How'd it go today?

[Treeaddict]

Sounds like those lifts are hard to come by? Another too much demand on too little of a supply?

 

[Bermy]

Saw a post yesterday from a guy who's company was called Tree Wise Men. I asked if he used to hang out here on the Treehouse about 10 years ago. Last night Derek Jeter responded from Australia. His screen name was Awsomeclimber. He had lost the link to the forum (He was using the www.gypoclimber.com address) and I sent him this way. Hopefully he rejoins us.

There is a company in Tasmania with the same name, owners name is Paul though...

 

[flushcut]

Had a lot of rain last night and this morning. Tapered off early afternoon and gone now. We did a late start to avoid the heavy stuff but still ended up wet. I was able to stop at the local provision and get 4 briskets. They were on sale and I was out of them. Might put one in the smoker this weekend. One goes to my brother and the other two the freezer. At work between me and the office manager we were able to find a spider lift to rent for a month. I’m leaving about two AM Wednesday morning to drive to somewhere near Chicago to pick it up. Two of our truck drivers wanted a hotel to make that run. Load doesn’t fall under motor freight laws so I’ll turn and burn and be home by dinner.

If for whatever reason the weather turns to shit, Chicago is just shy of two hours away and you need a spot to hold up hit me up.

 

[flushcut]

Had a shop day adding some pallet racking. Snowed all morning, perfect day for shop work.

 

[SkwerI]

Today I looked up Audubon Center on Facebook. They had a baby Great Horned owl ready to go back to it's nest.


I actually got a bit emotional about not being able to do that any more. About 30 minutes ago I texted a buddy who bought a bucket truck last year and asked him about volunteering. He said he was good with it, so I set him up with the girl from Audubon. I even volunteered to train him. I may have even promised a free day with my loader, but let's not talk about that. Hopefully he can take my place helping a great organization giving back just a little bit.

 

[gf beranek]

The wind finally quite blowing.

A walk along Noyo Hedlands.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

From tall fishin poles to 8' stumps with carvings. The sasquatch face has some more to do and then there is the stump we left today.

 

[Tree09]

You carved that?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

No. I cant carve for shit. They found a guy next town over.

 

[lxskllr]

Tired as hell today. I was falling asleep driving back to the office for lunch. I was asleep before 7 tonight, and just woke up. Put an eye in my treemaster skidding rope. I cut some off for a new prusik, and was just gonna leave the end straight, but figured the practice would be good. I screwed it up. I got off track at the start, and the tucks are wrong. If it ever gets used, I guess I'll get to see how strong it is. It's pretty much just for dragging logs, so no consequences for failure. Rope's too beat to use for anything critical. I almost always just prusik it off. It was a few dozen logs ago since I used an eye in the end.

 

[Tree09]

You've seen me draw, so I've never even tried to carve stuff

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Yeah. I need better crayons to keep up.

 

[stikine]

Well Kyle, it would be a new medium for you... maybe it's your groove?

 

[ruel]

Redo the splice John! Do it until it's right and it'll stick with you

 

[lxskllr]

I almost pulled it out and redid it when I saw it was off, but that just makes things harder to do again. It'll likely never even be used. If it was for something important, I'd have remade it.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Apparently "Alexa! F@!$ off!" is not an approved way to get her to shut the radio off. I suck at technology .

 

[cory]

No. I cant carve for shit.

Join the club!!

 

[Treeaddict]

One of customers tree. 17th largest in the state. I love going there to see it. They showed me the paperwork today. It is hanging in there but could use a little TLC.

 

[Jonny]

Yea silvers don’t do well in storms. Ice and high winds break the tops.
Looks pretty rough, probably nicer when there’s leaves.

 

[flushcut]

Posted roads and mud season is here. So shop work it is. I reinforced the beaver tail.

 

[lxskllr]

Rain today. I'm just staying home and sitting by the fire. Cool enough that a fire feels good, but not so cool that I feel I have to run the jet engine blower. Nice and quiet. Gonna make a big breakfast in a little bit.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Mom had a stent placed today.

Took since yesterday morning to get her in. Busy with other cardiac stuff I guess.

I would like to find that other doctor that told her to go home twice before...it was just "heartburn".

It weren't heartburn doc.....

 

[lxskllr]

Glad mom got her procedure done. Heartburn? That sounds extraordinarily lazy. That's the kind of diagnosis you give for your friend's chainsaw; "Yea, it's the fuel filter... or whatever... You'll figure it out..."

 

[FireFighterZero]

They had her scheduled for yesterday morning....and got several delays.

Hospital put them up in a hotel.

She was getting frustrated and wanted to go home.

I says to her I says....Ma...don't be like all the other emergencies today.

They didn't get the procedure done.

 

[treebilly]

Left at 2:45 this morning and got home at 6:30 this evening. Route 30 is a long ass road but decent scenery. Lots of farmland with all kinds of cool equipment to glance at. We shall see if I remember how to run the thing tomorrow. Time to eat, shower, and go to bed