Whistle While We Work?

BigJon

BigJon

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I don't know about yall but I get really bored at work. I think it would be great if we could listen to music but my boss doesn't think it professional. Once in awhile I am lucky enough to work with Roachy who can carry a pretty good tune.

Anyone else get tired of just going up and cutting the branches off? I used to go and just sail through and tree not even thinking and couldn't remember the next what I even did but its beyond that now. Any suggestions?
 
yeah John focus more on where your ascender is goin through.
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have fun, later
 
I know what BigJon is talking about, but I was always relieved to work for a company that banned radios. I agree it's unprofessional, but more important to me is that I can't stand to listen to what most guys pick. When I work around a construction crew or other radio-playing types, I want to explode by the fourth or fifth time hearing the same obnoxious commercials. And when I work next to them two or three days in a row, I can't believe anyone can stand to listen to the same commerciakl radio every dayy--they play the exact same songs, at nearly the same time even. I've heard "classic rock" so much by now that the first ten seconds of a song usually gets it playing in my head even if I crank up my saw to drown it out. When I stop cutting, the song on the radio is in perfect time to the music now stuck in my head.

And don't get me started on "contemporary country" . . . .
keith
 
Today I broke a cardinal rule of treework. I had a cabling job with no pruning so I worked alone. Let me know if I have a penance to do
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Since I use my 18V DeWalt cordless drill and sawzall for cabling/bracing I brought along the jobsite radio/charger. That keeps the second battery at full charge incase I need it. Having public radio on was fun. Listening to "The Splendid Table" made me hungry.

There is no way that I would have a radio around during any pruning. Too distracting. I get a boot out of construction crews. IN order to hear the radio they crank up the volume until the speaker is buzzing and the distortion can be heard for blocks. The only thing more painful is someone farting on the elevator.
 
I agree that it would be a good thing to help you get through the day. But I feel that it would be dangerous. Some people would concetrate more on what they are listening to then what they are doing. Thats when accidents would happen.
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This is true but accidents also happen when we are bored as well. I know for me it is better to take my mind off of the work. Then climbing and pruning is like walking or riding a bike.
 
I can tell you that both physical accidents I've had in 12 years of climbing were when I had your current mindset. I got so bored with the mundane tasks I was performing I would let my mind wander while 'going through the motions'. I try not to let that happen any more. I force myself to focus on every aspect of my personal safety. The pruning itself can be routine, but checking my clips/biners, knots, rope routing, footing, etc. cannot be taken for granted. Hopefully, I am more aware of my personal safety than I was 5 years ago.

Let your boredom be a personal warning sign to force yourself to be ever more vigilent about checking EVERY life support device EVERY time. It gives me something to focus on, and the days go smoother.
 
Most of our guys can climb. At various times in the day, everyone is in a tree and nobody on the ground. That used to bother me much more than it does now, but it helps kill the boredom and repetition. I've gotten used to it and now think that we have a good thing going. With everyone helping out on all aspects of the job, we get some real tight teamwork going. It is pretty easy to talk to the guy in the tree next to you, or in the same tree with you. We can joke, whistle, and keep an eye out for each other much better than from the ground. Our Foreman still do the bulk of the climbing, but everybody climbs, and everybody cleans up, and everybody goes home in one piece.

Louie Hampton
 
i hear constuction workers and their radios all the time and sometimes it would be nice . but i don't think radios have a place on the jobsite in tree care because it is not very professoinal and saftey can be a major issue. plus i hear a lot of people complain about it when the neihbor has a builder next door and the crew is blasting the radio for all to hear and it is not so much the style of music being played but it is a matter of respect for the neihborhood you are working in because we all know how much noise we make just doing the job we were hired to do already. plus i do not need my crews making a priority out of hooking up the tunes when there is a job to be done because that is what i pay them for to work and not walk around the customers house playing air guitar. and i have seen people in the past waiting for a song to be over before they go back to work. and lets face it when are you gonna hear the radio while you are chipping or cutting up that trunk with the chainsaw humming. at most the only time the radio my be of enjoyment is when you are in the truck eating lunch or driving to or from the jobsite.
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Come on Glenn the Blues ,never Metallica maybe.
If your bored try something different or go back to something you havent done for some time but you have to stay aware of everything going on around you so headphones... maybe for chipping ,nah leave the radio for the ride home.
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Metalica? Maybe we can make a spiff on the "One" song. Instead of landmine replace it with treeclimbing has take my arms takeing my legs my hearing.........
 
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