Recent content by Mick!

Planted these cherries 18 years ago. Buzzing with various pollinators.

Couple of oaks to TD by a lake. Had to strip out the back one to get a rigging point for the crazy leaner. Then the lad blocked out the trunk of the rigging tree. We will be back for some more later in the spring.

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Bought a grinder from the UK 13k ish plus purchase tax (20%) Once it entered the EU I had to pay the purchase tax, so when I submitted the invoice to my accountant I was suprised when I didn’t get it back at the end of the month. So I enquired and she said that it was non refundable as it was...

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Don’t spoon whittlers and bowl turners kill each other for those?

Mark up of a couple of bucks on string? Times must be tough! Anyway, I’m not looking to have a go at anyone, but as I get older I relate to this more and more, business is not just about money

Wow! In fairness, that was some pretty exciting driving.

Stuff is cheaper on the Internet shocker! On the other hand when all the shops are shut because everything is bought cheaper off the internet, you can just shut the job down for 24 hours till the parcel arrives.

Yeah, but at whose expense? It takes a couple of years minimum to take a complete novice to something approaching a commercial climber, that’s a considerable investment in time and money, especially if that person leaves for whatever reason soon afterwards, believe me I know. Large firms with...

I wouldn’t worry about bachelor degrees if you want to be a climber. Get a job with the utility people (or someone) and get some saw time.

Good boy!

Igor sleeps a lot in front of the wood burner on rainy cold days.

My course in 95 cost me £1000 ish (out of my own pocket) 10 weeks, climbing, rigging, ident, chainsaw use and maintenance, diseases, general theory. Was I any good when I left? Not really (at all in fact) but it gave me the basic skills to learn the job over the next few years, and made me a...