Mick!
TreeHouser
What's all this euc/oak stuff?
What's all this euc/oak stuff?
The time has come.Reg AND Auguste in one week? What on earth is happening!
Big Eucs, nasty hardman, put it down on the ground, maybe live hard. Eucs grow fast and die young.
Oaks are serene, long standing, chill, patient and strong.
Euc man/ Oak man go along the same lines.
Reg, please call me Chris. Me quoting who I think is faster or much efficient, is based on videos obviously. That's all I have to go on, because of course, we've never worked together. A question was asked if there might be even better climbers out there then you? Now we all know you are talented as all hell, but that opinion for most of us comes from videos. I answered a question that was proposed. My answer, whether its fair or not, was based on 5 minute video clips of yours, against full days/weeks/months spent on the job with other men. Im straight up with people. Friends, family, customers, friends on the forums. Not everyone likes my forwardness, but those that do, usually enjoy the fact that Im just being honest and not lying about how I really feel or think. Its not to hurt anyone or cut them down. You'll find if you stick around here, that I often correct myself or go back and clarify something if I think I might have unintentionally made someone feel lousy.
My intent isn't to knock you. I don't even know you. I made a comparison to answer a question, based on the info I have available. I stand by my decision. Maybe one day we will cross paths and I could watch you work, and maybe on that day I'll say "This guy is the best Ive seen". Maybe on that day I'll say "Hell of a climber, but Ive seen one or two better"...... Either way it will never matter, because Im just another tree rat. Im not your judge. Im a normal joe shmoe being asked his opinion.
The showboating end of my statement had nothing to do with you whatsoever. Let me clear the air on that. I've got a handful of climbers in mind, some of which Im sure you know of, that spend more time videoing themselves then they do putting wood on the ground. The work they show is average, and often haphazard. Guys with a camera stuck to their side that are pushing themselves on people like they've re-invented the wheel. As far as I can see, they're just fishing for "atta boy, your such a badass, you are so great". Ive seen your videos and quite honeslty have gone so far as to share a few of them on my facebook wall. I think they're fantastic. The doubled blocks and bollards set up to butt hitch that beechwood made my hair stand up. So, point is, I answered a question about if I believe that betters climbers might exist. Im honest and straight up. As I elaborated on why I feel the way I do, I took a swing at a few wannabe heroes that are fishing for compliments on youtube/the internet. That part had nothing to do with you.
You might choose to dislike me, and I cant change that. Or you might appreciate my candid words and find that I just try and be a straight forward guy. Im not always right, but Im always pretty straight forward when asked what I think. Either way, nice meeting you, and keep the videos coming, I enjoy them.
Great vid, Reg. Welcome.
You say the job was underbid, I'm curious if you get paid hourly regardless or if you bid on the job yourself.
I must not be doing it long enough to no longer enjoy watching crane work. A nice touch and in good combination with the person in the tree is sublime. I don't much enjoy watching speeded up vids of crane work, that seems quite tedious.
Gotcha. Was it one of those that when you got there and looked at the job in relation to the bid you thought things might be fine here but as things went on you saw it was bid too tight?
A lot of jobs work the reverse of that, fortunately; as you are working the job for say, 1/2 to even 3/4 if the day, you are thinking the bid price looks grim because the tree is coming down slowly due to its excessively technical nature in relation to the price. But sure enough, as the end of the job rolls around and the groundwork you lay throughout the day for the finish of the job finally starts to show thru, you realize that, hey hey, your ass is not grass after all, at least on today's job
No, I was warned a couple days before to charge up the head torch.
No, I was warned a couple days before to charge up the head torch.