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Yeah, watch out. They took all the saws from the company down the road last Winter, and went back there last weekend, but couldn't get in. They are definitely looking for chainsaws.

Pelorus: It has two of those now.

Thanks for the responses. They used their bolt cutters to _____ (wordsmiths: insert better verb here) through the hasp on the door, similar to the one in this picture, but somewhat heavier duty: http://www.novavisioninc.com/images/products/bolt-seal-trailer-hasp-ms-b7y.jpg Bolt cutters...

Good morning, arborists. We had our GRCS winch (number 272) and mounting bracket stolen from our shipping container in Boulder County, CO. over the weekend. They gnawed their way in (then left some bolt cutters in the bed of one of our trucks --thieves can be geniuses). Also many saws, up to a...

You'd better! ;)

JPS, I've been lurking a little. So, bring her saddle, and we'll do a rec. climb in a beautiful grove of big cottonwoods.:blob3: Or, she and my wife can hang, and complain about the dirt they find under our fingernails, or whatever. Hope you're doing well.

They almost went out of business after JPS ate all their food!

And you didn't look us up?! (That's Tandoori Grill, btw ;) )

On the other hand... It's not like we can depend on our corporate media to inform us about Bush. Examples: The draft-dodging/awol story was covered by exactly one major US paper during the election; the Florida black-voters purge story has received almost no coverage; the Rumsfeld/Saddam...

Almost all AR practice I've done has used the standard ISA TCC type dummy, which has never had a chest harness on, in competition or practice. Typically, the thing is encountered hanging, bent over backwards from its waist attachment points. Guys usually support the upper body in one of two...

It depends on how far they are dragging. Another thing to consider is how much extra time is spent cutting branches to loadable sizes, and then handling all those extra pieces, rather than just chipping larger sections of tree. I guess the whole thing comes down to what your (the...

We just broom/shovel it out from under the trees, not owning a snow blower.

I found a very thin (about 3/8") fine grained wheel to go on the bench grinder, and it works well for sharpening the zubat. I'd always done my fannos by hand, but you need a wheel on the harder alloys. Back in the middle ages, when climbers still used split tails, they found that hi-vee...

"Hard work can be it's own reward" I think alot of people cannot comprehend the truth in this, and therefore can't see the appeal of difficult jobs like ours. And others of us refuse to quit because we love the work so much.... Tom: Hope you weren't one-handing any of those grocery bags...

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5/16's cord I finally got onto the cord I mentioned above (5/16's coated stable braid--orange with blue flecks). Tied it 3 above, 2 crosses below VT. Nick: it held more than well enough; in fact, I liked it better before it lost some stiffness, after which it was seizing pretty badly on long...

Some soil issues have been addressed, specifically mulching and irrigation. I think I'll also aerate as soon as MMayo gets his air spade (nothing personal, JPS;) Not much root area left to deal with, unfortunately. No, I definitely don't fertilize as a first option. In fact, this would be...

This one was living up in a 45% leaner's hollow, eating birds as they ventured in. It may well have been there for years.

A customer's Douglas Fir is looking poorly--thin, some (maybe 5%) dead. The tree has had roots cut, soil compacted, grad added to, and drought to boot. The worst of the stresses were in previous years. At what point does one risk fertilizing with some component of nitrogen? I'm trying not to...

I use insulated coveralls up until the moment I start climbing. Also, Sorrels that get exchanged for climbing boots in the tree on snowy days.