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Ok let's stop this nonsense because we all know that Rog deserves the ultimate respect.
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Ok let's stop this nonsense because we all know that Rog deserves the ultimate respect.
The Best GM
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Cll my father that crap and your looking for trouble, he wouldn't eat for a week if that meant i could or my brothers could eat. He would give his shirt for anybody,
He held chunks of lobster with his bare hands while my nephew smashed them open with a hammer and hit his fingers lots, but he just laughed because my nephew was enjoying it. Thats what i'm defending when rbtree says crap,
i'm defending a life time of sensarity and gentlman like actions not just the man!
He held chunks of lobster with his bare hands while my nephew smashed them open with a hammer and hit his fingers lots, but he just laughed because my nephew was enjoying it. Thats what i'm defending when rbtree says crap,
i'm defending a life time of sensarity and gentlman like actions not just the man!
The Best GM
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My father's a better man than i'll ever be.
GM/name calling
Gee, rbtree and I thought I was the only one he was sending nasty PM's to. Good to know he doesn't want to leave anyone out of the name calling. I don't feel so all alone any more.
I still don't think under wear is as good as a brainbucket, then we find out he undercuts the limbs so they fold up instead of rolling around, all the more reason for the brainbucket. He does have me ROFLMAO
Gee, rbtree and I thought I was the only one he was sending nasty PM's to. Good to know he doesn't want to leave anyone out of the name calling. I don't feel so all alone any more.
I still don't think under wear is as good as a brainbucket, then we find out he undercuts the limbs so they fold up instead of rolling around, all the more reason for the brainbucket. He does have me ROFLMAO
"I did have aspirations to travel/backpack round canada now i'm not so sure, is everyone there so friendly?" - Base.
Please don't think this jacka$$ery is indicative of all Canadians.
We do have our share of blowhards though. When somebody gets worked up enough to start threatening physical violence over the internet I can only think of one word: Goof. No wait there's Idiot too. And moron. Aw who am I trying to kid....there's a million words I can think of.
C'mon World's Best Groundman. You're making us look like a bunch of dicks.
Please don't think this jacka$$ery is indicative of all Canadians.
We do have our share of blowhards though. When somebody gets worked up enough to start threatening physical violence over the internet I can only think of one word: Goof. No wait there's Idiot too. And moron. Aw who am I trying to kid....there's a million words I can think of.
C'mon World's Best Groundman. You're making us look like a bunch of dicks.
RB, a guy, especially with any sand to his base, just seems that he'd have to face some confrontation along the way on his journey. Just as trees face ill wind, that forms charachter and strength.
i'm just a lil'peaceful guy; but everyonce in awhile some malcontent seems like i'm gonna spook and wither in their wake. Sometimes i do, just to have peace; and make them think i live at a different point, so that i can come out from a different place in surprise if needed. It is too hard to explain to them about squaring off to fear so many times an hour sometimes; and throwing the top anyways, running the rig confidantly, climbing out further, teetering on balance etc.; that i think weathers and tempers ya differently; so i don't.
Somehow, even though tired; having squared off against death 50x that day and made it come out right each time; makes it easier to laff it off.
And i'd imagine; especially to the scale that RB does things; that'd especially be true; and that should be mutely evident.
Mr. GM what are your father's policies on spikes and TL?:alien:
i'm just a lil'peaceful guy; but everyonce in awhile some malcontent seems like i'm gonna spook and wither in their wake. Sometimes i do, just to have peace; and make them think i live at a different point, so that i can come out from a different place in surprise if needed. It is too hard to explain to them about squaring off to fear so many times an hour sometimes; and throwing the top anyways, running the rig confidantly, climbing out further, teetering on balance etc.; that i think weathers and tempers ya differently; so i don't.
Somehow, even though tired; having squared off against death 50x that day and made it come out right each time; makes it easier to laff it off.
And i'd imagine; especially to the scale that RB does things; that'd especially be true; and that should be mutely evident.
Mr. GM what are your father's policies on spikes and TL?:alien:
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the best gm,
for ????s sake grow up you are sounding like a complete prick
for ????s sake grow up you are sounding like a complete prick
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I thinc yew gies gettin yew peepees puld!
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MasterBlaster
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Watch it, Rocky!
This guy knows how to BOX!!!
This guy knows how to BOX!!!
Dadatwins
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Fun fun, starts out as a thread about stupid human tricks and turns into one about a stupid human. Fair to say that most here have forgotten more about doing this type of work than mr GM or PP or trees co would ever know. As I understand this site to be about learning and sharing common knowledge about arboriculture and the work involved, can we get back to that and forget about the verbal battle of wits since one of the parties is unarmed.
Just my 2 cents from a chair far away. It is funny how this guy shows up every couple of weeks, starts a fire and then vanishes though.<a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_12_1.gif' border=0></a>
Just my 2 cents from a chair far away. It is funny how this guy shows up every couple of weeks, starts a fire and then vanishes though.<a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_12_1.gif' border=0></a>
Once i was riggin' ~700# on single tight line at angle that was leaning the wrong way over house and walkway; one of dem wider than longs; that only one ring can be between C.o.B. and hinge instead of 2+. Told Tiny to keep it tight i need full resistance, he had Por-T. He let it down some, thought i was wrong; course he only let enuff slack for it to fall the way it wanted, then stopped it still as high as me!!(and he knows better).
Now the pirohette around went backwards right into me; i wuz wearing my TITS; felt it push me hard, i heard cracking sound echo up my lil'frame. That is always kinda spooky. i'm so positive about my tie ins, i could visualize them, line tightness etc.; i let go, and allowed the beast to push me around; all i could think was don't resist; only things that resist encounter the force.
The line ended up on top of my leg, tight line cuts very well with handsaw, cracked some walkway; it seemed like forever gettin lanyard out; got caught, was gonna cut it too, couldn't get it tight enuff, and was losing steam and all else... i werked down the 40' to the ground were i was alone no more. Tiny swooped me up like an empty limp sack of 'taters over the shoulder.
Doc said only tendons busted. i think if i had resisted it would have been more; if i wasn't so sure of my TITS (personal flotation devices?), i wouldn't have let it shove me around.
Was on crutches a while from that one! That was when i came up with secured truck lift of climber, to get me up 20' to close another job. i was up thar tied in, standing on one leg (only one small zone left to make man happy); buried the ground and got carried to the truck and home. Kinda stupid, but it was quick and low; and though i couldn't walk across the ground for several daze; on the line though, the fish was back in the water, it felt good!
Now the pirohette around went backwards right into me; i wuz wearing my TITS; felt it push me hard, i heard cracking sound echo up my lil'frame. That is always kinda spooky. i'm so positive about my tie ins, i could visualize them, line tightness etc.; i let go, and allowed the beast to push me around; all i could think was don't resist; only things that resist encounter the force.
The line ended up on top of my leg, tight line cuts very well with handsaw, cracked some walkway; it seemed like forever gettin lanyard out; got caught, was gonna cut it too, couldn't get it tight enuff, and was losing steam and all else... i werked down the 40' to the ground were i was alone no more. Tiny swooped me up like an empty limp sack of 'taters over the shoulder.
Doc said only tendons busted. i think if i had resisted it would have been more; if i wasn't so sure of my TITS (personal flotation devices?), i wouldn't have let it shove me around.
Was on crutches a while from that one! That was when i came up with secured truck lift of climber, to get me up 20' to close another job. i was up thar tied in, standing on one leg (only one small zone left to make man happy); buried the ground and got carried to the truck and home. Kinda stupid, but it was quick and low; and though i couldn't walk across the ground for several daze; on the line though, the fish was back in the water, it felt good!
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MasterBlaster
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I had just about the same thing happen to me, only it was YESTERDAY. And not so bad, so echoes of cracking. My 130iq groundie didn't let it run like he shoulda. I guess he was askeerd of the close proxmity to the roof.
I told him to let it run a LITTLE, but don't hit the roof. He interpreted that as 'Hold it tight'. It did the 'ole flop and smash and whip around. The 'whip around' caught my lower left leg from the anklebone to mid-calf. Not pleasant. But it coulda been worse.
In the final analysis, it was my fault. The guy has been hitting about a 60/40 ratio of running something correctly, and I shoulda known better. I do NOW!
I told him to let it run a LITTLE, but don't hit the roof. He interpreted that as 'Hold it tight'. It did the 'ole flop and smash and whip around. The 'whip around' caught my lower left leg from the anklebone to mid-calf. Not pleasant. But it coulda been worse.
In the final analysis, it was my fault. The guy has been hitting about a 60/40 ratio of running something correctly, and I shoulda known better. I do NOW!
Dadatwins
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Terrible feeling telling someone to let it run and after making cut see ground man / person on the ground with the rope in a death grip ready to hold back a building and not even watching what the cut piece is doing. Can't think of anyone in the biz who does not have at least one rope mark on a calf or arm from a groundie not running a piece away from the climber. Glad you are ok MB be careful!!! Need all them parts to continue in biz.<a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_4_125.gif' border=0></a>
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I'll bet that in that "Up North", isolated, Canadian woods way, GM's dad is a good climber.
He seems comfortable and competent doing his work.
What GM doesn't know is that his dad is a big fish in his isolated little world, but in get out to where there are safe, trained, educated arborists, and his Dad is not such a big fish.
Look at his lanyard, it's a freaking pole strap!
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He seems comfortable and competent doing his work.
What GM doesn't know is that his dad is a big fish in his isolated little world, but in get out to where there are safe, trained, educated arborists, and his Dad is not such a big fish.
Look at his lanyard, it's a freaking pole strap!
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I'm pretty sure GM hasn't seen to much tree work because he's impressed about simple things like chunking down a spar between two homes, or dropping an Ash againt it's lean.
Gm, these are pretty standard daily thing arborists do. The big difference is real arborists wear personal protective equipment, follow industry standards, and have some understanding of tree biology.
I recall the picture you posted with somebody sawing off lower branches with an 026. It was as impressive as seeing a doctor doing surgery with a rusty knife.
Get a clue.
Gm, these are pretty standard daily thing arborists do. The big difference is real arborists wear personal protective equipment, follow industry standards, and have some understanding of tree biology.
I recall the picture you posted with somebody sawing off lower branches with an 026. It was as impressive as seeing a doctor doing surgery with a rusty knife.
Get a clue.
MasterBlaster
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I still curious why his dad never posts. It sounds like we might be able to learn from him. I wonder how good 'ole GM iz at being a groundie. At least if the chipper's running THAT will be the loudest sound you'd have to hear.
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This is an interesting post, gm. Most people with > 130 iqs that I know have a more sesquipedalian means of communication, and not nearly the quantity of typographical errors that you seem to inculcate into every blathering collection of slime which you may think of as a posting. Why do you insist on being so recalcitrant? Could it be your phallus leaves something to be desired? Perhaps you suffer from polioencephalomeningomyelitus, and your gargantuan monstrosity of a bubble nestled between your shoulders has become so inflated as to be in danger of floating off into space. Fear not, though, young maestro--science has developed remedies for rectal/cranial inversions such as yours--though you'll have to visit a proctologist (don't pretend you don't like the thought). Oh, and give my regards to the supreme patriarch who sprung forth the young prodigy I'm speaking with--I woudn't want to forget his majesty. Take care, and best wishes.
OutOnaLimb
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I was wondering when Rocky was gonna show up and put his two cents in. Where have ya been for the last 5 pages ?
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