How'd it go today?

[Tree09]

Bah, easy fix

 

[Jonny]

Shutdown week is over. Spent many hours this week chipping Corian mix off the area catwalks and rails and supporting frames with needle scalers (or descaler?) and air hammers. Was wearing 2 pairs of anti-vibe gloves and my hands still hurt.

 

[T Collins]

You say easy fix, I say I'm bummed out that the previous owner must have used this little truck to do his best Lee Majors Fall Guy impression. Yeah a little 600 degree preheat 6010 root pass, 7018 follow up with fish plates to disperse the stress. Just more work that I wasn't expecting 😅

 

[Jonny]

What is it? Truck frame?

 

[pantheraba]

I kept looking at it and figured it must be a trailer tongue. From the main body out to the hitch perhaps. We'll see.

 

[T Collins]

Truck frame. Total failure at the passenger rear shock mount. Must have been seriously airborne! I found dirt stuffed in the front x-member

 

[lxskllr]

edit:
needed to read further. Sucks about the truck

 

[cory]

Up to my issues, I would take quite a few risks with nests like that.

Since then I’ve come down and walked away at cost to myself (days money and employee’s wages lost)

No choice, and neither has he.

Mick, please refresh my memory about your run in with stinging insects that necessitated big changes. Thanks

 

[Mick!]

Got two multiple sting events in the same summer, on the second one I had the reaction just like Biggun’s mate.

Never had an issue before that.

 

[FireFighterZero]

 

[flushcut]

You say easy fix, I say I'm bummed out that the previous owner must have used this little truck to do his best Lee Majors Fall Guy impression. Yeah a little 600 degree preheat 6010 root pass, 7018 follow up with fish plates to disperse the stress. Just more work that I wasn't expecting 😅

600 might be a tad high for preheat 400 would be better IMO and make sure you don't have square corners on the fish plate.

 

[stig]

Get it right, Jim.
You heil with your right arm.

 

[FireFighterZero]

That was more of "hello, you honkeys".

 

[biggun]

Got two multiple sting events in the same summer, on the second one I had the reaction just like Biggun’s mate.

Never had an issue before that.

Spoke to Joe this morning. They let him home after a few hours of observation. Still tingling a bit and has to carry the epipen from now on.

I was never stung by a wasp/bee/hornet as a kid and then one day, clearing vegetation on a cliff side had me trampling a nest. I was stung 18 times, at least that is what the missus counted. I was tingling from head to toe. Last a day or so and then nothing. That was about 16 years ago. No idea what would happen if I was stung these days.

 

[Mick!]

I wouldn’t worry about it if I were you Rich.

Avoiding getting stung is always a good idea in any case!

 

[FireFighterZero]

I wouldn't either.

It isn't the nest you fall into...its the one wasp that gets you.

 

[pete mctree]

I'm another who carries an epi pen for wasps. I got stung so many times over the years that may body built up an intolerance.
Makes for an exciting time when a nest gets disturbed.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Katy, same thing last year. Been stung before, just those last few hits were the last straw. Hospital and Epi pen time

 

[flushcut]

Getting stung sucks!

 

[SeanKroll]

How do you get Epi-pens? an out-of-pocket expense?

 

[T Collins]

600 might be a tad high for preheat 400 would be better IMO and make sure you don't have square corners on the fish plate.

There is more talent, knowledge and skill in the proverbial pinkie of this forum than all other tree work forums combined. Thanks for the gentle correction and reminder of what I have been taught before by amazing professionals and subsequently forgotten the finer details of the lessons. Yes 400 it will be and rounded diamond fish plates not square angles with the lines of stress!

 

[Mick!]

How do you get Epi-pens? an out-of-pocket expense?

Get them from the chemist, get a prescription from the doctor.
A little bit of research shows that they cost more than 10 times more in the US than in Europe.
Something to do with Maylan holding the market to ransom or somethin.

 

[Frankie]

Epi-pens are prohibitively expensive with a 2-pack going for $650-$700 ... That’s insane! Fortunately there is a generic substitute called Adrenaclick available at local pharmacies for 109.99 2-pack

 

[biggun]

Still, 100usd to potentially save your life twice...

Someone, somewhere has got you lot by the bollocks and is squeezing quite firmly.

 

[SkwerI]

Yes, but we only pay $2 per gallon of gas, not $8.