to no one on the roads. The A41 going across the Wirral is full of nutters avoid if possible.

If you could send over some info that would be amazing, sorry I've not checked back here for a few weeks. All students are back on campus and its mayhem! Your insights are helpful. I'll grab a few books. If you are into reading I found a great long read by an Indian born PhD student who did a Thesis in dry stone walling. Here is a link - http://theses.gla.ac.uk/6808/1/2015patersonphd.pdf But yes if you could put me in touch with your friend I would be in your debt.

Any of you chaps know any wallers/farmers/land owners/masons in the North Wales and surrounding areas that deal with Dry Stone Walling. The DSWA are a nightmare, seemingly charging £80 for a training weekend which is pretty crap. Looking for someone to do a few weeks/months on a regular basis to get the basics embedded. Happy to pay someone for the guidance I just can't justify $80 for 2 day substandard course that is far from 1 to 1.

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Exactly the type of response I'm looking for thank you!

I'm just trying thinking about other costs besides the actual felling of a tree. For example is a percentage of a clients invoice paying to use the chipper and if so what sort of usage charge would this be? Do most guys sell the chip on? If you get some decent pieces of timber would this belong to the client or the arb? I presume it is the property of the client but would be down to a simple agreement? Other over heads like chainsaw maintanence, consumables etc, how would that be considered in costing? Anyone know of any sites, posts, books or anything I would love to hear about. Thanks for reading.

Hi all, Just a quick one. I was wondering what roles would require a class 2 set of chainsaw boots? Looking at Meindl Airstream and they state they are level 1 chainsaw boot, would this mean suitable for just groundwork for instance whilst class 2 is for climbing? Thanks

Hi Guys, It's been a while since I last asked you guys a question, the previous time the responses where amazing. I logged out for 2 days to come back to a few pages of really helpful info which I really appreciated. I asked about tree surgery courses and you guys provided, however, as I am currently working full time and finding it difficult to save the nearly 10,000 that I would need to get onto a really good fast track course I am considering alternative routes than a single fast track. Would you guys advise maybe starting with groundwork NPTC courses? Is there much work in the area? I need to find a weekend position doing this pretty much to get to the point where I can afford the next stage. If anyone could list the potential CS numbers I would need that would be great. I'm from Liverpool, UK, so if anyone knows of any good training centers to recommend that would be great. Also if anyone in the UK has a company that can offer unpaid work or reduced rates for a trainee hit me up! I look forward to hearing from you guys. Kind Regards, Phil