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Now I know why I haven't been on here in a while. No respect for "riggin' men! At least my pockets aren't full of sawdust.

I see where Marys Rivers mill in Grays Harbor is all done. Funny, Aberdeen just put up a sign saying "Lumber Capital of the World". There is not one sawmill left in Aberdeen.

see the link in my post.

I got one for you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_major I am a beekeeper and was reading recently about plantain as a treatment for bee stings. I seldom wear a vale and never gloves so it is not unusual to get a sting but most I scrape off and they don't amount to much. The other day I...

Man that would be sweet cutting in a place with pastries growing. I would probably get really fat though. Sorry couldn't help myself. Seriously though I have no idea of a number but it was heavy and yellow with a couple welds on it. How many remember back to the days when you could weld up a...

Blocks or bolts? To me and I think this is the consensus around here a bolt is the length of three shingle blocks. Before my time they used to cut cedar bolts and they were 4' long, 16" x 3. Once they arrived at the mill they were bucked to length for shingles. There is no such thing as a bolt...

That is a problem. You should know you can't wear speedos in the crummy no matter how hot it gets.

You should change your name to broke down logger. It happens to all of us eventually. I've been riding a cat recently as a matter of fact. Now my neck is giving me problems from looking behind. They should put some mirrors on those things. My dad had an exercise bike he rode a lot when he had...

Around here where Polsons logged in the early days it is not uncommon to find a rootwad cut off practically in the roots. If the tree wood have been standing it would have been flush with the ground. Stumps on the other had much higher more commensurate with hand falling. I have been told...

Honestly I think the overrun is higher then that. I know I have heard Crane Cr Cedar gets over a 100% overrun. They cut fence boards though. Then you have outright theft by scaler. Sierra has a bad reputation for that around here. Pretty amazing when you think about it. Physics professors would...

Not theft but some trespass involved' I went to work for a little outfit up by Startup WA. I had recently been layed off by the company trucking these guys logs and they put them on to me. It was a small private parcel essentially on the side of a cliff and they were having problems. All the...

Am I the only one that thinks most of the stuff that is supposed to be edible in the woods and is sooo good for you tastes like crap. Chewing on pitch? No thank you! I'll stick with a few blackberries and huckleberries to supplement my sandwiches.

Not going to be much choice on where to sell logs in the future the way things are going. Can't say I thought too highly of Murray Pacific though so I won't mourn their departure.

Obviously the cutting crew can't keep up with the chokerman. They finally got passed.

There was a time not long ago when the FS sent out chunk inspectors. These some how morphed into Sales Administrators. I see they are now calling themselves Foresters:buttkick: Coolers, boot dryers, next you'll need an assistant to bring you coffee :drinkingcoffee: I think I can speak for the...

This camp sounds like it will be long on cutters and short on 'riggin' men, landing crew and truckers. Sounds like it will go belly up pretty fast. I have to say the grub don't sound so good either.:( All this talk about foresters (all small case lettering):buttkick:brings up an important job...

I was in 4-H and my leader worked for the FS. He put me on to a job planting trees for a contractor. I was 13. I worked that winter and spring on weekends. After that I worked around the shake mills loading trucks after school and in my senior year my dad went to the school board and got me an...

When it blew I remember thinking we'll never get any ash here. I'm NW of it quite aways and with the prevailing winds and the south flanks of the Olympics between us it seemed impossible. I was working only about a mile from home and I think it was Tuesday when I got up to go to work there was a...

Well, I haven't been around for a while so am getting in a little late on this thread. Seems like the conversation has veered away from snoose but I will add this for those that don't frequent the joke forum http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/i-lived-with-bigfoot.263429/ It has a...

Confusion? That cedar you pictured looks suspiciously like a western red cedar. I thought this thread was about yellow cedar so my confusion. I rarely have seen yellow cedar over 3' although I know there is a 7 footer on the Queets. Also yellow cedar is pretty smooth and your picture is not. In...