How'd it go today?
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Mick!
TreeHouser
Shooting small birds just for the fun? Or are they some kind of pest?
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Oh, snap.
Anyway, my hands are still shaking. Sitting on the internet, on the Tree House of course, when someone pulls into my yard and keeps on driving out into my corrals. Shit, its eleven at night!
So I put on a pair of sweatpants! grab my shotgun and follow the pickup out of the yard. Always worry about my folks, heavy sleepers and cant hear anything. Well, the pickup turns out away from my folks yard and heads north. The pickup finally stops and I park behind him, the guy gets out and stumbles out, and finally walks back to my.
Turns out it is sort of a neighbor, only lives south of me 10 miles or so. Been at a bull sale and had to much to drink, made the wrong turn and gets lost in my yard. Got him pointed in the right direction.
Scared me at first.
Anyway, my hands are still shaking. Sitting on the internet, on the Tree House of course, when someone pulls into my yard and keeps on driving out into my corrals. Shit, its eleven at night!
So I put on a pair of sweatpants! grab my shotgun and follow the pickup out of the yard. Always worry about my folks, heavy sleepers and cant hear anything. Well, the pickup turns out away from my folks yard and heads north. The pickup finally stops and I park behind him, the guy gets out and stumbles out, and finally walks back to my.
Turns out it is sort of a neighbor, only lives south of me 10 miles or so. Been at a bull sale and had to much to drink, made the wrong turn and gets lost in my yard. Got him pointed in the right direction.
Scared me at first.
Mick!
TreeHouser
I bet that got the adrenaline pumping!
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
It did, I am still bit would up, might should have a whiskey and water.
I bet my story sounds kinda silly to most of you. I just get kinda worked up when someone drives around in the middle of the night. I have a hard time in the city. A buddy of mine moved to town a couple of years ago after living in the country for years. He has not had a good nights sleep yet, but in his defense he did get robbed.
Maybe I am paranoid!
I bet my story sounds kinda silly to most of you. I just get kinda worked up when someone drives around in the middle of the night. I have a hard time in the city. A buddy of mine moved to town a couple of years ago after living in the country for years. He has not had a good nights sleep yet, but in his defense he did get robbed.
Maybe I am paranoid!
Peter
Treehouser
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
timbertramp
TreeHouser
Pest birds, sparrows been trying to nest IN the house. And the starlings give our song birds a hard time.
dang jim, I hate it when that sort of thing happens. I know how your buddy feels about sleeping in town. I moved to our terrible city after 27 years living in the country. It will even eat at your patience.
dang jim, I hate it when that sort of thing happens. I know how your buddy feels about sleeping in town. I moved to our terrible city after 27 years living in the country. It will even eat at your patience.
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
I got to find time to take care of the birds that nested above my porch.
It rained all night and still is now. The chip truck driver backed off the side of the lane and got stuck at 7:15 this morning. We're getting stuff done but it sure isn't productive.
It rained all night and still is now. The chip truck driver backed off the side of the lane and got stuck at 7:15 this morning. We're getting stuff done but it sure isn't productive.
MasterBlaster
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That sucks.
Grendel
TreeHouser
This sucks.
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
I agree.
Chris E
I'm Not Slash
Another customer related moan from me...
Had a decent sized job booked for yesterday, same day the customer decided to arrange some bulk landscape supply deliveries including 100 1m x 0.5m sandstone blocks and a mini mountain of sand, needless to say I decided to postpone the job. The landscaping crew did some of our cutting (20 minutes worth) and now customer wants to renegotiate price including an ever increasing amount of their own green waste which is almost impossible to quantify via sms. 14 text messages back and forth over four hours and now job is off, an absolutely epic waste of time.
Had a decent sized job booked for yesterday, same day the customer decided to arrange some bulk landscape supply deliveries including 100 1m x 0.5m sandstone blocks and a mini mountain of sand, needless to say I decided to postpone the job. The landscaping crew did some of our cutting (20 minutes worth) and now customer wants to renegotiate price including an ever increasing amount of their own green waste which is almost impossible to quantify via sms. 14 text messages back and forth over four hours and now job is off, an absolutely epic waste of time.
MasterBlaster
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Tell them in a real nice way to kiss your ass.
Chris E
I'm Not Slash
I wanted the job a little bit too much. Time to inject some advertising dollar into the system again.
Raj
TreeHouser
"Perhaps some oral affection towards my posterior will provide comfort during this unpleasant situation"
Like that MB?
Like that MB?
MasterBlaster
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Mick!
TreeHouser
I've been there, I'll be there again. Pita.
Wood Collector
TreeHouser
They must have some deep pockets if they can afford all that sandstone. I would be increasing the price if they wanted me to be chipping the green waste that the landscapers are creating.
Raj
TreeHouser
Installed an Engine kill switch on the handle, a pulling handle at the disc end (seems to be easier to pull than push) and a belt and pulley guard underneath. Still need a belt tensioner, the rest of the belt guards, and hand brake(s). Gettin' there slowly.
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
Looking good Peter.
Guess how my day was.
Guess how my day was.
candoarms
TreeHouser
The North Dakota Community Forestry Specialist, Lezlee Johnson, out of Bottineau, made the trip to visit with me today regarding a pruning class that we have scheduled for July 15 and 16 this summer.
I provided a tour of the City of Cando, showing her some of the projects that we'll be undertaking this year, and in the years to come. She was interested in seeing the two sites I picked out for holding the class. The first site was the building that we'll be using for the classroom portion of the class. She was excited to see such a beautiful brick building, equipped with a complete kitchen and plenty of room for projectors, instructors, and attendees.
The second site was the local Catholic Cemetery, where we plan to hold the hands-on portion of the training. She took a number of pictures to share with the other North Dakota Urban and Community Forestry planning committee members.
We're still in the process of ironing out the details, but currently we plan to have several pruning stations available, where students will take turns at Reduction, Thinning, Restoration, Raising, and Cleaning techniques.
Two separate locations have been identified where I plan to hold a special class on how to safely remove larger and dangerous branches. This would be a great location to set up the GRCS and perform some large branch removals in a Green Ash, using the tip-tie rigging method.
Several trees have been selected for complete removal. One of these trees will be used to demonstrate safe and proper felling procedures.
Overall, I believe Lezlee feels that this will be a fantastic opportunity for our members and others interested in learning how to prune, remove, and care for trees. I look forward to hosting this class.
Joel
I provided a tour of the City of Cando, showing her some of the projects that we'll be undertaking this year, and in the years to come. She was interested in seeing the two sites I picked out for holding the class. The first site was the building that we'll be using for the classroom portion of the class. She was excited to see such a beautiful brick building, equipped with a complete kitchen and plenty of room for projectors, instructors, and attendees.
The second site was the local Catholic Cemetery, where we plan to hold the hands-on portion of the training. She took a number of pictures to share with the other North Dakota Urban and Community Forestry planning committee members.
We're still in the process of ironing out the details, but currently we plan to have several pruning stations available, where students will take turns at Reduction, Thinning, Restoration, Raising, and Cleaning techniques.
Two separate locations have been identified where I plan to hold a special class on how to safely remove larger and dangerous branches. This would be a great location to set up the GRCS and perform some large branch removals in a Green Ash, using the tip-tie rigging method.
Several trees have been selected for complete removal. One of these trees will be used to demonstrate safe and proper felling procedures.
Overall, I believe Lezlee feels that this will be a fantastic opportunity for our members and others interested in learning how to prune, remove, and care for trees. I look forward to hosting this class.
Joel
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Peter, home made. 
First day back climbing today. Rained & snowed all day.Thank goodness it's Friday...been a long week
Did five trims on three sites, then two dead removals at a 4th place. Plenty of variety. I was happy to have Nic (timbertramp) running ropes...gotta love things going smooth. Day went pretty well, though I imagine I'll be fairly sore in the morning.
Did five trims on three sites, then two dead removals at a 4th place. Plenty of variety. I was happy to have Nic (timbertramp) running ropes...gotta love things going smooth. Day went pretty well, though I imagine I'll be fairly sore in the morning.
candoarms
TreeHouser
Great to hear from you again, Fiddler. Hope all is well with you, my friend.
Rich, I was going to say, "Rub some dirt on it", but wait.....looks like that trick didn't work. LOL. What a mess.
Raj, I like that stump grinder you're building. What a neat little project.
Joel
Rich, I was going to say, "Rub some dirt on it", but wait.....looks like that trick didn't work. LOL. What a mess.
Raj, I like that stump grinder you're building. What a neat little project.
Joel
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