How'd it go today?

Might be a couple years out yet Jim but I?m planning on giving the kids a much wider view of the country than I had. I?m curious as well. Do you have enough room for me to park my camper ( that I don?t own quite yet)?:lol: When we come out, I plan on staying for a week at least. Think you can keep us busy?
 
I told him to stop jumping on TS and Sherrill every chance he got. A dozen times or so - fine. He was doing it every chance he got and that's not cool. Ask him, hear his version... that was mine.

I know his story - it sucks.
 
Fair enough...I'd have to agree he does beat that dead horse a little overmuch. And as you say, he has some reasons...but it shouldn't be the only note he plays.

Paul, if you read this, I'd like to hear your version, too.
 
squisher said:
Sure it does Jim. I just wasn't following is all.

Jim, I've never met you and I consider you a good friend. Never feel bad about saying what's on your mind. :)

Who gas if I get it or not brother. Just be you.
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Well, bearing in mind that we?ll never meet I will speak my mind.

I was irrationally annoyed at you for selling your tree business, and now I?m irrationally annoyed at you for selling the big house and doing a regular job, then spend all your free time playing.

No jealousy I assure you, I could make a decent stab at it myself if I chose to.

I suppose if I try to examine my rationale (which I?ve been doing whilst mowing the lawn) it is because in a twisted way I see it as a betrayal of a raison d??tre that I thought we shared. That the struggle was everything, that work gave meaning to life, and that the work we did (trees/saws/machine) was the apogee (or at least close to) what anyone would want to do.

So by rejecting that you were throwing doubt on my path in life.

All stupid of course, we?re all different people with different needs.

I wish you luck.
 
raison d'etre raison d'?tre Wonder if that will work?

I know how you feel. Seen a lot of people sell up old businesses, always feel something like that.

Great auto electrician near me sold out at 48, started there as an apprentice then took over the business. When I asked him why he said if I don't go now I'll be here forever. I wished him luck.

Saw an old panel beater I used to go to yesterday moping around his workshop, sure didn't look too happy.

People keep asking me "what are we going to do without you?" Answer is I've got to go one day, but not quite yet. Thought I'd done my last job here and was heading home Sunday but got another old customer call so I'm stuck here for another few days, couldn't say no.



Nope ? didn't. And good luck Justin.
 
I get it. But it's not like I'm retired and doing nothing. I'll put in my 40hrs every week. Hell I'll work ot too when it's offered. And I'm working with massive machinery now on a scale I would never have ever afforded.

But i do understand the sentiment. I've been much more forward here than I am with most people. as I've mentioned repeatedly though I can't stand having customers so therefore leaving being self employed makes a lot of sense to me. And a byproduct of that is no longer having to have so much stuff and expenses.

The job will present its own challenges over time I'm sure. I've run into some mighty negative people already but for the most part it's quite a positive seeming place so far. As has been pointed out I'm just a working stiff now, not in charge. Point in note. I was part of a plant safety audit as the third warm body to sign off and most easily taken from work because I'm still training. Big speech at the beginning about no dumb questions, ask anything. After my second stupid question I just buttoned it and kept my head down.

If it makes anyone feel any better I've been running around like mad to have our place in a state of constant readiness for viewing, as well as working, and now this weekend I am rushing to organize our camper to haul it out to a river so my wife and daughter and friends can camp for three nights this next week while I come home and look after everything and work.

I like to share with my buds here but I guess I should button it here too as I've learned to in the 'real world'. As I've mentioned my intention was never to make any one feel bad about their lot in life. And I've never bought into that nostalgic view that I owe anyone anything by having my own business. Hell very much the opposite is how self employment had made me feel. I resented customers for many seemed to or tried to take advantage of my good more than fair nature. Shouldn't they in fact owe me? I don't dwell on thoughts like that but I certainly don't feel bad for selling or moving on. They will simply have to hire someone else.

And Mick some how I believe that even if we did meet or were face to face that you wouldn't and shouldn't have an issue saying what you typed. I like to keep it real.

I probably do share to much here. In real life I'm a much more private person.

I've already been asked at the new job what the payment is like on my flash truck. I just laugh it off and say, you don't want to know.
 
No need to button up here imo Justin, us outsiders are welcome too! Choosing a different path is everyone's right, and some people have to do so to maintain sanity, and to continue to work as modern day humans. If we were still cavemen, we would check our traps, grill out all day, and make babies, not work all day every day.
 
Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever get to that point in life when I can slow down and take some time to do something other than work. I try, but if I'm off more than 2 days I begin to get restless and have no idea what to do with myself. So for now I just keep working and enjoying it as much as I can. I really would like to have a life outside of work, but then I think about how much I dislike most people and I definitely don't want to do anything involving large crowds, so then that puts me right back into preferring work over most other activities. Oh well.
 
Oragami
Bonsai
The history of...
Woodworking
painting
birding
Playing a guitar
gardening
tinkering



There are many things that can be enjoyed, investigated, etc, without other people or crowds.
Maybe you just need to dig a bit more for something you were interested in when you were younger.

How's racing?



I'm too one-track minded about stuff, mainly work, previously rock climbing.
 
No need to keep quiet on this Justin.

Inadvertently you’ve opened a debate on what role work plays in our lives, it certainly got me thinking.

For me it’s central, I think for my brother it is as well.

My wife works long hours (and is well rewarded for it)

We recently bought a couple of houses on the coast, 2 hours from here, with her brother, as an investment/holiday home.

That’s the focus of our attention now, but work is what has made it possible.

I think I enjoy the whole process of it, the business, the challenge of clients, jobs, the taxman.

Good times and bad.
 
Brian sounds like a lot of your needs are met by work.

I have always thought if I won some insane amount of money in the lottery like $600 million I would still want to do tree work. I would just have all new equipment and a huge enclosed metal building to house it and a full time mechanic to keep everything in top notch condition.

Tree work is my outlet for artistic tendencies in my trimming, order in my clean up, it's like the best new jig saw puzzle each and every take down, problem solving, success every time I complete a job, thrills for every envelope I push, human contact, appreciation from customers, adoration from some, personal pride etc, etc.

I plan to work all my life.

Ohh, and it provides money.
 
Peter my hat is off to you. You bring a lot of various things together to make your whole situation work.

Another thing I would do with big $ independence is travel to places and work with other people. I would love to come and work with you for a week Peter.
 
Haha! Thanks Merle!

My Facebook friends all go on about vacations, etc etc. I mostly respond that I prefer to work, it's like a vacation from being broke.
 
Merle, you sum it up well. I agree with your outlook.

Tree work is great.

Running a business and doing tree work, much more challenging, especially as the sole earner and parent.


Pruning a tree or view into aesthetic beauty is like painting a picture. And you get commissioned to do it...but you do have to mobilize a lot to do it onsite. Got to have the customers who are interested to pay for that.
 
It's all good brothers. Like I said, different strokes for different folks.

I have no regrets, just enjoying my new path. Some of the replies read like I'm retired or something but far from it. I'll still be slogging it out for another couple of decades. Atleast.
 
AC gurus......Well, mostly Peter I guess!


So, how do you know if you have found the leak or not in an AC system?

Is there a rule of thumb or something?



I assume the system I am working on is about a 2 kg charge weight system.

Last night I turned my vacuum pump off after 4 hours. Gauge read 29 inches or so.


This morning, after about 12 hours the gauge read 10 inches. So over night I lost 20 inches.


I assume I evacuated for a long enough time, should not have been out gassing.

So this morning I put 300 PSI of Nitrogen into the system and go to checking with soapy water.

Found nothing until I got to the compressor. The tiniest amount of bubbles.


I guess its probably a Sankyo/Sanden style where the front and rear of the compressor is sealed with a large o ring. Thats what is leaking at 300 psi anyway.


Do a few tiny bubbles correlate to 20 inches of Hg lost over 12 hours? Or should I be looking elsewhere?


Thanks.
 
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