Healthcare sector are anticipating it in July..
So much for Heat stifling it..
Doesnt bode well for October..
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Healthcare sector are anticipating it in July..
So much for Heat stifling it..
Doesnt bode well for October..
The irony is that the people who seem to be doing the most to prevent the spread are the ones ignoring the government completely, and still staying at home as much as possible. So glad to be an introvert and gamer nerd
the 2m rule is still in force and will remain so, the 1m plus is for area's where it is impossible to maintain 2meters.
The plus means mitigation in the form of a perspex screen ( as seen in most supermarkets), visors, face covering or just simply turning to face away, But how many people actually understand or want to understand this.
not those on the beaches that's for sure.
talking of which, we ban dogs from beaches during the summer to stop dog poo from ruining someone's day.
can we do the same for the humans that have been turning the beaches and peoples gardens into sewage dumps ban them for life i say.
The plus means mitigation in the form of a perspex screen ( as seen in most supermarkets), visors, face covering or just simply turning to face away, But how many people actually understand or want to understand this.
not those on the beaches that's for sure.
talking of which, we ban dogs from beaches during the summer to stop dog poo from ruining someone's day.
can we do the same for the humans that have been turning the beaches and peoples gardens into sewage dumps ban them for life i say.
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I keep trying to stay at home but my company have now started calling me in. I would happily work from home and not have to deal with people day to day..... I just need to now find a job that pays well and allows me to do that.
e42b
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So do i. The risk is still virulent despite of politics are opening.
Hopefully a vaccine can be developped soon.
I though plus meant as far away as possible, so don't just move to 1m for the sake of it if there is room like 1.25m 1.50m 1.75m them move that far.
but you watch 4th July everyone in that line outside the shop with move closer, because people have always believed the closer you get to each other the quicker you get to the front.
I though plus meant as far away as possible, so don't just move to 1m for the sake of it if there is room like 1.25m 1.50m 1.75m them move that far.
but you watch 4th July everyone in that line outside the shop with move closer, because people have always believed the closer you get to each other the quicker you get to the front.
No, the plus meant adding some form of mitigation, such as screens, masks, looking away, etc. Like 'stay alert' meant nothing, as if we could see the virus coming, the 'plus' is ambiguous. Will lead to many people moving closer thinking it is ok.
Yet the nation is repeatedly told there is no ambiguity in the advice and the advice is perfectly clear!
I've got one of those reciprocating saws and the trick is to get the right blade other wise they just clog up.
We have a number of trees in our back garden and it is amazing what a quality tree bow saw and good blade can get through with ease. Biggest diameter branch/limb I've handled is about 7 or 8 inches and some overall length of near 30ft. Took two of us and all the hard work was in working out how to safely tackle the challenge. Ropes, pulleys, ground anchor, long ladder. Was actually great fun and mentally challenging covering all the "what if"s. Worst part was clearing up the mess
Like others I looked at buying a small electric chain saw. Thoroughly read up on using on, hazards, safety devices (eg. chain brake/kick back stop), safety gear ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2arMD1ITJ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3v7Dm7KYQc
Saw was cheap. Add all the safety and protective gear and the price rose dramatically.
Got cold feet and wimped out in the end and decided to stick to a quality bow saw.
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I got a bit involve with chain saws, briefly, when I had my grounds maintenance squad. Very dangerous bits of kit. You need to be totally focused when using. It was decided that we would never let any of my squad members use one (remembering that my "squad" were all learning disabled) Some of the more able members used to safely use the petrol hedge cutter and I'm very pleased to be able to say that in the 15 years I ran the squad I never had an incident related to machinery. So, as there was no advantage to my people in having the chain saw we didn't buy one, deciding instead that if asked to do a job which would be best tackled with one we would either decline or cost it for the employment of a tree surgeon.I've got one of those reciprocating saws and the trick is to get the right blade other wise they just clog up.
We have a number of trees in our back garden and it is amazing what a quality tree bow saw and good blade can get through with ease. Biggest diameter branch/limb I've handled is about 7 or 8 inches and some overall length of near 30ft. Took two of us and all the hard work was in working out how to safely tackle the challenge. Ropes, pulleys, ground anchor, long ladder. Was actually great fun and mentally challenging covering all the "what if"s. Worst part was clearing up the mess
Like others I looked at buying a small electric chain saw. Thoroughly read up on using on, hazards, safety devices (eg. chain brake/kick back stop), safety gear ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2arMD1ITJ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3v7Dm7KYQc
Saw was cheap. Add all the safety and protective gear and the price rose dramatically.
Got cold feet and wimped out in the end and decided to stick to a quality bow saw.
The point of all that is to say that yes, a bow saw with the correct blade fitted (amazing the difference in performance using a "wet wood" blade to lop branches isn't it?) can be a most formidable tool.
You need to be a confident person, I was and still am, but as I said old and new war wounds have put a stop to my chain sawing days. I know of a female who uses a chainsaw for a living, very capable and not to sound chauvinist she doesn’t have any male attributes but that’s by the side. As my son-in-law tells me, if you have to use a saw, apart from taking all safety precautions regarding yourself... PPE, things tend to go pear shape when said tree lands up in next doors garden or on top a shed or even worse. It can,could turn out expensive in ways that you didn’t allow for.....
but that’s by the side. As my son-in-law tells me, if you have to use a saw, apart from taking all safety precautions regarding yourself... PPE, things tend to go pear shape when said tree lands up in next doors garden or on top a shed or even worse. It can,could turn out expensive in ways that you didn’t allow for.....
things tend to go pear shape when said tree lands up in next doors garden or on top a shed or even worse. It can,could turn out expensive in ways that you didn’t allow for.....
That big 7+ inch 30ft limb I was referring to did go across my neighbours garden and right over my brand new and expensive fence. Hence all the planning and risk assessment and avoidance.
A valuable guidance tip is measure the girth and length of section to cut and assume it is a cylinder of water. When working on a ladder 5 litres of water is all I would care to handle. I is amazing how a small looking log can be more than you can safely manage. It is too easy to rush and reduce the number of cuts you have to make to get the job done.
Crossingkeeper
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I recollect someone clearing a near neighbour's tree, which was growing rather close to other properties, by first lopping off the branches from a ladder, then dismantling the standing trunk by standing on the top rungs of his ladder, holding on with one arm, and managing to hold his chainsaw horizontally with the other in order to section into approximately 18" lengths.
His protective gear unsurprisingly consisted of a baseball cap and jeans
His protective gear unsurprisingly consisted of a baseball cap and jeans
i donot want to be party pooper,but back in the early 70s working with gardenmachinery one sat morning before 8 am knocking at hop door woodsman wanted 2 chains for his old remmington saddle saw. he left and we said have a good day .10 pm that night phone rings police on the phone asking if he had been in to get chains.next day (sun)my boss called to tell me they found him dead in the woods. it look like he was walking through the woods with it running. it has never left me and allways regard a chainsaw a weapon. now 74 and still use one with respect
Healthcare sector are anticipating it in July..
So much for Heat stifling it..
Doesnt bode well for October..
The thought of second wave infections scares me. I hope people take wearing masks, washing hands and social distancing seriously! So many people have lost their lives and jobs because of this dreadful virus.
The scenes of crowded beaches again last week suggests that sadly many are not.
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government as clear a ever on Leicester then. "we can not recommend the easing of the national lockdown on the 4th July happens in Leicester " says Matt Hancock
can not recommend is not the same as saying No don't do it. another worthless statement that people can manipulate.
can not recommend is not the same as saying No don't do it. another worthless statement that people can manipulate.
Frightened to appear to be a dictatorship perhaps?
