whadja do today?

[Oak Savanna]

Hey!! What happened to that fun thread from this morning where all our more esteemed members were giving that 17 y/o kid working at McDonald's tips on running his budding tree business!!??

Wtf....

Lol I was just looking for that! Thought maybe it got moved?!

 

[tree MDS]

Lol I was just looking for that! Thought maybe it got moved?!

Lol. There, there, puss, puss, eventually 60' will feel like that 30' you're so petrified of at the moment.

 

[tree MDS]

And if all else fails, maybe you'll be really good at sales, and leave the actual treework to the men. In the end it'll all work out!! Just keep plugging along, little trooper!!!!

 

[Pelorus]

There was a fellow from Virginia last year on another tree forum who was using photos of guys on his website that he copied off the internet. Climbing palms in Virginia, lol. He asked a basic climbing question re. his lanyard and somebody pointed out the answer was in one of the photos of "him" on his website. Takes all kinds.
That poser did have an old phone/ cable co. truck, so getting up to 30' or so woulda been no problem!

 

[treeclimber101]

wtf I missed something funny because I was working . ******* blows

 

[Oak Savanna]

wtf I missed something funny because I was working . ****ing blows

You didn't miss much. Kid was 19, said he has work for lots of tree co's, he is firing up his own show and his old boss that went broke after 12 years wanted a job and 30% off each quote........ There was more but MDS summed the rest of it up.

 

[mckeetree]

Yeah, where is that thread? What happened with that.

 

[teamtree]

Can't say much....but the last two days at work I felt like I was back in high school or on the playground with all the drama I went through.

It is pretty funny but sad....lol

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Hey!! What happened to that fun thread from this morning where all our more esteemed members were giving that 17 y/o kid working at McDonald's tips on running his budding tree business!!??

Wtf....

I couldn't even get involved with that.

 

[Pelorus]

19 not 17 y/o!
Just remembered the website picture "arborist" I referred also started a sequel thread, where he wanted tips on how to safely negative-block the top half of a tree (in one shot), cause his cable TV bucket would only get that high. He broke a rope doing that. Hard to imagine that could happen.
A shame he didn't ask for advice here.

 

[treeman75]

Removed a big ol mulberry today, alot of ropping but it went good. I can tell im a little out of shape from not working. Got the top out and switched to the bigger saw for the wood and forearms started cramping up, I am pretty sore but like 101 said it feels good. I took four ibuprofen and now sitting on the couch with my feet up.

 

[Oak Savanna]

19 not 17 y/o!
Just remembered the website picture "arborist" I referred also started a sequel thread, where he wanted tips on how to safely negative-block the top half of a tree (in one shot), cause his cable TV bucket would only get that high. He broke a rope doing that. Hard to imagine that could happen.
A shame he didn't ask for advice here.

You can drive down the highway with the boom all the way up on those cable trucks and it's still under 13'6"! My buddy says those are for cutting trees off cars!!

 

[squad143]

Yesterday, Dave and I worked in Toronto removing a birch in a back yard. Pretty easy tree. Took longer traveling there than it did to get the tree down. Ah, the joys of working in the city
The afternoon saw us in Ajax. Another Ash becomes firewood. That's Dave in the tree.

Most branches were over the shed or the Bell/Cable TV line. Was a late day. Dumped the chips at 7:30.

Today we were in Oshawa removing two 80' maples between a couple of apartments.

I climbed and dismantled the tree on the left, while Dave used the bucket on the tree on the right.
Man, was it windy today.
Used ratchet straps on Dave's tree cause the two stems were starting to split from the ice storm and we wanted the added security while rigging off the one stem.

Tomorrow we'll return with the two mini skid steers and move the wood to a waiting bin while a crew does more chipping of broken limbs at the townhouse complex across the road.

There will be lots of firewood for next season due to this ice storm

 

[Pelorus]

We still have a little bit of snow left.

 

[Reg]

Today was long and underbid. Time of year I suppose. Went dark on us on the last critical fall.....a 70 ft log which had to be aimed along side the house. You're purley working off the site-lines when you cant see $hit from a distance. Im cool with that, but being so close with a log that could potentially cut the house in 2 is not the best feeling when you just cant see anything. I was pretty happy with the undercut though....but then my buddy Scott pulled out a laser pointer which we placed dead centre in side the undercut just to make sure. I was impressed with the accuracy of that thing, and it was quite the added reassurance at that stage of the game. Anyway, it was a stubborn piece of wood but it landed eventually, on the money.

Pic of Scott tipping an earlier one....before we lost the remaining light.

 

[sgreanbeans]

Waiting on my new spring for da chipper

Lol I was just looking for that! Thought maybe it got moved?!

I reopened it, he is just a kid who knows very little, instead of bashing him to death, how about pointing him in the right direction. It would be different if he was older and had been around. But his ears are still wet. If we just cast him away into the troll box, prematurely, then he will most likely go on to be a hack. Bashing someone who is naive, for being naive...........
Now, if he still deletes the thread after I reopened it, then he probably cant cut it out there and is best to let him go.

 

[treeman75]

High wind warning today with 60mph gusts. Im sure the phone will ring today.

 

[sgreanbeans]

I was thinking about you when I seen the maps, we are not supposed to have any, that means we will have twice as much! Shoulda been a weather man. "it might rain today, but maybe not, but probably will, kinda"

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Heading to my arborist prep class for day two. Was doing the homework this morning from last week and it feels like i forgot all the technical terms. Did a quick review in the book and got it done.

I understand how trees work but when you put all those big technical words into the equation I get lost.

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[sgreanbeans]

Heading to my arborist prep class for day two. Was doing the homework this morning from last week and it feels like i forgot all the technical terms. Did a quick review in the book and got it done.

I understand how trees work but when you put all those big technical words into the equation I get lost.

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Google the definition of the word, then, once you have mastered it, go back and re read the material. It will make more sense. I wish they had a dictionary that had the pronunciation of the words also. Tho the dictionary they sell at the ISA book store is pretty good but no help there. I know I don't say them right!