asked if I wanted to get shot

oh wow...that would be amazing...you could prolly modify an ankle holster to ride on your lower leg like a leg scabbard
 
what kinda piece would you use for daily carry as a trimmer? I mean, what if you dropped your Walther and a groundsman ran it through the chipper? Maybe something cheaper... But then again, you don't want to daily carry with a Lorcin or Hipoint, although those doorstops might be more serviceable after a trip through the Brush Bandit...
Shoulder holster? Revolver, or semi-auto?
What would the ISA say about concealed carry during jamborees? Is there already a ruling? Why not just keep a shotgun on the chipper? Coud come in useful in a variety of situations. Maybe even a mod available to launch a throwball...
I'll bet there's already an AR derivative all picatinnied out for arboreal applications...
 
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The crazies already carry, regardless of the law. I want to be able to defend myself against a gun with a gun.

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AMEN! You are 100% right on this one.

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Too bad you live in Sconny.
 
I used to take it personally when those kinds of interactions happened. Now I could care less. One less set-up I have to do. The Util Forester gets paid the big bucks to do the hostage negotiations, not me. At the first sign of a hiss fit, I'm outta there.
 
This is a very weird thread for a Canuck to read. Long guns are one thing, but handguns, holstered as everyday carry?
We met an American once next to us in a campground near here(super nice guy too!) who had an assault rifle in his trunk in case of bears. He managed to get it across the border. It didn't even cross his mind this was odd.
I made sure not to go out of my tent for a pee at any point during the night.
 
rest assured, my comments were tongue in cheek.

There are a lot of states where an individual can take classes and pass a background check to qualify for daily concealed carry of a firearm. I suppose I wwould rather have registered legal law abiding citizens with some training packing heat in addition to the criminals who will do so regardless.
Unconcealed open carry is legal in the US, certain areas and locations excepted, but I wonder if that will change in my lifetime...
there is a facet of the population that enjoys the fantasy of a gun-free world. Whatever. There is another specious movement that believes "a right unexercised is a right lost", who insist on wearing their guns to the store and kids soccer games.
These are simply more symptoms of overpopulation. The population is large enough that the lunatic fringe now constitutes a heck of a lot of people.
 
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You are clearly a well-balanced and reasonable guy speelyei.
I'm not really anti-gun either. I am anti-idiot, and unfortunately the law seems to be tagged to deal with the lowest common denominator.
I was a range rat when I was in the army reserves, and in that context guns 'r fun. Everything from rifles to handguns to submachines. Anti tank launchers are fun too. As long as its just range play. At least for me.
 
Sweet, i'm picturing Frax in a black bra and black thong shooting an RPG.

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You have THAT in your head? That's SO NOT what it looked like! I was wearing combats. I probably looked like a guy. But I did put that RPG round right into the middle of the tank! ha ha ha.

How many beers you had tonight my fine man? I'm on a few but not nearly enough to keep up with you.
 
Holy cow. Between the calendar thread and this thread, and the push for more female involvement on this forum and in the industry, I'm seeing a drastic shift in the nature of posts and topics here. And I got to say I like it! Seems like there is a lot of repressed frustrations with the lack of a balanced gender demographic.
 
Disregard my last two posts. I have no idea what I'm doing just now and the scarry part is I'm totally sober
 
Had another threat today. We weren't even in the guys yard and he told me if I stepped foot on his property he would kill me and I'd be a dead man. I laughed, sat down in the truck, called the GF, and then called the utility security. A sheriff came out later and the guy accused us of of peaking in his neighbors windows. We always knock on doors and inform the customer before we enter their yards. I love being called a peeping Tom but the least they could have done was get my name right!
 
Ive had this happen a few times. I tend to realy hack the crap out of the trees on theirs property when the cops go back with me and keep them at bay. Figure if i take alot more than i need to its going to be that much longer before i have to deal with that crazy again and realy they deserve it.
 
Update on initial post. The woman was charged with simple aggravated assault, went to court and was instructed not to contact or approach any workers on the streets or in the trees near her house. 14 months later she calls the city arborist to let him know that there is a branch touching a wire at her house, wants it removed B4 the leaves come out. The request was kicked to the utility company. I thought it could be an ambush, or the need for excitment in her life. We'll see.
 
These are the sort of thing that add the spice to the utility climber's life.

I've been shot at, had dogs sicced on me, be spat upon, had a GOAT sicced on me (don't laugh too hard folks, but just between us chickens....that goat almost got the better of me....stupid sucker punchin' goat....), but then again, I've had POSITIVE interaction from women of varying ages/walks of life due to line clearance work, especially during storm work when you finally get to look like the hero instead of the bad guy.

This is what I miss about line clearance work. Rarely a boring day and always the possibility of something really interesting happening. When I meet someone new, I can tell any number of stories from my line clearance days. Most folks never get to live such interesting lives. Here's to us gentlemen.
 
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