Most of the time when protests turn violent, it is a planted disruptor who ends up creating a validation for violence against protestors. This happens all over the place and is part of the fascist playbook. It is neither far-fetched nor a new tactic. It turns out that when you have no...
Personally I have opted to structure my business in ways that resist capitalism. My wife does meaningful work that affects the lives of literally thousands of US immigrants and poor working people, and lends her talents to combating legislation that takes away people's rights as human beings...
The irony of this statement coming from another former British colony that also has hundreds of bodies of brown and red people holding up it's foundation is pretty thick. I could write a five page response to this post, but I think the more succinct thing to say is that as we go, you go. Don't...
If that tree is really 100' tall and 42" DBH, it should be at least $4k. That is a lot of material. I think I would bid it at $5k. Our mini is so small it would have to take the trunk wood in 36" pieces and that's lots of pieces
I think that different environments create different manifestations in a given species. We remove a lot of Siberian Elms here in Detroit and it is rare in my experience to encounter a hollow one, or even a cavity. There must be something about the desert that leads to this maybe. That tree of...
The mocking "doink" sound of getting shot-blocked over and over by a Silver Maple lives rent-free in my head. It's always off by about 1.5" when it happens
Real wool is your friend. I'm almost never too cold to work. I'm a cold hardy person at baseline but with thin wool layers I'm good with just thin gloves on all day and my feet are comfortable enough to keep working. Army surplus polypropylene long underwear are almost as good as wool...
Another important thing is to give yourself some grace. Some days are first shot at a tough spot and some are 20 shots at an easy one. It's just like that for most of us. Gloves are a menace for throwing but a must for pulling up your climb line in my opinion. I have also been trying to pass...
Kevin Lavanway here is Michigan does excellent work and is reasonably priced. I have a 362 he ported and had a 201 rear handle that was my favorite saw to use until it got stolen. I can give you contact info if you want. @davidwyby has a saw done by Kevin and I'm sure he can comment.