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TheTreeSpyder

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Usually on whatever board i visit this time of year for running years back; i offer my sincere greeting; one that is kinda a way of life fer me.

i've seen tragedies around the holidays that become a remembrance of tragedy every year as others burst in joy all around, i've seen Christmas songs bring tears every year, and not of joy, as not just a day of grief of someone p???ing, but a whole season and it's energy triggering these things for an extended period.

So, i have seen fit, my place, and my responsibility to make sure i never put that on my family; that i am extra carefull; remembering what that goes like for those left behind as i have witnessed.

i'm carefull any way, but there is always more, something else that i know i could do more etc. Then, as the new year rolls around, i see no sense in not keeping all if not a fair portion of whatever safety i've upgraded on into the new year, heck the inertia has already started; is not that most of the effort? So, layer by layer it goes; as i have conjured another reason to do the right thing........

i bid ye do the same, in the spirit of those that could be most hurt from an incident, as well as the new year revolution, changing over a new leaf season in the air, as the holidaze fade.

This year, it was more than not repeating myself, with something of my arsenal that didn't seem to draw much response, that i short changed ya!

i've seen my buddy's tree service grow, as well as his daughter, that always ran the chipper. When we had to write theYoung Lady Sucked Thru Chipper Thread and Thread where JP posted pic ; about the other girl around locally that ran a chipper; my buddy's daughter got several speaches from my lil'punk butt; even though she seemed to know what she was doing!

Christmas Eve just past, a few of that family where out hunting......... the lady, her husband and her 13 year old brother. No field oranges worn. Husband and wife coming up the overgrown bank, excited 13 year old that saw a hawg a few minutes ago;- luckily she screamed as he pumped the reload to the shotgun. She was released a day or so ago, thought the husband though critical with pellets in chest, would make it, but last night, his kidneys shut down...... 4 kids. Now i don't feel like i'm 'jinxing' anything, or dwelling on the worst with what is going on, and more freed up to extend my usual 'greeting'; perhaps even with more amplitude from being staved back so.

Ya never know;....... i talked to the 13 year old today, told my buddy he should get him into counseling. Also, ya might think about doing one thing every day, that you would do if it was your last day. Chances are, you'll be wrong more times than right; but ya might want to try it anyway!


Orrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr something like that!
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