Today went awfully. Worked late, didn't get lunch, and almost fell out from heat exhaustion. Started a new stream restoration project, and have to layout limits of disturbance. There was a guy on a mini excavator helping a bit, but he can only do so much. That machine's about 20% of the size it needs to be. I had to carry about 100# of crap back in the woods, and try to juggle everything while getting stuff laid out. Had a 545FR brushcutter, a 2511t on my pistol belt, a prism pole with electronics, a total station and legs, and a backpack filled with water, rebar, blueprints, a metal detector, a hammer, and triangles and scales. Miserably hot, so naturally I had on chaps, a helmet, and the brushcutter harness. Oh, and I messed up my back two days ago on this job, so getting around's tedious.
Near the end of the day, I was cutting a fallen 16" cherry with my echo, and got the bar stuck. The excavator guy was in eyesight, but playing with his phone, windows up, ac on. Would have been easy for him to lift the log, but I couldn't get his attention. I could barely move at that point, so I didn't feel like walking through the rats nest of vines to get him. I remembered I stuck a wedge in my pack, last minute thing, Yay! But what to beat it in with? I'm looking around for sticks, and there's nothing that isn't rotten, and I remembered the hammer in my pack(My brain was fried at that point). A couple whacks, and I got my saw free. Did some more brushcutting, set a few more points, then packed it up. Got downpoured on on the ride home, the stuff in the bed of my truck got soaked cause I left the cover up, and now I'm enjoying my multitude of cramps. I literally just had to get up from a hamstring cramp, but my fingers feel nice too.
I might take tomorrow off...