Doug Tait
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Red or white diesel for log cutting/splitting?
Doug Tait replied to dancza's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I was under the impression that they had to charge according to what the batch in their tanks cost them to buy in, so the price at pump would rise when the forecourt took a new delivery. Has that changed or was I mistaken? -
There you go. Conor, the voice of experience favours a thermos to defeat the dinosaur ancestor!
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@David Cropper jan fennell books https://g.co/kgs/BPzoXH If you're interested then I rate The Dog Listener and The Practical Dog Listener from the author linked above. She brings a lot of clarity to the subject, very helpful to understand how a dog can see "human" behaviour very differently to how it's intended.
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I get what the thinking is with another dog to give him confidence, but rather than another dog to help him, perhaps you could channel your inner dog to replicate that... My perception of your river walk this morning is that you arrive at a new place, get out the car and then linger around to let him familiarise himself. As he's not confident though, I imagine that you lingering around looks like caution/indecision by the pack leader which would reinforce his worries. And when he decides you need to get to safety and heads for the car, you follow him back which tells him the whole pack thinks he's right. In my opinion a nervous dog needs to see a pack and leader that are trustworthy and confident. If you get out the car at a new place, try popping him on the lead and instantly make progress, a decent pace with your chest out and head high like you own the place might help his mindset.
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Sounds familiar David. When I'm off my food it's "have some toast then", but the dogs would get an afternoon spent cooking chicken and rice, or some diced liver to interest them. Ironically it's the stink of liver cooking in the house that would probably put me off my food in the first place! How is Charlie getting on?
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Years ago I was given a 345 that wouldn't start and looked a lot rougher than that. Hadn't had any maintenance so gave it a good clean up, service parts replaced and it was well worth it. Still gets use, reliable little saw.
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Rather you than me, they're bloody intimidating things when they get stroppy!
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Is the big, bad wolf available to help? Tell him it belongs to a little piggy, he's pretty effective with the huff and puff technique of blowing a house down...
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It's beside the driveway to a big country house Stere, they had several trees down in the storms and want it "tidy". They've kept some chip and cord for logs, and a bit of Turkey Oak to mill for garden furniture, but all the big stuff removed. The stumps are staying where they are so we winched the rootplate back into it's hole.
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Had some fun loading a lump of Lime yesterday, got it on with a bit of wriggling. But 50m away from base this happened.
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Stihl have put their foot down in the Borders. Seems fair enough really, think the company in question were pushing their luck a bit. Border tree-surgeon threatened with copyright legal action by multi-national company WWW.BORDERTELEGRAPH.COM Almost five years ago, Nathan Mill founded STIHL GAME, a play on...
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Don't think it's possible to overdo sunset pics, only happens once a day! We've not had very much in the way of glorious sunsets recently, but the stormy weather has brought some interesting skies regardless
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Advice on getting care for the old or otherwise ill or disabled..
Doug Tait replied to john87's topic in General chat
Yes I'm sure a lot of people will find some advice/support very helpful. I was fortunate that I was able to look after both parents at home myself at the end, with the GP visiting for pain relief. Always been grateful it was for a relatively short time, and I didn't have to contend with bureaucracy or care costs. -
Advice on getting care for the old or otherwise ill or disabled..
Doug Tait replied to john87's topic in General chat
I'm hoping he'll help with anything Gary, Arbtalk needs a resident agony uncle! But I suspect he means the Elderly care issues that were raised in the killer cattle thread. -
Advice on getting care for the old or otherwise ill or disabled..
Doug Tait replied to john87's topic in General chat
Post deleted, wrong place to joke. -
Have my mates dog Pippa staying this weekend. Great to have a youngster around again and she's so well behaved, a pleasure to walk with. 4hrs out and about today and she never stopped.
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With any luck some of those plucky types at Bletchley can decipher...
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I reckon it's just thick, hasn't read the correct books to understand the difference
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Something about peeing in the wind?
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Can you be a bit clearer on this Gary. Are you talking about the Ivy that grows up trees and causes no sail effect, or the Ivy that grows up trees and causes sail effect with detrimental consequences for the environment?
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You asked openly for people to report about Ivy in relation to storm work, to gather data. I did that, but your response gave the impression that it's the wrong kind of data. I might be wrong but I think you've noticed Ivy on trees recently and concluded it's a problem, now you want to gather evidence to support your decision. Your mind is closed to data that doesn't conform.
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Wish you'd made it clear that you were only asking for "data" that supported your hypothesis, would have saved me some effort. Science indeed.
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The Leylandii are downwind of the trees with Ivy on them. The area sits in a narrow valley and the prevailing wind travels through the wood to reach them so I wouldn't think they'll be more exposed now.
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Today's data. Plenty of Ivy on trees in the area but none have suffered damage. All the work was Leylandii with no ivy on it. This was the only Ivy present on damaged trees.
