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Picked today to get back in the air for the first time since December. The first few cuts were a little sloppy. By the 4th or 5th cut I had the wind figured out. There was no pattern. Probably was not the best decision to get back out there. Tomorrow this windy weather will be gone. None the less every one is ok, job completed and nothing broke---except maybe my pride for the sloppyness.
 
Client called today, said that her father has a big branch down in front of the house, he'll call. Haven't heard anything since then... not the end of the world. Worked on Monday though, morning was nice, after lunch high winds for a stupid hemlock.
 
Im not missing these days at all. Worked in some really crap weather last year. Did a stone cold dead pitch pine up at Lake Ossippee in NH last year in January. Single digit temps, sustained winds 30+, gusting between 50-60mph. Wind at my back, at times my lanyard wasn't even holding me on the stem, the wind was. God that was cold. At least there wasn't a multi home service line under the tree and a fence .....oh wait! Yes there was! Lol.

Just think, a nice warm sunny day will be a piece of cake next time out! :-)
 
Yeah, it's been pretty windy all over the east coast this past weekend. Sunday morning here in NH, still very gusty.

Looked outside the window this morning and all the fallen branches on the ground REALLY stand out against the frozen background of snow, especially those self pruning Red Oaks.
 
From what I have heard these storms are just going to keep getting worse. Keep your babies tuned and ready for action.
 
my buddy and i were talking about it the other day. dose anyone know what the wind tolerances are on the bucket trucks? how high of wind are the designed to be still safe in?
 
Must be the same front that whipped through here on Friday. Found myself in a GIANT Bur Oak with gusts of 30+mph, felt like the coldest day yet, especially after that 50 degree tease on Thursday. I feel yer pain, wish I were in GA haha.
 
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my buddy and i were talking about it the other day. dose anyone know what the wind tolerances are on the bucket trucks? how high of wind are the designed to be still safe in?

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I was wondering the same thing as I was brushing out a norway spruce with a heaving rootplate yesterday.
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25 degrees with wind from the Frasier river here in Washington state. Cold for us. We have had no real winter so far, all the storms have been over the east coast!

I need knee pads for the windy days in the bucket... I lock my legs into the sides, trying to hold on. I think of it like cutting a tree while standing on a yoga ball.
 
It was cool when I was in North Conway New Hampshire a couple of days ago they had a Mt. Washington museum in town. They had all kinds of cool info on wind in side. There was this cool mock weather station they had that was the replica of the first weather station at the top of Mt Washington. Inside the weather station it simulated the winds that you would experience at the top of the Mt. It was cool to feel the effects of the wind hitting the shack at 50mph then 100mph and then the max recorded ever at over 250mph. It felt so real being in there that I thought the ruff was going to blow off. I guess from what I read they experience windier conditions then Mt Everest. I would love to check out the real weather station the next time I’m out that way. From what I remember I think trees start braking at just over fifty mph
 
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I guess the wind has been whipping around out there: Washington Post (Wind Damage Article) The National Christmas Tree just snapped in half like a Tinkertoy. . . .

And where's the media on this one? Isn't it a little white-trash to still have a Christmas tree up in February?

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Thanks for reminding me, I need to take mine down!
 
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It was cool when I was in North Conway New Hampshire a couple of days ago they had a Mt. Washington museum in town. They had all kinds of cool info on wind in side. There was this cool mock weather station they had that was the replica of the first weather station at the top of Mt Washington. Inside the weather station it simulated the winds that you would experience at the top of the Mt. It was cool to feel the effects of the wind hitting the shack at 50mph then 100mph and then the max recorded ever at over 250mph. It felt so real being in there that I thought the ruff was going to blow off. I guess from what I read they experience windier conditions then Mt Everest. I would love to check out the real weather station the next time I’m out that way. From what I remember I think trees start braking at just over fifty mph

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That weather station on Mt Washington is awesome. Been up there a few times. Last year in late Oct. we did a summit hike by way of Tuckerman's Ravine and hit high winds and whiteout conditions on the summit ridge. Last 400' took us over an hour and the wind was howling like I've never seen it.

Mt Washington lies at the appex of 3 weather fronts and everything converges at the summit to create some of the worlds worst weather.
 
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