Not sure why but I got offended.

[treevet]

If I am up in a tree and see another tree company (that is not a personal friend) pull up on the street to watch me work I generally send my gm over to tell them "the boss said to tell you he charges for lessons". Gm usually comes back and says they were really pissed off....but it always makes them leave.

 

[chemist]

What I have learned time and time again, is that experience trumps age and fitness!

The young guys have the strength and energy to make up for their mistakes by brute force.

The smart young guys look to the older guys to advance their knowledge!

I've seen older, heavier guys than you make fools out of some young loud mouths!

keep climbing, even if you have to winch yourself up in a wheelchair!

 

[chemist]

The other thing is that it is a little bit disrespectful to ask a man tied into a harness if he needs a climber to finish the job.

I might be a little offended by that. I would never ask someone that question, looking for work or not.

I think it would be more respectful if he had asked if you needed some help, and that he was also a climber...

 

[Job Corps Tree]

not sure why but i got offended

Speaking as one of the (to old & to fat ) I love this Thread we all get there sooner or later,
I have been hearing this for 15 years now. climbers have come and gone sence I frist head it. You go Man ,Don't stop tell you want to to h$11 with those that try to bring you down, we got tricks they havent had time to learn

 

[outofmytree]

Awww SoM you are old!!! At least 6 months older than me.

On the subject of getting up there, after footlocking up a Rose gum today I can tell you I felt about 93 not 43. What idiot invented that barbaric method of hurting yourself in a harness?

 

[Tree Pig]

Awww SoM you are old!!! At least 6 months older than me.

On the subject of getting up there, after footlocking up a Rose gum today I can tell you I felt about 93 not 43. What idiot invented that barbaric method of hurting yourself in a harness?

yeah I dont like it myself and dont do it much, unless I have too.

 

[treevet]

What a laugher.....you guys think 43 and 44 are old lol. I will be climbing well into my 70's when you guys are crying about your rheumatiz sitting on a porch in a wheelchair any day now.

You can beat the age with exercise (and like said earlier...experience), but you can't beat the age and being a tubbo with anything. When you are young a little extra weight is no big deal just makes you slow and most are spikers only. When you get old and heavy it takes you outta the game.

I know a 2 time national climbing champ that stopped climbing on a daily basis in his early EIGHTIES. But still climbed.

Why is acceptable to see roofers, construction workers etc. in their latter years and not treemen.:monkey:opcorn:

 

[treeslayer]

What a laugher.....you guys think 43 and 44 are old lol. I will be climbing well into my 70's when you guys are crying about your rheumatiz sitting on a porch in a wheelchair any day now.

Yeah, I can see you still climbing,...... next summer.....



I know a 2 time national climbing champ that stopped climbing on a daily basis in his early EIGHTIES. But still climbed.


His name Zed, by chance? I knew of a guy climbing in his 80's in VA.

 

[ropensaddle]

What a laugher.....you guys think 43 and 44 are old lol. I will be climbing well into my 70's when you guys are crying about your rheumatiz sitting on a porch in a wheelchair any day now.

You can beat the age with exercise (and like said earlier...experience), but you can't beat the age and being a tubbo with anything. When you are young a little extra weight is no big deal just makes you slow and most are spikers only. When you get old and heavy it takes you outta the game.

I know a 2 time national climbing champ that stopped climbing on a daily basis in his early EIGHTIES. But still climbed.

Why is acceptable to see roofers, construction workers etc. in their latter years and not treemen.:monkey:opcorn:

Lmao good for you if your 80 and climbing

 

[treevet]

No, Norm Bernar (sp. may be wrong), I worked with him way back with Bartlett. From Flemington, N.J. Hope he is still with us but he would be in his nineties. If not RIP Norm.

 

[Hddnis]

Most of the time I'm almost impossible to get a rise out of.

Couple of weeks ago I'm 110' up a Doug Fir, just dropped the top out and setting up to chunk down the spar. This girl about 13-15 years old is walking by on the street at the front of the property and shouts "TREE KILLER!!!" Normally I just ignore them. This time I started to give her the one finger salute.

Stopped myself and just waved normally. It was close. Almost let one of the moronic masses get the better of me.


Mr. HE

 

[treevet]

that's mommy and or daddy talking.

 

[Hddnis]

that's mommy and or daddy talking.

In this case it was teacher. I got to talk to the young lady a couple of days later while working on the same multi tree job.

She was open to learning, but had been brainwashed by her teacher.

I basically started with trees being unfeeling unintelligent plants and man having a duty to manage them responsibly. I didn't attack the teacher, because it really shouldn't come down to a personality contest. I tried to just talk common sense and I hope she comes around before her brainwashing hurts the rest of us.


Mr. HE

 

[treevet]

No, Norm Bernar (sp. may be wrong), I worked with him way back with Bartlett. From Flemington, N.J. Hope he is still with us but he would be in his nineties. If not RIP Norm.

From Feb., 2003, Arborist News....

"Norman (Berner) celebrated his 85th birthday on July 3 (2002) and while most retirees prefer to spend their time relaxing, Norman chooses to continue his biggest passion-climbing and tree care- on a full time basis.

.....He was New Jersey's climbing champion in 1949, 1950, and 1951. He also won first place in the 1952 tree climbing championship at the National Shade Tree Conference's climbing contest- the predecessor to today's ITCC.".......

When I climbed with him at Bartlett back in the early 70's we top climbers could pretty much climb circles around him. He would fall asleep in the truck at lunch and sometimes we wouldn't wake him. But the boss would always put him on the high profile jobs. Go figure. In retrospect it is easy to see why.

 

[Blakesmaster]

From Feb., 2003, Arborist News....

"Norman (Berner) celebrated his 85th birthday on July 3 (2002) and while most retirees prefer to spend their time relaxing, Norman chooses to continue his biggest passion-climbing and tree care- on a full time basis.

.....He was New Jersey's climbing champion in 1949, 1950, and 1951. He also won first place in the 1952 tree climbing championship at the National Shade Tree Conference's climbing contest- the predecessor to today's ITCC.".......

When I climbed with him at Bartlett back in the early 70's we top climbers could pretty much climb circles around him. He would fall asleep in the truck at lunch and sometimes we wouldn't wake him. But the boss would always put him on the high profile jobs. Go figure. In retrospect it is easy to see why.

Sounds like a dude that loved to climb. You climbed with him in his sixties, no surprise you kicked his ass but the fact he showed up and gave it a go speaks volumes 'bout the man. ####, even I nap at lunch.

 

[treevet]

Sounds like a dude that loved to climb. You climbed with him in his sixties, no surprise you kicked his ass but the fact he showed up and gave it a go speaks volumes 'bout the man. ####, even I nap at lunch.

Yeah Blakes, bring me in from a 100 degree high humidity day's work into the 69 degree house my wife keeps and feed me some dinner and I likely go unconscious, waking up at 8 or so not knowing where I am, who I am and probably mouth wide open with food hanging off my lower lip.

ps....I think he was in his fifties, but never been much good at math.

 

[fishercat]

i was higher in the tree today...............

In general I am not that fat or old, just heavy and older for a climber but I can out work youngsters with ease. I am just glad this wasnt a paying job I was doing some work for my brother in law at a rental house. If this was a customer I would prolly have hit him in the head with the biner in my hand at the time.

than you were you OLD FART!

 

[TackleTree]

Yeah Blakes, bring me in from a 100 degree high humidity day's work into the 69 degree house my wife keeps and feed me some dinner and I likely go unconscious, waking up at 8 or so not knowing where I am, who I am and probably mouth wide open with food hanging off my lower lip.

That sounds like my evening routine! Maybe throw a few beers in there. I get mad if I leave any food behind.

 

[fishercat]

as a matter of fact..................

lol kinda something two grown men shouldnt be doing anyways may be kinda ummm tender (staying politically correct). I thought eveyone did it as a kid though.


But here

leg wrestling

Barney Frank would probably be willing to accept your challenge.

 

[fishercat]

you can't be serious!

Well, at least you're head to toe, but the equipment still lines up. Not sure 'bout you anymore, Stihl. lol

you can't see the open toe pumps he is wearing in that tall grass.