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  1. Retired Climber
    haha, that's 2 of us with an original then. 😉
  2. Retired Climber
    Anyone wanting to see the original version should be quick. It's showing as having been edited already this morning.
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    Personally, based on nothing more than guessing, i'd say they took a load of weight from the crown and it sat up leaving 'x' amount of main stem left above what we see now. They then put a gob in thinking they would pull it backwards. However, being farmers, by the time the machine arrived they realised that they didn't need to drag it back, when someone could stand on forks / in bucket / on roof of aforementioned machine, and chog it down. When they hit fence wire / staples, they thought "sod it, let's just prop it up and go home".
  4. Retired Climber
    I was thinking the cut is supposed to be a gob, and they were going to try to pull it backwards into the field with a tractor.
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    Let's be honest; it's written that way on purpose. It's a hamfisted attempt at self promotion written by someone without any kind of writing skill. He'd have read somewhere that a good way to get noticed in your industry is to have a controversial view, and had a go himself without taking advice. His target market are firms who want to be AA approved. He's hamfistedly tried to get their attention by pooping (sorry swear filter is set on children only mode) on the little guy. He's really not worth bothering about, the only reason he used that 'tone of voice' and content is because of lack of understanding. The Arb association, however, acted disgracefully in allowing it to be published. It's one of the least professional pieces of sales copy I've ever read. The AA can say what they like, but by hosting it on their website they are endorsing every word.
  6. Retired Climber
    It was written by some fat bloke who looks like he'd have a heart attack if he tried to do a day's work. A self appointed expert who's very poor attempt at sales copy is just embarrassing.
  7. Retired Climber
    You see my point. Can you honestly imagine someone in a main dealer saying that?
  8. Retired Climber
    Staff at a franchised main dealer actually said "Why? Do you think you can afford one?"? I smell an embellishment in this story.😉
  9. Retired Climber
    Some time ago I watched a team of council workers lifting the crowns of some trees on a small patch of public land just over the road from my office. 3 trucks and 6 or 7 blokes spent most of the day there and did (without a single word of exaggeration) what I would have expected to do on my own in about 2 hours. Edit. And don't even get me started on their technique. One bloke drives under the trees whilst the other stands in the back of the tipper with a pole saw.
  10. Retired Climber
    You need to consider the context though. This is a 'chin-wag' thread posted to give members the opportunity to post their opinions on recent news events. Varied opinion, right or wrong, is the threads 'raison d'etre', and has little or no consequence. Obviously, in threads concerning technical matters, I completely agree that some opinions carry far more weight then others.
  11. Retired Climber
    You'd never convince a criminal court based on the above, but should stand a fair chance of winning a civil action.
  12. Retired Climber
    I agree that earning good money doesn't change one's class. I think I actually 'liked' the post in which you originally said that. However. I also agree with @trigger_andy that what you seem to think as good money is firmly in working class territory anyway, therefore making the point somewhat moot. In my mind, anyone on the kind of money mentioned is only a few pay cheques away from destitute, not 'on good money'. I don't know enough about the RMT strikes to have a worthwhile.opinion on the matter, but do take your point.
  13. Retired Climber
    No, it doesn't. You will never put it right, and it's only bollox from your perspective anyway. Technicalities can 'technically' be wrong, but stuff like this is just opinion, based on life experience and beliefs. My opinion is no more valuable than yours, and yours is no more valuable than anyone else's. To think someone's opinion needs 'putting right' seems a little egotistical. I certainly wouldn't let it bother you.🙂
  14. Retired Climber
    If you take it to heart every time someone talks bollox on the internet, you are in for a rough ride. Why on earth does it even matter?
  15. Retired Climber
    It's not all about money. Class is about influence. Money is often a by-product of influence, hence the link.
  16. Retired Climber
    Lowering prices won't help conversion rates. If anything, put prices up.
  17. Retired Climber
    Border Chainsaw & Lawnmower Services WWW.BORDERCHAINSAW.CO.UK We are approved service agents for many leading brands including Stihl/Viking and Husqvarna. We also stock Mountfield, Allett and Flymo.
  18. Retired Climber
    On what exactly do you want an opinion? The idea itself, the website or something else?
  19. Retired Climber
    That's why the OP needs to decide for himself whether they are unable or unwilling. Many people will pretend to be a stone, until 'squeezed'.
  20. Retired Climber
    A company can't go bankrupt. Is the debt at a level that would make Phoenixing a consideration, or it it more of a nuisance amount?
  21. Retired Climber
    I think milk, even taking the position into account. You can't always apply sense and logic to other people's reasoning.
  22. Retired Climber
    The first thing to do is to work out if they unwilling or unable to pay. If the former, hit them hard ( in a legal sense); if the latter, well, you can't get blood out of a stone. Do you have PGs for the debt, or is it a case of get it from the Ltd, or get nothing?
  23. Retired Climber
    Looks good. Nice job.
  24. Retired Climber
    The price of everything goes up. I remember when it wasn't particularly easy to get tree work insurance. I doubt insurance companies even want to cover tree work Although you can refuse to pay for most insurance, you have to have Employers liability insurance, so can't refuse it, as such. There have been some interesting behavioural economics studies on the subject of 'high risk' insurance which explain the problem of such things for insurance companies.
  25. Retired Climber
    Let's not start that conversation. SEO can be incredibly simple; it only gets complicated when you talk to someone trying to sell you their SEO services.

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