How'd it go today?

davidwyby said:
My day was a lot better than poor Mr. Great Horned Owl’s. 🙁
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In pic one he is up there presumably fried, how did he get to the ground. Would it do any good to 'chat with the utility' regarding that hazard to wildlife, I kinda thought most modern systems were largely large-bird safe.
 
That pole has been there since '67 prolly. Blew one wing clear off and it stayed up there a while. Contact was presumably one wing and one leg.
cory said:
In pic one he is up there presumably fried, how did he get to the ground. Would it do any good to 'chat with the utility' regarding that hazard to wildlife, I kinda thought most modern systems were largely large-bird safe.
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What da boss said.
What he left out was just how whipped I was when I came down the third time.

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Been a while since I've found a nest with nothing in it, which makes me feel better about having to chuck it. As you can see, it was held up by the mistletoe.

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Spot Santa. Him big Santa.



P.S. This helmet wearing thing may not work. It's messing with my beard and I'm not OK with it...
 
How's it messing with your beard? I'm pretty cool with my helmet. Hardhats used to really piss me off, but since I started wearing my Petzl as my work helmet, everything's been grand.
 
lxskllr said:
How's it messing with your beard? I'm pretty cool with my helmet. Hardhats used to really piss me off, but since I started wearing my Petzl as my work helmet, everything's been grand.
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I'm vain. And the chin strap tied knots in my shorties. Waah waah. Lolz

The borrowed petzl is fairly comfortable, and don't move around much a'tall, far superior to my cheap tin hat, pretty much all around. Do not tell @CurSedVoyce, he will get "ideas"...
 
I use it too. When I first got a helmet, I'd sometimes leave it unclipped, but I noticed more when it was dangling than I did when it was clipped. Also, you might as well get the full benefit from ppe if you're gonna bother to wear it. The helmet doesn't do much laying on the ground.
 
Off today. I was thinking about finishing my pine. Debated between the 661 or 362 with a 25" bar. Settled on the 362 to save weight and fuel, got everything mounted and sharp, but it's drizzling out now and I'm not feelin' it.

This is what's left. My idea is to take it down to where the co dom is firmly joined, cut a "roof" on the top, then bore a "doorway" through the stem, and maybe hang a solar lantern inside.

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This is the deck on the back of the truck I milled. 1.5". I had ¾" there cause it's what I had, but the thicker wood's better. Makes a nice platform to put stuff on as long as you don't forget it's there and drive off. Already left my axe there when the boss took it to lunch, and I stayed behind with the food I brought. It stayed in place, but I can't count on always being lucky.

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lxskllr said:
I use it too. When I first got a helmet, I'd sometimes leave it unclipped, but I noticed more when it was dangling than I did when it was clipped. Also, you might as well get the full benefit from ppe if you're gonna bother to wear it. The helmet doesn't do much laying on the ground.
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I take them off completely.
 
Haven't gotten too much water here, and definitely no snow, but dirtwork on the trail job's basically stalled atm cause of mud. Crane's in the way of me finishing a section, but it's too soft to move, and they can't work dirt anyway. So far everything's had an unexpected undercut, so they have to go deep, and trucks can't get around on site.
 
Mick! said:
I don’t use the chin strap, along with many others, ear muff keep it in place.
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Way back when (like about 1975, before even my time :)) the US Forest Service began requiring climbing helmets for its climbers, chin strap use was specifically mandated as well. The reasoning then, and it makes sense to me still, was that a fall in a tree would likely mean the climber could strike multiple limbs on the way, so the idea was to keep that helmet firmly in place even when it takes several knocks in succession. I don't think muffs would suffice in that instance. Besides, if I'm not actually running a saw, I push the muffs up on the helmet, so I can hear and communicate. Then the helmet is definitely loose without the strap.

If the only thing one is wanting to protect their noggin from is a falling piece of tree hitting them, I take Mick's point. But for full potential benefit of the ppe, using the chin strap is smart.
 
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The tree is across the road, behind the tow truck. I think the bucket was on the road behind the tow truck and had to avoid a car and went over the edge of the road. Roads were slick. There was a chip truck and chipper, and at least three Asplundh workers milling around, so I don't think anyone was hurt.
 
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