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Day 3 of some sort of man flu. I was hoping a full weekend of moping around would leave me able to work today... but now I'm not so sure. Ah well. Let's see how we get on. Have a good one, all.
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Don’t guess what this ash log weighs. I’ll just tell you.
peds replied to AHPP's topic in General chat
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Really odd that this sh*theel can't afford a suit.
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If only there was a viable lightweight alternative! Why, oh why isn't someone, anyone developing a pocket version!
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Or I suppose we could have a genuine one...
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14.2kg
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Obviously, if he'd have only worn a suit from day 1, he'd never have gotten himself invaded in the first place. What does he expect, going out dressed like that? He was clearly begging for a war. Other notable suits worn by national leaders who's countries are at war:
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No, but I understand them to be a game changer, a revelation, the most significant technological development in arbwork since the invention of the ladder. They are of course brilliant, I've heard you say so over and over. But let's keep in mind... there are people out there who seem to have made it their life's mission to get injured, either unwittingly or less so, and I'm not convinced comms would help that sort of person. Not casting any assumptions about the episode in the OP you understand, I'm speaking in vague terms.
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Taking the top off a lawson's cypress that was a little bit too close to the wires to use a throwline but not so close as to have me throw my toys out the pram, and taking a mix of 4 garden trees back "to previous cutting points", or whatever is left of their rot pockets after 15 years to be roughly equivalent. No additional panes broken, but honestly it's in such a shit state after Eowyn that I could have happily smashed another dozen and no-one would have even noticed.
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Not as popular as the cherry tree weight thread, eh? 600kg.
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"Iraq war veteran protests alone"
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In kitchens, the first thing you are taught is communication. "Behind", "corner", "hot", etc. Doesn't necessarily have to be loud. Now obviously 2stroke machines and the bigger kit are a bit noisier than a busy kitchen, but you don't need need comms (useful though I'm sure they are). You just need to not be a total spaz.
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I have to say, climbing a couple of days a week for another guy does make me appreciate the presence of a groundie a lot more... it's a nice little luxury to have.
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Useful training aid, a pint glass! We carry one around on the stretcher to practice keeping it level. Nothing to add CCTree, but best of luck with it. Stay hydrated on the day, and get an early night beforehand. Let us know how you get on 👍
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Copy that Mark, cheers. I have been known to make two cuts with the chainsaw, give it a wiggle, finish it with a silky and then wiggle it too hard... Never over a greenhouse though!
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I'm over a greenhouse tomorrow, so I might stick with my leash for at least one more day... As previously mentioned, I'm usually a one man band, so there's no moistened bint to lob a scimitar back up at me... Who knows, maybe in the future I'll be capable of not dropping absolutely everything I bring into the tree with me. Maybe.
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You guys have clearly never had a day out in the Alpine ruined by losing an ice axe. I haven't either, to be honest (had a day ruined that is... I'm involved in several lost tool episodes). It's actually always made for a better story when we (somehow) got home.
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All useful advice, I may or may not take bits of it on board, but that's humans for you. I understand a magnet is a good idea... but that implies that your silky isn't attached to you with another sproingy lanyard... A Grivel ice axe lanyard, leftover from the days when I was young and cool... Does this make me even more of a bender, is everyone else out there just rawdogging their silky?
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When I was cooking, whenever I got a new knife I'd use it exclusively, no matter how inappropriate for the task, until it had drawn blood. Then I'd rotate it into the regular kit.
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I think both work. The "gunslinger" and the "swordsman". Or either could be the "raging gaylord", according to the prevailing wisdom in this thread.
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Great thread. Because I'm a habitual mincer, I have a silky clipped to my belt even when I'm in the bath (or wherever), but I do find my saw lanyard gets a little twizzled up in it sometimes. So I'm interested in the whole budget sawpod scene. I was given a pair of ski straps by a fine figure of a man from an Austrian mountain rescue team, and on the same trip I happened to find a pair of cheapo cam straps wodged in a random tree. So I'll see how I get on with both and report back. I am now ready to receive constructive criticism or a barrage of insults, depending on your mood. Thank you. I've lost more blood to a silky than any other tool, except kitchen knives in my previous life.
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Is it your tree? Seems a bit drastic, but at least you can reach more of the pears now! I'm not a fan of pears. I've never had a pear that made me stop and think about it.
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So djaknow how "staged reductions" aren't really seen as worthwhile any more... Except a retrenchment...
