The leaders of China Russia and N Korea are arm in arm at a communist military parade with weapons specifically designed to destroy the US… Meanwhile our administration has declared war against offshore windmills. :boxeador:
The hamster wheel, no matter what trade you’re in, is getting less and less appealing when the economy just doesn’t work for most people anymore. They say there’s a problem with general malaise in the work force. It just doesn’t seem worth it a lot of the time, especially when it involves...
How generous of you. I guess my parent had to die for you to have some semblance of civility.
I never meant to derail any discussion. I will absolutely never be talking about this here. It’s ‘snunayabizness, really. Back to something relevant.
This is a great tip, if you’re doing a crane job and you’re waiting for the ball to come back, rest it on the top of the spar. That’s typically when I would have a 36” something aloft for more than one cut.
In the past I’ve just kept the belt tight on my harness, no suspenders, grinned and...
Really glad it worked out.
I would look at what others have said about the customer dragging feet in getting this taken care of- and say that the fence might just have to get destroyed. That’s their problem. Glad it worked out but I agree. Like Daniel said, the wood may have been solid but I’m...
Cody, this is really a monumental plan. 8 steel cables to install, two cranes, holy moly. And in the end, the storm did the work for free. The best laid plans of mice and men…
With 20/20 vision, would you still make the same plan for that tree, or would you consider a somewhat less aggressive...
If your job is to consult the project to avoid excess root damage, would you essentially end up blocking the whole project due to the constraints of options? The stick in the mud as it were (literally, sort of).
That would increase the budget and timeline but that’s city work for ya isn’t it...
as an indirect response, I will say I’m usually trying to look for pruning options to reduce leveraging weight rather than cabling, but still cabling at times. Pruning can be a more permanent long term solution, is how I see it.
Live oaks are completely incredible. I visit SC coast in the...
Hello,
Wondering who amongst us has done tree inventories, and if they wouldn’t mind talking shop for a minute. I’m working on a municipal inventory bid and just looking at my tech options.
I’ve used treeplotter in the past, which was nice… But I’m considering ArcGIS as it will integrate with...
After going through an ash extinction event here from about 2018-2022, here’s my advice.
Identify the most beautiful majestic ashes and treat them. Like 2-5% of the total population of ashes.
Remove all the other ash trees while they are safe to climb and rig. Compile all the wood and turn it...
‘How is the trade war affecting your work flow?’
‘How are the ICE raids affecting your work flow?’
‘How is the climate collapse affecting your work flow?’
‘How are the administrative cuts and freezing hires affecting your work flow?’
Is anybody out there doing better than before? Literally...
I haven’t been to Ontario but when I’ve visited Chicago (closer to you than yonder), most of their Norway maple street trees had bark flaking at the base. We had a bad year last year with verticillium wilt, of all the maples, they took the biggest hit. But that manifests as sudden crown dieback...
I used up my one free article for this one lol. Including some choice moments…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/us/trump-iran-questions-white-house-tree-trimmers.html
When an arborist named Christopher Tattersall walked out of his house in Glen Arm, Md., before sunrise on Wednesday, he had...
I’m really looking forward to the interview between Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz. He really exposes Sen Cruz’s absolute ignorance, gets him to admit the US has already begun a war on Iran, and laughs in his face at his stupidity. I’ve never liked the guy but he knows how to cut through the...
Wake me when groceries are affordable again..
In the meantime I’m gonna continue to build local solidarity networks and not wait for electoral politics to improve things. Complete garbage system, not even worth arguing over.