Following up on that, the first goal of the crew is to support the climber. Not to make them prima donnas ( although some are ) , but the job isn't done til the climber's on the ground. For every calorie you burn he's burning ten.
<Good stuff thus far.
Mind the rope! Keep the rope away from running saws. Keep debris out of ropes. Dont walk on ropes. TRY to keep ropes out of mud.
Just trying to tie the chipper drum down for the ride home.On the topic of rope, don't let the rope get sucked into the chipper.
I agree about the knots but there is other stuff to learn a little more quickly. But this reminds me of a guy who used to work for me....good groundman, reliable, always knew what was going on but....he simply could not figure out the simplest knot that I wanted him to use to tie the fiberglass pole to my line. It used to irritate me to no end. When I tell you what kind of knot to use...there is a good reason for it...which I explained plenty of times. When I show you the same simple knot 30 times...that's about 29 times too many. When you've been here for 5 or 6 years, know everything about your job and still can't tie on the pole the way I want you to....there is no excuse for that. How hard is it?! When I need that pole...I usually need it right now! I don't have time to mess around with whatever 2nd grade knot you just invented. Do it the way I told you to do it. When I hired his replacement....one of the things I showed him on his first day was that knot. I showed him twice and asked if he could do it. He said "Yeah...no problem." and did it a few times. I said "Good. Don't ever forget how to do that!" Haven't had to show him since then.
I think knots are like mathematics, some people just can't conceptually see it no matter how much and how many ways you teach it. If the guy was a good worker except for that, I would have come up with some work around solution. What would you rather have a good worker who can't understand knots or a lazy ass worker who can tie every knot?
I'm hit or miss with knots usually. If you show me a certain way and I don't "get" what your saying I may be able to do it in front of you but then will soon forget. If I grasp the concept in my mind following my own mental process for tying the knot I'm usually good after that. Does that make any sense?
Any ground man can learn a knot if his teacher is able to teach him.I'm hit or miss with knots usually. If you show me a certain way and I don't "get" what your saying I may be able to do it in front of you but then will soon forget. If I grasp the concept in my mind following my own mental process for tying the knot I'm usually good after that. Does that make any sense?
Any ground man can learn a knot if his teacher is able to teach him.
Again, I'm no old salt, but seems to me a lack of skill with knots would explain why he had 15 years experience as a ground man.Except that one guy who worked for me. And it wasn't just me. He was with me for 4 or 5 years but had 15-16 years experience.
Again, I'm no old salt, but seems to me a lack of skill with knots would explain why he had 15 years experience as a ground man.
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