Any other Floridians out there?

StrictlyPalms

I see Newguy is from Liveoak, about 2 hours north of Orlando where I am. Any other Floridians out there?
Specifically, any Floridians looking for a willing assistant over the summer? My work keeps me on the road most of the year but I get about 2 months during the summer where I have nothing to do, and I'd love to work for someone and learn at the same time.

Also, Orlando being the tourist destination that it is, drop me a line if any of you are ever in town and we'll grab a beer somewhere.

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Therrin

Well it's not Florida, but ya could come out here for the summer =)

Plenty of palms for you to slay in Southern Cali... lots of other work besides. WARNING.... it hits up to 120*F here in the summer though.. Makes it hard to keep working unless you cover up and drink about 3 gallons of water a day...

Yeah...I'm thinkin you should stick to Florida... Just thought I'd offer


Oh yes, that's 120*F in the *shade*, and you KNOW you won't be working in the shade....LOL

newguy18

same here therin.when i was building the roof for friers we took a thermomator up and it read 142.

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arbdog

you lot must roast to death! I take it you dont wear chainsaw trousers or do you have special thin layered ones?

newguy18

i don't wear any ppe.

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arbdog

I sweat like mad in the summer but i couldnt be in the tree without correct ppe, It wouldnt feel right. Dont see how you cope with the heat!! do most others in florider wear chainsaw trousers?

newguy18

i can't really tolerate the heat to much anymore so i'm moving in a few months.

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StrictlyPalms

Having grown up in Chicago I got all the cold I could handle as a kid. Now at 38 I travel for a living and count the days until I can get home to the nice hot south. Even this time of year, its 81F which is perfect to me. I'll deal with the 90's in the summer by putting the top down on my 74 VW Thing.

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Pigdog

One good thing about living in Florida is you can go to the beach and cool off!
There's always a breeze blowing there when it gets hot. At least it was that way when I lived in citrus county.

newguy18

i hate florida man to friggin hot for me and my chest aches like crazy in the summer.

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DBS

where you headed Newguy?

-Daryl

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newguy18

0fort bragg,california,probabley leave the first week of april.
can't wait.

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Therrin

Hah, i just realized something NG.... thermometers are supposed to be read in the shade! Not from the top of a roof =)

It'll be good having you out here in NorCal. You can let me know how them Redwoods are.

StrictlyPalms,

Found any takers yet?

StrictlyPalms

Not yet, I'm looking around though. There are quite a few companies locally and I might give some of them a call.... still early in the year yet, and I won't get off the road until late march-mid june.

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Vector Tree

Sarasota Florida Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RandyMac

Fort Bragg, nice place, good climate, better than up north here at Del Norte. Let me know when you get over here, we can go bust up a bar in Willits sometime.
So, what are you going to do for work, grow pot?

RandyMac

newguy18

Hopefully some work basically going on a hope and a prayer.Sorry can't take you up on the bar offer i'm 19.

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RandyMac

Won't matter, the dives by the railroad tracks don't check. Anyway, can you tell me why you choose Fort Bragg? Do you have family there to help you?
Fort Bragg used to be a typical mill town, back in the late '60s, there must have been 40-60 acres of old growth log decks, some were stacked more than 40 feet high. A great horizontal forest.

newguy18

Nope no family anywhere near the northwest i chose fort bragg because a good friend of mine lives there.

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RandyMac

As good a reason as any. If you get jammed up some how, let me know, at the very least, I can laugh at you.
Really, if you find yourself living in a cardboard box, I may be able to direct you to someone who will help you. I have a couple contacts in the Santa Rosa area, which is a pretty nice place, lots of older nieghborhoods with lots of trees.

newguy18

so whats rent like out there just so i have a general idea.

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RandyMac

Hard to say, I haven't been there in a few years, hope it's not full of yuppies. Rent here varies, some folks think the house is made of gold and price like it was. A small, older house goes for $550-$650 here. With the housing market the way it is, I would expect rent to be reasonable, loads of empty houses.

tip_top

Gainesville, FL, here, but im leavin come may, Im from jacksonville but I try not to stay in the humid state during the summer.

treeseer

Ha I'll be passin thru gville soon; got a brother in haile palnation off archer rd.

tip_top

Yeah, we just got done doing two jobs in there.