CoreyTMorine
User Formerly known as BlueSpruce
One-liners and quotes from treemen. “mike” is a generic name for when anonymous wont work.
Do what’s comfortable. Dad
I’m not crazy! Don’t call me that. Anonymous
You save steps one at a time, not by the mile. Dad
Rory hears this, and looks at me like I’ve two heads. “Your dad was a wise man he says.” I think he was surprised that my dad could be so smat and I could still do so many dumb things J
Hell yeah I wear spikes, prune em 2 or 3 times then come back and wreck it for good. Mike
Mike’s education is lacking in certain areas. Anonymous
Dad and Don are standing around, they have a big load of firewood on the logtuck. Some home owner comes over and asks how much for a load of wood like that.. Don says “Well, that depends on wether or not your buying, or selling.”
Climbing is not so much about being fast as it is about being smooth. Ira
This big top peels off the wrong way and comes crashing down through the house drop. After the smoke and sparks die down Mike looks things over, takes a deep breath and says “wow, that was close.”
Climbings a game of inches, once your ears get bad it screws up your balance, and you can’t estimate those inches anymore. Ira
“Whats important to you tommy?”
“Trees.”
“Ah hell no, its not the trees that matter, it’s the people.” Matt
The day after I start working for Morton Tree out in oregon we are sitting around having lunch. I’m this wide eyed kid from back east. Matt looks over and says “you know, we’re all sexually active.”
“Well, my dad always said “if we all thought alike, everyone would want my squaw.”” Dad
Crossovers, conflicting branches, inward growing branches, trunk suckers and deadwood. Pruning mantra Rory
If one of those trees decides to come apart all that rigging will be like so many little rubber bands. Rory
Never trust a tree, trust what you know, your rigging, and your ability. But never, trust a tree. Rory
Its not so bad when the wind really cranks up, at least you know where the brush will go. Rory
Do what’s comfortable. Dad
I’m not crazy! Don’t call me that. Anonymous
You save steps one at a time, not by the mile. Dad
Rory hears this, and looks at me like I’ve two heads. “Your dad was a wise man he says.” I think he was surprised that my dad could be so smat and I could still do so many dumb things J
Hell yeah I wear spikes, prune em 2 or 3 times then come back and wreck it for good. Mike
Mike’s education is lacking in certain areas. Anonymous
Dad and Don are standing around, they have a big load of firewood on the logtuck. Some home owner comes over and asks how much for a load of wood like that.. Don says “Well, that depends on wether or not your buying, or selling.”
Climbing is not so much about being fast as it is about being smooth. Ira
This big top peels off the wrong way and comes crashing down through the house drop. After the smoke and sparks die down Mike looks things over, takes a deep breath and says “wow, that was close.”
Climbings a game of inches, once your ears get bad it screws up your balance, and you can’t estimate those inches anymore. Ira
“Whats important to you tommy?”
“Trees.”
“Ah hell no, its not the trees that matter, it’s the people.” Matt
The day after I start working for Morton Tree out in oregon we are sitting around having lunch. I’m this wide eyed kid from back east. Matt looks over and says “you know, we’re all sexually active.”
“Well, my dad always said “if we all thought alike, everyone would want my squaw.”” Dad
Crossovers, conflicting branches, inward growing branches, trunk suckers and deadwood. Pruning mantra Rory
If one of those trees decides to come apart all that rigging will be like so many little rubber bands. Rory
Never trust a tree, trust what you know, your rigging, and your ability. But never, trust a tree. Rory
Its not so bad when the wind really cranks up, at least you know where the brush will go. Rory