Originally posted by Guy Meilleur
Yeah, a few times I was impressed by seeing a line set high in a hurry and ratchet right to it--very cool. But too often I saw (and paid for!)
Originally posted by timberfell
Spyder, you gotta put Treetx's "WTF" in your "Climber Acronym's" list in the "For real or Sarcastic" thread. It's a keeper.
Kurt
And sometimes us dumb old dogs do well to learn new ways so they save some energy and climb into their 80's (my plan).Originally posted by John Paul Sanborn
Hmm seems to me, even when you wer compalining about the time spent, I got 2 lines set in around 1/2 hour
Yeah, no doubt, the new ways worked very well at times. The complaining came from sticker shock, even though I was usually passing it along to the mostly grateful customers. I had a hard time doing what TD said I had to do; take off the worker hat and wear the overseer hat. Overall it was a great learning experience for me and I think all concerned.
And sometimes the old fashioned way is the best way to go.
Y'all are more used to those big shrubs you call trees in WI I guess.Originally posted by John Paul Sanborn
I learned how far 90ft straight up is when you have to do it several times a day
