Heavy rigging

[Ghivelder]

Click on the image for some true rigging.
The idea is to make us feel humble...

Sergio

 

[treeclimber165]

And to think that almost half the guys I've worked with will confuse my lifeline for the line tied to a limb.

That's a LOT of ropes!

 

[Treeman14]

And they're not even color coded.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

The day that I visited the Naval Yard in Portsmouth England was clear blue. I got some nice pics of the HMS Victory which was Admrial Nelson's flag ship. Standing at the bow and following the rigging lines was truly amazing. Seeing how they rigged various mechanical advantages to haul the spars was humbling. They could change the rake of the masts while at sea too.

When lubbers were pressed into service during the Napleanic Wars, they were expected to "know the ropes" within two weeks.

Did anyone watch the special this week called "The Ship" ? It was about one of the crews that was aboard the Endeavor, Cook's ship [actually a recreation].

Are there any Patrick O' Brian fans on the forum? Ever heard of the Aubrey/Maturin series? Russell Crowe is the star of the first film which is being filmed now down in Mexico and the Galapogos.

Tom

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

They had to learn "at the end of a rope" too. Knotted cord carried by a bo'suns mate.

 

[Ghivelder]

Here's another image...
I came upon these pictures just searching the word "rigging" with Google. Not being english-speaking, I didn't know exactly what the word meant besides falling trees.
Looking at these pictures made all the stuff we do look really simple...

Sergio

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Childs play, no?

 

[Nickrosis]

Originally posted by Ghivelder
Not being english-speaking, I didn't know exactly what the word meant besides falling trees.

You're doing great! In fact, your comments can be more clear than people who've been speaking English all their lives. Talking to my 6-year-old sister today made me think of how poorly I've developed my speaking skills in the 14 years since I was 6. She certainly would think before she opened her mouth, using phrases like, "I have two things to tell you..." and others.

With the issue of rigging, I think it's a matter of breadth - knowing a lot about a little versus knowing a little about a lot. Being on a ship for months at a time, it didn't directly matter if you had extensive knowledge about road beds or grazing rotations or wildland firefighting or Tibetan culture. Unless you were the ship librarian.... You had your job....cook, navigator, pilot, watchman, rigging, inventory, etc. Know it inside and out - don't worry about the other guy's job.

In our industry, you need to know a little about ropes and rigging, a little about tree biology, a little about public relations, a little about commercial driving, etc. To be an excellent arborist, one has to be familiar with a lot of different subjects which tends to make us inadequate for some facets of our duties. I'm guilty of it in a major way! We're the professionals and expected to know about whatever the customer may call on us for.

I'm probably guilty of this more in my omissions than anything else. Every cut I've made in my life.....there are a million things I haven't learned about trees and pruning that I'll learn in life eventually. Yet, I still pruned almost 50 trees yesterday. How many mistakes did I make that I won't know I made until I learn something in the future? Come to think of it, I probably should just watch and learn for the next 30 years before I cause any more damage!

Striking when I think about it..............

Nickrosis