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Old 09-09-2012, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Fronty Owner
are your pants and shirt marked with hi-vis stripes?
No. No one WANTS to see me!
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:48 PM
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ohhh osha shop talk .....no thanks im good....i havent lost anything yet dont know why ...i will say this if loggin with another person keep your head up...80' maple trees dont feel good when you catch them with your head...jus saying....
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80' maple trees dont feel good when you catch them with your head...jus saying....
So THAT'S what's wrong with you!
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:50 PM
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No. No one WANTS to see me!
does wonders when someone is looking for you under a tree....
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Old 09-09-2012, 02:54 PM
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So THAT'S what's wrong with you!
if he had stopped after hitting me with the first one wouldnt be a big deal...but within a year he nailed one with a second one...i dont have to worry bout trees anymore ...just idiots trying to run me over while towing
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Old 09-09-2012, 03:14 PM
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does wonders when someone is looking for you under a tree....
I try pretty hard to not BE under a tree in the first place!
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Old 09-09-2012, 03:24 PM
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I try pretty hard to not BE under a tree in the first place!
with people your age, you never know when your gonna fall and break a hip...
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Old 09-09-2012, 03:47 PM
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Afternoon DTR, truck is washed and waxed. Got the house all cleaned up. Windows are all opened and I'm enjoying the nice mild temps today. Got the Green Bay game on right now.

All this talk about PPE reminds me I still gotta put the work clothes in the wash for tomorrow. I have to wear a hard hat, ansi z87.1+ safety glasses, shirts and pants are FR for Arc Flash protection, safety toe boots, and ear plugs if I am in the buildings w/ the turbines, generators and boilers.
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Old 09-09-2012, 04:57 PM
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my oldest is watching the 49ers game at the moment.
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Old 09-09-2012, 05:03 PM
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When I first moved out to the country, I had a wood lot and was cutting firewood. I started to feel bad about not getting out to work early in the morning, so one day I got up and was in the woods at the crack of dawn.

Within 15 minutes I had both my saws stuck in 2 different trees, and I was laying under a third one that tipped me when I was trying to walk away.

I crawled out from under it, went home and back to bed. Got up about 2 and borrowed the neighbor's saw so I could retrieve mine.

Since then I've tried to be sure I was fully awake before I tried to do any work.
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Old 09-09-2012, 05:16 PM
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When I was younger and stupider I borrowed an old saw (never used one before) and didnt take any tools with me.
Got it stuck cutting down a tree in a free firewood area.
Left to go get some tools and stuff.
Came back and somebody had stolen the unit and left the bar and chain stuck in the tree.
I really didn't like having to buy that (now invisible) used saw but I never borrowed one again and I never loaned mine out.

Loaning a chainsaw to somebody who doesnt have a clue is probably as bad as loaning a car to somebody who doesnt know how to drive.

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Bark, I never would have thought of flank steak for jerky. First of all, it is now a premium cut around here and it is a really coarse grain cut. I usually use the different round roasts for jerky. I hope it works out for you.
Are you going to finish it on the Subaru?
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Yeah, I wouldnt have used it either but marked down to .99 cents a pound??? I got 18 lbs of it. That will yield about 9 lbs of good jerkey.
And dont be silly,,, Subaru's are for drying fish, not Jerky.

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Or I can put it this way...working for myself again is in the mix.
Go for it if it makes you happy and you think it will work. As we have talked about before, I spent too many decades working at jobs I hated.
Luckily my kids arent making the same mistake.

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Fingers are for sissies!
In the February of 1995 Journal of Psychiatry they discussed Rhinotillexomania (enthusiastic nose pickers).
65.1% use their index finger, 20.2% use their pinky, and 16.4% use their thumb.
Figured you would want to know.

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Safety glasses
check!
Hard hat
Check!
Gloves
Check!
Feather lined kevlar/Nomex reinforced Merkin
Check!
Today, it is so nice, I feel like running around outside wearing only a smile. (Ummm, sorry. I hope that vision didnt ruin anybodys day)
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Old 09-09-2012, 06:12 PM
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Anyone ever see those posters about why you shouldn't wear jewelry when working....ya know, those shop safety type posters??? I've seen them way too long to know better.....darn near lost a finger the other day after my trans was removed....college ring got caught on one the bolts holding the casters on the trans jack while my helper was pulling it out from under the truck.......quite scary seeing your ring slicing into the meat of your finger......got real lucky on that one. No more rings for me while working .

Hope everyone's having a good weekend.....be safe....yep, there it was, your morning shop safety lesson.
Got an arm broke once because of a watch. It's amazing the sounds you hear, from the bones breaking and from your own mouth, when your arm is being wrapped around a 4" mandrel.

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Greetings. More, good changes on the horizon here. When opportunity keeps knocking and then starts POUNDING on ones door and head, one must act accordingly. Or I can put it this way...working for myself again is in the mix. Made the business plan, budget, gut check etc. Its time! Enjoy the week folks. All Turd PhoO GoO is prepared with (censored) and (censored).
So you're ready to make the move? Great! I'll get the title to the bridge ready to transfer to you. Which one did you decide on, Golden Gate or London?

Originally Posted by twichit
if he had stopped after hitting me with the first one wouldnt be a big deal...but within a year he nailed one with a second one...i dont have to worry bout trees anymore ...just idiots trying to run me over while towing
Two trees? How many cars do you think it will take?

Afternoon all.
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Old 09-09-2012, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by chaikwa
I try pretty hard to not BE under a tree in the first place!
ya well i thought i was far out enough from where he was cutting ....however both times he lost track of where i was and just dropped'em...
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Two trees? How many cars do you think it will take?

Afternoon all.
i dont know t-rad when i was on the construction job i was told by my partner that 1 i was crazy 2 i was scrappy 3 when i got ripped p.o ed i scared him as in he didnt want to be within or even close to striking distence of me 4 this came from an ex-druggie/dealer who when he dealed kept a loaded 9 mil on him....5 i have two friends who are over 6 foot one is 235 lbs the other when full waight is 365 ....both have said they dont want to see me p.o.ed.... the kicker im 5'6 163 in my logging boots
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Old 09-09-2012, 06:53 PM
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Twitch,
Got yet back, I am 6'7" and current run about 230 lbs.

My wife is 5' 6" and she is 1,000 times scarier than me. She is a Scottish redhead. Note that I am not posting HER weight.
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Old 09-09-2012, 07:38 PM
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Bark, 18lbs of .99c/lb?? It's probably mystery beef that they called flank. Use a lot of flavor in the marinade just in case
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