Dacia Duster.

[pwdrive]

This one covers all the UK, shows lightening as well.

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=radar;sess=

Lawrence.

[Retired]

Hi,

Very true Big Al but he complied with H&S so his insurance was intact?

At Brooks in Despatch during very busy periods we accessed labour from other departments. One day a guy was running the trolley moving motors between conveyors when a cast iron E90 motor was ejected from the conveyor to land on his foot but fortunately all employees were supplied with safety foot-ware? In my office the doctor examined this guy who had just had his small toe neatly amputated; even wearing a full suit of armour accidents will still happen. I felt truly sorry for this guy because he was helping me out.

Oh dear Lawrence; I hope your generous gift of rain doesn't reach here until dark because so far the BBC weather forecasters have got it totally wrong again; its a bit dull but no rain; hail or thunder as yet? Thanks for the link which I've just bookmarked and will try it against the BBC forecast in future.

You could offer your chainsaw services Lawrence at a cost to lop the branches back?

Bron and I have just returned from Halford's where we've now bought a new Garmin NUVI 54LM for £99 less 10%. We spoke to the sales guy who was extremely helpful and the Garmin we intended to buy had lots of unwanted information; we never travel far from home so this Garmin appears just right for us and a bargain with free lifetimes upgrades.

Kind regards, Col.

[camallison]

Hi,

Very true Big Al but he complied with H&S so his insurance was intact?

At Brooks in Despatch during very busy periods we accessed labour from other departments. One day a guy was running the trolley moving motors between conveyors when a cast iron E90 motor was ejected from the conveyor to land on his foot but fortunately all employees were supplied with safety foot-ware? In my office the doctor examined this guy who had just had his small toe neatly amputated; even wearing a full suit of armour accidents will still happen. I felt truly sorry for this guy because he was helping me out.

Oh dear Lawrence; I hope your generous gift of rain doesn't reach here until dark because so far the BBC weather forecasters have got it totally wrong again; its a bit dull but no rain; hail or thunder as yet? Thanks for the link which I've just bookmarked and will try it against the BBC forecast in future.

You could offer your chainsaw services Lawrence at a cost to lop the branches back?

Bron and I have just returned from Halford's where we've now bought a new Garmin NUVI 54LM for £99 less 10%. We spoke to the sales guy who was extremely helpful and the Garmin we intended to buy had lots of unwanted information; we never travel far from home so this Garmin appears just right for us and a bargain with free lifetimes upgrades.

Kind regards, Col.

That rain has bypassed you Col. Not 10 minutes ago, there was an almighty great clap of thunder here. Then the heavens opened - but only for 5 minutes. It took me that 5 minutes to put all my tools under cover! Fence building in progress - only 3.5m, but taking it slowly so as not to tire myself before the end of the job. Looks like it won't rain again, so off out to finish it.

Colin

[Refugee]

I like the way they had to fish that trailer out of a narrow street.
I bet the crane hire company loved it too because they got a pay job out of it.

[pwdrive]

I'm suprised that your BBC weather forecast is always wrong Col, so far as I know it's all based on the Met Office data, the forecast on the local BBC TV evening news down here is usually on the mark.

I'm not insured to do tree work on anyone else's land, I'm not sure who owns the track anyways, I was told that different parts are in different ownership but as to who I haven't a clue.

Lawrence.

[pwdrive]

I like the way they had to fish that trailer out of a narrow street.
I bet the crane hire company loved it too because they got a pay job out of it.

Yes, they did a better job than this one...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...rbour.html

Lawrence.

[Retired]

Hi,

Thanks Colin & Lawrence; the weather here so near the Pennines is very unpredictable and whilst Bron and I were sitting on our patio yesterday in beautiful hot sunshine it was blowing a gale up our rear garden.

As you know Lawrence there are many easier ways of making money than attacking trees with a chainsaw; I find felling easy but clearing up a real pain of a job and very hard graft.

Kind regards, Col.

[pwdrive]

Clearing the brash can be time consuming, conifers are the easiest to handle, they are the easiest to stack either for burning, rotting down, reduction by chainsaw etc or for dragging out and stacking in a trailer, hardwood brash is the worst, that stuff grows any which way and is just awkward to handle, burning on site or reduction is best for that stuff, at home I burn all the brash, down the woods I just stack it for wildlife cover if there's lots of it.

Lawrence.

[Refugee]

I like the way they had to fish that trailer out of a narrow street.
I bet the crane hire company loved it too because they got a pay job out of it.

Yes, they did a better job than this one...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...rbour.html

Lawrence.

Oops. It looks like the ballast weight took it over while they were taking a break.

[Retired]

Hi,

Thanks Lawrence; yes conifers are easy to handle but my Screwfix Titan shredder wouldn't shred conifers at all; it kept jamming up it even disliked shredding laurels but I made it shred them a couple of years ago shredding over 150 bags of laurel taking six weeks; the shredded material was then used as deep mulch around the gardens. I've just sold the shredder and when I need another shredder I'll upgrade ensuring it will shred conifers and laurels without a fight? The Screwfix Titan shredder was incredibly hard tiring work.

I wonder if they called "International rescue" to retrieve the crane?

I've now done a few more miles in the Skoda Roomster Scout Colin and think I now know the reason the engine is still pulling at 30mph without my foot on the accelerator? This Roomster has a rev counter installed and it appears 1,000rpm in top gear equates near enough to 30mph? At tick-over this Roomster is doing 1,000rpm which seems a bit fast to me; I thought 800rpm would be better? This also explains why the Roomster slowed when I dropped a gear? As you rightly say though Colin its just a case of getting used to a different driving style. On the level in a 30mph zone this tick-over is perfect. On an incline and wanting to accelerate in high gear it won't but if I drop a gear it sure moves forward; I've only driven a few miles in this Roomster but am quickly adjusting to it. I know too slow a tick-over is bad news for the big ends.

Returning home from Halford's yesterday we drove past the Skoda dealer and noticed a number of brand new Skoda's in their car park obviously having just been delivered so hopefully our new Monte will be one of them?

Kind regards, Col.