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Way back when (like about 1975, before even my time :)) the US Forest Service began requiring climbing helmets for its climbers, chin strap use was specifically mandated as well. The reasoning then, and it makes sense to me still, was that a fall in a tree would be likely to mean the climber...

To my eye when standing right above it?...say 60 feet by 50 feet and about 40 feet deep. It has two holes in the sides that lead out to the ocean. According to geologists, the side holes started as sea caves in the cliff face, then met as they were eroded deeper. At some point the roof of...

Not the first time; won't be the last :).

I dunno why some duplicates got posted...

M and I have recently returned from a 3-day excursion to Yachats, on the central OR coast, for the expressed purpose of watching very high tides and storm surge break on some of the most picturesque stretches of rocky coastline anywhere. Here are some pictures...duh :D.

You listen to @CurSedVoyce. I know he doesn't always look like it, but he's a pretty smart man. :D

Yessir, it does. The stupid thing your 25-year-old self did, that afterwards costs a bit when you are 35, usually costs a lot more at 70.

Fair enough. You are satisfied with what you have and there is no reason for you to change that @cory. Certainly, none that I can offer beyond what I have already said. What works best for me is only that...best for me, not necessarily for anyone else.

Yes, that is what you and all others must do. But it is far from the best position from an ergonomic work point of view, imo.

I will risk speculation; from what I have read of his posted opinions, perhaps Scott may think that means we'd be better off with no government. I may well be completely wrong in that. In any case, I do not share that point of view. But I reckon we do have to be vigilant as citizens and do...

Unfortunately, not to the best of my knowledge. Again, if anyone knows differently, please let me know.

I struggle and fail completely to recall a time in my life when Washington (i.e. the federal government) did not have a credibility problem. My history studies fail to find ANY time since the very beginnings when that was different. For that matter, any level of gov't...state, county...

I see them oem and a few US sources, yup very spendy. I was hoping someone had found a chinesium version, like I see for most bigger Stihl pro saws. For my level of use, that would fit the ticket, if it existed. So far, I don't see them.

@lxskllr Just visualize cutting generally horizontal from left to right with the belly of the bar. It is so much easier to just slide your left hand over to the wrap side (right on the saw) as you move the saw into position to make the cut, either limbing or making a face heading left or a back...

For sure. I barely tolerate my little 361 with the standard wrap, cost being the only thing that has kept me from replacing the oem handle. For some odd reason the Chinese et al have not produced a wrap handle for this model. If anyone knows differently, please give me a heads up. A 3/4...

Normal for most folks I reckon, and surely so for those who have worked a physically demanding job all their life. Although being sedentary all one's working life carries another set of hazards in old age, also just as surely. Different stuff breaks down, maybe.

It's true that you would need a shorty scrench for some wrap handles, though not all. Never occurred to me that a shorty might be unsatisfactory, but if it is for you then it is.

I dunno about a video. I could look around I reckon :). But your gripe about messing with the clutch cover??? It does not happen. The wrap handle is shaped to accommodate that need. No different to work with than a standard handle. BTW, nice to read you, my friend. @lxskllr

Your friend made an extremely accurate statement there, @Mick! I was unstoppable at 50. Maybe not quite as strong as at 35, but on any measurable scale I was better at my many jobs by miles. I was just close to recovered from a full hip replacement at 60. Different man, indeed.

Never in a million years would you see that in my part of the world :). Maybe in some US ultra-urban areas...but I stay clear of that sort of place on general principle :D.