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:lol: Yeah Gary, a lot of crazy cats end up in CA

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Yeah.. timing the tops above 100 feet can get fun eh?

Had a cut and pitch TD the other day that was everything to get the limbs into the tight DZ... Broke a yard light and went to a light lowering rope.. When the lowered piece kept drifting over a garden, it was time to just say "we'll be back"

Burnam, you would have liked it the other day.. good soils.. Sturdy trees 125 plus tall. Spaced canopy so there was wind sharing. 75 degrees. One of those days when you are trying to get you line set into the next tree for a traverse and the rope about comes out of your hand. Just a steady 15-20...

Exactly Willard. Changing the wind dynamics is huge in crowded wood. And if you also factor in snow with blowing winds... wellllllll ... Then there is often unseen damage that can bite ya as you are working.

Poor soils... Poor Tree structures... drought conditions. Flooding... Many factors. Mother nature sorts out the defects real quick. Just a hot summer can cause grief. Heavy limbs transpiring. Over crowded trees lead to all kinds of interesting growth (sarcasm). Girdled roots from growing in...

You really need to listen to your inner voice.. Know your trees and soils. In my neck of the woods, anything over 25MPH can throw a whole tree or at least shake things loose to the point of broken in oaks. Best to stay out of canopy and such.. But that's my woods. Know your demographic and...

Gut feeling is what I go by. And check the gale warnings for sailing. I will rarely work in 25+ knot winds.