Today is my one year anniversary on The Tree House!
(Okay, sooo...it’s coming up, but I’m too impulsive and way too disorganized to wait until the actual day and I’m worried I will forget to do this, so here it is...)
For better or for worse, I joined Oct 9, 2022, and I have been an active participant ever since. I have posted 1,039 messages and I have also learned quite a lot. I came here looking to use this forum as a repository of knowledge, insight, and imagery for my journey designing and developing friction hitches, and to promote my humble YouTube channel, and I have since come to spend a lot of my free time here socializing with all of you.
I want to thank everyone who has helped me learn about trees and tree climbing and everyone who has simply been a friend to me. I know that sometimes I’m not an easy person to get along with and nor am I always easy to understand. I appreciate everyone’s support and I wish more people knew about this forum because they are definitely missing out.
I want to give extra special thanks to a few people…
@Brocky Damn, man. No amount of verbiage can adequately express the amount of gratitude that I have for all of the time you spent teaching me and mentoring me about friction hitches and climbing in general. You are an absolute wealth of information and I am happy to have been taught a lot of it directly by you, a reputable production climber and fellow hitch connoisseur. You deserve my admiration and tons of respect.
@Fiddler You were the first and only person to formally reach out to me when I joined this forum and you offered to listen to me talk about my struggles because you found my life, in many areas, to be very relatable. I will never forget your selfless willingness to simply be a friend to someone you knew might need one. Rest in peace.
@lxskllr You have always been a solid friend and ally here. We may not always agree, but you have never lashed out or judged me. You seem to appreciate my stupid sense of humor and unusual antics more than most people and it’s really nice to see you support my comments, even if nobody else does. You’ve been a continuous, active follower of my hitch thread and that is really special for me. If nobody interacted with my thread, I’d probably lose interest and quit posting. So thank you for keeping me engaged. You’re also the only other hobby climber that I know of here (I’m sure there are more that are less active)..
@WoodCutr We became friends quite some time ago. You offered to help me learn how to splice, starting with something simple and easy: Tenex Tec. We also bonded over hitch cords and spectrum disorders, and you are always supportive and I fully appreciate it
@Burnham I appreciate your willingness to give me advice when I ask for it and for being understanding when it matters the most, instead of being judgmental. You’ve helped guide my decision making, helped me properly understand situations, and you are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to trees and climbing.
@Treeaddict You have continuously shown your support for my posts just as much as
@lxskllr, and so I hereby knight you a Friend of Knotorious. You’re always there to reinforce the notion that, via a simple “like” of one of my comments, that you think I have worthwhile things to say and to share on this forum. Few people are as supportive of my contributions as you are, so thank you. I’m glad we are on the same wavelength.
@stig I don’t know you, but I feel like we see eye to eye on some issues. You’ve been a friend of my hitch thread and I feel like you have a ton of knowledge about the fields of tree climbing and logging. You seem like you’re a master of your craft. Your profile picture says it all. Respect.
@Bermy Once again, RESPECT. For you to have so much approbation in the field of arboriculture, especially as a female in a male-dominated occupation, you are worth paying attention to. You also seem to have a very interesting life in a very unique part of the world. Thank you for always being kind towards me.
@Mick! At first I thought you were an adversary, breaking my balls wherever you saw an opportunity. But more recently, when you helped me rediscover my old home, I felt like the energy between us changed. I was really appreciative of that. You can still break my balls if you see fit; I’m from Boston, MA. We practically wrote the book on breaking balls.
@davidwyby For taking the time to invite me to one of your tutorials in California. Not sure if this is still happening, but I am grateful, regardless, for the altruistic networking on your behalf since we live so closeby.
@gf beranek Thank you for listening to me rant at random via DM and for respecting me and my privacy. You are also a legitimate old schooler and you have an abundance of uniquely important and helpful information for the current climber, as well as copious quantities of useful and enjoyable-to-read personal anecdotes from the days of old.
@lumberjack You have always been so fair and just with matters regarding me cross posting between YouTube and this forum. In general, you seem to know what you’re doing and I appreciate everything you do to keep this forum alive and thriving.
There are many other names of people who have helped and inspired me and who have allowed me to feel confident enough to post on this forum. If you weren’t listed, I apologize. Just know that I did this off of the top of my head and I’m already super disorganized. Just know that you, too, are appreciated.
Here’s to another year with That Guy With The Face aka
@Knotorious! I’m here to stay!
. Thanks for the clarification.
