climbers:how old are you and when do you plan on hanging up the spikes?
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Ditto, that, Guy! Hell, I even have my Medicare card now that I've turned 65. Glad to have my Wraptor back from being stolen....
yarightdawg
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Last weekend, as soon as can afford a spider lift
Good news--lock that thing up! I would be so dead in the water without it.
mckeetree
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I'm close to 53 and I don't climb an inch anymore. Last I climbed any at all I was 42 or 43 I guess.
KenJax Tree
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37 and no end in sight
89 and still loving it.
Gee you don't look a day over 98...
mckee, sorry to hear of your decade of terrestrial confinement. Good luck catching your second wind!
mckeetree
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I don't really need a second wind...I need new knees and a new right hip wouldn't hurt. Oh well, we have several good climbers on staff.
MasterBlaster
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Well heck, buddy... thanks for posting! We really needed to know that!
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Or a member on BidibooAt least you ain't working at McDonalds.
Jeff
Or both.
mckeetree
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At least you ain't working at McDonalds.
Jeff
Yeah, you got a point there.
TreeAce
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44 and still a tree climbing bad ass. hell I am in my prime........now where did I leave that icyhot?
TreeAce
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I just hired a 26 year old climber who is actually a very capable climber. He insists on climbing most of the trees and its kinda weird. I am not used to it. I guess I should be happy right? I think it wont be long and I could actually let them just do jobs and I could go do like estimates or whatever it is bosses go do. I dont if I am ready for that yet.
Are you ready to get fat?
TreeAce
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no i am not and I gotta really watch that. I am not one of those guys who can just eat what ever when ever and not get fat. I will get fat if I am not careful.
Sunrise Guy
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62 in another two months, or so. Still climbing. 10% BMI, 150 lbs. Vegan for most of my life. More energy than my 20-25 year old groundies. They take lunch breaks, I work on through.
I'll be 36 on the 11th and getting better every day. I've been doing about 75% bucket work for almost 8 years until this season. Seems like my "boss" finds every tall or inaccessible tree in a four county area. I do need to find another climber to give me some relief. We're running 3 crews and I'm starting to think I'm the only guy that knows how to put a saddle on and tie in.
