So, You Wanna Work In The Woods?

[coastalfaller]

Today was not so bad. I had knocked most of the snow off the trees yesterday. I sauntered down the hill to find it was the day of the intermediate support, or jack. The boss and owner of the outfit is usually down setting chokers. The crew seems cheery. Here they are confering on the jack rigging up because they had not rigged one in a while.

Then a young, spry guy came up and asked if I was on the crew. He was
THE FALLER! :biggrinbounce2:Note the pickup of the faller. It is the nicest one on the job. Hey Burvol, I noticed that he had a big storebought truckbox mounted lengthwise so there was no parts of any saws sticking out. It took up most of the bed though.

And, a shot of the commute and traffic. The pullouts are few and far between on this road. I got a new CB antenna to appease the truck drivers.

Highlights of today? Putting on hardhat only to discover the sweatband was wet and cold. Icky. Wringing out new wool gloves. Making two trips up the road that cannot be driven. to the yarder. But it was better than yesterday.
I had a thermos of mocha coffee back in my pickup. The WHOMPS were fewer today.

Ahh, the WHOMPS! I looked at a job in Bute Inlet one February. Managed to score a ride in the heli to get an overview on the area as well. He got right down above the tree tops for a good view. Got a close up look at some of the WHOMP makers, I swear some were the size of a VW Bug! Would not want to get WHOMPED by one of those, as there wouldn't likely be a chance for a second WHOMPING! When people ask why we don't usually work in the snow on the West Coast........that is one of the reasons!

 

[Crawlin98xj]

Call me nuts but I would still love an opportunity to work in the wood only in NH/ME. Anyone up there still doing it with saws?

 

[bitzer]

Few flurries today and a good wind. Nothin serious yet. It'll come. Diggin out stumps and chokin in a foot or more of snow can get old by the end of the day. We get both types of snow here. Heavy wet and dry sand. Both have their high points.

 

[Meadow Beaver]

Call me nuts but I would still love an opportunity to work in the wood only in NH/ME. Anyone up there still doing it with saws?

You are nuts, you would rather log in NH/ME than NorCal?!?!?!?

 

[Crawlin98xj]

You are nuts, you would rather log in NH/ME than NorCal?!?!?!?

Didn't say that. It is far more practical for me since I am from RI and never plan on leaving the east coat. Once my girlfriend is ready to start looking for a new job we will be ready to re-locate up to NH. Not willing to leave the family or striper fishing to move to NorCal

 

[Meadow Beaver]

Didn't say that. It is far more practical for me since I am from RI and never plan on leaving the east coat. Once my girlfriend is ready to start looking for a new job we will be ready to re-locate up to NH. Not willing to leave the family or striper fishing to move to NorCal

Atleast you have your priorities straight

 

[056kid]

Striper fishing. LOLOLOL. About the only east coast fish I miss are catfish and tarpon. . .

hooking a 36" trout in a 20' wide creek is a fishing experience all to it self. Hooking an 8' sturgin is something I cannot even begin to explain, but its better than any east coast fishing.

Not to mention salmon, halibut, albacore, etc. .

 

[Gologit]

Didn't say that. It is far more practical for me since I am from RI and never plan on leaving the east coat. Once my girlfriend is ready to start looking for a new job we will be ready to re-locate up to NH. Not willing to leave the family or striper fishing to move to NorCal

No problem...we already have plenty of loggers. One thing about RI...if you want to leave the state it sure doesn't take long to get to the border.

 

[slowp]

Since I'm waiting to have a root canal, here's where I'd rather be. It is a little bit better and way cheaper--for me. Another shameless photo.