So whadja do today?

[Guy Meilleur]

Sure it's all good, as long as trees can grow it's all good. :sngel:

Would have liked to have seen a picture of that pecan you were told to strip out. I'd be hittin' the bottle or worse if I had to do sheeyot like that. Landscape architect-degreed foolks do even worse harm to city trees than forestry-degreed foolks.

 

[matthias]

Hey Guy, everyday is a learning experience. I was so happy with my nice TIP and the physical aspect of the job that I didn't consider what was best for the tree. Yes this means sad although I really can't say that I am. Maybe more embarassed?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Originally posted by Guy Meilleur
Would have liked to have seen a picture of that pecan you were told to strip out. I'd be hittin' the bottle or worse if I had to do sheeyot like that.

Dang Guy, ya gotta buck up! Anyway, the trees will be dead within a couple years. They never had a chance. I woulda fertilized and mulched em, and left em alone.

Alas, I don't have the degree this guy has.

 

[a_lopa]

my day 2 good to work

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Originally posted by matthias
I was so happy with my nice TIP and the physical aspect of the job that I didn't consider what was best for the tree I am embarassed?

Hey Mathias, it's easy to get carried away with the physical and other aspects of the tree work and forget about tree care; I get distracted all the time. Climbing and rigging is just a way to the goal of tree care (or removal).

It's the growth of the trees that makes our jobs possible, so that's where our focus belongs, imnsvho. no offense meant; happy climbing and tree-caring!

"Alas, I don't have the degree this guy has."
MB that degree is toilet paper that wipes the tree before it all is flushed. That guy reminds me of the Emperor Who Had No Clothes, sashaying about in imagined finery until some kid reminds everybody that he is naked.

We need more honest kids in the world, and less imagining that a degree brings wisdom. no offense to Nicks or others.

 

[arboromega]

amen guy. i have made it far into my career with out a degree in this field and by hard work and self education have surpassed many others that had the degree simply by a drive to continue my own self education. getting that paper in hand doesnt mean the learning is done. i am going after a degree next summer though, but im old enough and in the game long enough to not walk away thinking i know everything.
matthias you can learn alot about the tree by searching it from the ground and getting a game plan together befor you climb up and start chopping. the day will come that you tell these people their advice for the tree is bad and you cared for it the proper way

 

[Nathan Wreyford]

I don't want to get into the degree thing since I have one from Texas A&M University. I think a degree is great but it is a better indicator that someone is trainable or has the ability to learn than it is an indicator someone actually knows something.

I played photographer for the 1st part of the day

English coworker

 

[Nathan Wreyford]

Then he got the 048 stuck

 

[Nathan Wreyford]

Then the saw got unstuck

 

[Nathan Wreyford]

I know stubs are ONE of your peeves.

I think I did that. The original order was for a taller totem pole with stubs so kids could climb it

It is at an old ranger station in the forest. The whole mess was just piled on the other side of the dirt road to rot.....uh....I mean to provide wildlife habitat.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Originally posted by Nathan Wreyford
I know stubs are ONE of your peeves.

Me too.

 

[murphy4trees]

Me three...
I probably would have tried a snap cut on that first hung storm damaged lead.. made the cut a little closer to the trunk too.... not an easy cut either way!

 

[MasterBlaster]

I had a great day, without spurs for a change. Yesterday, and today I've been trimming live oaks. It's a nice change over TD's.
But I'm pretty sure I doing TD's for the rest of the week.

 

[John Stewart]

Originally posted by MasterBlaster
I had a great day, without spurs for a change. Yesterday, and today I've been trimming live oaks. It's a nice change over TD's.
But I'm pretty sure I doing TD's for the rest of the week.

Hey Butch did you get a crane to put you in those oaks!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Nah, I used the BS to set three lines, rig the pulleys, and my groundies pulled me up. It's much easier to keep smoking that way.

:angel:

 

[John Stewart]

Atta boy now your climbin!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Didja get a pic of just the bucket truck? How high did it reach? What did it cost to rent?

 

[MasterBlaster]

AWESOME!!!

 

[OutOnaLimb]

Today I got to trim the "Oldest Norway Maple West of the Mississippi." It was the biggest Norway I have ever seen, but not so sure about that title. The home owner said that the Historical Tree Preservation Society came out and said it was the oldest and they will be adding it to the list of historical trees. It was fun and the home owner gave me a $50.00 tip. I even think I sold her on installing lightning protection on this historical tree. I will get the pics tomorrow and probibly post a new thread about this adventure.

Kenn




:Monkey:

 

[jkrueger]

Originally posted by RockyJSquirrel
What is funny is the idea that a 200 year old tree all of a sudden needs lightening protection. Where were you 190 years ago?

DITTO: Is this 'tree biz' and aluminum siding?

Dah,
Jack