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Heading out to a wake for a friends son. 4th generation loggers and sawyers the whole family is involved in the business. Pretty much born with a chainsaw in his hands just like his Dad and Uncles, 21 years old, broke his hip last year when the crane broke and fell off the logging truck, just getting over that and getting back into cutting. He was cutting a tree down, timberjack was pulling another log out near him, the log hit a dead tree and that dead tree fell down and hit him. Wrong place at the wrong time. I spent many summers at their sawmill and in the bush with them. All the lumber from the house I now live in was cut from our bush, hauled to their mill and cut up so Dad could build this house with it.
Makes me think of the close calls I have had over the years. I have a buddy who sells firewood, he says this is the reason he only does tops, much safer but not fool proof either. It's a dangerous business and not for everyone.
Makes me think of the close calls I have had over the years. I have a buddy who sells firewood, he says this is the reason he only does tops, much safer but not fool proof either. It's a dangerous business and not for everyone.