I'm charging up the cell phone, and trying to think of a good book to carry. We're now in a flood warning. So, it is carry extra provisions and see if I can get any marking paint to even stick to a tree today.
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Burvol
Bullbuck
I'm not even sure why I'm showing up today, suppossed to blow 50 mph to even 70!!!! But....it's payday. I'll always show up for that.
Yeah, sounds like we're going to be cut off from the rest of the world again. I am carrying trailmix, soup, fire starter and a tooth brush in case I do go out. Better throw in some coffee too. I dread the thought of being stuck out in the woods with caffeine and nicotine deprived loggers. So I'll caffeine everybody but won't provide the chew! I have an unopened box of MREs in the truck too. I'll pack up a care package for my dog, in case I don't get back tonight. Floods are not fun.
RPM
ArboristSite Operative
We've all been wondering about the plowing capabilities of the big Chevy Bumper. I've been doing road blading with the undercarriage a little.
I wore the newly waxed tin pants yesterday and roasted. We warmed up. The snow melted. We didn't get the heavy rain either. Just a warming.
That big Chev bumper plows like a dead mule....especially with the bottom dragging and hitting everything in the road. The skid plate and frame look like they been beat with a hoe bucket. Using the Vortec will get you out of trouble sometimes but when it comes to snow (esp. when it starts to warm up) it just seems to get you high centered faster:censored:
I prefer a Ford or Dodge over a Chev any day for the bush!
A wet wet wet day. Still raining hard. The skidder loggers all were good and shut themselves down. This was the main problem.
The road was "fixed" here last summer. They just dumped rock in and didn't put a culvert in. Since that would require NEPA work, I told the guys to just leave it, if it washed out, we'd dump more rock in.
We spent the day on flood patrol--driving roads and making sure the pipes were not clogged. Then they called us in about 1:30 because the river here was coming up. I don't think it will be anything near what happened in 2006.
There wasn't as much snow to melt this time. I believe our river should crest early in the morning.
The log jam that was threatening to flood a housing development split so water could go through. Debris was coming down from up above and they have equipment on call if it jams against the bridges on highway 12. We're not getting any wind here, but I heard it was not raining but extremely windy south of here. Power's on, fires going, things are ok. No rowdy elk hunters to deal with.
The road was "fixed" here last summer. They just dumped rock in and didn't put a culvert in. Since that would require NEPA work, I told the guys to just leave it, if it washed out, we'd dump more rock in.
We spent the day on flood patrol--driving roads and making sure the pipes were not clogged. Then they called us in about 1:30 because the river here was coming up. I don't think it will be anything near what happened in 2006.
There wasn't as much snow to melt this time. I believe our river should crest early in the morning.
The log jam that was threatening to flood a housing development split so water could go through. Debris was coming down from up above and they have equipment on call if it jams against the bridges on highway 12. We're not getting any wind here, but I heard it was not raining but extremely windy south of here. Power's on, fires going, things are ok. No rowdy elk hunters to deal with.
Hard as its been raining all day glad to see ya home safe and sound. Rivers and creeks are really goin right now.
SOUNDS like the Cowlitz went over the highway. Traffic is going by my house, in fact it woke me up. I live on what becomes a detour, except last time we were an island. I don't know whether we are islandic or not yet. Getting to the woods will be a problem. They'll be able to work because they live on the other side. I can only envision anarchy in the woods!!!
They closed Cayuse yesterday guessing because of Cowlitz
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The Cowlitz is going down, I was able to drive the Subaru across the downtown bridge, though I did go through some water. The highway is still going right by my house. I made it to the woods just fine and stopped the anarchy. Later I noticed a tree leaning over the road, there was one to buck out of the road, but I didn't want to work under the leaner. So I called for assistance and was asked, "How did you get there?" I had to explain the locally known way to get to the woods. I led a hunter out that way. It just added a half hour or 45 minutes to the commute.
Later I noticed a tree leaning over the road, there was one to buck out of the road, but I didn't want to work under the leaner. So I called for assistance and was asked, "How did you get there?" I had to explain the locally known way to get to the woods. I led a hunter out that way. It just added a half hour or 45 minutes to the commute.
RandyMac
Stiff Member
Today we had a day borrowed from summer, well someone elses summer. Warm sunny, very nice, it had rained every day since Oct 29th.
Zodiac45
Paleostoveologist & Sawwhisperer
Nothing but rain here too in Northeast. I've measured 5" in the last 3 days and it's howling this morning and raining sideways. Warmer than normal though I have too say in high 50s. This is like our springtime normally is. Mud season 
PS: Nice pix Cedarkerf!
PS: Nice pix Cedarkerf!
It has been 85o the last few days. That is a record high. Bring me some cooler weather and lower humidity please.
If they send you too much I'll take some over here. What happened to winter? It looked really promising for a while.
We had water trucks running in the woods today...very unusual for November.
I believe winter shall return tonight. I pushed hard today to get things done in the summery weather today and the knees are sore along with other parts of the legs. Said two bad words in front of the same faller. There now seems to be The Curse Of The Fallers as there are no hooktenders around. Last week, the little voice told me to stop, and I did in time to see a tree hit where I had planned to go. Today, we were walking out to confer with the other fallers, and I heard from behind, Look OUT, so I looked up, saw nothing then heard "log rolling," and I scampered behind a tree. He had knocked a log loose. That caused a four letter word to spew out, as did the tripping and hitting my knee on something quite hard. So, I have a session with the hot tub planned. Tomorrow we're supposed to be back to a drizzle with rain later. Back to the tin pants and rubber calks. 
I checked the skid trail that had a little creek running down it last week, and the creek was no more. I had visions of it showing on the cover of some enviro magazine. OK, whining over, time for cheese.
I checked the skid trail that had a little creek running down it last week, and the creek was no more. I had visions of it showing on the cover of some enviro magazine. OK, whining over, time for cheese.
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ak4195
ArboristSite Operative
7 degrees right now,but hey we were up to a balmy 20 and blazing sun,humidity definitely not a problem here.Small clearing project tomorrow,with temps like this,most of the birch trees will be frozen which can make for brittle hinge wood action,but the terrain is very easy to work,plus theres an excavator and a D4 handy.
If I move fast enough,I should be able to lay claim to enough wood for most of a winter and maybe some dozer work.Course with temps like this,moving will not be a problem.
ak4195
If I move fast enough,I should be able to lay claim to enough wood for most of a winter and maybe some dozer work.Course with temps like this,moving will not be a problem.
ak4195
I believe winter shall return tonight. I pushed hard today to get things done in the summery weather today and the knees are sore along with other parts of the legs. Said two bad words in front of the same faller. There now seems to be The Curse Of The Fallers as there are no hooktenders around. Last week, the little voice told me to stop, and I did in time to see a tree hit where I had planned to go. Today, we were walking out to confer with the other fallers, and I heard from behind, Look OUT, so I looked up, saw nothing then heard "log rolling," and I scampered behind a tree. He had knocked a log loose. That caused a four letter word to spew out, as did the tripping and hitting my knee on something quite hard. So, I have a session with the hot tub planned. Tomorrow we're supposed to be back to a drizzle with rain later. Back to the tin pants and rubber calks.
LOL...You weren't whining you were being, uh, descriptive. Yeah, that's it...descriptive. Good word, I do it a lot. And truck drivers don't gossip, either. Everybody knows that.
Maybe you should start Ibuprofen by the case.
I'm back to running loader for awhile...gotta go.
hammerlogging
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Inch of snow last night accumulated, pretty good and pretty early for SW VA
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