Jack.P
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Anyone else been reading they plan to remove 54k hectares of non native pines in an attempt to save water resources I wonder what they plan on doing with all that lumber .with all the talk of climate change it seems daft in a way as newly planted replacement native species might not do that well with the unpredictable weather
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Bit like the moped gangs in central London and too easy for them .police will just give a crime reference number and won’t even follow it up .instead busy handing out fines
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Surely it’s down to them to shift it round back .just tip it on drive less faff
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I am more worried if it’s happens when on a tall ladder with chainsaw or hedge cutter.they seem to favour very over grown privete hedge for some reason never seen any in beech etc yet. unlike bees they will sting/bite multiple times and not die,some latch on for some time
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I Was doing another tall hedge reduction today and got stung a few times but not hundreds .there was the same wasps and was expecting to maybe get attacked again but was ok .but in scenarios like that on a tall ladder what should you do if they all turned on you as falling off seems very likely.(I looked over it before going up but the nest was somewhere nearby)
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road tax rates could be high on motors like that .like nearly 600 quid on some estates I was just looking at
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He looked worried as the beach started to go.looked ott what they chopped .only probably happened cos he had a buyer for the wood
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Was it the one that looked like a glorified static caravan set on the top of a carpark roof 😂 . Probably one of the worst types of person to have to work for
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Pardon my Over Exuberance.
Jack.P replied to Belfast-Jamie's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Win win then .not as entertaining read though as the chap on here that got bitten and slaughtered alive by wolves -
Probably wouldn’t have enough acorns anyways .
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Can’t workout either how they got right into my shoes and stung all over feet.out of everything that still hurts the most .
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What if they get bitten by angry squirrels up mrs miggins apple tree and loose there ears and ability to take orders from higher management .should they then be entitled to a longer lunch break from half hour to 45min or pay increase to £15 p.h or just be sacked
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Not sure exactly what they were .had a nest on the ground in ivy bush feeding on nectar. ice seems to be working, just lucky didn’t have saw in hand at the time
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Now outdone the angry hornet bites thread with an encounter with very aggressive wasps/bees today . I was bitten all over about 20-30 times after interfering with there den but didn’t realise it was a nest by that time though too late , suddenly hundreds came after me and so I ended up pulling top and shoes off which was covered in them and running away down the road to escape ! They were even biting my feet through shoes which now hurts the most .luckily they couldn’t get through jeans though or go for eyes ,.it seemed that when a few had bitten they had all got the signal to attack.what to do though when that many come after you?
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Still about 120 day rate.many factors to think about in this .like how hard the jobs are and what’s provided
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Anyway with hand cutting even if you do get bugger all like I did (too focused on cutting to spec and keeping site tidy and not maximising product output ) then it’s good for learning stuff you wouldn’t otherwise
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Likely Almost impossible.just trying to entice people in . piece rate fencing was the same and you’d only get there advertised day rate ie 200 if you’d spend the next week on the sofa recovering .working like that definitely not sustainable for over a few days
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on a similar subject Anyone been told to leave a job after only been there for a few hours .guy in house had to go out and thought he had to supervise or didn’t want people there etc .asked to re arrange another time to more convenient day to finish.major waste of time, he had also phoned the day before asking me to come ! Unbelievable
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Bastards. Fed up of pigeons at the moment, seems they've kept on breeding like mad with the warm weather. Probably obviously but be careful of those dirty flying rats .a friend got too close to them once and ended up getting pneumonia the other week one flew straight at me through a hedge.nearly fell off the ladder.
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bit of tree wood the right size works fine .
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Nothing a blower set on sucker/shredder mode wouldn’t sort out 😀 Sounds nasty though .i thought bees were bad enough
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With my hs86 unit with ap300 battery . I have used it in light rain but also used in heavy rain about 7 or 8 times and still working fine (I wrapped it in a few bags and tape it up) generally they are not recommended for any wet though i was tempted at buying more cordless kit but this puts me off a lot but saying that the unit has had a lot of use and remains my preferred cutter (usually got about 3 in van then see what weather is doing )
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After removing it earlier had realised the roots had completely broken away in one big chunk.still cannot work out what exactly happened.it could be elaeagnus with thorns not pyracantha not sure .will get a picture of a leaf as interested now what it is
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Yes had to trim a load of big blackthorns a few weeks back.seemed very springy/tough stuff to cut even with new chain.possibly the tree in question just got old and gave up in the heat .agreed to remove said bush tomorrow so will probably soon be complaining about the thorns
