So whadya get up to today.

Sean Freeman · 26th April 2007, 03:38 AM

Yeah we carry that chill spray for wasps, normally ants don't bother me at all even hundreds of em I can block them out till jobs done, but these buggers went for my eyes early on and every time I had to do something with both hands...cut....they were biting my eye lids, they're still sore right now! (winge)

Did the pest guy drill and inject the tree?

Fairfield · 26th April 2007, 04:25 PM

God I hate ants, was down south a few years back at Fort Jackson, they had some nasty little Fire Ants freaking things sent guys to the hospital left and right

l2edneck · 26th April 2007, 07:02 PM

i had a guy wouldnt do some cabbages back in my early days........so he paid me to climb em for him.........Case o beer.....(if he wouldnt climb them i would had to climb them any way bein senior climber)

had to hook prolly 10 feet off the ladder (32 feet) when i cut they started spillin out..................

filled my hooks wit little red ones......and oh they started bitin

where was i to go?

no where till i was done trimmin.............

when i got down both my knees swelled up and were covered in bites......

i shucked to my skivies jumped in the pool and waited for the clean-up to be finished.........

When we were done and back to the shop i got my days pay my case of budweiser and went home with a good buzz and a story i will never forget......

Ekka · 26th April 2007, 07:09 PM

Were they fire ants? You have fire ants where you are and do they go up trees?

Sean Freeman · 26th April 2007, 07:13 PM

Fellas thats down right nasty, we don't have fire ants up here but Ekka does, you've also got those crazy ants too eh Ekka, saw them on a news story a while back they can jump up you or something....I'll stick with my lovely green ants thankyou.

l2edneck · 26th April 2007, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Were they fire ants? You have fire ants where you are and do they go up trees?

Yea they what i call piss ants.........they blister little yellow puss bags after biting....and have been fatal from the poison they emit in large doses (id say if i wasn't young and well medicated they would have maybe hospilized me i was sick to my stomach for a few days.

Im massacreing a bunch daily now throughout my yard........

We also have these ants i call scorpion ants........they are black and orange and drop on ya from everywhere...sting like a bitch and leave a big ass welt....got a friend who calls em wingless wasps.....they feel like being stung by a yellow jacket...........

Nasty F'RS

Got a good Bull ant chunk removal outta my back today.....he got me good.

Gotta love those ants......

Any way here what i got into today.........

G00D Times............

Ekka · 26th April 2007, 10:02 PM

Man, you get BIG PINEAPPLES where you live.

JayD · 28th April 2007, 01:39 AM

Hi All,
Well today we waited for the rain to stop so we could wack a couple of palms,which we did,because of the last minute call with the rain I left our camera at home and you wouldn't believe it here's this Pheonix palm with all it's fronds cut off lookin like a skinhead, That was cool but the thing that got me there was a ladder up against it made from left over house studs rite up to head of the palm,rough as guts tree removals these boys didn't even have a ladder!!

only some nailed together hardwood

If only I had my camera, you blokes would be

aswell.

Went pass today,i've got picy's on my phone of the the recyled ladder,will have them up by the end of week, as our cats broke our blue tooth dongle.

LOL Ekka,but I can see what your saying,BIG PINEAPPLES

Nice work,L2edneck, makes the world of differance,pain to do though.

TREE-SURFER · 28th April 2007, 04:12 PM

In the RAF, we were able to get hold of some stuff called DEET, 100%. You can't put it on ya skin because it will burn like hell. Instead, you put it on your clothes near to your exposed skin. See what you can get as the strongest form.

Sean Freeman · 28th April 2007, 04:47 PM

T-S yes we have a product very similar available to the public called Bushmans 80% DEET, not as high as the gear Defence hand out but pretty damn strong, don't spill any on your car, fishing tackle rifle etc..

.

Ekka · 28th April 2007, 07:30 PM

http://www.deetonline.org/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEET

JayD · 30th April 2007, 04:52 AM

Hi All,
This one will get you's,my dongles working again! after I bought a new one....allways the way!

So here's the pic of the Pheonix take down with the home made ladder.

TrevMcRev · 30th April 2007, 04:56 AM

I wonder if theyve thought far enough ahead yet to figure out how the hell theyre gonna cut through the rest of it

Sean Freeman · 30th April 2007, 05:06 AM

They're going to need a lot of band aids before that jobs over

Ekka · 30th April 2007, 05:13 AM

Hell or high water I would have made a spot to fell that now, get the miniloader onto it atleast.

Wait till they start cutting that crap, saw will be blunt and underpowered, the mess incredible.

Great pic.

JohN Dee · 1st May 2007, 12:37 AM

Just spent the last few days fixing my car's water pump, getting mucked around, getting faulty parts and finding new problems, Hoorah!

26th April 2007, 03:38 AM	#201 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,638	Yeah we carry that chill spray for wasps, normally ants don't bother me at all even hundreds of em I can block them out till jobs done, but these buggers went for my eyes early on and every time I had to do something with both hands...cut....they were biting my eye lids, they're still sore right now! (winge) Did the pest guy drill and inject the tree? __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

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Fairfield Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucks county Pa USA Posts: 72	God I hate ants, was down south a few years back at Fort Jackson, they had some nasty little Fire Ants freaking things sent guys to the hospital left and right __________________ Hi yes you know me I am B.A.M.F nice to meet you

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Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,815	Were they fire ants? You have fire ants where you are and do they go up trees? __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,638	Fellas thats down right nasty, we don't have fire ants up here but Ekka does, you've also got those crazy ants too eh Ekka, saw them on a news story a while back they can jump up you or something....I'll stick with my lovely green ants thankyou. __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

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Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,815	Man, you get BIG PINEAPPLES where you live. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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l2edneck Palm Tree Rat Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 47	i had a guy wouldnt do some cabbages back in my early days........so he paid me to climb em for him.........Case o beer.....(if he wouldnt climb them i would had to climb them any way bein senior climber) had to hook prolly 10 feet off the ladder (32 feet) when i cut they started spillin out.................. filled my hooks wit little red ones......and oh they started bitin where was i to go? no where till i was done trimmin............. when i got down both my knees swelled up and were covered in bites...... i shucked to my skivies jumped in the pool and waited for the clean-up to be finished......... When we were done and back to the shop i got my days pay my case of budweiser and went home with a good buzz and a story i will never forget......

28th April 2007, 01:39 AM	#208 (permalink)
JayD Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 885	Hi All, Well today we waited for the rain to stop so we could wack a couple of palms,which we did,because of the last minute call with the rain I left our camera at home and you wouldn't believe it here's this Pheonix palm with all it's fronds cut off lookin like a skinhead, That was cool but the thing that got me there was a ladder up against it made from left over house studs rite up to head of the palm,rough as guts tree removals these boys didn't even have a ladder!! only some nailed together hardwood If only I had my camera, you blokes would be aswell. Went pass today,i've got picy's on my phone of the the recyled ladder,will have them up by the end of week, as our cats broke our blue tooth dongle. LOL Ekka,but I can see what your saying,BIG PINEAPPLES Nice work,L2edneck, makes the world of differance,pain to do though. Last edited by JayD : 29th April 2007 at 04:38 AM. Reason: further thought,why waste space,got pic's today

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TREE-SURFER Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Isle of Man,UK. Posts: 407	In the RAF, we were able to get hold of some stuff called DEET, 100%. You can't put it on ya skin because it will burn like hell. Instead, you put it on your clothes near to your exposed skin. See what you can get as the strongest form. __________________ The Aerial Arborist Isle of Man Tree Surgeon\| All Aspects of Tree Work Andy@Aerial-Arborist.co.uk What experts say about TOPPING

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Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,638	T-S yes we have a product very similar available to the public called Bushmans 80% DEET, not as high as the gear Defence hand out but pretty damn strong, don't spill any on your car, fishing tackle rifle etc.. . __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

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Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,815	http://www.deetonline.org/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEET __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,638	They're going to need a lot of band aids before that jobs over __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

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Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,815	Hell or high water I would have made a spot to fell that now, get the miniloader onto it atleast. Wait till they start cutting that crap, saw will be blunt and underpowered, the mess incredible. Great pic. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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