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Bermy · 21st October 2007, 04:21 PM

It's ok, you can laugh, we do all the time because its all that's left to do! If he hasn't killed himself by age 71, he'll live forever, he's hard core!

A couple more stories, sorry, off the topic, total derail.
When I was on placement with him during my apprenticeship, we were on Nonsuch Island, our jewel in the crown nature reserve, the living museum project.
We went out to check the Cahow nests (our endemic seabird one of THE most endangered seabirds in the world 71 pairs), his hand was covered in blood, he'd been using a machete to cut back trees and walloped his hand instead, said nonchalantly he might have nicked his tendons 'cause it hurt so much!
We have to check the nests by boat, thowing out a stern anchor and leaping ashore on the rocks as the surge lifts the boat, tie on to a handy rock...only problem on one trip was he'd made some whale oil from a carcass that had washed ashore... the barrel fell over in the boat, so it was like jumping on and off slick ice, oil everywhere and stinky too! Now his knees are buggered from 40+ years of doing this and he still won't give up!!
Nuff respect Dr. David Wingate!

Sorry for the derail chaps

21st October 2007, 04:21 PM	#141 (permalink)
Bermy Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bermuda Posts: 73	Re: One Handed Chainsawing It's ok, you can laugh, we do all the time because its all that's left to do! If he hasn't killed himself by age 71, he'll live forever, he's hard core! A couple more stories, sorry, off the topic, total derail. When I was on placement with him during my apprenticeship, we were on Nonsuch Island, our jewel in the crown nature reserve, the living museum project. We went out to check the Cahow nests (our endemic seabird one of THE most endangered seabirds in the world 71 pairs), his hand was covered in blood, he'd been using a machete to cut back trees and walloped his hand instead, said nonchalantly he might have nicked his tendons 'cause it hurt so much! We have to check the nests by boat, thowing out a stern anchor and leaping ashore on the rocks as the surge lifts the boat, tie on to a handy rock...only problem on one trip was he'd made some whale oil from a carcass that had washed ashore... the barrel fell over in the boat, so it was like jumping on and off slick ice, oil everywhere and stinky too! Now his knees are buggered from 40+ years of doing this and he still won't give up!! Nuff respect Dr. David Wingate! Sorry for the derail chaps __________________ Keep smiling, people will wonder what you are up to! (especially if you're gunning a chainsaw!)