The Whining Thread

[redprospector]

5 tree job calls this month.

5 said, "Oh no, that price is too high." (Seems to be a recurring theme around here, bastards.)

My saws have sat in boxes since the end of May.

Ah well, #### it.
Might be time for that last half-gallon of saw gas to go into the old POS mower. Or the new drip torch.

Haha. Might as well get used to it buddy. This is the Great Southwest. Otherwise known as a "depressed area".
Diversify young man, diversify (that's what they told me anyway ). Hmm, let's see. Since you're in the land of Sunshine, Sand fleas, and S.O.B's you probably won't be selling a lot of firewood. Give me time, I'll think of something to diversify you.

Really I hope the next call pans out, and the other 5 see the job you do and change their mind's.

Andy

 

[forestryworks]

Ask them what they do for a living, and how much they make doing it. . . When they tell you say, "Oh no, that price is too high!".

How you been suck-a-fish? You done with school in December?

Been getting an academic ass kicking, lol. And I hope so!

Haha. Might as well get used to it buddy. This is the Great Southwest. Otherwise known as a "depressed area".
Diversify young man, diversify (that's what they told me anyway ). Hmm, let's see. Since you're in the land of Sunshine, Sand fleas, and S.O.B's you probably won't be selling a lot of firewood. Give me time, I'll think of something to diversify you.

Really I hope the next call pans out, and the other 5 see the job you do and change their mind's.

Andy

Hopefully gettin' outta here come December. It's nice country and a nice climate in the summer, but ain't no job prospects.

 

[Rounder]

3 delimbers, 2 loaders on one dead end spur....4 hours to get to the old strippy-poo this morn. Only took 3 to get home though.

The glitzy-glam life of a timber faller.

 

[wowzers]

Wolly wind Batman. Not sure if it was blowing on anyone else today, but it was some pretty sporty hooking over here.

 

[slowp]

It blew here, but nothing unusual. We did get a lot of rain. I'll go out and figure out how much from the second storm. As of 5PM, yesterday, we got 3 inches of rain in about 30 hours.

 

[mile9socounty]

Hopped in the truck to come into the office this morning. Spilled half of my coffee in my lap. Its going to be a real bad day now. There's my whine. That and half the trees we're cutting is standing dead madrone. Light on the feet.

 

[carym2a]

Its only wednesday:bang:

 

[paccity]

found a flaw on the 2100 's exhaust. frigin hurt. took a second to figure it out. going to change the angle on that deflector

 

[Metals406]

:msp_ohmy:

Ouch!

 

[RandyMac]

damm another sunny day. We will definitely pay big time for it.

 

[carym2a]

damm another sunny day. We will definitely pay big time for it.

Yep! day 3 and maybe friday too, we will be getting a real whippin come next month for it. Good shot of the old light house you have there, almost see where Seaside hospital was.

 

[slowp]

Just got back from wandering around in the gated land behind the house. A beauty day here too, but looks like the clouds are moving in as I type.

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[RandyMac]

Yeah, Fryday maybe. Things change next week, a bit cooler and wet for sure. I'm thinkin' we are due for a Halloween storm.

 

[DavdH]

Sheriff comes bouncing thru the yard at 1:30 with 3 patrol vehicles, hops out and asks for Alfredo, pat him down and haul him off, now I'm down an operator in the middle of the afternoon and all the trucks coming back. Don't know the story but couldn't they find him at the bar after I was dun with him for the day?

 

[HorseFaller]

Wet wet wet and windy and calling for snow down to 3500ft by Saturday and we are working at just over 4000ft. I'm not ready to be stuck in the GD scuba suit yet.

 

[Gologit]

Sheriff comes bouncing thru the yard at 1:30 with 3 patrol vehicles, hops out and asks for Alfredo, pat him down and haul him off, now I'm down an operator in the middle of the afternoon and all the trucks coming back. Don't know the story but couldn't they find him at the bar after I was dun with him for the day?

Bail him out.

 

[DavdH]

I'm sure he bailed as soon as he got there, most of these guys have way more experience than I do with the wrong side of the law. I told them to shut the place down until everyone's crop was in for the year, rain next week everyone from the grape people to the pot growers are in end of the season panic mode, we have a couple weeks fallin' on a job we hit all the volume on in August, guessing (WAG very scientific)) 2.5mmbf left to haul and this is the last year on the contract.

 

[carym2a]

Wet wet wet and windy and calling for snow down to 3500ft by Saturday and we are working at just over 4000ft. I'm not ready to be stuck in the GD scuba suit yet.

We were talking snow chains yesterday with a few drivers, they just cant wait to get to use them:msp_sneaky:

 

[HorseFaller]

Yep it's a coming. The snow was falling on the landing today before the quitter was blown. Supposed to get 4-8 inches by morning.

 

[Metals406]

Yep it's a coming. The snow was falling on the landing today before the quitter was blown. Supposed to get 4-8 inches by morning.

We'll be in the snow by next week. . . What the hell?

Going from super dry and mild to warm, to "HEY LOOK IT'S JANUARY!"

Nothing like having fall taken away -- thanks jet-stream. :msp_sneaky:

On the flip side, opening day (Saturday) of general rifle should be pretty good -- if the wolves left us any.