Doug Tait
-
Posts
3,656 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
59
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Classifieds
Tip Site Directory
Blogs
Articles
News
Arborist Reviews
Arbtalk Knot Guide
Gallery
Store
Freelancers directory
Everything posted by Doug Tait
-
So it's more of an age thing then! Joking aside a broken wrist will be debilitating, suppose you'll be on light duties for a while, 6 weeks is it?
-
Ouch eggs, been in the wars?
-
It's Sunday my dear chap, 9am is absolutely acceptable. Besides I couldn't possibly grumble as I was up at 6 to give wee Poppes her pills and then we went back to bed for a lie in as well!
-
Can I ask the reason? I've never really thought about it, I just put the file in the gullet of the next cutter and pull it back to a comfy position. Hope I'm not committing a heinous act while sharpening!
-
Helps more as the eyes diminish, also it's quite nice when you draw the next cutter toward you to file it and see your marked cutter come up over the tip, you know you are nearly there.
-
That is gutting Conor, horrible. Great dog a Beagle and he sounds like the best of them. Really sorry.
-
Surprised you didn't use a 150, haven't you heard it's lighter and more powerful...
-
Morning all. Another morning when life feels pretty good! Was a busy week with climbing mostly, great sleeps every night, body feels good and just an all round better frame of mind since finishing with work the other week. The oh away to Paris so a quiet weekend planned, just me and the sidekick Cassie, fantastic. Have a great weekend folks.
-
A few hours! Spoken like a younger, fitter chap than I. Personally I measure the tiredness in metres ascended rather than hours!
-
Definitely, hard work using arms, hip thrusting or footlocking. Foot ascender makes a big difference for me. Surprised you didn't get to try using a foot ascender during the course.
-
Summer is done then Stephen, hope you got a good tan!
-
Been a few windy days here too. Was up felling out half a big Birch yesterday with 40mph wind which was invigorating. Ground dweller today. Have a good one folks
-
I like the constant presence approach. Secreted somewhere in the protected zone, with steady breath and acutely tuned ears for the first signs of an intruder. Patient, until the moment they tread reasonably close and you take the opportunity, erupting from your hide, no weapon except the element of surprise and a sheer will to give the bugger the fright of its life. As it disappears into the hedge in fear of auld nick himself, you stomp hard with your last few strides to emphasise your victory. You'll strut for a while but inevitably your mind will turn to the next engagement. Granted it's time consuming but it does work..
-
Can't believe Daisy didn't pluck them in preparation for the slaughterhouse, no pride.
-
Don't Scots join for the fighting? We've an unwritten rule that we have to be nice to people when we're abroad so that we're distinguishable from other Brits, so once you've fought with everyone in your village/town/city the next step traditionally is soldiering.
-
Have you seen the map... https://arbtalk.co.uk/find-a-freelancer/
-
I fear that'd lead me to eat 3 meals a day at maccies!
-
Morning all. Frosty here this morning, shaping up to be a bright, dry day. And it's Super Saturday! Have a good one folks.
-
A new rug for the carpet!
-
Have a couple days work in a local village (overstood Beech hedge reduction). There's quite a strange little building currently being done up adjacent to the house. Apparently in WW2 the house was owned by the British Ambassador to a far Eastern country who constructed a bomb shelter in his garden for the village. The shelter remained and at some point had a fireplace fitted and was connected to the house. It's currently being done up with bigger windows and a log burner fitted. The builder said the walls and roof are all 3' thick reinforced concrete. The reason for a shelter in such a rural position was an incendiary munitions factory a few miles away as the crow flies at Charlesfield, there was a fake factory in the fields close to where the shelter was built to confuse the Luftwaffe. Found it very interesting, took the mind off of scrabbling along on top of a hedge!
-
Morning all. Bloody pigeons are at it again! Don't get me wrong, I quite like them really but the early morning romance on the roof gets annoying. Sunday morning romance... ah the memories... Have a good day folks, and good luck Wales!
-
Morning all. Wasn't planning on being up but romantic pigeons on the roof put paid to that! Rugby for me today, got a couple of tree jobs to look at first so hopefully not a man of leisure next week. Hope Pete is well enough to get to the match, have a good one folks.
-
I would Les, except the last time I sparred with someone they actually hit my nose, did you know it bloody hurts? My eyes watered and as a kind lady dabbed the blood from my nose I snivelled to myself "don't like it". If it wasn't for that mate I'd go 12 rounds with you no bother!
-
They have to wear pads. The Marquess expects, no demands it!
-
Used to love it but stopped getting excited about watching with the pay per view thing. Never see it now, hope rugby tournaments don't go the same.
