whadja do today?

[DR. P. Proteus]

Eucs ain't so bad Doc.

I love em long long time now!

Raised a family O three on em!

Big fuggin blue gums in the Bay Area mate. You'd have to go down under to find bigger.

Nothin but ole feeble pussycat climbers out here!



Jomo

This is why we always bust on the guy who thinks he is 100 feet up when he's really just steppin of the ladder.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

No I meant literally I'm flying out there for a 6 week stint! CA will never be the same

Oh, and leave me stuck with these crazy horse *******.

Everything I said was, is and will always be true. Even driving up the Art Museum steps.

Being I tree guy I see no sense in lying, least of all to myself and the expressions you get when you tell the truth are priceless.

The Head Horse Bitch just called, supposed to meet today: "Oh, I meant Monday!"


B U L L S H I T !

I will pull out, they are crazy and scared and silly, I'm just crazy and silly... sometimes, mostly crazy. I guess if I wasn't I'd have a job like Jeff's.


Hey guy's! Thanks for being here to talk to all these years! You should hear what the people around here say about me, maybe I might wanna move.

But I was just on my roof looking at the trees, my yard, kid's ball game, storm's coming in, garden is up and my wife told me again to stop working.

Sure, I pay for things, take care of things, support the family, work my ass off all through my tree business but I ain't never made a ****** dime off it. I think if I did it would cheapen the experience.

But again, faced with putting it down.

Lately I have been chompin for a tree but just doing mowing and small things like 850 dollar spruces which a person can only derive so much thrill from. I do.

I'm in Peabody's will. I know after he is gone I won't need a plow truck anymore.

 

[jomoco]

I'm concentrating on spools now Doc!

Big powered spools for climbin lines, and itty bitty saltwater fishin spools for cord n zing it throw lines.

It's a real madhatter's party in progress!

Too old n orthopedic to pedal or hoist meself aloft anymore.

Alladdin's rope's pretty much useless without a spool to keep things compact with a perfect lay alignment!

Kinduva old foggy's multitool that helps keep me climbin, just to test it, see how much abuse it can take before sprangs n thangs fly every whichaway!

 

[treebilly]

Well after waking up to be told both sides of my family were coming over for a cook out I busted ass to clean the place up a bit. Happy relaxing Father's Day! I'm well past a 30 pack now and finally get to relax. Happy Father's Day to all who are blessed to be fathers. Even you Dan. Hoping you spent time with your little girl today.

 

[treebilly]

And jomo I'm hoping to get an up close and personal look at your AR whatever later this year. I'm hoping to head west to meet Mr Beranek late September.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

I'm concentrating on spools now Doc!

Big powered spools for climbin lines, and itty bitty saltwater fishin spools for cord n zing it throw lines.

It's a real madhatter's party in progress!

Too old n orthopedic to pedal or hoist meself aloft anymore.

Alladdin's rope's pretty much useless without a spool to keep things compact with a perfect lay alignment!

Kinduva old foggy's multitool that helps keep me climbin, just to test it, see how much abuse it can take before sprangs n thangs fly every whichaway!

I 've been bartering for use of land at this horse farm I have been on for a few years, it has progressed, my responsibilities changed.


Hell if anyone remembers it was a jungle of trash, burdock, overgrown buildings that leaked and maybe a dead horse at one point.

All run by a women who tells me she doesn't stress and then freaks out when her son doesn't fill the tractor back up.

22 year old daughter is out there all winter trying to pitch water bucket after water bucket of hot water ( thanks to me) over fences. She went away for a week so I got to try it.

You'd get hurt, its icy standing on the back of slick tailgate.

And its moral killing hauling water in trash can after trash can all the while losing water.

I have been working up there to solve a lot of problems and its been tough as balls. And the Head Bitch won't break. She still thinks like, well, a woman.

SHE STILL THINKS SHE IS THE BAWSSSSS!!!!

The daughter works doing the training, the son hauls with his big trucks and trailers. They are a bit standoffish and I don't blame them. But I am not there to steal or freeload. The son thinks he is a badass, he is, but he is so cute with his attitude and his big smokestacks. He had his big ole chainsaw out the other day, running it like a nut. I looked up and laughed.

The only reason she is dealing with me is because she needs me and she really doesn't want to deal with me because, and allow me to reiterate: I tell the truth! If I didn't I would be dead. Thank you Tree Work for teaching/reminding me honesty is the best policy. I was never a good liar anyway.

All this woman wants to do is talk over me on the phone and I am a more intimate kind of kind. Its scary, I know, I freak people all the time. My friends are my friends, my enemies gaze in wonder from yonder where I am not. Yes, they gaze in wild wonder and horray for them.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Well after waking up to be told both sides of my family were coming over for a cook out I busted ass to clean the place up a bit. Happy relaxing Father's Day! I'm well past a 30 pack now and finally get to relax. Happy Father's Day to all who are blessed to be fathers. Even you Dan. Hoping you spent time with your little girl today.

There is no possible way you could drink that much beer but I believe you.


Big rain set to come in tomorrow, got mah gutters flowing good now. Kid's ball game was a hoot, they won but it was all luck and the pitcher is the coach's daughter so she gets mad training so...

Everybody hollering at Mike, the third base coach, he's nuts and beer to mouth like a mofo. He'll be done coachin and suckin beers from soda cups with straws. No alchohol in the parks. Good guy though, die hard for sure, loves the kids, its a hard job.

He's out there hollerin what to do and it might not go as planned and he gets the blame then... well, I can't take to much of that but it fun for awhile though I can't help think about what its doing to my kid or anybody else's.

I once watch 3 tubby goobers with desk jobs messing with the pitching machine, it was hard to watch coming from a guy who knows about SAFE skilled labor.

They got it working but I could tell even they thought it was a little to fast. I knew it was, I know, I am tree guy, I know when something isn't right. I don't blibba blaaber and flibba flabber, I take the time to make sure. I'm a little bit of a pyscho but who ain't?

Next thing I am flying down the road to the ER as my tiny little girl is holding the tip of her frozen finger on.

Then! One of the tubbies ( good guys ) made a comment about my long beautiful hair, everybody laughed, so I made a comment about his fat gut, I was the only one laughing. Not today, this was all years and years ago.

The coach that gave the order to clear the pitching machine for use when my kid got hurt is a TOTAL nutjob over this ball game. Lucky for him he can screw around at his desk at work all day scheduling and organizing the teams. All these guys are completely bonkers and their wives are worse!

Just noticed the trim job to clear the tree from the dug outs and back catches they all just did. I had thought about doing it. Well, at least no one went to the ER and we can PLAY BALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!

 

[jomoco]

I've made quite a few design improvements since the ARP 7 days TreeBilly.

The ARP 9 uses super powerful ring magnets for cord terminations, no amount of centrifical force I can generate will fling them off and into space, unlike the poor ARP 7.

No sooner than the first model's complete?

Bam, it's already out dated.

It's far more preferable to fish if possible some days anyways.

Using a 16 oz throw bag, the ARP 9's an excellent in the tree or on the ground climb line setting tool in medium sized decurrent trees as well.

I ain't recommendin it's use by anyone who ain't certified crazy already.

It never ceases to amaze me how seemingly silly inventions morph into somethin somewhat useful.

Jomoco

 

[Flint Mitch]

About 2 hours of oak cutting with the Dolkita 6421. Helping out someone I kinda know. 3 hours yesterday.

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[DR. P. Proteus]

Anybody want to buy an old camper with Pergo? It'll roll, ain't to pretty and best off all I don't own it ! The guy who dropped it off just gave me the title! No transfer!

I wouldn't do it but my only option is to move back to the house with my equipment and that was a problem and I don't feel like or want to find another place.

The woman is just being a ball breaker and in this world she has to be or so she thinks.

She really did drag me out with her gals, all dolled up, to listen to hear wail Meatloaf on a carryohkee machine. I really did want to shoot either me or her, I couldn't figure it out.

She has come to ordering me around just because I am doing more and more for myself on her land. I do a whole hell of a lot for the farm. Its win win and she just won't believe it.

It was a sheeit wreck when I first started parking there. It was tough for the women to even open the gates to get the horses because off the weeds.

Its a preserved farm, its really nice.

The woman just has to assume dominance. This I see in everything she does. Everything. Its sick and sad. This I saw right from the start.

Working trees with my people is not like that, it can't be. Truth is respect, respect is truth.

I am nuts. Soes she. Soes you.

The Dan is not shocked, surprised or rattled about where HE is standing, He LIKES it !

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

I always thought about other areas of the field I might be good in, but there is only so much I will do to make someone climb a tree or drag brush.

The biology part is important, I know it, but it don't get me off. I ain't spraying no trees.

The nursery side of it is despicable.

Teach someone how to kill themselves for wages I was making 20 ******* years ago!!? Yeah, I just said that.


Only so much butt I will kiss for the privilege to climb said tree or drag said brush.

Much less the bullcrap.

Much less the risk.

Gentlemen, is there a reason I should not be done? Don't say something stupid to boost me.

I am outta that farm I am pretty sure, I doubt the woman is going to meet me on neutral ground.

Typical man hater, told me her dad got her the farm out of guilt. I gotta go. Its time.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

I've made quite a few design improvements since the ARP 7 days TreeBilly.

The ARP 9 uses super powerful ring magnets for cord terminations, no amount of centrifical force I can generate will fling them off and into space, unlike the poor ARP 7.

No sooner than the first model's complete?

Bam, it's already out dated.

It's far more preferable to fish if possible some days anyways.

Using a 16 oz throw bag, the ARP 9's an excellent in the tree or on the ground climb line setting tool in medium sized decurrent trees as well.

I ain't recommendin it's use by anyone who ain't certified crazy already.

It never ceases to amaze me how seemingly silly inventions morph into somethin somewhat useful.

Jomoco

I am selling everything but that old camper and coming out to see you!

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Really, even her kids can't stand her, she's a ball breaker when she thinks she's got you. She ain't got me. Its almost as funny as some guy trying to be " the bawss " of his tree crew. Just makes me tired and have to do more work AND put me in danger which, well, NO.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

About 2 hours of oak cutting with the Dolkita 6421. Helping out someone I kinda know. 3 hours yesterday.

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WAIT! Did you say dolkita!? Is that some kind of joke? I can't see the pic very well but did you DO something to a saw? Hell, I am surprised you cut any of that wood with the saw I can barely see. Dolkita?

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

She is the kind of woman where its always:

NINE NINE NINE !!!! VERBOTEN!

So we do it her way and by the time I get it done we are both exhausted and she spent more on the cheap fix rather than going the distance in the first place.

You know I am Doctor right?

This was yet another experiment, it was. Trust me, land in Chester County is convoluted and exspensive. She was letting use the land to work, dump, and store which I need for my business but I can't let her walk all over me. It was fun watching her build up to it, I knew she would!

Its said you can't fix stupid... and stupid is acting tough and bawssey ( Like the ole Buzzard) like you can't be taken down.

I just had a conversation with a 33 year boy and good friend and tree guy today, I said:

" You know, I ain't never had no dad, nor no mom, well, after watching 3 older siblings be chased out I left around 11 and really never went back. I'd stop in from time to time to see their sad state of affairs but after awhile it wasn't worth the trip. I hit the road, did crazy scary ****, got beat so many times I thought I die and still went on"


The kid said:

" Once I was in fight and thought I was I badass and slammed this dude because I thought I was a badass, well I slammed him pretty damn good and if you **** with me or my people I have to start slammin BUT just after I slammed that guy somebody slammed me and kept slammin even when I went down."


Tough kid. Good kid, lives with his mom. Works hard hauling landscape material in big trucks, a real pro, educated in the field, family oriented got 5 kids that are his sisters. he spends money on them like crazy and he's a total pot head motorcycle racer, got all the kids bikes, he's nuts.

No really, certified grade A wacko. Just like you. They took him in after he hit the wall after starting a landscaping company right out of college.

He's a local kid from the town I settled in for the last ten years and have worked with him much in different capacities. Sometimes he pulls me up a tree with the mini and chips brush all by his little self! The only attitude he has is to be helpful. I work with other great people to but this kid I just adore and love.

Just a reminder of the great opposed to the not so great. Hey, what can I say? Sometimes you have to pull a revolver on a guy in a Winniebago cause you changed your mind about letting him suck your 14 year old dick for a ride to Florida. I thought it wouldn't be so bad but then realized it wasn't quite as romantic as I had imagined! Go figure!

I love that story! I love to tell it to tough guys and gals cause I tell them I was scared and got lucky and its true.

After that I sold the gun to some hick for gas money and got a dog. Criss crossed this country with that mother ****** til I was twenty ****** four.

Then this godforsaken tree bullshut caught me. HELL, I was educated! I didn't need to do it. Went to some of the best schools in the country! Everything else seemed so fake and it pretty much is.

Who is going to tell me I don't know everything? Who is going to tell me that their right is my right. Who can beat me? That's some Nelson Mandela **** right there. I know even the things I don't know. And I laugh like ****** hell.

I think I am going to just stay really stoned and start a bonsai farm in my backyard and become a professional gigolo padding around half naked for my wife in my Crocs. I always had the feeling if I put in the time I could talk her into a manage'. What else am I going to do considering I have had enough of ALL YOU loonies. And trust me I am sexy. Who would marry me if I wasn't?

Really, my wife makes enough to keep the kid in a monthly 60 dollar leotard plus pretty much everything else. I am really not worried about much, I know things go the way they go and if you want something enough you will get it eventually or die trying.

So glad I stuck with this " Tree work crap" for so long. I would have died long ago anywhere else and I would have died stupid. Educated but stupid.

IN TREE WORK THERE IS TRUTH! DA DA DA DA

Well for those who listen. I think I am going to go listen to my wife and daughter now. Daughter still cries when she fails or things don't go right. She's the same age when I left home,11.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

I did the same thing to that woman as I did to every muscle bound roid boy tree climber tough guy I came across in my 25 years on the force. I did my job, broke the mother's weak front, left the place in a steamin heap and better than I found it. It was bloody and dirty and nasty and messy and fun as F U C K !

Some people call me Jesus because of my hair and my " superior" intellect, wisdom and ability. You can call me The Dan. My name is not Dan, that's is what everybody thought I said over the roar of the CHIPPAH!

Once more into the breach? Once more to DA CHIPPAH!?

I say YES my friends but the definition of breach has changed.

I haven't slept since 1973. You know that right?

 

[beastmaster]

Dude, I'll pick you up and we'll drive out together. I just have to " grip up a little white" and I'll head down, we'll drive straight through non-stop ( only for liquor and hookers) Are Kansas? Is that near Their Kansas? How many Kansases are there?

You can come stay with me. I live by the beach. Well sort of im camping out. Have a nice place in Bakersfield i visit on the weekends.
Stay in my truck all week. A one bedroom apt. Is 2000 a month out here. So im like semi homeless 5 days a week. But there is a spot open next to me.
Hey and they have wild pigs all over the place.

 

[beastmaster]

Hahaha I'm on a plane tomorrow heading out your way bro!

You coming in the middle of a heat wave Rope. Triple digits. Im right on the coast. It nice. Santa Rosa is wine country.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

You can come stay with me. I live by the beach. Well sort of im camping out. Have a nice place in Bakersfield i visit on the weekends.
Stay in my truck all week. A one bedroom apt. Is 2000 a month out here. So im like semi homeless 5 days a week. But there is a spot open next to me.
Hey and they have wild pigs all over the place.

I've been wanting to have a crack at them pigs... again. Used to live in campsites all over out there, everywhere. Javalina, they are called I think. Wake up and they would be milling around the tents.

 

[ropensaddle]

You coming in the middle of a heat wave Rope. Triple digits. Im right on the coast. It nice. Santa Rosa is wine country.

No different than where I left heat wise I'm was supposed to be there noon today but hit 4 hour delay now in phoenix talk about hot lol