Moose McAlpine
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Might give you a shout and come down this week one day if it's not pissing down.
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Have you looked at the ram up close to see if there's any scoring on the pistons? (Make sure it's supported before getting under it!)
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Is that 120 after tax, ie take home of £600/week? You need to work the numbers pre/post tax really, but if it's 120 take home vs 160 SE then i'd say definitely no. Also, work out the loss in paid holidays, etc. The SE day rate needs to be significantly more than your PAYE rate to be worth it, more than you think. And as others have said, there's no safety net, no guarantees, no holiday or sick pay, factor in accountancy costs. It can be a good way and can be tax-efficient if you're buying your own equipment and travelling a lot (fuel costs) but you need to take that all into account.
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36" .404 but Husqvarna branded, the second saw is a display one, so i want that exact bar. The other one runs a 36" .404 Oregon bar. 🙂
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Ballpark figure - 2 mature sycamores
Moose McAlpine replied to J@mesC's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
What if Chuck Norris is actually the Mick Dempsey of film? 🤔 -
Box of goodies arrived.. All fitted. Just need to find the right bar now, but seems what i want is only available in North America.
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You're too good to me! 😍
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Is that to go with the 395 you're keeping warm for me? 🤔
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The 550 is a great saw, and can be had for about £570 i think so not too much over budget. Mine only has a 15 on it, great little saw. That'd be an animal! My 572 with a 20 doesn't ever really slow down, let alone with a 16.
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You have to remember that teenagers know everything, and for most people that wears off with age.
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We're good at this - invent a game then get consistently beaten by everyone else at it.
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How very surprising.
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It's all controlled by the illuminati. 👀 (😂)
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Keeping you in a job. 😉
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Might buy that and get it bound.
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Skyland Equipment ( @Mark_Skyland ) or L&S Engineers. But there's shortages in all industries right now. What parts are you after?
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There's "Road Closed" and "Road Ahead Closed" signs. They're either incorrectly used or people don't understand them.
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👀 ☹ counts me out then.
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No different to when you go on holiday. Group of loud obnoxious wankers causing trouble? Usually English.
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I wish i could say the same, but more than once i've had to back my van up a few hundered yards, eating humble pie while getting the look from everyone who just saw me blast by the signs. One time i went to rescue a mate who'd broken down. Right by a little arch bridge somewhere in Hampshire or Surrey. While hooking up the car there were workers getting set up for maintenance on the bridge. They hadn't started yet so i went and asked if there was any chance of just nipping through as it would a long way round otherwise. Got told no, closed from 10pm, not happening. I asked how to get around the closure. "Go to the end of the road, turn right and f**k off." He was quite a bit bigger than me so i did as instructed.
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When i worked for the AA (the other AA) i once got a rolling roadblock from the Highways Agency so i could tow a car out of an energency refuge area. It was glorious, i looked in my mirror and there was a Shogun with all its lights going, followed by a wall of traffic. They were all giving me the daggers as they passed me afterwards. 😂
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No Stubby, you keeping driving your Honda Jazz the wrong way down the motorway on your bi-weekly shopping trip. They're not practicing and one day you'll get in trouble for it!
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No, i was "that English c**t in the van" usually. Last time i drove through i was a c**t in an Audi though. Not sure if that's better or worse.
