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7d ago
inPro tip: the old hand in Morgan City told me to burp my dry suit before every dive, and my ears quit hurting on the second day
Idk man, burping never did squat for my ears at 60 feet.
7d ago
inSerious question, has anyone else seen the repair side of the trade change since around 2019?
Same thing happened to cars, less wrenching more computers now.
13d ago
inAm I the only one who thinks topping trees is sometimes the right call?
Been in that spot before and what saved me was offering the neighbor options instead of just saying no. Tell them you can do a proper crown reduction on that one limb, cabling, or a light thin, and let them pick, because that way you're not the guy who killed their tree and you're not the guy who left a bomb hanging over the driveway. Topping might feel like the safe answer in the moment, but the weak regrowth comes back fast and uglier, so a targeted prune usually gets you most of the risk drop without the hack job.
24d ago
inUsed to spend 20 minutes clearing a throwline by hand, now a big shot saves my shoulder
Man, 20 minutes of hand clearing every single snag? That would've driven me up a wall, especially on the same maple over and over at the Jensen job. I can't believe you stuck with that for three full seasons before getting a Big Shot, my arm would've quit on me by week two. Ten minutes faster and no Monday shoulder ache sounds like money well spent. For those wide bushy canopies I've had luck going with a lighter weight on windy days so it drops through the twigs instead of wrapping them. Sometimes aiming past the branch I actually want and letting it fall back into the crotch beats trying to thread it clean.