My friend's dad was on a patrol boat in Vietnam. He said the only thing that would keep the bugs off you was by rubbing diesel on your skin.
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bitzer
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Unfortunately some of the army guys used agent orange on bare skin. I know two guys who have had a lot of health problems due to exposure.
HuskStihl
Chairin'em for the sound
Back in my VA days I had an old guy who was on one of the observation ships at Bikini Atoll. Pretty much covered in skin cancer.
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I lost 2 friends from A O.
Joe46
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We all have 023/5. And we're gonna lose more!
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Unfortunate but true.
Going in to get cut on again tomorrow. Doc Calvo says ifhe takes another 1/2 inch off my ccollarbone I'll be good as new. Still wrapping my brain around that one, but Jon reccomended him, so I'm sure I'll be fine.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Good luck Jeff i hope all goes well and they finally fix it right[emoji106]
That'd be cool, wouldn't it? I'm kinda over it. But Jon reccomended this guy, so it's all on him at this point.
Just kidding! ! Good referral, Jon, I trust him.
Just kidding! ! Good referral, Jon, I trust him.
HuskStihl
Chairin'em for the sound
Whoa Whoa Whoa........I thought you said you wanted three inches added to your penis, not a half-inch taken from your collarbone! I totally sent you to the wrong doctor! My bad.
Heading back from the folk's place and I passed a loaded log truck here about half an hour ago, so I call him up on the CB, and ask what the Hel he's up to running logs at damned near midnight...
Guess there shutting it all down at midnight tonight, so they are getting all the wood out they can, DNR, FS land all getting closed until it tries to rain. Pretty sure some of them loads have been easily 10k over weight...
Guess there shutting it all down at midnight tonight, so they are getting all the wood out they can, DNR, FS land all getting closed until it tries to rain. Pretty sure some of them loads have been easily 10k over weight...
BTW, surgery went well. Starting PT monday, and the pain is gone. Doc said I was bone on bone. Does look like my climbing days are over though.
HuskStihl
Chairin'em for the sound
Glad to hear u'r doing well. I'll learn to climb, and you can be my groundie!
The good news is he said I probably won't be able to do a good military press or bench press again, so I have a great excuse to get old and fat.
I'm sure I'll hit the point where I can do the occasional climb, but I think production climbing is out of the picture. Good news is I have a friend with a cell tower maintenance business that wants me to me his safety/operations officer. Gonna need to collect some more certs, but at least those towers don't generally fall while you're in em.
As far as me working the ground for ya Jon, I think I've had enough excitement for one year.
I'm sure I'll hit the point where I can do the occasional climb, but I think production climbing is out of the picture. Good news is I have a friend with a cell tower maintenance business that wants me to me his safety/operations officer. Gonna need to collect some more certs, but at least those towers don't generally fall while you're in em.
As far as me working the ground for ya Jon, I think I've had enough excitement for one year.
Metals406
Granfodder Runningsaw
On the bright side, that tree almost made you dead and stuff -- & you escaped.
Sounds like the cell thing will pay better too. Glad the pain is reduced!
:0)
I'm still just picturing Jon running from a chair screaming like a little girl while on spurs at 50' up. I'm gonna have to come up with a speed line rig for the climber.
I almost got the wifey to climb a tree yesterday... had her all geared up and everything... but she gots week knees and couldn't get very far... no fear or nuthin just not enough strength...
Perhaps one day we can con ole Jon into something silly like that...
Perhaps one day we can con ole Jon into something silly like that...
I am way overdue for a road trip to Hockley
