- Location
- Haddonfield, nj
my first tree
- Thread starter familytree
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- Haddonfield, nj
here you can see what was my signature for just about 2 years, ah the wonderful markings of spiked prunning jobs.
when i first climbed the tree i remember jokingly asking my foreman if i could climb it, he said yes, he didnt realize i was kidding, but i was more than excited for the challenge, so i geared up, put the spikes on wrong twice, and i was on my way, with no idea that spiking trees was bad or that i should probably be wearing a helmet, or glasses, or ear plugs...
the tree only needed to be elevated the first two rings to help give the garden sun. i remember running up and my foreman said that i looked comfortable on the spikes, those few words gave me a bit of confidence, i started cutting a couple of limbs, then repositioned myself in a better spot, i thought i was doing great, then my foreman told me that next time i might want to either hit the brake on the saw or at least turn it off, to my horror i had forgotten to hit the brake, luckily the chain was on tight.
nice trip down memory lane thats for sure
when i first climbed the tree i remember jokingly asking my foreman if i could climb it, he said yes, he didnt realize i was kidding, but i was more than excited for the challenge, so i geared up, put the spikes on wrong twice, and i was on my way, with no idea that spiking trees was bad or that i should probably be wearing a helmet, or glasses, or ear plugs...
the tree only needed to be elevated the first two rings to help give the garden sun. i remember running up and my foreman said that i looked comfortable on the spikes, those few words gave me a bit of confidence, i started cutting a couple of limbs, then repositioned myself in a better spot, i thought i was doing great, then my foreman told me that next time i might want to either hit the brake on the saw or at least turn it off, to my horror i had forgotten to hit the brake, luckily the chain was on tight.
nice trip down memory lane thats for sure
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jim454
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- Location
- The land of Utopia
Hope you kept a piece as a keepsake
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- Haddonfield, nj
ha, funny you mention that, but i absolutly did, dated it and everything, but now that i have it at home i realize its a bit silly to have anything as keepsake because i have no idea what to do with this thing and i have plenty of other keepsake items already holding down the papers on my desk, ill probably chuck it tomorrow, pictures and memories are all you really need
jim454
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- Location
- The land of Utopia
Wall art, "My first tree"
- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
If you don't keep a piece for a memory be sure to keep taking pictures of your work. With digi cams etc. it is too easy to have a good scrapbook of memories.
Incremental learning is where it's at. Make little changes constantly to respond to outside influences...just like the trees!
Incremental learning is where it's at. Make little changes constantly to respond to outside influences...just like the trees!
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- Haddonfield, nj
i thank treebuzz for showing me the light as far as spiking non removals go, it was here that i learned different methods to access the canopy and i met a lot of great climbers that showed me there tricks of the trade that i still use today
i hate going to old customers houses and seeing the scars on the trees that i had spiked into or had topped out at one point or another. its even more difficult when the home owner asks me why i didnt wear spikes this time around and then i have to explain why and of course they wonder why we hadnt done this before. im not one for lieing, and if the truth possibly loses us a customer then thats exactly what we deserve for practicing those archaic methods in the first place
i hate going to old customers houses and seeing the scars on the trees that i had spiked into or had topped out at one point or another. its even more difficult when the home owner asks me why i didnt wear spikes this time around and then i have to explain why and of course they wonder why we hadnt done this before. im not one for lieing, and if the truth possibly loses us a customer then thats exactly what we deserve for practicing those archaic methods in the first place
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- AZ
It shows alot of character to admit that you've been doing something wrong and be willing to change. Some people get stuck there. Besides, We all started somewhere.
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- under grace
My entire early career was the same,growth is a good thing.Never stop learning and growing.You are way ahead of the curve
