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    powdery mildew

    Thank you both! Is the standard regimen if propiconozol or other foliar anti-fungal what you would suggest as a course of action? I have that stuff on hand, but again, I am not that familiar with Euonymus.
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    powdery mildew

    Think I've identified some powdery mildew on this shrub. Trouble is I don't have any idea what the shrub is. Planted row, definitely not native to the area. Anyone know what it is and/or have any info on the vector for this if the mildew is unique to this plant?
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    How many arbos have allergies?

    32, allergic to yellow jacket venom. Did about 1.5 years of immunotherapy. Since I've been nailed a few times. 5 stings on one occassion, with nothing more than "normal" localized reactions, nothing systemic. The immunotherapy seems to have worked for me. Never had asthma or breathing...
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    Different Way On Spruce Removals

    I like to have a TIP, most of the time it's solely for my own comfort. I'll just throw a line up and over a good high limb and tie the base off away from the tree so my climb line doesn't interfere until I get up to near where I want to take the top down anyway. Or, I'll set a high TIP...
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    rope walking

    I also use an elastic loop girthed to the top hole of the croll. I wore it around my neck for a while until the rubbing got annoying. I enlarged the loop just slightly and now poke my whole arm and shoulder through so the elastic goes up over just one shoulder and around my chest. I find this...
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    New chainsaw lanyard

    Really love the idea of reducing peak forces on a chainsaw stuck to a potential load. But it does make me wonder about the integrity of my gear loops, which is where my saw is attached, regardless of it's size. What goes first, the lanyard or the loop?
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    Rope Stretch? Ascender Compatability? A Few Q's

    Re: Rope Stretch? Ascender Compatability? A Few Q\'s Also, I use toothed ascenders on double braids almost every working day.
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    Rope Stretch? Ascender Compatability? A Few Q's

    Re: Rope Stretch? Ascender Compatability? A Few Q\'s Not all companies use the same process when measuring elongation. That's why it can sometimes be a real pain to corrolate all the varying numbers. Two ropes that have very similar characteristics, depending on how they measure the...
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    srt systems

    Often I use an ascender, pantin, my regular hitch/pulley combo. You make your progression the same motion as you would footlocking, not like a frog system. The hitch just floats on my ring to serve as a backup to the ascender, so it's already installed on the line, and to use at the...
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    Winter gloves

    though I haven't found a way to keep my hands warm per se, one trick I've figured out in rock climbing is to keep a chemical pack in my chalk bag. This could work for trees as well if you carry a ditty bag or something. Also in a pinch, the muffler will take the edge off your fingertips :)
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    Knot for joining two lines for an SRT base-tie

    I also use the flat overhand for joining 2 ropes. I do this with my rock and tree ropes. I don't do this with my caving ropes as they are all older and VERY stiff. But you almost never have to worry about pulling a rope in a cave. In the event that you are concerned about flat overhand...
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    Minimalist SRT base-tie, 1 biner, lowerable

    [ QUOTE ] If pressed to use a ground-anchor/lowering system; the following video shows a technique that has to be the most efficient (simple, no hardware) and intuitive enough for almost anyone to use. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhIKI0AhzIY [/ QUOTE ] You can also use a mule knot with...
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    Minimalist SRT base-tie, 1 biner, lowerable

    Though I'm sure it's been discussed here before I think the simplest and most minimalist set up would simply be a tensionless hitch, "no-knot", or whatever you want to call it. Wrap the trunk 2 or 3 times and tie a knot or use a biner around the loaded portion of the line. Using a branch above...
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    SRT descent devices

    For what it's worth I think the older Gri-gris work better with bigger lines. Also the petzl Stop won't hockle the rope. That particular type of bobbin descender doesn't put the rope all the way around the bollard which would create twist. I've used it on double braid tree ropes and also...
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    SRT Rescue techniques

    Strictly SRT with ascenders: Make a counterbalance with the top ascender using your body weight. While you lift the patient with the counter balance release the lower ascender(s). Install a descender on the line below the upper ascender or a ddrt on a false crotch or another line. Load the...
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