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To echo Mac, boom and Steve, Jon, listen to that inner voice. My 33 year old son was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 6. About 2 years into the chemo regimen, his blood work was not coming back good and they had stopped his treatment for about 3 weeks. It was not a good time and was playing some nasty games with my head. Was working on a Norway Maple removal and just couldn't go any further with it that day and had to walk away from it. Few days later got better blood reports and got back to work, but I still think that 3 week period was where his relapse started.
 
oldoakman said:
To echo Mac, boom and Steve, Jon, listen to that inner voice. My 33 year old son was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 6. About 2 years into the chemo regimen, his blood work was not coming back good and they had stopped his treatment for about 3 weeks. It was not a good time and was playing some nasty games with my head. Was working on a Norway Maple removal and just couldn't go any further with it that day and had to walk away from it. Few days later got better blood reports and got back to work, but I still think that 3 week period was where his relapse started.
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Glad to hear your son is 33 old oak man!
Hopefully with age will come better judgement of when the voice is talking 'should' vs 'shall'
 
I never had the urge to touch a moving chain, but I have a welder friend who indulged the impulse to touch a running bandsaw as it was winding down.. I always want to touch the axle sticking out of the bearing of a disc chipper for some odd reason. I am guilty of doing what most have mentioned, 95% tied in twice always, and 98% chaps or saw pants, but the rest :whistle::hueco:
 
i think its funny that because i took a chainsaw to the cheek and shoulder as i result of kick back i always tie in twice, but i dont commit to the chaps the same way.
maybe cause it wasnt my handsome legs that roped in my wife? either way, gunna have to make a better effort i suppose....
 
rockettree said:
I don't see the connection with SRT, just bad habits. There are safe ways to use your lanyard in a single leg configuration and the extra length can be used to reach or accommodate stronger anchors.
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Reason I mention SRT is because the technique allows me to get much higher and further out horizontally in a crown than I would've gone DdRT, as a result there's usually nothing nearby for a second tie-in that's life support quality. Yep I can implement a second line or a super long second lanyard, haven't gone there yet.
-AJ
 
moss said:
Reason I mention SRT is because the technique allows me to get much higher and further out horizontally in a crown than I would've gone DdRT, as a result there's usually nothing nearby for a second tie-in that's life support quality. Yep I can implement a second line or a super long second lanyard, haven't gone there yet.
-AJ
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I see your point, and I'm not trying to give the impression that I always have two solid anchors. If I'm not running a chainsaw I definitely don't sweat the second tie in, so I keep a sharp handsaw and use it wisely!
 
Continuing a work climb beyond the point of fatigue, leading to poor practices trying to cut corners etc to "just get it done" so I don't have to come back. Sometimes I have to open one hand with the other because of cramping.

Seen a biker, a real one not some weekender guy, put his cig out in his gas tank. I was high school age and at a fuel station, thought the crazy sob was gonna blow us all to hell. He probably got a good kick out of the look on my face. Never tried it myself
 
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