Thread: whadja do today?

Cool, finally we can talk about it. I'm setting up some hairy climbing td's for em. Some craners and some rigging. May get some botox treatments prior to them coming here.

Originally Posted by sgreanbeans

He should call the show "saw for hire" wait.........was that already done? U guys know the American Picker show right? Mike and Robbie Wolfe are buddies, and sorry AA, beat ya to it, in third week of production of my show, they have been filming me while Mike is taking a break, doing all this work in his neighborhood and taking trees out at Robbie's house next week, Discovery execs are setting up promos, doing them sucks, take after take after take, sorry guys, would have told u sooner, but wanted to wait until it was legal, they are the ones who bought me the new equipment, betcha didn't know that Mike Rowe is a Vice Pres of Discovery! His name was on the check. He has his hands in everything. The first show is a spin off, Mike is building a new shop, that's where it started, I took out several hi risk trees, they filmed the whole thing then approached me. It has been very nerv racking, having a film crew up your butt, but (pun intended) they are pretty cool. They have a camera man who I had to teach how to climb so he can get good shots, he was on Deadliest Catch for a while, dude is crazy. They are not sure what channel it will be on, but think it will be on normal discovery, pilot on after Swamp Loggers next season. They pay is ok but no OCC rate! They also set up jobs for you, customer signed waiver, gets free work, show pays me. We do not have a name for it yet, they do all this market research crap, I get final say, and so far all crap, but producer agrees, so all is cool. Getting new Bucket truck next week, they are painting it just like mine for me, but with new logos. I have asked what the content is to be, they said focus will be one all the running I do to keep things going, all the different people I meet and the money chase (chasing a city right know for 4 g's), they love misery! But mainly the fact that I should be riding a wheel chair, but manage to still do this, they interviewed my Doc at the VA, he will be on the show about it, didn't like that to much as the truth to the severity of my injuries will come out, didn't want the family to know what really happened, but oh well, this will pay for my kids college, so they don't have to do this stuff. Anyways THERE IT IS! We are going to travel to other city's and hook up with some of u guys to show the different styles after the first season, I will be the host, they said the first season is to build the concept. JPS, Jeff and TV have already been contacted, more of you to come, go ahead guys you can tell them. I signed it yesterday, so we are good to talk about it.

this is better than tv, opps it is tv! i'm positive the need an old crane op to round out the cast !!! lol have fun guys.

Originally Posted by Bigus Termitius

Ran up to the versmeer stealer .

lol

Originally Posted by sgreanbeans

He should call the show "saw for hire" wait.........was that already done? U guys know the American Picker show right? Mike and Robbie Wolfe are buddies, and sorry AA, beat ya to it, in third week of production of my show, they have been filming me while Mike is taking a break, doing all this work in his neighborhood and taking trees out at Robbie's house next week, Discovery execs are setting up promos, doing them sucks, take after take after take, sorry guys, would have told u sooner, but wanted to wait until it was legal, they are the ones who bought me the new equipment, betcha didn't know that Mike Rowe is a Vice Pres of Discovery! His name was on the check. He has his hands in everything. The first show is a spin off, Mike is building a new shop, that's where it started, I took out several hi risk trees, they filmed the whole thing then approached me. It has been very nerv racking, having a film crew up your butt, but (pun intended) they are pretty cool. They have a camera man who I had to teach how to climb so he can get good shots, he was on Deadliest Catch for a while, dude is crazy. They are not sure what channel it will be on, but think it will be on normal discovery, pilot on after Swamp Loggers next season. They pay is ok but no OCC rate! They also set up jobs for you, customer signed waiver, gets free work, show pays me. We do not have a name for it yet, they do all this market research crap, I get final say, and so far all crap, but producer agrees, so all is cool. Getting new Bucket truck next week, they are painting it just like mine for me, but with new logos. I have asked what the content is to be, they said focus will be one all the running I do to keep things going, all the different people I meet and the money chase (chasing a city right know for 4 g's), they love misery! But mainly the fact that I should be riding a wheel chair, but manage to still do this, they interviewed my Doc at the VA, he will be on the show about it, didn't like that to much as the truth to the severity of my injuries will come out, didn't want the family to know what really happened, but oh well, this will pay for my kids college, so they don't have to do this stuff. Anyways THERE IT IS! We are going to travel to other city's and hook up with some of u guys to show the different styles after the first season, I will be the host, they said the first season is to build the concept. JPS, Jeff and TV have already been contacted, more of you to come, go ahead guys you can tell them. I signed it yesterday, so we are good to talk about it.

Sweet man! My wife has wanted to get the kids up there to meet those guys and see the store. Maybe we'll kill a couple of birds with one stone and see how it's going on the set.

Hey, I came across a steiner tractor a couple towns over the other day. It has a blown motor, but this guy's selling for next to nothing. He's retiring from his lawn service. If you want a little humor I could pose as the treetarded competition and you could load me and the steiner up in the back of your truck as I mumble some incoherence about my "Amy's List" status and you could tell the folks at home how you deal with con artists in your neck of the woods. Just an idea...

This is cool. If its all true,well, thats awesome. If its just a prank on ole AA...well, thats cool to. So either way....tell us more!

Well everyone is movie starz lol, I'm just a really busted up po boy trying to make a living. Good for you I have a tree they would love to get on film but I'm keeping it for getting me through the winter

Got an easy td today and some pruning for a 3/4 day. Then gonna run up and pick up my road rocket in Dayton bout 50 miles away which I took to the dealer for a 5 hun mi. service last night. Have my gm (everyone knows that means groundman but you Marquis, not general manager lol) do some fall root fertilization while I am gone and make bout 6 beans. New bike is just the schitts. 136 hp and handles better than my 05 I just sold.

Put a set of lower mirrors and fender eliminator kit on it last week to get rid of that stick out license plate holder.

Originally Posted by treevet

Got an easy td today and some pruning for a 3/4 day. Then gonna run up and pick up my road rocket in Dayton bout 50 miles away which I took to the dealer for a 5 hun mi. service last night. Have my gm (everyone knows that means groundman but you Marquis, not general manager lol) do some fall root fertilization while I am gone and make bout 6 beans. New bike is just the schitts. 136 hp and handles better than my 05 I just sold.

Put a set of lower mirrors and fender eliminator kit on it last week to get rid of that stick out license plate holder.

nice.

Originally Posted by Bigus Termitius

Sweet man! My wife has wanted to get the kids up there to meet those guys and see the store. Maybe we'll kill a couple of birds with one stone and see how it's going on the set.

Hey, I came across a steiner tractor a couple towns over the other day. It has a blown motor, but this guy's selling for next to nothing. He's retiring from his lawn service. If you want a little humor I could pose as the treetarded competition and you could load me and the steiner up in the back of your truck as I mumble some incoherence about my "Amy's List" status and you could tell the folks at home how you deal with con artists in your neck of the woods. Just an idea...

Ohhhhh can I be da con artist Mayamm this tree has carpenter aints and they are after my wood lol Maybe they could figure out how to get the three machiteers off my video cam and on air hell its a show in itself complete with me narrating play by play as the three illegals steal my work

Originally Posted by ropensaddle

Ohhhhh can I be da con artist Mayamm this tree has carpenter aints lol Maybe they could figure out how to get the three machiteers off my video cam and on air hell its a show in itself complete with me narrating play by play as the three illegals steal my work

Three machiteers lollololol....is that a new tech term. Can't find it in the arb dictionary..

Oh man, I so want in!! I figure I could play the evil hacker guy... I got a million ideas already!

I can already imagine the drama spooling up after me and the crew get back from lunch at the bar at 3:00, and reassess the jobsite... six wheeling the bucket over little old lady's gardens... the classic beer cans rolling out of the truck.. just awesome!!!

JPS and greanbeans staring in dismay..

Originally Posted by tree MDS

I can already imagine the drama spooling up after me and the crew get back from lunch at the bar at 3:00, and reassess the jobsite... six wheeling the bucket over little old lady's gardens... the classic beer cans rolling out of the truck.. just awesome!!!

JPS and greanbeans staring in dismay..

I had this one ton chip truck back mid 70's that the bench seat rotted out and I threw it out and put in buckets but never got around to attaching the passenger one which we threw all the empties behind it while cruisin.

When the passenger got out the seat would always slide out the door and with it dozens of beer cans clanked and rolled in the road. Kinda of our calling card lol.

Then we would back in the truck and open the doors which I had giant speakers on and a graphic equalizer with a booster on the stereo. Fill the whole yard with music. Actually got some compliments on music choices from n'bors lol.

Back to work...rainin again uhg,

Originally Posted by treevet

I had this one ton chip truck back mid 70's that the bench seat rotted out and I threw it out and put in buckets but never got around to attaching the passenger one which we threw all the empties behind it while cruisin.

When the passenger got out the seat would always slide out the door and with it dozens of beer cans clanked and rolled in the road. Kinda of our calling card lol.

Then we would back in the truck and open the doors which I had giant speakers on and a graphic equalizer with a booster on the stereo. Fill the whole yard with music. Actually got some compliments on music choices from n'bors lol.

Back to work...rainin again uhg,

Lol. Reminds me of when I was 15 or so and first getting exposed to treework. my brother and his friend both had "tree services". The other guy had the whipper, so we would get together and chip up all these yards of brush my bro had stacked up. Those guys were really playing up the "crazy tree climber" bit. Everything from no shirts and shorts, to coolers of bud on the job... passing joints and beers from truck to truck while going down the highway.

Greanbeans: That is just awesome I wish you the best is there any talk of going multi-season?
I just had an idea for that stiener with the blown motor that was mentioned above. You guys put in a good week and then on the weekend you take the crew out to the bush and you use it as target practice and then blow it up with some tannerite. I think that would be a good way to show tree guys at play.