Done at work for now. Gonna go home and make the grass shorter. My big accomplishment today was getting a thorn out of my finger that's been there at least a month. I'd sometimes feel it when grabbing something, but it wasn't constant pain or anything. Felt it today, looked, and "Holy shit, I think I see it!". A little excavating with a needle, and I got the SOB. Glad to be rid of it.
How'd it go today?
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biggun
Monkey for Hire
Good Luck with the hand! Hoping for a full recovery.
Darn! Boss forgot the fence posts & chicken wire he wanted me to install today.I already put in a couple hours in the drizzling rain and was ready to call it a short day anyway
Sweety got new shoes & rims today.
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Think I'd like to turn the side trim black also...
How much did they set you back?
I treated my truck to some new shoes on Monday, just before I rearranged my finger. Cost me 11500 NOk, they should have been 15000 NOk. 265/60/18 BFG All Terrains.
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
I hope you come out of this ok Rich. Getting hurt happens so fast.
SkwerI
Treehouser
Just catching up on this, Rich. Hoping for a full and quick recovery for you. My experience with down time is that I stop spending money on anything except absolute necessities. It sucks when the cash flow spigot gets shut off. So keep your hopes up and hang on tight to every dollar (or whatever you call cash over there). And if gets too tight then you still have the Treehouse Arborist Reserve Fund! 
Btw, the tinnitus- I have it too of course but I find it gets much worse when my inner ear gets wax build-up. After cleaning, tinnitus is back to tolerable level. Maybe check on that if you haven't had yours cleaned. I have to have mines cleaned approx every 2 years.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Rich man! That sux with a 1/2 life. Hope the healing goes speedy and well! One of my biggest fears getting cut like that. Used to have night mares about it, but in slow mo.
Burnham
Woods walker
How's your hand feeling today, Rich? And how's your mental attitude doing, as well? The latter can really suck when one gets worried about one's future. Take care, my friend. Best wishes.
biggun
Monkey for Hire
i am ok. Had the dressings off this morning and a visit with the surgeon and physio. Had a special cast fitted to allow me to exercise the fingers.
The do look like sausages that have been chewed by a dog though. But they’ll heal. Exercises are to be done every hour so been doing them most of the day and it isn’t to bad. Been home since about 1400. Nice to see the kids and missus and have some proper food.
Typing it a bit tricky though. Spoke to some friends, who took the piss, which cheered me up a bit. One of my mates is gonna pickup a few jobs I have booked in so gotta call the customers tomorrow. Hopefully they be ok with it.
Thanks everyone for the well wishes.
biggun
Monkey for Hire
That's my house. The hospital food was... well, it was hospital food.
Oh yea, I figured. I didn't really make my statement clear. That would be amazing hospital food; with place settings! If it was like that, I'd probably hurt myself on purpose so I could go the hospital for some sweet socialized medicine and breakfast :^D
SkwerI
Treehouser
Rich- For future reference handling saws, don't grab the spinny end.
biggun
Monkey for Hire
mental note taken.
Got started on my cleanup job today. "Lotta work" would be an understatement. Place is a disaster. Logs all over that were pushed by a machine, and it's really trashy, with dirt and stuff over some of the logs. I just bucked up a bunch of stuff to skiddable length(I hope) that was appropriately sized for my PoulanPro.
I have a real rough plan on getting the wood out. Boss said he'd help with his skidloader, but the loader's loaned out, and he's unreliable anyway. What I'm thinking is an old wheelbarrow pan would make an acceptable "skidding cone". Punch a hole in the front for a chain, wrap it around the log, then hook a rope to the chain to pull it out with the truck. Might need a log ramp to get it over the ditch, and out of the woods. Dunno. Some of it can come out the side without trashing the yard. I'm kinda winging it. There's so much shit in so many places, it's hard to know where to even start.
I have a real rough plan on getting the wood out. Boss said he'd help with his skidloader, but the loader's loaned out, and he's unreliable anyway. What I'm thinking is an old wheelbarrow pan would make an acceptable "skidding cone". Punch a hole in the front for a chain, wrap it around the log, then hook a rope to the chain to pull it out with the truck. Might need a log ramp to get it over the ditch, and out of the woods. Dunno. Some of it can come out the side without trashing the yard. I'm kinda winging it. There's so much shit in so many places, it's hard to know where to even start.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Pushed up by a machine, to me, means pulled apart by a machine, too.
If I grapple-carry a load of hand-feed limbs, I grapple-fluff the pile after dropping it on the feed tray or next to the machine.
If I grapple-carry a load of hand-feed limbs, I grapple-fluff the pile after dropping it on the feed tray or next to the machine.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Yeah, been known to tell folks simple. If equipment made that mess, need equipment to clean it up. And fire helps.
Easy day yesterday. Chipped mill slash and delivered wood chips. Fresh blades and anvil helps with marketing.
Then mistletoe removal today. Finished a job out to get paid. Parents tree removal tomorrow. Been a nice week.
Easy day yesterday. Chipped mill slash and delivered wood chips. Fresh blades and anvil helps with marketing.
Then mistletoe removal today. Finished a job out to get paid. Parents tree removal tomorrow. Been a nice week.
ruel
TreeHouser
Damn Rich, that bloody nasty! Good thing the addition is done!
I helped a bunch of old folks move lumber for building bridges today. the town is making a half mile of hiking trail disabled accessible. Hiking pressure treated lumber into the woods, kinda feeling like reverse tree work
I helped a bunch of old folks move lumber for building bridges today. the town is making a half mile of hiking trail disabled accessible. Hiking pressure treated lumber into the woods, kinda feeling like reverse tree work
No_Bivy
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damn. hopefully, surgeon is worthy. I always like carnage pics........I know its weird.
had a table saw accident in the ER today......pretty narly.
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Gnarly....fyi
Today is one of those weird old religious holidays here, so no work.
We've had a prospective apprentice work with us on a try out the last 2 weeks.
Had decided to hire him, but there was still the climbing test.
So we went to the woods early today and did that.
He did fine and is hired.
Thais dog enjoyed walking in the morning woods with me.
Apprentice to be was using my saddle, so I stayed on the ground.
Before anybody asks, yes he was going up on a modified treefrog, not an Akimbo.
A test is supposed to be HARD!
We've had a prospective apprentice work with us on a try out the last 2 weeks.
Had decided to hire him, but there was still the climbing test.
So we went to the woods early today and did that.
He did fine and is hired.
Thais dog enjoyed walking in the morning woods with me.
Apprentice to be was using my saddle, so I stayed on the ground.
Before anybody asks, yes he was going up on a modified treefrog, not an Akimbo.
A test is supposed to be HARD!
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Cool. He looks comfortable. It'll be good to have a young one to train again.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Cool.
Is that a rappel out on a rescue 8?
Is that a rappel out on a rescue 8?
