5thelement
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
5thelement replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
Ganoderma Lucidum, a pretty rare find and the first time that I have encountered it in 30 years on the job. Growing around 3m up on the stub of an old wound, host was Oak, Haute-Vienne region.
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Nah, had my Dutch Soldier on the ropes and busting out the timber.
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Straight forward Oak dismantle with a bit if rigging to swing the branches in and avoid the vintage car on the other side of the hedge. Felled it at waist height due to metal and a cavity full of broken roof tiles. Centre was hollow and full of acorns, no doubt squirrelled away for winter, and the first time that I have come across Ganoderma Lucidum, a really rather rare fungi.
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Looks like a dry day ahead, the temperatures are due to plummet this week. A straight forward Oak dismantle with a bit of rigging out before felling. All log and chip staying on site. 👍
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My 90cc comes out of the workshop about twice a year. I use the smallest, lightest saw that will effectively do the job, 80% of what I do on the ground is done with a 550xpg (50cc) the rest 572xpg (70cc), you clearly don’t do this job for a living.
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Not that I am aware of, but the CS100 has a dedicated trailer you can buy as an add on. You can leave it on the trailer and chip into a transit, the shute is quite high when loading set up like this though.
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I would hold out for a good used CS100 or a Jobeau, both will walk all over that Chinese job, and still have a resale value if needed. There was a mint CS100 on arbtrader a couple of weeks ago for £1700 ish, I would have bought it myself if I was in the Uk at the time.
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The Guardian, sometimes critical of, but enemy of Israel, after the bullshit they printed after the October 7th attack, don’t make me laugh. There is a a very well put together film/documentary surrounding the October 7th attacks, made by a well known and respected journalist called Richard Sanders. I suggest you take a look, it’s probably on YouTube, although you probably won’t find the time, or will simply dismiss it as left wing twaddle, and you wouldn’t want anything to upset your Israeli love in now would you.
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We want to see your #ArbInAction pictures!
5thelement replied to Pro Arb Magazine's topic in General chat
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Have you ever even been to Gaza. 😂
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No, just plain fact, easily fact checked if you want to?
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It is a US funded pro-Isreal think tank. 😂
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Oh yeah, that really credible source. 😂
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The death toll figures are compiled by the Gaza Health Ministry, ID cards and names cross referenced, they have been externally scrutinised by several UK,EU and US Aid agencies and found to be very accurate.
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Maybe that’s why Arbortech are based there.
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I run both mine on Aspen, neither saws have melted the covers.
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A damp and grey start to the day. I did intend to get the grass cut, leaves raked up etc but the rain is coming back in. Decided on an impromptu trip to La Rochelle instead, great food and the stormy Atlantic coast is great at this time of year, the new dog loves the beach.
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And the only time you see coppers is parked illegally outside a KFC or Dominos, on a 10 minute mid shift food stop.
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Hungerford.
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Forecast is for pissing down all day, the customer is insistent on me coming today, even though I don’t require any input from them. 50m of overgrown Laurel to hit back to waist height, chip and go, no climbing. It will give me the chance to try out my new ex mod gortex trousers at least.
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Nothing particularly interesting I’m afraid. I was attending a Radio 1 roadshow at Haydock Park Racecourse, some no mark like Kid Jensen was introducing this months teeny bopper sensation as I walked through the crowds. I felt a sudden pain in my right shoulder, a bit like a dead arm, I was puzzled by the high level of pain for a pretty limited impact. As I turned around I saw the knife, I put my left hand out to defend myself and stopped the blade between the bones in the palm, between my middle and index finger, I grabbed him and wrestled him to the ground where my friends kicked the rags off him. Then off to the Hospital for stitches before the rozzers got there. It was a completely unprovoked attack.
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I’ve been stabbed, and I still don’t want everyone to have a gun.
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Tried one, can’t turn into my massive gate due to the narrow street, not enough swing, especially with the chipper on, it was like driving a silver cross pram.
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Back from the UK and collecting the last of the chillis before the weather turns. I’ll thread them and dry them above the woodburner.
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I had mashed potato in Italy once, they had crumbled black pudding made from wild boar in with it, off the chart good.
