Must be young. Not old enough for that part of his brain that fears death to develop. (or worse, that fear of being unfixably broken for the rest of his unhappy life).
My son (now in his mid-30’s) does that sort of thing as a weekend “side job”; he’s a crew chief on a logging crew during the regular work week. I’m sending him all of my HVAC manuals along with links to on-line instruction and certification sites as part of his Christmas package.
Just making room on my book shelves.
Really.
on 25 Nov 2014 at 2:06 pm RobC
As we say in South Africa… “Liewe Ouers!!!!!”
That is a tall tree!
on 25 Nov 2014 at 6:30 pm Paul B
Looks like he has a safety line through a crook up and to the left of what he is going after.
Only hurts if you hit the ground.
on 25 Nov 2014 at 6:42 pm Rich Dwyer
I get vertigo just looking at the picture. No thanks. Nice they showed up and got to it. Is it going to take a few days to get them all out, or did they bring enough people and equipment to get it done at one time? Hope it all comes out well.
on 25 Nov 2014 at 6:43 pm Og
At quite a few points, all he had was that thin little rope and a pair of buckingham spurs
on 25 Nov 2014 at 6:46 pm Og
it’s all down, and now it’s all mine. I will be busy for a year or two
I could do that if I sat on the tree, because the pressure of my sphincter clamping down from sheer terror would make it impossible for me to fall.
Yeowch. Well, that’s why they get paid what they do. I’ll stay on the ground, thankyouverymuch.
on 26 Nov 2014 at 10:55 am jon spencer
They couldn’t get the bucket truck back there?
on 26 Nov 2014 at 10:58 am Og
Nope.
on 27 Nov 2014 at 9:18 pm Melody Byrne
Landlord sent a tree crew out here a couple of weeks ago to take down one huge tree in the back yard and trim the other two.
They took down a portion of the fence in order to get the bucket truck in the back yard. Tire tracks everywhere, ground dug up, and they didn’t put the fence back up (we ended up putting it back up ourselves).
Still prefer what trouble we had over THAT. I wouldn’t have been able to keep my eyes off the guys, never mind the bad ideas the toddler would have picked up.
on 03 Dec 2014 at 10:44 pm Firehand
October a year ago a branch breaking dumped me somewhere between 8-12 feet; I avoided serious damage somehow, but still took months to get my shoulder back in full service.
Even before that, you couldn’t pay me to go up that tree and take it down.
Must be young. Not old enough for that part of his brain that fears death to develop. (or worse, that fear of being unfixably broken for the rest of his unhappy life).
“Fuck no” with cheese, whipped cream, and a cherry on top. Holy shit.
My son (now in his mid-30’s) does that sort of thing as a weekend “side job”; he’s a crew chief on a logging crew during the regular work week. I’m sending him all of my HVAC manuals along with links to on-line instruction and certification sites as part of his Christmas package.
Just making room on my book shelves.
Really.
As we say in South Africa… “Liewe Ouers!!!!!”
That is a tall tree!
Looks like he has a safety line through a crook up and to the left of what he is going after.
Only hurts if you hit the ground.
I get vertigo just looking at the picture. No thanks. Nice they showed up and got to it. Is it going to take a few days to get them all out, or did they bring enough people and equipment to get it done at one time? Hope it all comes out well.
At quite a few points, all he had was that thin little rope and a pair of buckingham spurs
it’s all down, and now it’s all mine. I will be busy for a year or two
Having made a fine living by means of rappelling off of skyscrapers and lesser buildings in the mid-’80s, I can simply say this.
It’s all in the equipment. If your gear is good, you’re damn near as safe as on the ground.
Which is why I always did all of my own rigging and sets. NEVER an exception to this. EVER.
And once you’ve gotten past the basics and the fears, it’s really pretty damn fun up there.
I’ve had more than one comely secretary hold up a phone number to the inside of a window that I was suspended in front of, on the outside.
Ah, good times…. good times.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
I could do that if I sat on the tree, because the pressure of my sphincter clamping down from sheer terror would make it impossible for me to fall.
Yeowch. Well, that’s why they get paid what they do. I’ll stay on the ground, thankyouverymuch.
They couldn’t get the bucket truck back there?
Nope.
Landlord sent a tree crew out here a couple of weeks ago to take down one huge tree in the back yard and trim the other two.
They took down a portion of the fence in order to get the bucket truck in the back yard. Tire tracks everywhere, ground dug up, and they didn’t put the fence back up (we ended up putting it back up ourselves).
Still prefer what trouble we had over THAT. I wouldn’t have been able to keep my eyes off the guys, never mind the bad ideas the toddler would have picked up.
October a year ago a branch breaking dumped me somewhere between 8-12 feet; I avoided serious damage somehow, but still took months to get my shoulder back in full service.
Even before that, you couldn’t pay me to go up that tree and take it down.