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  1. Groundman One

    Guess I better introduce myself

    Gimme a minute... I'm looking for everything you're doing wrong. 🤨
  2. Groundman One

    Guess I better introduce myself

    I'm not sure if Brother Wolf partakes. 🤔
  3. Groundman One

    Guess I better introduce myself

    You keep talking like that and Brother Wolf will show up at your house with a truck load of saws and steaks.
  4. Groundman One

    Guess I better introduce myself

    Well, you're from Kentucky, that place which the Lord thy God did bless on the 8th day, so I will only say nice things from this point onward. 😁
  5. Groundman One

    Guess I better introduce myself

    🤔 Well how do you know which one of you is up in the tree?
  6. Groundman One

    Guess I better introduce myself

    Rule #1 - Be nice to your groundman. He's the one most likely to notch the tree while you're in it. :yes:
  7. Groundman One

    Safety glasses recommendations

    I've been wearing the big goofball glasses for years. Feels like you have a shield in front of your eyes. And they're cheap so even if you scratch them or lose them, it's not a big deal. They leave a bit too much room at the bottom for debris to get in sometimes, but all in all I really like...
  8. Groundman One

    Groundie Boots

    You need solid boots for grounding. Been doing it for 25 years and solid boots with a steel toe will save you. I've been wearing J.B. Goodhue's forever. I'm on about my fifteenth pair of J.B. Goodhue Bionics, and they're almost dead. I have one brand new pair left and that's it. I can't find...
  9. Groundman One

    What are some signs of a bad company to work for?

    When age matches injury and they coalesce to form a loveable and painful bond.
  10. Groundman One

    What are some signs of a bad company to work for?

    Amen! Don't cut trees near a house or power lines when you have a mullet, no shirt, no helmet, and you're screaming at everyone around you. Guaranteed YouTube hit.
  11. Groundman One

    What are some signs of a bad company to work for?

    I'm just getting a whiny buzzing noise here. Did you say something?
  12. Groundman One

    Hello from Scotland

    Welcome aboard. :cheers: When Uncle Mustache comes along to collect your dues, just smile and write the check, don't make eye contact.
  13. Groundman One

    Hello from Canuckistan

    Trade the Huskys for beer and you will be welcomed with smiles and friendship. :drinking: How's the smoke over there? I have a friend in Edmonton who said it was terrible yesterday.
  14. Groundman One

    Howdy from Canada

    Canada? What the hell are you doing in that nuthouse? :surprised3: You east or west?
  15. Groundman One

    Client expectations vs Reality: "Cut Stump Flush to Grade"

    Flush is a luxury. It's easy on a flat well kept lawn, but on uneven broken ground when the base flares out and the dirt is climbing up between the roots, it's a pain in the ass.
  16. Groundman One

    What are some signs of a bad company to work for?

    Oh... looks like a climber givin' it back. 😀
  17. Groundman One

    What are some signs of a bad company to work for?

    Ha! :laugh: In truth, he's the most skilled climber I've ever worked with. He's incredibly good. Except that he's terrible at communicating and endlessly sarcastic and insulting. So you have the best climber... that no one wants to work with.
  18. Groundman One

    What are some signs of a bad company to work for?

    Never takes long to get what the climber wants. I'm used to sending them up their Chardonnay and breath mints so it's no big deal. And yes it went on the whole time. He is insufferable. But at lunch and after work he's fine. Totally normal and easy to get along with. Put him in a tree and he's...
  19. Groundman One

    What are some signs of a bad company to work for?

    Worked with the schmuck climber today. And he was true to form. 100% schmuck. He'd ask for something, I'd yell back "hold on", and he would invariably start chirping in his dry ass sarcastic tone. "I am holding on. I am holding on to the tree. Or was there something else I should hold on to?"...
  20. Groundman One

    What are some signs of a bad company to work for?

    I started 50/50 ground and climbing right after the '98 ice storm. Everyone was given (pushed) a chance because we desperately needed climbers to work in Montreal. And you don't know who is a good climber until you throw him into a tree. I was okay at best but far too slow, And some days I would...
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