The Official Work Pictures Thread

[Mick!]

I won't start the saws much before 8, heat or not, common decency IMO.

 

[squisher]

Wow, I couldn't imagine waiting around forever to go to work.

Butch I'm missing how high humidity makes it better to have a late start, is it more humid earlier and dries out a bit as the day goes on orrrr?

And Mick, common decency. Really? 7am is the noise by-law here and that's what everyone goes by. I find it hard to believe that everyone sleeps in so much?

If I could, I would've started at 5am in the summer months. Common decency is not expecting people doing something way more physical than most to wait to start until it's hot out so some pansy ass can sleep in. I always let customers know when we are showing up on site and when the serious noise would be starting, usually booked over a month out and let them know to warn their neighbors. That imo was decent enough for me.

The worlds dun gone soft.

 

[Mick!]

Maybe, I don't lay in much, but if someone near me started a two stroke at 7am they would be the recipient of a very hard stare the next time I saw them.

 

[MasterBlaster]

is it more humid earlier and dries out a bit as the day goes on orrrr?

This. Around 11am the sun burns a lot of the humidity away and it's just plain heat you have to deal with.

 

[squisher]

See that makes sense to me than. Here it's the opposite, come about noon on, usually when all the shade has been cut down it just gets brutal.

 

[MasterBlaster]

7, 8 am - it's like walking through soup. You sweat just standing.

 

[squisher]

Maybe, I don't lay in much, but if someone near me started a two stroke at 7am they would be the recipient of a very hard stare the next time I saw them.

But that's because you're in France where everyone is rude, and I'm in Canada where everyone is polite.

I recall earlier this year showing up at an apartment complex for some elm removals. I had lined everything up with the property owner who said all the vehicles would be moved. I show up with all my iron and a three man crew right at 7:00 as agreed upon. Nothing moved, no access.

My one employee asks me what are we going to do knowing how much I hate lost time and disorganization. I calmly grabbed a 200 off the truck, stood in the middle of the parking lot and revved it over my head continuously until curtains started moving and I could holler at someone to get the damn vehicles moved. I'm sure there were some hard stares directed at me that day, but I didn't notice.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

We meet by 7-7:30 and start by 8-8:30 mostly. I often have been asked to start after 9 am. We do a lot of vacation homes and B &Bs. Try to keep it kind for guests

 

[stig]

Weekdays, I don't give a shit.
Weekends, I don't start a saw till 8.00.

 

[woodworkingboy]

I hate waiting for someone to get up so I can make noise, especially when they weren't there the day before at a vacation home. As soon as I hear some rattling in the kitchen, I like to make an announcement.

 

[BOTS]

7am as much as I can, unless HO says 8am

 

[Jed]

Justin: "So some pansy-ass can sleep in..."

Had a fun day falling stobs today and some shots came out nice:

1) Jake turns my beautiful hinge into stupid firewood.
2) Trying to impress the on-site carpenters.
3) Birdface.
4) Another carpenter hinge.
5) InbredJed makes a Firpig look big (for Jim).
6) Jake the Russian makes the same Fir small.

 

[MasterBlaster]

The last guy is Russian?

 

[Raj]

Pravda!

 

[Jed]

Actually, Butch... There's not an ounce of "Pravda" (truth) in the sobriquet... actually... the unfortunate man is burdened with the German last name of Riedasch. Poor Bastard.... He wishes he were Russian.

 

[treebilly]

My chariot for the last two days doing final nit-picking cleanup on the ROW
1973 f-700 I believe. Not a bad driving truck actually.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Yippeee!

Good ones Jed!

Coulda saved that hinge, it was a beaut!

 

[FireFighterZero]

Those Louisville Fords are really good trucks. The 361s and the 391s were great truck engines. The Chevy 366s and 427 coulda used more power.

 

[Jed]

Thanks Jim.

Rich: Is that Black Locust in the grapple?

 

[treebilly]

Box elder. I had to look again also but that section had no locust on it. Must've darkened up from being rolled around in the dirt for a few days

 

[Jed]

That'll do it.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Great pictures guys.. keep em coming.
Was that you in the one pic Jed.. ??

 

[sotc]

Jed, number 4 was sexy!

 

[sotc]

Nasty little pine removal from today over propane tanks and the cell tower. Took Trevin along, wore him out as we joined up with the rest of the crew taking down some bigger fir trees. Lots of video but no pics of Doug blowing an 80ish foot top from 50 feet.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Mike getting it done today while I worked on saws and stuff.