Unregistered how's it going?

Eric Frei · 10th February 2008, 08:11 PM

Palm cleaning for me ... that started first day, first job! LOL

arborjockey · 11th February 2008, 02:13 AM

Wow. I missed a week and there's 8 pages of replies to a thread with my name on it!! Im honored. Great new thread, Ekka, I enjoyed finding out about the people behind the post.
Well here's my excuse. My internet connection is a remote, usb plug-in device. My girlfriend had auditions in Chicago and took it with. So I spent the week disconnected from my bark bitting, saw ripping, e-net buddys. Worse than that, I had two rain days WTF. ::shocked::
When I went to a foreman seminar about 4 months ago, I noticed that just about every tree guy in the room was rocking back and forth or bouncing his foot. Tree guys can't sit still! Having a "rain day" drives me NUTS! Wish it would snow. Then I could hike or climb, SOMETHING.

Don't have any kids but I practice

I have been dating Elena, an actress, for the past 2 years and I haven't been happier

She's applying for her masters so I'll be moving again - for the 23rd time! Before that I was married for 2 years. One of the toughest questions ever posed to me was "what do you want to do when you grow up?" At 11 I didn't know and that made me nervous. When I was 25 I started to freak out because I still didn't know. Then I was a gm for two months and I was hooked. I started soaking up as much as I could. If I saw a tree crew working I'd stop 2 watch their style of work. Not wanting to be a gm for someone else, when I got divorced I started climbing for myself. That lasted about a year and a half. I climbed and stacked cell towers for a year after that. Those guys had a wealth of knowledge when it came to rigging. Their climbing styles were very restricted and slow.
Im glad to be back in the trees where I belong. I spent the majority of my childhood in the mountains of Hawaii. If you would have told me then that I would be able to chat with mates, all around the world, that work in the same profession that I love, NO WAY!! wouln't believe ya. Ekka thanks for making it happen. And to all who write in Bigshea, Sean Freeman, mdvaden, treevet, etc.....

I used to learn something new everyday in the green industry and now if I haven't learned 10 new things, I havn't read enough threads

tree MDS · 11th February 2008, 02:59 AM

Hey Eric hows it going ? Unfortunately not going too well here, just boring really, waiting for spring. I cant seem to score a decent job to save my life this winter, so I'm just killing time. I gotta say its beer for the fav- but thats only cuz vodka is just too tasty, LOL. I did get a day and a half job yesterday, doing the most doinky brain numbing crap ever (pruning these crap little trees that should just be flomped), but its hourly so thats cool I guess, as long as it pays right ? I really enjoy the vids Eric reminds me of when I started climbing down in south Florida (Fort Lauderdale), tropical and all. I'm hoping for a good year but you would'nt believe all the hacks and all thier sweet a$$ equipment popping up here ! Its an epedemic, instant treeman, just add money. Well time will tell I guess. Keep up the good work Eric ! MDS

TTHip · 11th February 2008, 03:22 AM

Ekka....
sorry about not posting much nor even visiting this site since last year......

Personal matters have kept me busy and forums were the at the bottom of the list.....

took the week off due to my son having the flu.....coming out of both ends...

i promise i'll be around more often once i become re-aclimated....

Underwor · 11th February 2008, 03:48 AM

Ekka,

You asked how I got in to Tree Business. I was studying forest resource management at Southern Illinois University in 1967, when Royal Swem of Davey Tree came through looking for summer help. They were paying $2.15/hr for climber trainees. With $.95 the minimum wage at the time, this looked like a fortune. I went to Kent OH for climbing school for 2 weeks and spent the summer in Youngstown,OH working with a crew on city elm removal mostly. Went back the second summer at a huge raise to $2.50/hr and have never looked back. Ran my own business 12 years, arborist at Western IL Univ for 8 years and been teaching for past 16.5 years. That's the story.

penfold · 11th February 2008, 03:53 AM

hi everybody, I havent been able to get to the computer as i have been quite busy cutting up all the windthrow in the locality and doing some repollarding on a couple of willows and also keeping a low profile due to england losing to the welsh last week

!
but we did beat italy by 4 points today

. Any way thanks for the thread to get me posting ekka, the last post i put up was on the firewood thread about where to sell standing timber especially a horse chestnut that is covered in burrs.

Jim (penfold)

yooper · 11th February 2008, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philinsydney

Hey Yooper,

Have you read any of Steve Hamilton's thrillers? They have wonderful descriptions of the Upper Peninsula as well s great plots.

Steve Hamilton

No I havent read any of his books, I checked out the link,might have to look into some of his books. Funny to see somone in Sydney know about the U.P. hell I have seen people on CNN and the weather chanal refer to us as way up in wisconsin.
take care, Denny Dhooge

penfold · 11th February 2008, 04:11 AM

I am in the same category as pomme, i only drink real ale and occasionally wine. I haven't done the lottery for a long time, the nearest i get is doing the bonus ball at the local pub which is a ?40 pot and the rest goes to charity. (theres only 49 numbers on our lottery). Sorry to hear about your dad A_lopa I lost mine when i was only two and half.

Penfold

Juno · 11th February 2008, 04:24 AM

Well things are going good around here.
Bought my own climbing kit this week.

I couldn?t whait to test it, so when I got it, 2 hours later I was in the tree. It climbed really nice.
Saterday I went whit a european treeworker and climbed a Salix alba.
He learnt my a little bit more about treeclimbing. I really liked everything about the treeclimbing.

Also the wetter for these times of the year is really really well. 17 degrees not to hot not to could.

JCONN · 11th February 2008, 06:48 AM

HEY EKKA,
Sorry about not responding for so long I have been out of town for the past few days. Everything here is going pretty well even though it has been a slow snowplowing season tree work has been steady. We have had alot of fierce wind storms for the last month and a small little ice storm about a week ago, trees that were healthy didn't seem to be to affected but the ones people haven't takin care of led to alot of take downs. I have been a few counties away staying at a friends house, he owns a landscape buisness and he takes care of alot of I guess you would call them gated communities, and I have been helping his company out with taking care of all the storm damage. Next time I go there I will bring a camera to take pictures of all the hack work I saw in the area it is ridiculus.
I dont have any kids my self, but 2 dogs that are just like my kids to me they come first in many discesions I make.
I also try not to drink to much but a nice beer or a captain and gingerale sure do hit the spot after a hard sometimes frustrating week

pomme · 11th February 2008, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Good stuff, dont know how I'd go underground all day though.

pomme how did you get started in tree work?

By accident.
I was training as a marine engineer at 18, quit due to lack of college course. my next door neighbour was an arborist working for a local firm who had lost his driving licence (vodka related). needed a driver labourer. fortunately he was extremly knowledgeable and a fantastically talented climber and teacher.
i then caught the tree bug couldn t get enough. after 3 years became gang forman. spent 8 years with that firm. again left to get the much needed formal qualification, and set up my own business.

20 years this month must like it i suppose

coast cutter · 11th February 2008, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

coast cutter how did you get started in tree work?

Miss fortune realy. My boy works for a local tree company after we where made redundant from previous job. I do contract chipping and stump grinding for 3 local guys.

coast cutter · 11th February 2008, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tilia

hello ekka,
Things here are very similar at the moment. im on the sunshine coast, but working all over NSW, Vic and just about to head off to Tassi 4 some tree work. any body out there have information on mistletoe species found in australia???

Tilia, are you working in NSW due to lack of work on the Sunshine Coast?

thenorth · 11th February 2008, 08:11 AM

nice thread Ekka...............
it allows for quite some input from all the members.............
anyhoo,,, all is good at this end guys,, i have done lots of work at the woodlot, now its break time, we are heading to florida next week, the camper is on and ready to go...
i just might have a beer, or two, while on holiday...

lots of snow and very cold here in northern ontario,

take care all
john

The Northshore,Canada

Scottus · 11th February 2008, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Thought I'd start this thread for you Scottus, 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 Scottus, so how's things down your way? Don't be shy now.

Hi there Ekka, wondering if you or your collegues have any knowledge about Zeolite and its applications - more pertaining to growth rates for trees in slightly acidic conditions.

Cheers
Scottus

Eric Frei · 11th February 2008, 09:04 AM

Scottus, cant say I know much. Maybe start a thread.

I did find this PDF on the net, seems a viable alternative to activated charcoal and does more than a soil conditioner if toxins are about.

http://www.cmzeolites.com.au/applica...n_Zeolites.pdf

Therrin · 11th February 2008, 10:46 AM

Looks like things are going well over here Ekka...

Nice way to capture 165 posts in just a couple days. The input has been amazing, as well as pushing towards some group cohesion. Good job!!

Thanks to everyone for posting so far!

arborjockey · 11th February 2008, 11:12 AM

I'll say a lot of input. I put a revealing pic. of my lady in my saddle back there and they passed my post like she had the clap? Oh well! Its tree world and shes always got my wood.

Happy posting.

treevet · 11th February 2008, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Good stuff, dont know how I'd go underground all day though.

treevet how did you get started in tree work?

Got back from VNam war in 1970. Tried inside sales and was far too uncivilized for that. Saw tree climber ad in paper and didn t really know what we would be climbing tree for but if it meant beer money, hey I was all for it.

How about you Ekka?

mdvaden · 11th February 2008, 11:22 AM

Hey, did I ever post our family? We're scattered among many images. Some are older, some newer.

One is at least 10 years ago at the bottom of Multnomah Falls in Oregon. I still had glasses. That's my wife Jan, and our youngest daughter Sarah, and youngest son Michael.

The gal sitting at the campfire, is our oldest Daughter, image within the last two years. She's near 30.

The guy on the hilltop, is our oldest son, at age 29 - image from last year at Neahkahnie Mountain, looking down at Manzanita, Oregon, and Nehalem Bay State Park near the Bay. One of our favorite campground areas.

Then another image, is our youngest son again, but from 2 years ago. He's 15 years old now. Can you see the wild black bear in the tree down below him in the background?

The wedding group is my wife and I, from 1991, with her parents and her sibblings and spouses. I don't think I have a digital of my parents. I still had a mullet and mustache in 1991.

Oh yeah, the other image. That's our youngest daughter with our son in law. Image from about 1 year ago.

hoot gibson · 11th February 2008, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arborjockey

I'll say a lot of input. I put a revealing pic. of my lady in my saddle back there and they passed my post like she had the clap? Oh well! Its tree world and shes always got my wood.

Happy posting.

well i didnt pass it . and i think the one in the door way was a little to dark . well strike that .. alot to dark . keep up the great work

hoot

arborjockey · 11th February 2008, 11:42 AM

Well when I was married I was a guiness man. It went down quick I could finish three befor I saw the x. Then I drank Fosters and no I'm not sucking up to you aussies. They go perfect with a B.B.Q a little to keep the flames back a little 4 u. That way 25 ozs. stayed cold. After abusing my drinking prevledges after my devorce I like micro brew. Any backyard dark brew will do. When you go micro you never go back. But just a few you know how tree guys can get fisety. Hard to drink when you sweat so much to.
Md great pics. I have a feelin I'v surfed in that bay. Stay safe

treerat · 11th February 2008, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Good stuff, dont know how I'd go underground all day though.

treerat how did you get started in tree work?

Thanks for a great fourm, and the personal invite nice touch.I have been on a few other sites and this one is the best!! I started treework in 93' Just helping out a friend, Who has been climbing for maybe 35 yrs now. Wow after that first day I woke up the next morning and could bearly get out of bed man was I hooked, We worked together for about 3 yrs doing mostly removals. We parted when we had a heated (friendly) disagreement. I started out on my own the next year. We still are the best of friends and help each other out on real big jobs.Again thanks for the hard work you do putting this site together and getting us all together.
Be safe, Be cool, and HUSKY ROCKS!!!!!!

Therrin · 11th February 2008, 12:02 PM

welcome Treerat!!

russtree · 11th February 2008, 12:08 PM

My new avatar

treevet · 11th February 2008, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treeseer

well i better respond since my "name" is up there.

I live near old dude and tried to send some work his way once but he said he was too old. Depressing part is, I'm younger than he! Hope the ticker gets goin for ya.

Always figured the lottery was a tax on dumb people, but if they win that theory might have to go.

Kid is 18 and works with me when not in class. Nephew is 19 and more like arbo material. Stepsons 16 and 14 and decent company.

It's my Year of Writing Dangerously--in 5 different natl pubs this month. not done yet.

Going to treevet's state OH tomorrow to spread some heresy; hope he gets off the can long enough to make the trip. OK now back to managing Decay and Risk ppt.

http://www.ohiochapterisa.org/conferenceGrid.pdf

I visit 3 sites in the usa but this one has got em knocked.

Let s use the correct terminology Treeseer......it s dunner! Can t make the ISA gig this year as I am buried in work and was dead in the water in Jan.

Listen if you are heading down I 75 S through Cinci after spreading your "heresay", how about stopping just a mile off the highway and let me buy you a ribs dinner that will haunt you in your sleep (in a good way

). My treat.

PM me, I ll give you directions and phone.

Therrin · 11th February 2008, 12:23 PM

Arborjockey,

If it makes you feel any better.... *I* sure noticed!!!

What a gorgeous girl!!! Props to you man!!! The pic in the saddle, that's great! I'm gonna remember to have my next one do that!

I spent the last year and a half in Chicago, hope you don't have to move there! What a crummy place to live. Cold...brick... ugh. Thx for posting!

majestic1 · 11th February 2008, 01:56 PM

Hello Ekka!

I like how everyone posts very positive messages. Thank you and good job on giving us the format!

I am definitely a beer guy- I usually drink micro-brew beers that are made in Michigan. Pales ales, some porters, lagers, occasionally a Corona or Pacifico, and even a Fosters on rare occasions.

It has been a beautiful winter. We have had many snow storms with 8-10 inches of snow and one windstorm that knocked a few trees down. Right now it is -5 fahrenheit, not going to be climbing many trees for a while. I don't do much tree work in the winter anyways.

I do a lot of vacationing in the winter. Sometimes a friend who works at an airline gets me plane tickets at the airlines cost- called Non-revenue.

I am selling my Brush Bandit Model 1590 this Wednesday, thinking of buying a new chip truck...

Thanks for asking!

CAPORAL30 · 11th February 2008, 02:22 PM

Well here i am......old chainsaw collector...been busy helping a friend on a job and the chainsaw museum is also something that keeps me out of trouble....
I always have visitors or someone at the shop .
Want to see some saws,,,,,,,,,,here is a glitch at my collection.
Hope i can get more time to be here....i do have internet connection in the museum but there is always something to keep me away from the comp.
Winter in Canada is the busy time to do inside work and fix saws.

Alain,

Therrin · 11th February 2008, 02:27 PM

WOW!

That is ALOT of saws! Awesome collection you've got going there!
I got a real kick out of seeing the 2 man saws. Thanks for posting those!

10th February 2008, 08:11 PM	#151
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Ekka how's it going? Palm cleaning for me ... that started first day, first job! LOL __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

11th February 2008, 02:59 AM	#153
tree MDS Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Litchfield county CT Posts: 15	Re: tree MDS how's it going? Hey Eric hows it going ? Unfortunately not going too well here, just boring really, waiting for spring. I cant seem to score a decent job to save my life this winter, so I'm just killing time. I gotta say its beer for the fav- but thats only cuz vodka is just too tasty, LOL. I did get a day and a half job yesterday, doing the most doinky brain numbing crap ever (pruning these crap little trees that should just be flomped), but its hourly so thats cool I guess, as long as it pays right ? I really enjoy the vids Eric reminds me of when I started climbing down in south Florida (Fort Lauderdale), tropical and all. I'm hoping for a good year but you would'nt believe all the hacks and all thier sweet a$$ equipment popping up here ! Its an epedemic, instant treeman, just add money. Well time will tell I guess. Keep up the good work Eric ! MDS

11th February 2008, 03:22 AM	#154
TTHip Sappling Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 7	Re: TTHip how's it going? Ekka.... sorry about not posting much nor even visiting this site since last year...... Personal matters have kept me busy and forums were the at the bottom of the list..... took the week off due to my son having the flu.....coming out of both ends... i promise i'll be around more often once i become re-aclimated.... __________________ - in between evolution -

11th February 2008, 03:48 AM	#155
Underwor Sappling Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Dakota Posts: 40	Re: Underwor how's it going? Ekka, You asked how I got in to Tree Business. I was studying forest resource management at Southern Illinois University in 1967, when Royal Swem of Davey Tree came through looking for summer help. They were paying $2.15/hr for climber trainees. With $.95 the minimum wage at the time, this looked like a fortune. I went to Kent OH for climbing school for 2 weeks and spent the summer in Youngstown,OH working with a crew on city elm removal mostly. Went back the second summer at a huge raise to $2.50/hr and have never looked back. Ran my own business 12 years, arborist at Western IL Univ for 8 years and been teaching for past 16.5 years. That's the story. __________________ Bob Underwood, Associate Professor of Forestry ND School of Forestry Minot State University - Bottineau Campus Bottineau, North Dakota

11th February 2008, 03:53 AM	#156
penfold Sappling Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: leeds, uk Posts: 13	Re: penfold how's it going? hi everybody, I havent been able to get to the computer as i have been quite busy cutting up all the windthrow in the locality and doing some repollarding on a couple of willows and also keeping a low profile due to england losing to the welsh last week! but we did beat italy by 4 points today. Any way thanks for the thread to get me posting ekka, the last post i put up was on the firewood thread about where to sell standing timber especially a horse chestnut that is covered in burrs. Jim (penfold)

11th February 2008, 04:11 AM	#158
penfold Sappling Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: leeds, uk Posts: 13	Re: penfold how's it going? I am in the same category as pomme, i only drink real ale and occasionally wine. I haven't done the lottery for a long time, the nearest i get is doing the bonus ball at the local pub which is a ?40 pot and the rest goes to charity. (theres only 49 numbers on our lottery). Sorry to hear about your dad A_lopa I lost mine when i was only two and half. Penfold

11th February 2008, 04:24 AM	#159
Juno Sappling Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 28	Re: Juno how's it going? Well things are going good around here. Bought my own climbing kit this week. I couldn?t whait to test it, so when I got it, 2 hours later I was in the tree. It climbed really nice. Saterday I went whit a european treeworker and climbed a Salix alba. He learnt my a little bit more about treeclimbing. I really liked everything about the treeclimbing. Also the wetter for these times of the year is really really well. 17 degrees not to hot not to could.

11th February 2008, 06:48 AM	#160
JCONN Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ROCHESTER NY Posts: 13	Re: JCONN how's it going? HEY EKKA, Sorry about not responding for so long I have been out of town for the past few days. Everything here is going pretty well even though it has been a slow snowplowing season tree work has been steady. We have had alot of fierce wind storms for the last month and a small little ice storm about a week ago, trees that were healthy didn't seem to be to affected but the ones people haven't takin care of led to alot of take downs. I have been a few counties away staying at a friends house, he owns a landscape buisness and he takes care of alot of I guess you would call them gated communities, and I have been helping his company out with taking care of all the storm damage. Next time I go there I will bring a camera to take pictures of all the hack work I saw in the area it is ridiculus. I dont have any kids my self, but 2 dogs that are just like my kids to me they come first in many discesions I make. I also try not to drink to much but a nice beer or a captain and gingerale sure do hit the spot after a hard sometimes frustrating week

11th February 2008, 08:11 AM	#164
thenorth I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: canada Posts: 4	Re: thenorth how's it going? nice thread Ekka............... it allows for quite some input from all the members............. anyhoo,,, all is good at this end guys,, i have done lots of work at the woodlot, now its break time, we are heading to florida next week, the camper is on and ready to go... i just might have a beer, or two, while on holiday... lots of snow and very cold here in northern ontario, take care all john The Northshore,Canada

11th February 2008, 09:04 AM	#166
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Ekka how's it going? Scottus, cant say I know much. Maybe start a thread. I did find this PDF on the net, seems a viable alternative to activated charcoal and does more than a soil conditioner if toxins are about. http://www.cmzeolites.com.au/applica...n_Zeolites.pdf __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

11th February 2008, 10:46 AM	#167
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin how's it going? Looks like things are going well over here Ekka... Nice way to capture 165 posts in just a couple days. The input has been amazing, as well as pushing towards some group cohesion. Good job!! Thanks to everyone for posting so far!

11th February 2008, 11:12 AM	#168
arborjockey Mature tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: hawaii. ohio. oregon. california Posts: 260	Re: arborjockey how's it going? I'll say a lot of input. I put a revealing pic. of my lady in my saddle back there and they passed my post like she had the clap? Oh well! Its tree world and shes always got my wood. Happy posting.

11th February 2008, 11:22 AM	#170
mdvaden Former Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 397	Re: mdvaden how's it going? Hey, did I ever post our family? We're scattered among many images. Some are older, some newer. One is at least 10 years ago at the bottom of Multnomah Falls in Oregon. I still had glasses. That's my wife Jan, and our youngest daughter Sarah, and youngest son Michael. The gal sitting at the campfire, is our oldest Daughter, image within the last two years. She's near 30. The guy on the hilltop, is our oldest son, at age 29 - image from last year at Neahkahnie Mountain, looking down at Manzanita, Oregon, and Nehalem Bay State Park near the Bay. One of our favorite campground areas. Then another image, is our youngest son again, but from 2 years ago. He's 15 years old now. Can you see the wild black bear in the tree down below him in the background? The wedding group is my wife and I, from 1991, with her parents and her sibblings and spouses. I don't think I have a digital of my parents. I still had a mullet and mustache in 1991. Oh yeah, the other image. That's our youngest daughter with our son in law. Image from about 1 year ago. Attached Thumbnails

11th February 2008, 11:42 AM	#172
arborjockey Mature tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: hawaii. ohio. oregon. california Posts: 260	Re: arborjockey how's it going? Well when I was married I was a guiness man. It went down quick I could finish three befor I saw the x. Then I drank Fosters and no I'm not sucking up to you aussies. They go perfect with a B.B.Q a little to keep the flames back a little 4 u. That way 25 ozs. stayed cold. After abusing my drinking prevledges after my devorce I like micro brew. Any backyard dark brew will do. When you go micro you never go back. But just a few you know how tree guys can get fisety. Hard to drink when you sweat so much to. Md great pics. I have a feelin I'v surfed in that bay. Stay safe

11th February 2008, 12:02 PM	#174
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin how's it going? welcome Treerat!!

11th February 2008, 12:08 PM	#175
russtree Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York Posts: 6	Re: russtree how's it going? My new avatar

11th February 2008, 12:23 PM	#177
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin how's it going? Arborjockey, If it makes you feel any better.... I sure noticed!!! What a gorgeous girl!!! Props to you man!!! The pic in the saddle, that's great! I'm gonna remember to have my next one do that! I spent the last year and a half in Chicago, hope you don't have to move there! What a crummy place to live. Cold...brick... ugh. Thx for posting!

11th February 2008, 01:56 PM	#178
majestic1 Sappling Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: DeWitt, Michigan Posts: 11	Re: majestic1 how's it going? Hello Ekka! I like how everyone posts very positive messages. Thank you and good job on giving us the format! I am definitely a beer guy- I usually drink micro-brew beers that are made in Michigan. Pales ales, some porters, lagers, occasionally a Corona or Pacifico, and even a Fosters on rare occasions. It has been a beautiful winter. We have had many snow storms with 8-10 inches of snow and one windstorm that knocked a few trees down. Right now it is -5 fahrenheit, not going to be climbing many trees for a while. I don't do much tree work in the winter anyways. I do a lot of vacationing in the winter. Sometimes a friend who works at an airline gets me plane tickets at the airlines cost- called Non-revenue. I am selling my Brush Bandit Model 1590 this Wednesday, thinking of buying a new chip truck... Thanks for asking!

11th February 2008, 02:22 PM	#179
CAPORAL30 Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CANADA Posts: 52	Re: CAPORAL30 how's it going? Well here i am......old chainsaw collector...been busy helping a friend on a job and the chainsaw museum is also something that keeps me out of trouble.... I always have visitors or someone at the shop . Want to see some saws,,,,,,,,,,here is a glitch at my collection. Hope i can get more time to be here....i do have internet connection in the museum but there is always something to keep me away from the comp. Winter in Canada is the busy time to do inside work and fix saws. Alain, Attached Thumbnails

11th February 2008, 02:27 PM	#180
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin how's it going? WOW! That is ALOT of saws! Awesome collection you've got going there! I got a real kick out of seeing the 2 man saws. Thanks for posting those!

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