I feel the same, and I rock a pretty long lanyard. Anytime I have tried some method for getting it out of tge way, it seems to take more time and mental bandwidth than just being mindful of my tail when cutting anything bigger.
I'm following along. I haven't seen EAB specific symptoms, but there are a bunch of white ash around here that suddenly look really shitty, and I wonder if it wouldn't be prudent to start treating the stressed out specimens preventatively. Also perhaps trying to get the historically significant...
While I don't doubt you at all Gordo, there is something about the link angles there that makes me feel so uneasy. How long is that fully extended on the skinny rope?
The point about the wonky grain down low is really awesome. I feel like I have encountered that a time or two, but maybe I'm just making excuses for myself.
There appears to be a small misunderstanding. I beleive that by add-ons, they mean additional work added on after the bid acceptance and scheduling has taken place. If it were part of the original bid, I would agree with you 100%