Let me see, back in 1981 I got a call asking if I wanted to try out "thinning".
I needed the money so said ok. Got handed the saw, got told here's how you start it don't hurt yourself. I struggled through the day and survived. Crawled (literally)out of bed every morning that first week. The guys made me mad so I wasn't going to quit. I finally figured it out and was keeping up. We were dumping lodgepole that would go to the mill today, but then it was too small.
At the end of the job, the guys confessed they had bets on how long I'd last for the first day. The second time I joined them, we had others on the crew.
The snow got too deep and I got the compliment from the boss of being one of the few who was getting decent production, 6 hrs of cutting a day. No, it wasn't really big stuff but the saw was heavier than what is available now. Now I'm once again running a saw when needed, bucking out roads, and then whining and soaking in the hot tub afterwards. I don't want to fall any trees cuz I can't run very fast anymore if things go awry. That's all I got to say except, should I paint my fingernails orange to match the saw on those days when I get called to cut a road open? :hmm3grin2orange:
I needed the money so said ok. Got handed the saw, got told here's how you start it don't hurt yourself. I struggled through the day and survived. Crawled (literally)out of bed every morning that first week. The guys made me mad so I wasn't going to quit. I finally figured it out and was keeping up. We were dumping lodgepole that would go to the mill today, but then it was too small.
At the end of the job, the guys confessed they had bets on how long I'd last for the first day. The second time I joined them, we had others on the crew.
The snow got too deep and I got the compliment from the boss of being one of the few who was getting decent production, 6 hrs of cutting a day. No, it wasn't really big stuff but the saw was heavier than what is available now. Now I'm once again running a saw when needed, bucking out roads, and then whining and soaking in the hot tub afterwards. I don't want to fall any trees cuz I can't run very fast anymore if things go awry. That's all I got to say except, should I paint my fingernails orange to match the saw on those days when I get called to cut a road open? :hmm3grin2orange: