Hurricane sandy clean up

[BenDraper]

Here is some action....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blnFr22Lkyg

http://www.youtube.com/embed/WrU_oLP2ka8

http://www.youtube.com/v/VQ1LQQwqWB8

 

[Treezybreez]

Nice job man. I suppose the power was turned off on most of those? Even so that would have made me nervous.

 

[BenDraper]

Yeh course the power was off on all those jobs. The one thing that makes me nervous is power lines!

 

[arborer]

That all looked super sketchy to me.

 

[chep]

Holy s$*t!!! Draper I just watched vid 2. I got the willies watchin you work off that tele pole... then the lanyard round the wires! Thats some wicked storm footage. glad you are alive!

Good job. Takin care of business

 

[BenDraper]

You got the willies, I got the willy! Hahahaha

 

[treewill]

HA! That was AWESOME, best tree work video I've seen since the Tahune airwalk thing.

My fave part was in the second vid when you checked the tension on the lines by tapping them with the bar of your climb saw. Priceless!

On a sad note, I think watching this I lost motivation to put together a vid of my piddling elm failure today; it just doesn't seem that cool anymore...

 

[islandarb]

Ben does have a nack for editing, thanks for showing what devastation storms can do. I have been through a few living down here in the Caribbean. They are not pleasant. Good work Sir.

 

[Bixler]

Ben, by far best Sandy footage I've seen! How did you feel about working in such devastation?!?

 

[BenDraper]

It really screwed us all in the here on Long Island! Utter chaos!

 

[Bixler]

Yeah i've seen footage on the news and Long Island got pretty torn up. Was your crew working some long days?

 

[BenDraper]

We ain't stopped yet mate!

 

[matdand]

I heard stories that a couple of guys died during the 98' ice storm clean up because of generators. Apparently if they arent set up proper the energy can run from the house back up to the wires.

Just sayin , stay safe!!!

 

[Bixler]

Is that right? ... Well keep those cameras rolling. Stay safe.

 

[BenDraper]

Finished on that power line crap now were onto residential clean up!

 

[Norm_Hall]

Are you or were you working for the power company in the video?
Watch out for the 'backfeed' from generators.

 

[BenDraper]

We were working for the electric dept. it's all over now though!

 

[islandarb]

Glad the cleanup is moving along Ben, I am sure the folks are feeling more comfortable thanks to your efforts. Kudos bro.