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  1. speelyei

    NO spiking on removals.

    [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Tree trimming is a vocation. For some it becomes an identity. When a vocation, avocation, or any behavior becomes an identity... well, that's when you get the real wacko stuff. [/ QUOTE ] does this mean, when what you do is a job, but also a hobby and you want to be...
  2. speelyei

    NO spiking on removals.

    What I was getting at was this: I climb, trim, and remove trees for a living. It's currently the best way for me to support my family. I want to be competent and qualified at my job. As a result, I have gained an appreciation for trees and a working sense of what's good and bad (work...
  3. speelyei

    NO spiking on removals.

    Tree trimming is a vocation. For some it becomes an identity. When a vocation, avocation, or any behavior becomes an identity... well, that's when you get the real wacko stuff.
  4. speelyei

    Africa

    it's like Endless Summer, for trees! Anytime I see someone making a living with trees that doesn't involve chainsaws, chippers, or supplicating to a homeowner that needs to be slapped, I think: GOOD JOB!
  5. speelyei

    tree tramps

    Excellent Mr Scherrerrerrer. I'd shoot for the Islands... Hawaii, Catalina, Florida Keys.... also, The Carolinas, West Virginia. Don't rule out New Zealand, Australia, but move on it before you're way too old, like 36.
  6. speelyei

    One Handing a Top Handle Chain Saw? Yes or No

    So... did somebody run a chainsaw with one hand?
  7. speelyei

    Throw ball vs Progress climb?

    Like someomne else said, all have their time and place. 90% of the time the tool I use for access is the long hanger pole, limb to limb.
  8. speelyei

    If photosynthesis stops at 105F What's up in AZ ?

    Re: If photosynthesis stops at 105F What\'s up in AZ ? My crew carries 10 gallons of cool water on the truck and we all bring about a 1/2 gallon of water and gatorade with us. We've had a couple days where the thermometer on the truck said 114. It's not bad if there's a breeze, but if the...
  9. speelyei

    Heat changing the way wood reacts. Caution.

    No worries. I'm pretty deadpan, I guess.
  10. speelyei

    Capitalists are psychopaths?

    We should start a blog! That'll get this mess straightened out! Check out this article by Dmitry OrlovClosing the Collapse Gap. His statement "Don't pay any attention to National Politicians- it only encourages them. They are a colossal distraction. Stay focused." pretty much sums up my...
  11. speelyei

    Heat changing the way wood reacts. Caution.

    Cory: sarcasm
  12. speelyei

    Capitalists are psychopaths?

    .99 Store? Please tell me what can be manufactured, boxed, shipped, stored, transported, unpacked, priced, and rung up by an hourly employee for less than a dollar? A purchase at many stores is tantamount to placing a dollar directly in the hands of a slave trader.
  13. speelyei

    Different Way On Spruce Removals

    another peanut gallery vote: live.
  14. speelyei

    Heat changing the way wood reacts. Caution.

    Trees are trees. This is all partisan rhetoric and colloquial heresay designed to bolster claims of "climate change" and other political posturing. Everything is fine. The best way you can help yourself, the economy and the world is continue to report to work. Finance an F-450. Everything...
  15. speelyei

    Capitalists are psychopaths?

    when I finally got around to reading 'Slaughterhouse Five', last month, the words of fictitious Howard S. Campbell couldn't have resonated more strongly in my experience, intellect, and unspoken sentiment: [ QUOTE ] America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and...
  16. speelyei

    Radioactive trees

    Night of the Living Trees The Woods Have Eyes Mad Axe 2: Beyond Arbodome Day of the Dendrodoom The R.O.W The Tree After etc...
  17. speelyei

    home made gear

    I'll go $20 on the little one...
  18. speelyei

    One Handing a Top Handle Chain Saw? Yes or No

    Today, I lowered the bucket down close to the ground to cut up some wood on the ground. I got out of the bucket and used the hydraulic stick saw with one hand. I didn't wear chaps. Then, for a nutty joke, I started acting like the stick saw had come alive like a tentacle from 20,000 Leagues...
  19. speelyei

    home made gear

    [ QUOTE ] And your hair doesn't get in the way? [/ QUOTE ] I'm such a good boy and always do such a good job that my wife pats me on the head. She pats me on the head so much I am shiny and bald like a cue-ball. My back and chest are absolutely covered in hair, but it's so full of pitch...
  20. speelyei

    home made gear

    F that. When we need a porta-wrap, I just have one of the bros strap a chain binder around my chest and over my shoulder and stick me right on the tree. Then the amigos take a couple wraps around my head and belay that log down slick as you please. It works perfect. They can tie off on one...

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