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manco

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  1. i wasnt aware australia even had a "busy season", but i assume that means they all get off their arses and stop sitting on the beach and make some effort to do a days work?
  2. very possible its the way youre holding it. easy to put unbalanced pressure on it consider sharpening more often so its more of a touch up and less risk of this happening the way to cut with that chain now is just apply zero pressure when cutting, even hold it back a bit. it will race through anything soft
  3. "rodents in the orchard" arent we meant to call them travellers now?
  4. sounds fine to me. over-confidence can be a severe hazard, even fatal. youve learnt the basic skills. now you need to stick to them and gain experience. measure twice, cut once. go over your aerial rescue procedures a few times though, your mind will go to shit anyway when its the real thing, and seconds count.
  5. consider a good clean with some kinda resin solvent and a little wire brush? ive done mine a few times and its surprising the difference a good clean makes. but that depends on how badly blunted it is.
  6. looks fine that, nicely topped out. whats your problem?
  7. usual way, same as for car. check around, phone up, ask for it cheaper, tweak details. price rise is as inevitable as toast dropping jam side down
  8. surely after the first one you will remember to put petrol in it the next month?
  9. yeah, give it a smell then come and tell us what it smells like to identify it.
  10. i concur we award you the plonker prize
  11. roses are red violets are blue this poem is shit and i dont care
  12. i believe lovehoney do some snake enclosures
  13. looks good, how many will take the plunge?
  14. ya have to be going very fast for your rubber to combust
  15. i believe "eeny meeny miny mo" is the current recognised official guide
  16. but a lada will never be a ferarri no matter how much you spend on it. and a wetwipe will always be a wetwipe no matter how much you pay them. theyll just be a happier wetwipe getting 150quid a day to scratch their arse. you start on basic money, you show you can do the job, you get more money.
  17. i kinda do, im at a loss where to find people who want to work, or even where to start looking. only the old guys want to work, the 20 yr olds dont wanna know it doesnt help that i expect excellence and im not tolerant of muppets and wetwipes and rake-leaners as to working conditions theyre usually relaxed and easy, no shouting, and usually short days.
  18. some people are only worth minimum wage. until theyve done a few weeks and got up to speed. even at the old rate, youre talking nearly 100 quid a day. ya cant be paying that for someone thats standing around like a wetwipe half the time.
  19. what are we all paying for basic ground labour? and what kinda hours? and how many labourers are bitching about pay? are we thinking minimum wage for under 23s with no experience or qualifications? or are people paying more?
  20. option b: yes, but not telling you, hahahaha

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