I smacked a livestock gate a few weeks ago. If you would have told me beforehand, that a 1-inch square post on the uphill side hinge, would have pulled that tree up hill that far. . . I would have probably called you a liar. (Though I have seen less do more)
Hahaha, that would suck Brian!
Na, just for good hydration. A few weeks ago my wife got super dehydrated on vacation. It was bad enough I had to take her to the hospital to get fluids. They did a follow up phone call a few days later and she told them she still felt crappy even though she was drinking enough water to pee every five minutes. They told her she was basically flushing her system at that point and she needed to replace her salts and sugars with a drink like Gatorade or the sugar/salt mix I mentioned. Apparently I've been flushing my system for years. That explained why I was so run down all the time. I thought there was something seriously wrong with me for a while. Now I drink a quart of the stuff on my way to the woods and quart after cutting with water in between and after. It works great.
This is basically the same reason I stopped working with the loggers directly. I'd lay out a drag just so only to have them come in backwards, push some brush around, hook them, turn 90 degrees, it would drive me crazy. But, I have my job, they have theirs, and I'm going to let them do theirs. So now I say " here, wood is on the ground nice and clean, you figure it out" And everyone is happy, I cut more per day, and they log more per day.
Yeah its funny. I don't need to drink nearly as much water and after I'm done cutting its amazing how quickly I can feel the difference. It gives me a little kick to finish the day off in the skidder. That concoction has less sugar than the "aid" drinks and none of the acid. I also quit drinking coffee about 18 months ago (I was a 2 pot per day guy). Believe it or not it made me a more efficient faller. I'm sure there is a down side to all this, but its workin good for now. Where is that damn doctor that hangs around here to back any of this up?
I was gonna suggest it was just old age, then remembered that you are young and handsome compared to me
I was gonna suggest it was just old age, then remembered that you are young and handsome compared to me
This thread has been a great read recently. Thanks boys for all the great posts/pictures
Question I asked you boys a few years ago, but I'll ask again. About what percentage of trees you fall do exactly what you want them to? Currently I'm up to about 3% going right, 47% working out all right in a lucky sort of way, 35% doing the exact opposite of what I want, and 15% destroying something that I hold dear (sounds bad, but it's actually a huge improvement)
lol, you want to hurt his feelins or should i?
you gonna give up the rest of the pot?
I gave up pot many years ago.
He does love his pot!! Cause of the glaucoma.
