Hurricane Bill is going to give us a slap!!!

[Bermie]

Yep...flyspeck island Bermuda is in the track!
Hopefully it will stay far enough west for us to only get Cat. 1 winds...this one is HUGE, and we DON'T want it here!

Working flat out this week, all of a sudden those tree jobs people have been putting off have to be done now!
Spent three days at one of the hotels, reduce a casuarina over the squash court, denut all the coconuts outside the rooms and near the restaurant, cut back branches from roofs, then this afternoon took down a 60'ish skinny Norfolk Pine, my friend has a crane truck with a 50' boom, so it was an Otis Elevator job, real fun!
Tomorrow is the monster Norfolk Pine, 70' gotta be 36" DBH...crane job.
Friday is stuff around my house then kick back and enjoy the blow....wait for phone to ring afterwards...

 

[Tree Pig]

Yep...flyspeck island Bermuda is in the track!
Hopefully it will stay far enough west for us to only get Cat. 1 winds...this one is HUGE, and we DON'T want it here!

Working flat out this week, all of a sudden those tree jobs people have been putting off have to be done now!
Spent three days at one of the hotels, reduce a casuarina over the squash court, denut all the coconuts outside the rooms and near the restaurant, cut back branches from roofs, then this afternoon took down a 60'ish skinny Norfolk Pine, my friend has a crane truck with a 50' boom, so it was an Otis Elevator job, real fun!
Tomorrow is the monster Norfolk Pine, 70' gotta be 36" DBH...crane job.
Friday is stuff around my house then kick back and enjoy the blow....wait for phone to ring afterwards...

Well I would bet we could fill out a waiting list of qualidied tre workers to come enjoy the Islands after the storm and help out with the tons of work your going to get. Keep your head down and good luck with the storm.

 

[ozarktreeman]

stihl, its kinda headed your way and the new england area to from what I see.
time to sharpen the chains gas the rigs and hope alls well.

 

[Tree Pig]

Well right now it looks like its just going to miss us. But heres hoping it turns inland a little and brings the tree care industry another good booster shot.

 

[ozarktreeman]

I know what you mean about the booster,been working ice here for 8 months now.the first 4 were pue h_ll.but fun.
had some good help here through some of it ,rope bieng one the guys.

 

[Bermie]

Chains are sharp, full tank of diesel and jugs full of gas...lets see what happens. All the trees are at their peak of lushness, we had 14" rain in June, plenty in July... canopies are FULL until the leaves start to shred...

Sucky thing is I go on holiday at the end of the month...with this warning shot I bet my phone starts ringing hot next week...mind you I could use the break, but we could also use the money!!

 

[A. Stanton]

This puppy is goin to miss us. I was lookin forward to some free firewood.

 

[Tree Pig]

This puppy is goin to miss us. I was lookin forward to some free firewood.

Where are you at Stanton?

 

[A. Stanton]

Not too far from Rockville; a couple of clicks below the Mass border.

 

[fishercat]

best of luck Bermie!

i have always wanted to experience a hurricane.not this time i guess.

 

[Bermie]

i have always wanted to experience a hurricane.not this time i guess.

One of this size is NOT at all fun. The cleanup after can be good for business, nice to see people helping each other, but when you are IN it, it can be :censored: scary. Our last one was a Cat 3, if I never experience one that big again I'll be fine with it.

 

[Boa07]

Batten down and good luck Bermie.....big storms are no fun to be in ...all the best.

 

[Sunrise Guy]

One of this size is NOT at all fun. The cleanup after can be good for business, nice to see people helping each other, but when you are IN it, it can be :censored: scary. Our last one was a Cat 3, if I never experience one that big again I'll be fine with it.

Bermie, good luck. You know how to prepare, so hopefully everything will go your way. Keep letting us know how you're doing. I'll be thinking of you when they show those storm tracker maps on CNN. Again, best of luck!

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Dang, I knew I shoulda scheduled that working vacation with you

Here's to light winds and full cisterns

 

[outofmytree]

Look on the bright side. You wont need to climb quite so high afterwards. The work will be coming to you, so to speak.

 

[Ed Roland]

Bermie, i live on a barrier island off the Southern N.C. coast. Your hurricane is sending us some mighty fine surf!

When he passes i should have some mighty fine paychecks.

as long as no one gets hurt, its win win.

batten down the hatches and everystuff.

 

[treeslayer]

well the treeslayer is watching this one and plotting its course, if it takes a left, it's gonna be a humdinger.

 

[fishercat]

i hear ya but i love crazy storms.

One of this size is NOT at all fun. The cleanup after can be good for business, nice to see people helping each other, but when you are IN it, it can be :censored: scary. Our last one was a Cat 3, if I never experience one that big again I'll be fine with it.

the crazier the better.yeah i'm a sick bastard but i still like it.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

the crazier the better.yeah i'm a sick bastard but i still like it.

I've seen enough storm debris that I cannot wish one on anyone, anymore. No matter how I am hurting for work right now....

 

[capetrees]

It's sick to say but it's true, storms are good for business. I worked through hurricane Bob in 91 and made a ton of money hourly. (wasn't in business on my own then) For weeks we were busy when nothing else was going on. All I want to know is if its going to be a direect hit 48 hours before it hits.
"Hello, Vermeer? Send it. Yes, the big one"
"Hello Bobcat?. Send it."