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    Alcohol after strenuous work

    I had one of those swedish bitters bottles, probably 4 or 8 oz on a construction job in Maine, and infrequently took the medicinal in a swig or two; I think the foreman saw me doing it once and did not like it. Only for medicinal value, as he would have known had he tried some. The stuff is...
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    Alcohol after strenuous work

    Or stop drinking for a week or two weeks. The alcoholic tends to have an allergic response, an addiction they can't control. Very few alcoholic beverages have nutritional or medicinal value. Maybe IPAs with all the hops. The nutrients in Guinness are minimal. Jagermeister is absolute crap...
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    Covid Close To You

    It's not bad around here and it is a rough vaccine; not much choice if you want to have access and not get hit with increased premiums. Israel was at 80% vaccination and they are being hit with their biggest wave of infections, and they are on third and fourth boosters. The Russian "sputnik"...
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    We Remove 3 Ash & 2 Sugar Maples on a Beautiful Day in Maine

    Climbers like that are worth their weight in gold; and it reminds me why I relied totally on quality climbers when I was getting this work done for people.
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    Vaccine Mandate

    This was the roughest "vaccine" I ever got. I am very health oriented. Benefits? It doesn't seem to make much difference with laborers such as myself. If you register for voting in any category, it does not make any difference in your status in society. I see a lot of criticism on the...
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    My Apologies to all.

    I did not see that argumentative thread and my sympathies as you seek to heal. There is no cause for vituperation during your attempt to recover if I read the situation right. This is the major defect of online communications these days; you can't see the other posters, someone (for whatever...
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    Alcohol after strenuous work

    I am cognizant of those concerns but when I am in top shape it doesn't matter. I can chow down on organic garlic cloves, add hot pepper to Angus beef and steamed veggies or salad. You know what is good for your body. Follow that.
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    Alcohol after strenuous work

    Probably ideal activities after strenuous work are rest including a hot shower and other therapeutic activities. I like to use quality muscle rubs like Max Freeze and Tiger Balm--never undercut your body's need for rest and recreation. There's always another day to do the work, don't work...
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    Alcohol after strenuous work

    Alcoholics tend to have an allergic reaction to it and just can't stop. For those who can drink, quality drinks are probably acceptable at the right time. In my case a beer or two is probably not that bad but it does add calories to your diet, like liquid bread. I try to eat a clove of...
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    Alcohol after strenuous work

    I've had a bad habit after strenuous work having a double IPA beer and big meal in the evening after strenuous work. I lost several friends to lung cancer, which was probably due to active or prior smoking habits. I lost a friend to alcoholism a few months ago. I was once on a job where the...
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    Accident report on Facebook

    I hope he gets good attention and has a thorough healing. I've heard of too many cases of men getting hurt or even killed where the assumption is they did something wrong, especially when electricity was involved, sometimes yes sometimes no.
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    Customer wants solution to his pile of wood problem

    I have a friend about an hour away who burns wood exclusively. I called a logging company that runs around $125/hr, or $1000 a day which would be able to haul it out; probably two loads and around a day to haul it the 50 plus miles.
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    Sexism and Homophobia in Arborculture/TreeLife?

    In an increasingly fragmented society it seems, the internet is not helping. 1000s and 1000s of sites with many many pithy insights and recommendations for a more just and honorable society. As my mother used to say, politics, religion and sex were off base in discussions with friends as they...
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    Customer wants solution to his pile of wood problem

    Norwalk, CT, sorry I thought I had posted that. There are some firewood operations around, good firewood runs over $200/cord.
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    Customer wants solution to his pile of wood problem

    Land around here is upwards of a million an acre, not a lot of firewood operations with all the free wood out there especially after storms, and raw labor does not want to work cheap.
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    Customer wants solution to his pile of wood problem

    What would be a reasonable range of cost for a logging company to pull it out, looks like 12-15 cords to me??
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    Customer wants solution to his pile of wood problem

    Can't burn around here; I was doing work for a customer in wetlands a while back and the neighbor called environmental on us.
  18. tomstrees

    Customer wants solution to his pile of wood problem

    The "free wood" angle wouldn't work very well as most of the people around here are high wage white collar people and the rest work for them. You would get a few minor takers but there is too much free wood around here as it is. Can't chip out the wood as it is wetlands behind the pile...
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    Customer wants solution to his pile of wood problem

    A local customer here in Fairfield County called me looking a solution to this pile of wood that was cut up last summer. It consists of partial tree length wood as well as firewood logs. Any thoughts on this? Would a logging company pay anything to haul it away or would they just charge? It...
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    Problem customers

    In this case it was more a crazy landscaping labor type demand; she wanted fallen wood cut and split for firewood, thinking that such freshly cut/split wood would be a good fallback if the power went out and she needed heat in the fireplace. Nuts. She can get bundles of firewood at the local...

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