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    So why the hell hadn't Boris stopped it then? Probably because of the amount of jobs it creates both directly and indirectly through contracts etc. He/the conservatives don't want to be the ones to directly put thousands of people out of work, hundreds of companies out of work and also admit that it's a financial disaster. It would be a PR headache for them, the heat is off HS2 now that it's going ahead and corona has made most people forget about it, why would they want to bring that up again.
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    All to get people on their commute into work quicker which now isn't happening because of covid and I think a large percentage of people will be working from home moving forward. Imagine all the companies that due to covid have had to invest in remote access systems and effectively "bit the bullet" in getting their staff working from home. I think a lot of companies will have seen the light now and will have a large majority of staff working from home and downsize their offices.
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    +1 for LS. When something has said 1-2 weeks they seem to get it to me within 3 days 👌
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    Would take longer but I'd either climb with a pole saw or use a pole lopper from the ground. Depends on how much you value your time and the cost of cherry picker rental. If the additional amount of your time incurred by using pole tools outweighs the cost of the cherry picker then you have your answer. That only really counts if you have won the contract and agreed a price already though. Otherwise factor in the cherry picker rental.
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    I guess so but he wouldn't be able to charge the council for the issue regardless so trying to help one of the members of your local area and indirectly calling him out in a post about your amazing green-doings on social media shouldn't be an issue? The problem isn't the protected tree but the wildlife that inhabits it, that's not the councils problem regardless to if they offer a solution. I was actually thinking you could use lacewing larvae instead as if I remember correctly they also eat honeydew as adults. It would make a very good school project. The larvae is cheap too >£30. Could get the students to monitor honeydew numbers and make little lacewing hotels etc. The green credits, educational value etc would be off the charts.
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    Are you able to look at a programme of releasing ladybugs? At least it would deal with the aphids in a natural way to shut him up and might be a good little green project that the LA can post about in various places and make the environmentalists happy. You could say that local residents have been requesting to have beautiful mature trees removed because their cars were getting dirty and you found a natural solution to retain trees and improve biodiversity or something 😂 Thinking about it you could even team up with a local school and make it a project. Get them to put out some 30cmx30cm squares for a couple of days under the trees and count the droppings then release ladybugs for a few weeks and re-monitor or something. You could become very popular with everyone involved
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    I looked it up after MattyF said about it, It seems like English Elm specifically has evolved to be self sterile. By the looks of it that article talks about other species?
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    No idea legally but honeydew doesn't actually cause any damage so I don't see what he can push on that? Bird poo can acid etch paint and spread disease but honeydew is honeydew. Suggest he buys a car cover or a house that doesn't have massive trees outside. You wouldn't buy a house that backs onto a railway track then try to get the trains re-routed. Why buy a house with mature trees that are protected and then ask for them to be chopped 🤦🏼
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    Maybe you're right but I'm pretty sure my maths was right. A 1GWe nuclear power plant creates that much waste. At the moment are peak draw is 61.9GWe so we need at least 62 power plants and they would create that much waste
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    The company that provided climbing training by me has had to stop engraving as the LOLER training said that appropriate methods of marking are: Carabiner – Lightly engraved preferably on a nonload bearing part (e.g. base of the gate on the carabiner) but only when approved by the manufacturer which it never is... DMM says "Do not mark or Alter" in their manuals. Which I agree is silly but if they say "You can engrave the carabiner to mark them" Someone will have at it with a dremel and a large router bit. Petzl allow it though: https://www.petzl.com/US/en/Sport/FAQ/is-it-possible-to-engrave-a-carabiner-and-how-can-i-identify-a-metallic-product-when-its-serial-number-is-no-longer-decipherable
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    That's true but I don't see any way around that. Only option is engraving of some sort but that damages the kit so it would have to be laser etching which wears off. I think the only bulletproof way is to have a recessed area from manufacture with a laser etched serial. I don't know why they don't do it already. Most carabiners for example have an I beam construction but they always laser etch on the external surfaces of the carabiner... DMM, CT, the lot!
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    I've just ordered a pack of those tough tags. £16 delivered for 88 tags with name, number and an sequential ID on. I'll post up when they arrive and give some feedback! https://www.toughtags.co.uk/climbing-tags/
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    Well everything is serialised so it's covered in that respect. Would just prefer to deal with a 2 or 3 digit number instead of a 14 digit code!
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    Only other thing I can think of is making up clear labels and then overcoating them with something like clear hot melt tape. I noticed a company called tough tags and that appears to be what they do. Its £15 for 44 of their tags which is tempting as it probably works out the same as my label printer and is less of a pain in the arse *Edit* it's £15 for 88 tags. Seem to be used by a lot of climbing companies/police/military etc. Might give them a go!
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    Interesting. I have a label printer that can print heat shrink which should do most stuff. Maybe a label to mark the rest and painted over with some thick resin. I have all my stuff listed with description, Serial no.'s, dates entered service etc etc but I don't have things individually ID'd. I had to ID all my kit in aviation with a unique number and it was a pain in the arse!
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    Out of interest what do you mean by this? ID numbers on each bit of kit or a "kit number" on all of them? I've got my kit going in this weekend for it's first LOLER check as some bits are now expiring so nothing has ID numbers on it
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    I've been to a site that does this in South Devon near East Prawle. The site is beautiful but the toilets were horrible, especially in the mid summer heat. I found a field in the middle of nowhere that had a thick hedge and overlooked the sea during the sunset. Honestly, the most beautiful s*** of my life.
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    Out of interest have you seen many where the bore has been destroyed? I read about the bore being ruined not just the replaceable bits?
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    It's a pretty common practice. How many garages have second hand cars for sale with advisories on the MOT. Then when you take it for an MOT the year after you buy it suddenly you find 12 advisories 😂
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    This will definitely offset the additional carbon caused by the 2% extra moisture... Add a nice bit of single use plastic wrap to the mix too and we're onto a winner. This government 🙄 I'd be genuinely interested to know how much carbon is used to kiln dry timber plus the carbon released by the timber whilst drying and then compare that to the amount of additional carbon when burning wood when it's at 22%. The additional transport, storage, kiln drying etc etc can't be less carbon surely
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    Are they basing this measurement on core humidity or external humidity? If you have a wave form humidity tester that can test upto 40mm deep then that's true humidity but what if they get put outside for a bit and the outer few mil is wet... If you use a pin type tester then its variable. I don't see how they're going to enforce it...
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    The only way to do it is with industrial dehumidifiers and climate control which probably more than offsets the carbon from the additional 2% moisture they would get fussy about
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    I would be curious as to how close he got. Most 11kv kit usually has around 30cm of gap between primary and earth conductors. He must have been pretty darn close! 😳 Obviously H/S distances are a lot more IIRC it's 5m (10m for a risk assessment to be filled out) Just looked it up on HSE: Low voltage- 1m 11kv-33kv- 3m 132kv- 6m 275-400kv- 7m
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    I was about to say! Is the reset blowing the top off to prep it for a rebuild! 😂 It sounds like some sort of time attack challenge to cut cookies for 5 minutes straight! Need a good amount of timber ready to go though?

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