Things we have done that could have gotten us, or someone else killed.

Completely cut my adjustable friction saver. Happened on Tuesday. Was cutting and rigging out one of 6 tops in the spruce tree I was in. On the lead I was in there were three tops. Friction saver was around two of them. Apparently when I did my back cut on one of the tops I cut it. Didn’t feel it or realize it until after my saw was away because I was focused on watching the crew tag line the top out of the tree. I didn’t feel like I was rushing or doing anything out of the ordinary. Just messed up on a cut. Glad I didn’t take my lanyard off without looking. 46 years old and been in the business 26 years.
 
Thanks for sharing that with us, Ryan. Some of us will look before we unhook tomorrow. That is one thing I believe a lot of us do not do every time, and we should. Glad you took a gander and came out of it in good shape.
I cut through my bridge one time not knowing it. Didn't feel a thing. What caught my eye was my ZigZag was hanging there about ten feet away from me when it should have been right there in front of me.
Again, thanks for sharing and keeping us on our toes.
 
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Thanks for sharing that with us, Ryan. Some of us will look before we unhook tomorrow. That is one thing I believe a lot of us do not do every time, and we should. Glad you took and gander and came out of it in good shape.
I cut through my bridge one time not knowing it. Didn't feel a thing. What caught my eye was my ZigZag was hanging there about ten feet away from me when it should have been right there in front of me.
Again, thanks for sharing and keeping us on our toes.
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Did you mean to say ‘took a gander’? That’s a very cockney English saying, how’d you learn that in Minnesôta?

edit: just googling around, I see it’s a common saying in N. America.
Never knew that!
 
Mick Dempsey said:
Did you mean to say ‘took a gander’? That’s a very cockney English saying, how’d you learn that in Minnesôta?

edit: just googling around, I see it’s a common saying in N. America.
Never knew that!
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Yes, I did. Thank you. Fingers and brain don't often travel at the same speed. My fingers seem to lag about five or six words behind.
We are only a few hundred years removed from the dredges of England over here. Bound to be a lot of carry overs still. I've been told I have a heavy Swedish accent although I have never been to Sweeden. Minnesota will do that to you.
@EasternArborist Good tip. Vines have got me a few times. Think you have severed them all, only to find out you missed a couple. They are strong buggers as well.
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. . . We are only a few hundred years removed from the dredges of England over here. . . .
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Perhaps you'd find "How the Scottish Invented the Modern World" interesting in this regard. I went thru it this winter and was amazed how Scottish immigration shaped both US and Canada, including US Founding Fathers. Really interesting read.
 
Like any region there are dialects. The version of Minnesotan that Marge used in ‘Fargo’ is what’s expected. That’s most common in the western and northern half of the state. The other part is what Meryl Streep used in the Prarie Home Companion Movie. Neutral Minnesotan is what is heard from broadcast journalists.

Even more here:

 
Tom Dunlap said:
Like any region there are dialects. The version of Minnesotan that Marge used in ‘Fargo’ is what’s expected. That’s most common in the western and northern half of the state. The other part is what Meryl Streep used in the Prarie Home Companion Movie. Neutral Minnesotan is what is heard from broadcast journalists.

Even more here:

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'splains sum of our relatives talkin' funnee in Eau Claire too . . . .

Eh . . .
 
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