Unregistered how's it going?

a_lopa · 9th February 2008, 11:02 AM

Wild Turkey

azrael · 9th February 2008, 11:08 AM

A-lopa ... so sorry to hear of your Dad's passing. Deepest sympathy is extended to you and your family.

I too had a really tough last few (5) weeks with my Dad ... who is 75yo. Thru this life, he's had a few bouts of renal cholic ...with a significant event just recently.
This time he NEARLY lost a kidney thru infection ... which also sent his heart haywire....so its been a roller-coaster ... snow-ball ... you name it... and a hugely worrying time . So if I've been tetchy around the place ... thats why.
(As of Thur nite just gone, the calculi removed... and now sitting up large as life... ticker back to normal... and it looks really good from here on. A HUGE relief for the family).

Weather wise...we've also had huge amounts of rain (mthly av fell in just 2days).
There has been local flash flooding and local road diversions ... (and its raining AGAIN this morning).
I took this photo the other day from a high point in our village .... and labelled some features. In it you can see free-water lying on the flats... although the actual levels fluctuate hour to hour.

So that is my suburb...village...and an Arborists paradise.....

and I'm probably gonna get chased off here soon by my 20yo "Lard Lad" son ..but not bofore I read all the newest posts HERE.

TREE-SURFER · 9th February 2008, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

I have 2 girls.

Tegan is 7yo and Lindsay is 4yo ... both getting 1 year older this year.

I don't like hangovers so avoid drunk big time, but a beer is nice.

Hey TREE-SURFER, what's your favourite drink, whether alcoholic or not.

Mine is definitely beer.

Yeah, they can get those grabs for the crane booms now and just climb/cut ... really top class stuff.

My tribe is three girls 9,6 and 2 and two boys 5 and 3
I drink guiness when i feel like one, same, I hate hang overs + I'm on 24 hour call out for Aerial Rescue.

clementine · 9th February 2008, 11:11 AM

Ballantines is good.
How did you do that with the posts Eric?
Sending out to all different people?
Very clever stuff!
Had me going

allmarktree · 9th February 2008, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

What do you reckon allmarktree, buy a lottery ticket?

No lottery tickets for me.

Its just a way the government gets you to volunteer your money to them. I think people would have alot more money at retirement if they invested the same money instead.

$20 per week x 52 weeks x 40 years = $41,600.....and that is without any interest compounding.

and I no people who do alot more than that.

Streyken · 9th February 2008, 11:13 AM

Dynamic insertion of name field - nice. Great way to get a thread going quick, I'll have to remember that.

Well, on with the thread. Been snowing on and off here for the last few weeks, put a big slowdown on work, not because there isn't any, but because trudging up and down snow covered yards hauling brush just sucks.

clementine · 9th February 2008, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

What do you reckon clementine, buy a lottery ticket?

How many of you got the above line? Got to hand it to you Eric, good stuff!!!!

ScottWojo · 9th February 2008, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Thought I'd start this thread for you ScottWojo, we've had a lot of rain here and our dams are the fullest they've been for 2 years at 35%.

Kids are back to school and the youngest started for the first time, so cute with her little bag and uniform.

Time flies ScottWojo, so how's things down your way? Don't be shy now.

Wow my very own thread?

Well I have been studying books on modifing 2 stroke engines. Reading threads at Racesaws.com, building mufflers and waiting for our third baby girl to come out of my wifes vagina. should be two to three more weeks.

Thanks for caring. Its nice to know you people really care about me.

Scott.

9th February 2008, 11:35 AM

Hi Ekka, thanx for the thread mate. Looks like you got something good going here.

groundpounder · 9th February 2008, 11:40 AM

Hey everyone. Been a while since I checked in. Been hard at work on my midlife crisis. Happy to report it is going well.
My condolences to you and your family A Lopa.
Been snowing in the mountains for weeks on end. Best snow pack in many years means lots of water for green lawns this summer. Some snow down here on the prarie, but nothing like the high country. I am ready for the warm weather.

Eric, No lottery tickets for me thanks. Winning would spoil me.
I like good local beer in the summer and usually settle for a glass or two of good ruby port in the winter.
Been working on a new pruning procedure. Not real good with a backhoe yet, but I'm practicing.

clementine · 9th February 2008, 11:45 AM

It's a kinda MAGIC!!! MAGIC!!!

Everyone has there own thread!

Everyone sees "----------- how's it going?

MAGIC:

azrael · 9th February 2008, 11:46 AM

This thread is HOT....

Treevet ..ya made me laugh so hard I near fell off the chair....

Im in for that LUCKY lottery ticket....(need tha money ... I'm just a poor Arborist).

Most of you got little 'uns ... mine's heading to get kicked out of the nest ... real soon ... here a pic of same (green shirt)...with my ex (centre) and his other son (right) ... taken in my backyard.

Ekka ... I like a nice glass of Merlot once a week (2 glass max. ... any more and I get too silly). Beer's good too...

Wish this rain would stop.....

polly · 9th February 2008, 11:59 AM

Hi Azrael,

I did'nt get your picture description, are you in that picture?

Looks like a nice family, how old is your boy?Does he want to leave the nest or is it too good at home?

Polly

Ekka · 9th February 2008, 12:01 PM

That's Azrael in the middle.

polly · 9th February 2008, 12:03 PM

oh it's so interesting to see what peole look like when you've read what they say for so long!

What do you look like EKKA?

Polly

azrael · 9th February 2008, 12:08 PM

Polly ...DO NOT LISTEN TO EKKA ... I took the pic...

The boy is 20yo ... just him 'n me ... and I've made it a little to comfy here ..he needs tha' boot.
Love im but.

polly · 9th February 2008, 12:11 PM

TEE HEE HEE , my kids are 11 9 and 5, three girls, there dear little things, good kids. I often wonder how long they'll stay when they grow up.

I think I'lll really miss them.

Polly

Ekka · 9th February 2008, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polly

What do you look like EKKA?

Ya kidding, after all those videos you haven't watched one!?

TREE-SURFER · 9th February 2008, 12:14 PM

The Tribe

Old Mac Guy · 9th February 2008, 12:15 PM

Eric, if you developed this clever auto-posting software yourself, you've got a gold-mine and can sell a copy to every forum owner/administrator on the internet!! If you found it on-the-shelf somewhere, I'm surprised more forums aren't using it... It drew me right in... after double- and triple-checking the email...

Glad to hear you're getting wet down in OZ... hope the wine-growing district gets their share, too and can keep those century-old vines healthy...

A Lopa, my condolences on losing your Dad... a tough time in anyone's life... My Dad passed on in 1999 at 83 and I still miss being able to talk with him, sometimes...

I'm located in northeastern New Mexico about 60 miles east of the high mountains (part of the Rockies). What groundpounder said about things in Colorado pretty much covers it for this part of northern New Mexico, too. 13,000-foot peaks to the west covered with deep snow-pack... a few little snowfalls here, but nothing like the 40" snowfall in 36 hours which another New Mexico village got a week ago... they're still digging out...

Arbor-wise, I've continued this winter working on an old orchard... planted in 1912-1914, 120 trees originally, only 35 of them still living after 60 years of total abandonment... mostly pear and apricot trees... coupla old apple and some cherries... I've been clearing out the dead and down trees and just started with serious remedial pruning on the pear and apricot... burning a lot of fossil pearwood in my stoves this winter... hope to get the old orchard renovated before Spring... people from many miles around go there to gather fruit in good fruit years... It's on a ranch (I think you call them 'stations') about 20 miles from here... the Rafter K...

I'm a beekeeper by profession. Foolin' with the chainsaws is just hobby and firewood stuff for me. I did work in the real loggin' woods of Oregon for a couple years in 1970-1972. My collection of antique chainsaws stands at 238 right now, and increasing monthly. If anyone is coming this way from Aussieland and can bring some old Mobileco, 47A or 73A AussieMac's or an old Bluestreak with 'em, and the transport not cost a fortune, I'll sure like to talk with them...

Beer is my end-of-day cooler... once in a long while get out some JB sippin' whiskey... A new winery in Santa Fe which buys honey from me to make mead has given me several bottles, so I enjoy a few glasses of mead made from my bees' honey once in a while. Don't drink much... but sometimes, a jigger or two of Jim Beam fits well with company... I collect the old decanters (full) and sometimes crack the seals on one of the duplicates from my collection when an old friend or two visits...

My kids are all fledged and flown... two in Oregon, one in California and one in Chile, SA... with their own careers and lives... see them a few times a year... talk with each one weekly... but none of them too interested in the honeybees and old chainsaws...

Seems like this group of arborists is kind of a far-flung company. I'll try to stop in once in a while and participate some...

Ken
Old Mac Guy

clementine · 9th February 2008, 12:16 PM

Too true Polly, I'm already scared about them moving on, I will be old then, Scary stuff!
Hope they come see me!!!

clementine · 9th February 2008, 12:24 PM

Treesurfer, middle bottom middle right is dead ringer for the missus and she looks fine!

treehealth · 9th February 2008, 12:27 PM

arborists of the world listen to Arbor Talk Radio www.arbortalk.com !!

Ekka · 9th February 2008, 12:28 PM

Nice post Old Mac Guy!

That's a lot of saws, and I bet you'd know them all by name.

We do have a chainsaw forum now here.

Chainsaws - Tree World

Feel free to show off your place and your saws.

Thanks for popping by and look forward to seeing you soon.

Here's my little monkeys. Ready for school, it's Lindsay's 1st day.

TreeTrim · 9th February 2008, 12:39 PM

Is it my Birthday or something? A thread with my name in it for some reason

.

clementine · 9th February 2008, 12:43 PM

They look great Eric!
This is mine two:

Ekka · 9th February 2008, 12:48 PM

Nice Clemmy

Treetrim, good to see you out and about.

New year on the way with new opportunities for all.

polly · 9th February 2008, 12:54 PM

All your kids are gorgeous

Tell me are they interested in trees and what you do?

I stick all tree id stuff on the back of the toilet door and the older two who can read know alot of them it's quite funny really ,especially when we are someone house and they say "gee your allocasuarina verticillata looking healthy"

he he he

hoot gibson · 9th February 2008, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Hoot, nice pics

Kids are always really cute when sleeping. LOL

You dont look old enough to be a grandpa, judging by your avatar.

Russtree, 10 years that's all, started late!

thanks polly , she is granpa's lil baby . she sure has me around her finger .
eric , im 51 years old . if i knew i was going to live this long i would have taken better care of myself .

h

JayD · 9th February 2008, 01:03 PM

Sorry to not have replied until now, but I was doing something for the wife.Apart from the rain buggering up our work schedule everything is OK...John was washed out of the tree's a couple of times this week,I dont drink alcohol..now, You are all going to laugh I drink Diet Coke, When I first drank this stuff unless it was ice cold it tasted like shyte,but now I drink it to much..LOL..I have six children and three grandsons which I love dearly..My life revolves around Arboriculture, I have met a lot of good folk doing treework, not to mentioned a whole swag of online friends I've never met apart from their online persona, That's basically me.

A-lopa My sincerest condolences, "They live on in Our Hearts and Memories"
I lost my folks a couple of years ago,It's a very hard time for all concerned.

9th February 2008, 11:02 AM	#31
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9th February 2008, 11:08 AM	#32
azrael Former Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth Australia Posts: 243	Re: Azrael how's it going? A-lopa ... so sorry to hear of your Dad's passing. Deepest sympathy is extended to you and your family. I too had a really tough last few (5) weeks with my Dad ... who is 75yo. Thru this life, he's had a few bouts of renal cholic ...with a significant event just recently. This time he NEARLY lost a kidney thru infection ... which also sent his heart haywire....so its been a roller-coaster ... snow-ball ... you name it... and a hugely worrying time . So if I've been tetchy around the place ... thats why. (As of Thur nite just gone, the calculi removed... and now sitting up large as life... ticker back to normal... and it looks really good from here on. A HUGE relief for the family). Weather wise...we've also had huge amounts of rain (mthly av fell in just 2days). There has been local flash flooding and local road diversions ... (and its raining AGAIN this morning). I took this photo the other day from a high point in our village .... and labelled some features. In it you can see free-water lying on the flats... although the actual levels fluctuate hour to hour. So that is my suburb...village...and an Arborists paradise..... and I'm probably gonna get chased off here soon by my 20yo "Lard Lad" son ..but not bofore I read all the newest posts HERE.

9th February 2008, 11:11 AM	#34
clementine Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Portugal Posts: 511	Re: clementine how's it going? Ballantines is good. How did you do that with the posts Eric? Sending out to all different people? Very clever stuff! Had me going __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons - for you are crunchy and taste of chicken! Builder in Central Portugal

9th February 2008, 11:13 AM	#36
Streyken Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 167	Re: Streyken how's it going? Dynamic insertion of name field - nice. Great way to get a thread going quick, I'll have to remember that. Well, on with the thread. Been snowing on and off here for the last few weeks, put a big slowdown on work, not because there isn't any, but because trudging up and down snow covered yards hauling brush just sucks. __________________ Trimmin' bush and caring for flowers is good 'n' all... but sometimes ya gotta let the big wood fly and pound the garden.

9th February 2008, 11:35 AM	#39
onechip Posts: n/a	Re: onechip how's it going? Hi Ekka, thanx for the thread mate. Looks like you got something good going here.

9th February 2008, 11:45 AM	#41
clementine Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Portugal Posts: 511	Re: clementine how's it going? It's a kinda MAGIC!!! MAGIC!!! Everyone has there own thread! Everyone sees "----------- how's it going? MAGIC: __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons - for you are crunchy and taste of chicken! Builder in Central Portugal

9th February 2008, 11:46 AM	#42
azrael Former Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth Australia Posts: 243	Re: Azrael how's it going? This thread is HOT.... Treevet ..ya made me laugh so hard I near fell off the chair.... Im in for that LUCKY lottery ticket....(need tha money ... I'm just a poor Arborist). Most of you got little 'uns ... mine's heading to get kicked out of the nest ... real soon ... here a pic of same (green shirt)...with my ex (centre) and his other son (right) ... taken in my backyard. Ekka ... I like a nice glass of Merlot once a week (2 glass max. ... any more and I get too silly). Beer's good too... Wish this rain would stop.....

9th February 2008, 11:59 AM	#43
polly former member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Adelaide Hills Posts: 37	Re: polly how's it going? Hi Azrael, I did'nt get your picture description, are you in that picture? Looks like a nice family, how old is your boy?Does he want to leave the nest or is it too good at home? Polly

9th February 2008, 12:01 PM	#44
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort & Seldom Wrong Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,764	Re: Ekka how's it going? That's Azrael in the middle. __________________ TAS Training & Assessment Services\| Arb and Hort Training available here Free Online Tree Value Calculator by TreeWorld Free Online TPZ and SRZ AS4970-2009 Calculator by TreeWorld Free Online Tree Surface Area and Tree Volume Calculator by TreeWorld Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist, Tree and Arborist Reports \| Project Arborist

9th February 2008, 12:03 PM	#45
polly former member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Adelaide Hills Posts: 37	Re: polly how's it going? oh it's so interesting to see what peole look like when you've read what they say for so long! What do you look like EKKA? Polly

9th February 2008, 12:08 PM	#46
azrael Former Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth Australia Posts: 243	Re: Azrael how's it going? Polly ...DO NOT LISTEN TO EKKA ... I took the pic... The boy is 20yo ... just him 'n me ... and I've made it a little to comfy here ..he needs tha' boot. Love im but.

9th February 2008, 12:11 PM	#47
polly former member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Adelaide Hills Posts: 37	Re: polly how's it going? TEE HEE HEE , my kids are 11 9 and 5, three girls, there dear little things, good kids. I often wonder how long they'll stay when they grow up. I think I'lll really miss them. Polly

9th February 2008, 12:15 PM	#50
Old Mac Guy I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Mexico USA Posts: 1	Re: Old Mac Guy how's it going? Eric, if you developed this clever auto-posting software yourself, you've got a gold-mine and can sell a copy to every forum owner/administrator on the internet!! If you found it on-the-shelf somewhere, I'm surprised more forums aren't using it... It drew me right in... after double- and triple-checking the email... Glad to hear you're getting wet down in OZ... hope the wine-growing district gets their share, too and can keep those century-old vines healthy... A Lopa, my condolences on losing your Dad... a tough time in anyone's life... My Dad passed on in 1999 at 83 and I still miss being able to talk with him, sometimes... I'm located in northeastern New Mexico about 60 miles east of the high mountains (part of the Rockies). What groundpounder said about things in Colorado pretty much covers it for this part of northern New Mexico, too. 13,000-foot peaks to the west covered with deep snow-pack... a few little snowfalls here, but nothing like the 40" snowfall in 36 hours which another New Mexico village got a week ago... they're still digging out... Arbor-wise, I've continued this winter working on an old orchard... planted in 1912-1914, 120 trees originally, only 35 of them still living after 60 years of total abandonment... mostly pear and apricot trees... coupla old apple and some cherries... I've been clearing out the dead and down trees and just started with serious remedial pruning on the pear and apricot... burning a lot of fossil pearwood in my stoves this winter... hope to get the old orchard renovated before Spring... people from many miles around go there to gather fruit in good fruit years... It's on a ranch (I think you call them 'stations') about 20 miles from here... the Rafter K... I'm a beekeeper by profession. Foolin' with the chainsaws is just hobby and firewood stuff for me. I did work in the real loggin' woods of Oregon for a couple years in 1970-1972. My collection of antique chainsaws stands at 238 right now, and increasing monthly. If anyone is coming this way from Aussieland and can bring some old Mobileco, 47A or 73A AussieMac's or an old Bluestreak with 'em, and the transport not cost a fortune, I'll sure like to talk with them... Beer is my end-of-day cooler... once in a long while get out some JB sippin' whiskey... A new winery in Santa Fe which buys honey from me to make mead has given me several bottles, so I enjoy a few glasses of mead made from my bees' honey once in a while. Don't drink much... but sometimes, a jigger or two of Jim Beam fits well with company... I collect the old decanters (full) and sometimes crack the seals on one of the duplicates from my collection when an old friend or two visits... My kids are all fledged and flown... two in Oregon, one in California and one in Chile, SA... with their own careers and lives... see them a few times a year... talk with each one weekly... but none of them too interested in the honeybees and old chainsaws... Seems like this group of arborists is kind of a far-flung company. I'll try to stop in once in a while and participate some... Ken Old Mac Guy Last edited by Old Mac Guy; 9th February 2008 at 02:07 PM.

9th February 2008, 12:16 PM	#51
clementine Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Portugal Posts: 511	Re: clementine how's it going? Too true Polly, I'm already scared about them moving on, I will be old then, Scary stuff! Hope they come see me!!! __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons - for you are crunchy and taste of chicken! Builder in Central Portugal

9th February 2008, 12:24 PM	#52
clementine Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Portugal Posts: 511	Re: clementine how's it going? Treesurfer, middle bottom middle right is dead ringer for the missus and she looks fine! __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons - for you are crunchy and taste of chicken! Builder in Central Portugal

9th February 2008, 12:27 PM	#53
treehealth I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: wantagh, ny Posts: 1	Re: treehealth how's it going? arborists of the world listen to Arbor Talk Radio www.arbortalk.com !!

9th February 2008, 12:39 PM	#55
TreeTrim Former Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ky Posts: 10	Re: TreeTrim how's it going? Is it my Birthday or something? A thread with my name in it for some reason .

9th February 2008, 12:43 PM	#56
clementine Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Portugal Posts: 511	Re: clementine how's it going? They look great Eric! This is mine two: __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons - for you are crunchy and taste of chicken! Builder in Central Portugal

9th February 2008, 12:48 PM	#57
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort & Seldom Wrong Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,764	Re: Ekka how's it going? Nice Clemmy Treetrim, good to see you out and about. New year on the way with new opportunities for all. __________________ TAS Training & Assessment Services\| Arb and Hort Training available here Free Online Tree Value Calculator by TreeWorld Free Online TPZ and SRZ AS4970-2009 Calculator by TreeWorld Free Online Tree Surface Area and Tree Volume Calculator by TreeWorld Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist, Tree and Arborist Reports \| Project Arborist

9th February 2008, 12:54 PM	#58
polly former member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Adelaide Hills Posts: 37	Re: polly how's it going? All your kids are gorgeous Tell me are they interested in trees and what you do? I stick all tree id stuff on the back of the toilet door and the older two who can read know alot of them it's quite funny really ,especially when we are someone house and they say "gee your allocasuarina verticillata looking healthy" he he he

9th February 2008, 01:03 PM	#60
JayD Moderator - Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,432	Re: JayD how's it going? Sorry to not have replied until now, but I was doing something for the wife.Apart from the rain buggering up our work schedule everything is OK...John was washed out of the tree's a couple of times this week,I dont drink alcohol..now, You are all going to laugh I drink Diet Coke, When I first drank this stuff unless it was ice cold it tasted like shyte,but now I drink it to much..LOL..I have six children and three grandsons which I love dearly..My life revolves around Arboriculture, I have met a lot of good folk doing treework, not to mentioned a whole swag of online friends I've never met apart from their online persona, That's basically me. A-lopa My sincerest condolences, "They live on in Our Hearts and Memories" I lost my folks a couple of years ago,It's a very hard time for all concerned. __________________ Level 4 Arborist

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