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My point is you would still get £1.7bn without it costing £90m 👍.

The French royal family obviously cost zero. Their palaces, art galleries and vast estates still exist and have more visitors than any country on earth, generating huge revenues, so the actual royals are surplus to requirements it would seem.

I’m in the same boat. I’ve contacted Mediarb based in the Midlands, they offer industry relevant training backed up with a good reputation, not heard back from them with dates as yet though. The last 3 day one I did was with The Red Cross, dull, dull and even duller candidates, never again.

EFAW+F is essential if you want to work with anyone who cuts on Forestry Commission land or any of the large estates who signed up to the FISA bullshit, you will be closing doors to yourself if you don’t have it, Mediarb run excellent and industry relevant courses (ex-military medic). Personally I appreciate the fact that my fellow cutters are trained in first aid in case of an accident. Wouldn't bother with the large trees just yet. Get some time on the saw under your belt then do the medium tree ticket, you can do the multiple/interwoven wind blow ticket instead of the individual wind blow ticket when you hold medium, the multiple/interwoven ticket is far better.

Mendips Forestry are local to you, decent outfit, worth a call if you haven’t already. 👍

Not had any issues with them for decanting Aspen from a 25 litre to 5 litre can. Slow with chain oil but still working fine without any spillages in the workshop. I only use 5 litres fuel a day and less in chain oil so work fine for my needs.

Aeroflow dispenser for 20-25 litre containers. eBay item number 183696514855.

I buy the 25 litre drums, a small saving over the 5 litre bottles and a lot less hassle. I have a screw on tap that I bought on eBay, seals perfectly, drum lies horizontal on the work bench and doesn’t spill a drop when I decant.

I’ll bring my own saws in on Monday Mick. 😂

LPX was discontinued, DPX still going. Husqvarna dealers where giving away 3 free loops of it with every new pro saw bought for quite a while. The EXL replaced it and is a good chain, the Husqvarna C85 X-Cut is even better IMO.

The MSM have been tearing into the current lot because they are a bunch of blatantly corrupt, inept morons or have you not noticed? They are tearing into Starmer because he is equally low grade. You keep banging the drum about what the opposition called for during Covid, unfortunately the opposition are in no position to make any decisions as they weren’t in government, the party you voted for was, and they made all the decisions. They got the Brexit vote sorted then made a pigs ear of it, led us through the Covid farce making millions for themselves whilst people died and companies went to the wall. One of the big issues with the Brexit vote was immigration controlling our borders, how they handling that? And don’t regurgitate any claptrap about the current lot not wanting to upset the loony left. The British have been masters of the English Channel for a 1000 years, hammered both French and Spanish Armada on more than one occasion, yet the government, big wigs in Whitehall, MoD and the Admiralty are powerless because liberal lefty vegan Karen who works down Holland and Barratt actually call the shots, total balls. The current lot are raking in millions of pounds of tax payers money, replacing its previous Covid cash cow, they could deal the rubber boats issue in a phone call but chose not too because they are raking it in. At least previous Tory governments have had the decency to keep the economy buoyant, they haven’t even done that. And your going to put a big ‘X’ on the ballot paper for these chumps next time?

Yet you voted for the party responsible for the last 2-3 years in the first place. Great judgement that 😂

So Rupert Murdoch is a Socialist?

We have a right wing media largely owned and run by Rupert Murdoch, why are you surprised?

There is nothing funny about screwing the country and tax payer over. I mentioned the alternatives are diarrhoea in no way do I suggest that the conservatives are better.

If the Conservatives get in again it would be like the voting population are saying, “We know you are the most corrupt politicians in UK history, borderline criminal in fact, you ****************ed the economy and made millions whilst people died, and have no shame about it”. Not funny at all in my book, I don’t want f**kers like this in charge, unfortunately the alternatives are diarrhoea.

Had an interesting 6 days this week planning a future work trip. Inspecting the kit, training location and felling sites to instruct the Royal Bermuda Regiment on all things chainsaw related, mainly to deal with storm damage. We will be back for two weeks in October (Hurricane Season) to put our money where our mouth is. Also had the time to scout the location of the Juniperus Bermudiana (endemic solely to Bermuda) for a colleague in the UK who is in charge of the UK National Pinetum (the largest collection of coniferous trees in the world) as he doesn’t have this species on site. Not all work, plenty of good food and rum with the fantastic company of two military aids.

I think the answer to the question asked is, “They are all working”. There has never been so many Arborists. They are either directly employed, provide regular subby roles to several companies or have set up on their own. There are no decent climbers/groundies that aren’t working in some form, they certainly aren’t registering on recruitment sites for work. So the question should really be, “Where are all the unemployed Arborists?” as those are the people you are actually looking for.

Can’t remember off the top of my head, at least 20 species linking two 1 acre blocks that withstood the 87 storm. The FC record all the data on site as they are possible future crops, I will email the dendrologist on site and ask him to forward me the information.

I planted several species on an FC site in Kent. So far the Eucalyptus floribunda are the largest in height and girth, unbelievable growth rate actually.

I see ads for Paulownia planting for biomass here. Massive growth rate/volumes but pretty sure it looks and burns like Poplar. Stunning early flowers for the bees though.

Not all species of Eucalyptus coppice from the stump.

No phone handy but caught a glimpse of my first Swallows of the year this morning.

UK politics is currently like a competition to see who can front the worst leader and still get elected. The Tory’s have done many incredible job so far, but Labour are winning hands down with this waste of space.

You where climbing two ropes on two Prussics, mixed up hire kits, what kind of training place was this as it’s all starting to sound like horseshit?