Doug Tait

This christmas I got her a wall map of the world, gave her a dart and said wherever the dart lands I'll take you for a month's holiday. We're going to the little table beside the couch.

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Morning all. Happy christmas everyone. Have a good one folks, ho ho ho!

He's away just now but been very calm about it considering Mick. Focus now on getting all the info together to get stuff replaced when the suppliers open up. Just starting to realise, we've all the climbing kit stuff listed for loler but it doesn't include so much wee stuff you accumulate over time, the stuff that makes your kit "yours". Start from scratch again.

Early hours of 24th December the TD Trees yard at Edinburgh was broken in to and we've lost a lot of kit. I know it's a long shot but if anyone hears about, or is aware of anything we'd like to hear please, any info gratefully received. Two vehicles taken, a Ranger which has been found near Musselburgh, likely a write off but the Police have recovered it for forensics. And an unmarked white transit tipper MK15 OKA is still missing. Otherwise we've lost all our personal climbing kits, some rigging gear, and a lot of other miscellaneous gear. Saw wise we've nothing left, the list is extensive. 2 x 560xp 2 x 550xp 390xp ported with full wrap ms 661 ms 462 2 x 201t - 1 ported 2 x 200t Echo 2511tes Msa 300 with 3 AP300 batts 161t 151t 150t 2 x 357 Stihl Br800 Echo PB8010 Stihl BG 86 Plus 2 pole saws, all the hedge cutters, plus? Some of these are @Crocky ported and have his stickers on them so could be recognisable, as is the full wrap on 390. This has left us in a difficult position with commitments to call out work over the holidays and the usual programme of work lined up when we're back. If anyone's aware of something that may be relevant please let us, or me on here know. Thanks.

Second that.

It's forgotten now, just hearing the yard been robbed last night, looks like we've lost a lot.

Morning all. Feeling quite embarrassed for myself this morning. Having spent a considerable amount of time yesterday engaged with the bank fraud team it became clear, only after a deep investigation into my finances, that I am quite stupid, and have so many cafe breakfasts I don't even remember having them! I noticed the strange transactions on my account, which definitely weren't me, and I flagged as fraud, and they unleashed the hounds of hell. Frozen everything, investigation, endless questions. Anyway it turned out after about 4hrs of it I vaguely remembered having breakfast with a mate, way back in the mists of time last Saturday morning. They were very kind about it, but christ I feel stupid! Have a good one folks.

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In news closer to home, I see a JSO protester in her 70s who committed the heinous crime against humanity of taking a banner up a gantry over a motorway, and was imprisoned for it, has been released as intended from her 20month sentence only to be recalled to prison because they can't find a monitoring tag small enough to fit her tiny OAP body. Wasn't it just recently they were releasing actual criminals before their sentence was served in order to make room for the people on Facebook having an opinion contra to what they're allowed to think? Things are just not making sense. Just Stop Oil campaigner back in jail after ankle tag problem WWW.BBC.CO.UK Gaie Delap was unable to wear an electronic tag due to health problems.

Have the pfanner ice grip ones changed as well? I know the thin ones are crap now but not used the ice ones recently.

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Emporiums of disappointment.

Also found them very helpful regarding the spurious and misleading claims of 'sunshine on Leith'.

Used the pfanner thin gloves for years but the last batch I got have been redesigned, meaning they're now not really fit for purpose. Shame, I wish manufacturers wouldn't do that.

Morning all. Calm out compared to yesterday's wind. It was quite helpful really as my mate next door and I did our hedges, let the wind help with the raking. Had a scammer on the phone yesterday, trying to take over my mobile account. A Pakistani gent I believe, who really struggled with my accent, took him a long time to realise I was taking the p. After 9 minutes telling several different versions of his story (if I gave him the security code he'd sent me I'd get a massive discount on my mobile bill, more then double what I pay!) I finally confessed I did have the message "he'd" sent me but I still wasn't telling him the security code as O2 had also messaged to say he was a criminal, a scammer, a scoundrel, and not very good at it. "F'ing get lost then" he said and hung up. How rude. Have a good one folks.

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Morning all. Windy here again, it's possible work isn't done yet. Good day yesterday, got some loose ends tied up and the yard tidied. Lunch courtesy of Mr Boss, burgers, sausages and chicken marinated in his own spicy concoction, excellent. Was a short afternoon, prepping the kit ready for call outs and putting the rest to bed for the hols. The last job of the day? Pop Doug into his arbpod to keep him safe until it's all over! Have a good one folks.

Doing the lights on a convoy job I think that's what I heard the most, "but your lights are broken". Even had it from an advanced driving instructor who overtook several stationary cars to come through an all red intending to drive under the mewp boom across the lane.

Will do Pete.

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Morning all. Last day, we've not much planned. Couple of small jobs to do first thing, some timber to pick up from a site, then there's a skip coming and we'll give the yard some attention. Lunch should be good, boss doing a barbecue at the yard. Have a good one folks.

Oh, great.

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