Dan Maynard

He does seem to drive a million miles a week, fuel for that must cost a lot.

Definitely not 200. iPlayer or Netflix you need about 5, unless you want 4k films on your telly. We have about 30 and I have two teenagers in the house, it's fine. It does sound like you're paying a lot for speed you don't need.

My brother does this in a small village in Hertfordshire, it works really well. 30Mb ish which will do two Netflix at the same time. Think his is bundle from EE with the box and SIM, plug and go. I put WiFi in our village church which would have needed trenching the churchyard, bound to be bones wherever you dig, so I bought a 4G box (roughly £100) and they pay £18 a month for unlimited from iDmobile. Again, it's ok for two Netflix at the same time. Don't look at 4G on your phone and think it will be rubbish, that's a tiny computer with tiny aerials. Decent 4G router is pretty good actually. As others have said, set up email from someone else so you have freedom to change internet provider anytime. Google is free, they look through your data as payment. Microsoft charge. If you want to set your own domain then it's another few quid a month. Hotmail does get blocked because it's been around so long that there were very few checks in early days of internet and people used Hotmail accounts for all sorts of dodgy stuff.

If you have a stolen 500i surely you put it on eBay for a grand, not try to sell it to everyone at half price? I'd guess scam.

I was going to say you have to be pretty desperate to bypass the electric meter, sounds like he was pretty desperate on all fronts.

I'd maybe use it on a chainsaw strop. Or dog lead.

I've got a customer tree that I've reduced a couple of times over 5 years, think it's whitebeam but never was sure . I'm back there next week so I'll check if the buds match too.

That's funny because I'm in a Premier Inn at Southampton Airport, restaurant all booked so been out to local chippy. Probably more choice round here to be honest.

Sounds like you rather need to send the tree guys on training courses if they need following around by a fencing team.

Thanks for that honest and straightforward explanation, does make sense. Maybe I will come to the APF this year, not been for a while. The tracked one sounds interesting, I wouldn't want to give up self drive but the M500 is pricey to replace if/when the time comes.

Other thing - those lights aren't going to girdle the tree, they snap really, really easily with not much tension at all. (apparently)

I had a customer once who'd lopped off all the branches that were "diseased" - then I was supposed to reshape what was left. Showed her lichen on some other trees in the garden, lovely lady she was, singing teacher.

Took this just after Christmas, meaning to add it to this thread. This tree has been struggling for a few years with dead limbs, there is definitely white rot in the roots but I can't tell if that colonised a tree weakened by dieback, or was actually the underlying problem.

Thanks for this Jim, I think I came on your stand at the APF 2016, but the chippers were yellow - it's just my curiosity really but I'm guessing those used to come from this factory but no longer do? Or did Haeksler just decide not to support UK sales any more? I was impressed by the chippers but ended up with Jobeau for the extra power and hydro drive.

Also pretty strange the flue damper makes no difference, it seems no air is coming in or going out. Or, put another way, something not adding up.

I hit an armchair on the A14 once, bit of a surprise in the dark.

I was booked to have wisdom teeth out 30 year ago but couldn't make the appointment, never have got round to it and listening to these tales I'm glad I didn't. Current dentist says let's take them out if we need to, not just in case. Likewise the temporary crowns I had put on after hockey stick at school are still there, not broke so don't need fixing.

My brother is a blacksmith part time, people in the village bring him things to re-handle. Problem is it's difficult to charge a proper rate for the time it takes, but it's good business to keep friendly with the locals so hes happy enough to do it.

Would they be? In my mind hickory is from the US and traditional shafts here would be ash.

I've got some plugs but never got round to planting them, if I recall my instructions said any hardwoods but 2 weeks after felling, no fungus already in the wood, not too thin or too thick. I had some cherry and apple lined up but they'll be too dry now.

Hmm maybe good point, never driven one myself. On the other hand I think the idea still stands that not including tyre or brake in the emissions standards leads to monster "clean" cars that aren't clean at all. Probably with good tax incentives.

Chainsawbars is the place, they do custom loops where you enter the pitch, gauge and number of drive links you want Custom chain loop - Chainsawbars WWW.CHAINSAWBARS.CO.UK Select your pitch & gauge for results. This will be joined chain. , If not then send Rob a message or WhatsApp, if anyone can sort you it's them.

I was on those Network Southeast trains going to school in the 80s too, lots of jetwash and paint got rid of a lot of the brown but the same brake smells were there. It's rarely discussed but on average electric vehicles are heavier (eg Tesla) due to battery weight and hence produce more particulate pollution not less, because of increased tyre and brake wear. Its a bit of an own goal in the emissions standards to only measure tailpipe particulates, which with DPF AdBlue etc are already very low, and leads to the bonkers "clean" Bentley above along with huge "clean" BMW etc.

I bought a timber garage from Passmores Portable Buildings 20 years ago, it's still in great condition. Roof is premade trusses so 4m span is well within range, they are a modular build so I'd have thought you can do what size you want.

Seems a lot of dead branches on the same side as the damage, I'd agree and just remove dead wood. Leave it a year or two and see how it goes, i suspect its struggling and removing live branches is removing ability to make food.