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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Elite Pete on 26 June 2009, 18:54:14
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Next door planted a Eucalyptus tree in the corner of there garden bordering ours about 20 years and the bloody thing is about 40ft high now and blotting out our sunlight so I thought I would trim it a bit. Got the ladders out and the chainsaw and started to cut a branch but didn't expect the branch the ladder was resting on to bounce so much when the of cut fell, the ladder must have gone straight but luckily fell back against the tree. I was only about 25ft up, I'm just removing the mess from my shorts ::) ;D
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Trees can be a right pain.
least your ok.
Don't forget to give the wood back :y
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Glad your ok mate, gardening should be left to women, apart from slab laying :y
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Glad your ok mate, gardening should be left to women, apart from slab laying :y
She will be holding the ladder tomorrow while I trim it back some more ;)
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Arn't you getting a little "long in the tooth" for ariel lumberjacking Pete? ::) ;)
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Arn't you getting a little "long in the tooth" for ariel lumberjacking Pete? ::) ;)
;D ;D
Cheers Tony, just goes to show you can teach an old dog new tricks ;)
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Next time try lashing a chain saw on the end of a twenty foot pole and keep your feet firmly planted on terra firma :y
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Next door planted a Eucalyptus tree in the corner of there garden bordering ours about 20 years and the bloody thing is about 40ft high now and blotting out our sunlight so I thought I would trim it a bit. Got the ladders out and the chainsaw and started to cut a branch but didn't expect the branch the ladder was resting on to bounce so much when the of cut fell, the ladder must have gone straight but luckily fell back against the tree. I was only about 25ft up, I'm just removing the mess from my shorts ::) ;D
Given the message above I felt it proper to inform the HSE :y, ....I must say I am very surprised Pete :-X, ...given your experience thought you would have done a Risk Assesment at least and then produced the H&S method statement [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif]
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He's a lumberjack and he's ok (just). ;D
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He's a lumberjack and he's ok (just). ;D
he wears high heels, suspendies and a bra?
and wishes he'd been a girlie, just like his dear papa ;D ;D ;D
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He's a lumberjack and he's ok (just). ;D
he wears high heels, suspendies and a bra?
and wishes he'd been a girlie, just like his dear papa ;D ;D ;D
Thought that was Daz. ;D ;D
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He's a lumberjack and he's ok (just). ;D
he wears high heels, suspendies and a bra?
and wishes he'd been a girlie, just like his dear papa ;D ;D ;D
Thought that was Daz. ;D ;D
maybe we've been wrong all the time?
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Next time try lashing a chain saw on the end of a twenty foot pole and keep your feet firmly planted on terra firma :y
Better still (you're not supposed to wave chainsaws above your head) try lashing the branch to a rope thrown over a higher branch and get someone to hold the other end. it can be made to swing away from you and can be lowered to the ground in a controlled manner (well mostly).
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He's a lumberjack and he's ok (just). ;D
he wears high heels, suspendies and a bra?
and wishes he'd been a girlie, just like his dear papa ;D ;D ;D
And likes to dress in womans clothes!!! :o
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Scarey - I hate heights now
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Scarey - I hate heights now
I don't mind heights, its the falling I don't like
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Scarey - I hate heights now
I don't mind heights, its the falling I don't like
BE carefull - over 12 months now - still sore
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your not getting any younger you know pete, how do you expect to get a zimmer frame up a ladder anyway. :D ;D ;D ;D...... :-X ok bye
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Scarey - I hate heights now
I don't mind heights, its the falling I don't like
Its only the last couple of inches where you get hurt. :y ;D
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Scarey - I hate heights now
I don't mind heights, its the falling I don't like
can produce very tragic results :-/
next time tie yourself somewhere else..
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Scarey - I hate heights now
I don't mind heights, its the falling I don't like
can produce very tragic results :-/
next time tie yourself somewhere else..
daz does that bit, to the bed normally. :D
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Scarey - I hate heights now
I don't mind heights, its the falling I don't like
Falling never hurt anyone ...... It's the sudden stop that hurts .. :)
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Next time try lashing a chain saw on the end of a twenty foot pole and keep your feet firmly planted on terra firma :y
Better still (you're not supposed to wave chainsaws above your head) try lashing the branch to a rope thrown over a higher branch and get someone to hold the other end. it can be made to swing away from you and can be lowered to the ground in a controlled manner (well mostly).
Not sure about that one, My mate 'One Arm Andy' is a Lumberjack will have to ask him the question. :y
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Shouldn't have done it on your own pete,Should have got three fellows in ;D