How'd it go today?

[Naturarbo]

my new climber, this guy gave up on 2nd level irata for tree work cause of the c19 madness.
Welcome a board man

 

[Naturarbo]

a bit of friday, some rotten Phoenix palms

 

[cory]

Fine pics, Gerry.

The water looks awesome, what wildlife have you seen there over the years. Orcas? Whales?

 

[stig]

I found something unusual in the forest today.
We were haying at my place and I was racing around the field next to the forest in a loader, getting the bales together, Thais dog having a good time running alongside.
Suddenly he looked into the woods and started barking.
About a hundred yards in, on the trail that goes in from my property, there was something red.
I went investigating and found an old man in a popemobile, stuck in the mud.
There is a soft spot along the trail that Richard and I gave up on draining 2 years ago, after getting the tracked excavator stuck in there.
I am amazed that he even made it that far in that little electric contraption.

He seemed to be a few beers short of a sixpack, mentally. Senile dementia, most likely.
Had simply been sitting there, waiting for a miracle, since he didn't have a phone and couldn't walk.

Gues that makes Thais a miracle dog.

I drove the ATV down and pulled him out with the winch.....very carefully.

 

[lxskllr]

Sounds like it was his lucky day. I suppose someone would have found him once it was noticed he was missing, but it could have been a good long while.

 

[Mick!]

Wow, that could have been a very bad situation for the guy. Well done Thais!

 

[stikine]

That's one odd looking car.

 

[stig]

Not a car.
Enclosed scooter for handicapped people with an electric motor.
Lots of old folks use them here.
We call them popemobiles for fun popemobile - Google Search - https://www.google.dk/search?q=popemobile&sxsrf=ALeKk00tcpaHvMBlbiifcFT9k8tvtuJskg:1624732133272&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjelqLt9rXxAhXok4sKHQnDC7IQ_AUoAXoECAEQBA&biw=1748&bih=798


I still can't figure out how the guy made it that far.
That trail is only good for ATVs and horses, which is what we use it for.

 

[Mick!]

Did you get him to human assistance?

 

[pantheraba]

That little red teapot is small enough you probably could have rigged a rope through the top of it and pulled it up on a limb and swung it out of there. Just drifted him right out of the mess. I bet that would have made his day.

 

[pantheraba]

Cool that your dogs alerted you like that. Yay dogs.

 

[stig]

Did you get him to human assistance?

I got him out to the main forest road, just to make sure he didn't get stuck again.
I just talked to my neighbour, who rides in the woods a lot.
She told me she sees him regularly, motoring along the forest roads.

I had a talk with him about not going offroading in a popemobile.
Since I'm the official forester in that forest, I simply told him that it is not allowed.

 

[Mick!]

I got him out to the main forest road, just to make sure he didn't get stuck again.

OK, i think if he was a dementia case I might have made sure he was safe and stuff, but your call.

 

[gf beranek]

Must get one for Terri.

 

[Tree09]

Kinda cool he just goes 4 wheeling all the time in that, not giving up kinda thing.

 

[stig]

Must get one for Terri.

Get a 2 seater, then y'all can cuddle a bit.

 

[gf beranek]

Crack me up. Thank you!

 

[stikine]

funny stuff. Glad the fellow is okay.

 

[stikine]

Nala dog went for a walk then a swim to cool off.

 

[lxskllr]

Can you swim in your water up there?

 

[Tree09]

She seems to really enjoy her toy there!

 

[stikine]

Yes,. It might be @cory temperature though.

 

[stikine]

She seems to really enjoy her toy there!

Absolutely, she is a bird dog fer sure.

 

[Mick!]

Do you get a lot of midges there in summer?

 

[stikine]

We get our share of no seeumms, white Sox, and mosquitoes depending on location. Not too bad at this beach.