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    Crew Leader and Lead Climber in Durango, CO

    The following states prohibit employers from refusing to hire smokers, unless being a smoker goes against a specific job qualification: California. Colorado. Connecticut.
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    Russia invades Ukraine

    If anyone is tired of the sanitized news media reporting on Ukraine, gritty footage from the ground level can be dug up by searching YouTube and then going to Filters / Sort By / Upload Date. Ukrainian search terms will pull up a lot: "боротьба" (fighting in Ukranian), "танк" (tank), солдати...
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    You Ever Work Solo?

    I just started over solo and found things got going right away ... good luck with it!
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    Anxiety / Hesitancy about Climbing Bigger and Taller Trees

    Could this "fear" instead be considered a healthy, life-saving instinct? Every tree I get to the top of makes me think "This is insane." I don't always feel that fear, but it seems like something inside you is telling you something important.
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    Hardware Hauler

    Gorilla cart wagon for me, no bags ... doubles as a log hauler
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    You Ever Work Solo?

    I roll solo on 99% of my jobs, everything from pruning to removals. I like being responsible for every aspect of the job, from the bid to the rake, and enjoy the problem solving it takes to rig single handed. Some will say solo tree work is too dangerous, but then there are the inevitable...
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    Shembiner - screw upgrade

    Sweet hack! what a cool idea
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    most ergonomic handsaw location?

    The other day, for the second half of a climb (hemlock), I kept my saw in the pile of brush at the base of the tree -- this following a lanyard tail yanking the devil out of its scabbard on my right calf. So this is to say that I haven't found a perfect place for my handsaw, but waist level...
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    How does the rope runner pro compare to zig zag on ascending & descending?

    I use the RRP daily but don't swear by it ... still looking for the perfect ("perfect"?) device
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    Crippling Fear of a Negative Review?

    On the topic of reviews: anyone notice that Yelp reviews frequently vanish? As far as I can tell, only reviews from Yelper customers who write a lot of reviews persist. Every review from newer reviewers get hidden
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    Crippling Fear of a Negative Review?

    On the one hand, reviews are a real currency these days ... so I think it makes sense to work to 1) get positive reviews and 2) avoid negative ones. But with that said, I compromised myself once (caved) with a customer out of fear of a negative review, and still don't feel good about that. So it...
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    Tree trunk crack

    I always multi-cargo-strap big fissures like that before working in or on the tree, just to try to keep it together. Where there is smoke there is fire, and where there is a big crack there is more change of a break.
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    Sexism and Homophobia in Arborculture/TreeLife?

    In light of a recent thread on these forums about a female tree worker in an Echo ad, I'm wondering how others experience arborculture/treelife in general in light of sexism and homophobia? My tree business is a solo operation, so my in person contact with others in the field is limited, but...
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    not my setup

    After seeing this back in the day, I haven't gone near a chipper.
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    not my setup

    NOW those are some nice looking chippers.
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