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Different planet altogether yours, isn't it. Must be nice.
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Also a good reason, but the natives still like to blame us for it whenever possible. Easiest to just not argue, usually.
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A Croll is great, I've used them a couple of times when testing gear for my mountain rescue activities, as it provides a 2nd point of attachment with minimum faff. But I'd not be massively convinced by using one in tree work unless, as you say, it's a massive climb... which just don't exist in my line of work in Ireland. We don't have tall trees, they all got turned into ships for the English. Yeah, I agree, minimum gear is better, generally, unless you need to tick a box. Not a strong enough plus point on it's own, really.
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Ahh, this is fun, isn't it chaps? Just like the good old days.
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Then you sympathise with a serial rapist and child abuser. You should make that your signature on here. Are signatures still a thing?
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Just want to bump this thread to repeat a question. I'm looking to replace my harness, and I'm still thinking of other options too, but a friend of mine is a Petzl vendor and would give me a good price. I'm still pretty much a DRT dinosaur but I'm going to make the switch to SRT, honest, don't judge me. But the Sequoia DRT/SRT... does the ventral attachment really make that big a difference? Is one out of the two better at doing the both? Are the cons of one hugely outweighed by the pros of the other? If anyone has time in both harnesses (or just the one, either one, we are all friends here...) I'm just curious as to why there needs to be the option available if there isn't a compromise from one for the other, if you see what I mean. Cheers dudes.
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To answer your questions in order, here you go, buddy; and almost certainly, yes, but to put it succinctly: nowhere near enough in the grand scheme of things, but more than the previous administration; definitely more than the next administration assuming a Republican win; and hopefully not as much as the next crowd assuming a Democrat win. Is there something else you'd like Googling?
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Can't find a video of it, "cherry picker crash glasgow" brings up an event from 2018. Anyone else any luck?
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Wildflower meadow?
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Did you ferry from Spain to Morocco? What route? It's been a long held dream to get the campervan down to Morocco, I'd say it's the easiest most-exotic place you could reasonably drive to from UK/Ireland.
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I tell you, I learned a lot that day, and really grew as a person.
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A 550 mk 2 will see you right for most things you can expect to do for a while. Get a climbing helmet from the get go, don't bother with a ground lid. Some people get stroppy about wearing a chin strap when they are on the ground, don't be a whiny little bitch like them. Just fasten the damn chin strap. Try and pick up a few bits of climbing gear from now until then along the way, and start practicing knots.
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Are you looking for someone to sell you your list second hand, either in part or in full? And are you an absolute beginner? You are looking well into four figures to get your whole list, and for bits of it you should really try out different options before deciding on something. If you are a beginner beginner, like I was when I did my first training, I'd expect the course provider to not only give you most of what you need - certainly saws and climbing kit, maybe not personally PPE - but also have some of the different gear available to experiment with, so you can actually see what's out there before buying something you hate.
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I just did a quick Google to be sure, and most people still agree that WD40 is fine on nylon and dyneema climbing gear 👍 It does attract dirt though, which could in turn get into your rope, so definitely wipe off the excess.
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I placed a stroopwaffle on top of an ever-so-slightly-wider-than-usual mug of coffee once, expecting the molten caramel goodness to go all the way to the edge. Walked away for a few minutes, came back to find a missing waffle, and the subsequent investigation discovered both stroopwaffle and coffee to be ruined. The structural integrity of the stroopwaffle couldn't cope with the slightly larger soft centre, and it took a dive. Lesson learned... sometimes, just be content with what you have, and don't ask too much of things.
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Chocolate sprinkles on toast then. Maybe aniseed sprinkles.
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How is another way? Maybe not so negligent after all?
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How do you mean? That it was a negligent discharge that he was recommended to claim as deliberate?
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Apostrophes?
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No apostrophe for plurals unless you are Dutch. Cheers.
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"Il Douche and Il Duce."
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Smashing, nameless heirloom mystery chillies. There should be more of them. You can get a bigger plant earlier on when overwintered, though seedlings often catch up with their youthful vigour anyway. Also, overwintered plants probably make good clone mothers, or would themselves accept a graft quite readily, to minimise the risk of genetics straying from the seed. It's how many growers of the Devil's lettuce preserve their strains, anyway.
