Official I am outta here thread!

[Rborist1]

See ya'll in a couple of weeks, gotta go out on the road to make a lil bling bling.8)

[Thor's Hammer]

stay warm buddy! weather must be getting kind of cold in your territory!

[roller]

good luck and safe travels mate..

[Rborist1]

Thanks boys. The hydraulics on the boom are gonna be a little slow in the mornings for sure! Only about 500 trees to prune......................

[pete mctree]

Enjoy!!

[rumination]

Have fun and be safe out there, Craig.

[Old Monkey]

That fur coat of yours should come in handy. Have fun! Be safe!

[GASoline71]

We'll keep the light on for ya! Stay safe Craig!:)

Gary

[Skwerl]

Later bud, see you in a couple weeks. :)

[MasterBlaster]

Don't punch any beans up your nose!

[Mike Maas]

Where you going, up to the airport to top more trees?
In any event, have a safe, profitable trip!

[Al Smith]

Thanks boys. The hydraulics on the boom are gonna be a little slow in the mornings for sure! Only about 500 trees to prune...................... Well,dump that 10 Wt and use some type A.Oh,by the way,safe trip.

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Have a good time and stay safe!

[top hopper]

Stay safe Jabs!!

[TC3]

...make a lil bling bling.8)
You go gitchU some o' dat !!!
Safe travels, take lots o' pix, ey ?

[che]

Stay warm, be safe!

[Paul B]

be well Jabs!

[Canuck]

I think I'm happy I'm not going with you this time. We've got a chinook coming through and I'm ready for the warm weather. Speaking of hydraulics, the sidewall blew out of my the tank on the chip truck yesterday. Fing beautifull

[vharrison]

Be safe and stay warm!

[Hobby Climber]

Have a good trip Craig!:thumbupold: HC

[J.W.]

next time i see you I'll be looking at you. bee safe yellowed -up.

[Rborist1]

I am shocked, the motel in this little town has high speed internet. Had to turn around after an hour on the road and take the lift back to the mechanics to check over the rebuilt tranny.........2-3 hours later had to drive through a white out for a couple hours. Could not see where the road ended and the ditch began, also couldn't see 10 ft infront of the truck. Talk about white knuckles. This beer tastes sooooooooo good right now!

[Canuck]

Where are you?

[Rborist1]

If I tell ya I would have to ...................................let's just say somewhere cold and snowy!

[squisher]

It can't be that cold and snowy if ya still have high speed:P

[Paul B]

how about cable tv? your oilies beat up the canooks tonight. couple flukey goals and a couple decent ones. seeya next time!

[Old Monkey]

If I tell ya I would have to ...................................let's just say somewhere cold and snowy!

The Great White North?

[Skwerl]

I am shocked, the motel in this little town has high speed internet. Had to turn around after an hour on the road and take the lift back to the mechanics to check over the rebuilt tranny.........2-3 hours later had to drive through a white out for a couple hours. Could not see where the road ended and the ditch began, also couldn't see 10 ft infront of the truck. Talk about white knuckles. This beer tastes sooooooooo good right now!

Who the Hell are you? :what:

[xtremetrees]

He is the importatnt loooking one.

[Rborist1]

He is the importatnt loooking one.

Nah, I am more of a fur ball now.

[MasterBlaster]

Who the Hell are you? :what:

Are you developing Alzheimer's, Brian? :?

[Rborist1]

Well it's time for me to say good bye to ya'll. I am off to our A.G.M. meetings down south early tomorrow morning. It's gonna be a hard job, but someones got to do it and it might as well be me! See ya'll in a couple weeks. I will make sure to take some pics from our meeting room. Take it easy!

[Skwerl]

Bring yer camera. Looking forward to that A.G.M. seminar on Tuesday...
;)

[Rborist1]

I will bring the Cokes!

[Skwerl]

Have a safe flight. Plenty of Cokes and Barley Pops here in FL.

[TC3]

Craig ; Have a safe flight & journey, Ladd. Take care & time with your family, and for gawd's sake tell us you've SHAVED ?!?
P.S. Do the words "Brazillian Wax" mean anything to you ?

[Rborist1]

I shaved my beard off.

[squisher]

Have a fun, safe trip Craig, take er easy.8)

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Have fun!

[Skwerl]

I spoke with Craig on the phone today. He and the family arrived safe at their beachside condo. Craig did say he managed to forget his camera on the plane, although that is probably excusable when traveling with a 2 year old. He was off to Circuit City to pick up another one.
I have a fishing trip with a guide booked for Tuesday. Much better odds of actually finding fish, and all gear/ tackle/ licenses are provided. Watch this thread for pictures of our A.G.M. at Mosquito Lagoon on Tuesday.
8)

[vharrison]

I spoke with Craig on the phone today. He and the family arrived safe at their beachside condo. Craig did say he managed to forget his camera on the plane, although that is probably excusable when traveling with a 2 year old. He was off to Circuit City to pick up another one.
I have a fishing trip with a guide booked for Tuesday. Much better odds of actually finding fish, and all gear/ tackle/ licenses are provided. Watch this thread for pictures of our A.G.M. at Mosquito Lagoon on Tuesday.
8)

Brian, what does AGM stand for? You guys fishing together?

[pete mctree]

Enjoy your AGM, sounds like real hard work:)

[Skwerl]

It's Craig's Annual General Meeting (business trip ;) ).

[Skwerl]

Why do the Canucks always have to bring their lousy cold weather with them when they visit Florida?
:?

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/RockyJSquirrel/jan30morning.jpg

Our AGM got postponed till this afternoon. I'll post an overview of the minutes tonight.

[vharrison]

Right? It is chilly dogs down here.

[No_Bivy]

I thought I was a whimp at 7degrees, 40! that prime workin' time!:lol:

[Skwerl]

It's much colder than 40. That is clearly 39 degrees, almost 38. :reindeer:

[No_Bivy]

Hahahahahahhahahahaha:D

[vharrison]

BRRRRRRRR 60 here

[Newfie]

It's much colder than 40. That is clearly 39 degrees, almost 38. :reindeer:


Lmao, a good way to start the day. It's warmed up to 11 here with a nice steady breeze blowing up my a$$.

[Skwerl]

The AGM of the principal officers of Alberta Arborists Inc. and Rocky J Squirrel, Arborist got off to a late start due to weather delays. Cool, cloudy conditions were less than optimal for attaining our prescribed goals. PETA would be proud as no animals were harmed as a result of this endeavor.

Here's Craig with the KSC launch pads in the background and a picture of our Captian, who guided us around Mosquito Lagoon and showed us many redfish and trout. Unfortunately none of the fish were in the mood to eat. I had several literally swim over top of my lure. But we had a great time and it was a pleasure to finally meet Craig in person.

[Rotax Robert]

Cool pic, looks like a barstool with an outboard, hmmmmm. Got an Idea,:what: be right back.

Rotax

[pantheraba]

I'm officially checking out for awhile...headed down to deep S. GA for our annual "SuckerFest". We put out a mile of gill nets in a swamp today, go out in boats tomorrow, gather up several boatloads of fish (suckers - a type of carp -, bass, catfhis, bass, ....) and dress them. Then we have a big family, local community cookout Saturday by the old tobacco barn. Lots fun, good camaraderie.

We sleep on an island in the swamp, cook over open fires, tell lies and have fun.

'Til later.

[Paul B]

Have fun Gary! take some pics eh?

[pete mctree]

Enjoy Gary!

[vharrison]

HAce fun Gary! Brian, looks like you and Craig had fun.

[Rborist1]

We did V.

Thanks a million again Brian, it was a fun day of fishing!

Good to be home after a good long trip. We got home at around 2:00 am last night. Came home to -15C after +30 in the D.R. I will post some photo's after I get a chance.............I have about 6000 posts to go though first.

[hugashe]

welcom back.

[MasterBlaster]

Yo Craig! :beer:

[Rborist1]

Hey all.

[Paul B]

welcome back Craig. will you be taking a short holiday to recover from the AGM ?

[vharrison]

Hey Craig, how was the DR? Trip report all around please.

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Welcome back!

[vharrison]

Hey Nat, are you back? How was Mexico?

[squisher]

Hey welcome back all you wayward Canucks, now back to work.:)

[roller]

OK now your back are we still on for the Swap box?,I've got all your goodies here waiting!I'd have sent them off had you not gone off gallivanting...:D

[Thor's Hammer]

ditto that! I have a bottle of killbegan whiskey sat here with jabs on it...

[tntree]

Welcome back Craig!

[No_Bivy]

Off to Charlotte to give the young bucks a run for their money in the comp. Be back sun with pics. :big-cigar:

[pantheraba]

Off to Charlotte to give the young bucks a run for their money in the comp. Be back sun with pics. :big-cigar:

You Go, No....should be a great time. In case you don't know it, I think YOU are a young buck...give those dudes all you got. :thumbup:

[MasterBlaster]

Good luck!!!

[vharrison]

We are pulling for you!!

[Frans]

No bivy, hope you have a smooth climb!

[Ryan]

I'm off to the land of milk and honey. Alberta, that is. Olds College for a three day re-certification (electrical safety) course starting Wednesday morning. Nothing like a full day of driving through the prairies zzzzzzzzzzz.....

[MasterBlaster]

You gonna see Rborist1? Where has that boy been???

[squisher]

Hey cool Ryan I didn't know you were another Canadian eh? Have a good trip.8)

[Paul B]

Ryan, is that via Olds College or Arbormaster? have fun either way.

[Ryan]

IVMAA(vegetation management) via Olds College Paul. I wish I had time to spy on Craig and his boys for a day and then head to British Columbia where you could show me all the sights. Sadly, it'll be a cannonball run and I'll be highballing it back to Manitoba hoping my daughter hasn't changed too much in 3 days.

[No_Bivy]

Be safe, good luck on the powerdriving!

[Ryan]

Well I made it back. Left Olds Saturday morning, made some good time until Medicine Hat and then the roads turned to hell (ICY). From the Hat to Swift Current was white knuckle all the way. All in all a thirteen hour trip both ways and it's nice to be home. Deerfoot Trail (not shown) was the most nerve wracking highway I've ever been on. Road conditions were good but the drivers are insane. Everybody doing at least 130kmh, bumper to bumper and talking on cell phones.:\: I was born in Calgary but I'm a Manitoba boy all the way.

[vharrison]

Ryan, glad you made it back safe.

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Welcome back Ryan. Glad you made it safely home.

[Paul B]

the deerfoot, too fun, did it this summer for a bit whilest in cowtown, indeed, look out for the locals, they FLY that road. :) good to hear you are back, how was the course(s)?

[Ryan]

Needed a 75% to pass. I might've got 80%. Seen some gory pictures of electrical burns. Something that doesn't look too bad on day one ends up rotting from the inside out and usually results in amputation. Made me wonder what the hell I'm doing in this line of work.

I appreciate the warm welcome back, ladies.

[tntree]

Always good to get back home, oooooh I hate wires, Ive seen some of those electrical injury pics. No good!
Tree guys who work around wires all day long have extra large balls

I fly to LA tomorrow, big landscraper show. Hopefully someone will buy a grapple

[TC3]

Something that doesn't look too bad on day one ends up rotting from the inside out and usually results in amputation.

Excellent point, Ryan. What stood out for me the most in EHAP was the case where a guy didn't seek medical treatment after a shock, and the "cooking" from the inside out continued until he was dead.
ALWAYS GET CHECKED OUT AFTER A SHOCK, EVEN IF YOU THINK IT WASN'T SERIOUS !!!

[Ryan]

There were also pictures showing the effects of wearing synthetic material next to your skin while on fire. Cotton underwear left buddy virtually unscathed in that sensitive area while the rest of him was burnt to heck when a transformer spewed flaming oil on him. We are required to wear FResistantC to aid against flash fires as an outer layer but if there was a steady source of flame I would be toast once my coveralls burnt through.

[Skwerl]

Whatever happened to Craig? He seems to have dissappeared after getting back home from vacation. We never even got pictures. :(

[Old Monkey]

He got shorn.

[vharrison]

Whatever happened to Craig? He seems to have dissappeared after getting back home from vacation. We never even got pictures. :(


I know, I have been wondering also.

[TC3]

He's off looking unbelievably good to the locals.
:big-guitar-hearts:

[Skwerl]

I finally got a reply email from Craig. He's been swamped with work, hiring and training a new secretary, replacing the blown motor in his 2002 Dodge (I told him Fords were better!), working on government/ municipal contracts, touring the Ram Rod factory, etc. etc. etc. He promises to return soon.
8)

[Canuck]

Talked to him the other day. Busy as hell and sounding a little worse for wear. Oh and TC he's only the second best looking arborist in Alberta

[Thor's Hammer]

Well, seen as this is the official I'm outta here thread, I'm here to tell you - I'm outta here!
Going skiing for a week to serre chevalier in the french alps.
Catch ya later...

[No_Bivy]

Be safe!:D

[tntree]

Skiiing french Alps . . . . man . . .. a Midwestern bump skier dream.

have a good time don't break a leg

[pete mctree]

Have a great time Ed. :)

[Old Monkey]

Au revoir mes ami

[Paul B]

Devon, FWIW mes ami is a plural reference, so if you are referring to Ed and other folks its all cool, if you are referring to Ed, then it should be mon ami, which is singular and male. I think. its been about 17 years or so since higschool francais for me.

[sotc]

i hate this thread. every one goes on vacation! have fun :(










:)

[Old Monkey]

Thanks for the correction Paul. It has been 22 years since High School French for me. Still I should have caught that. Merde!

[Canuck]

tabernac

[Paul B]

lets leave religion out of this shall we?

[vharrison]

!0 Phrases that would be polite on vacation. Translation included, please.

[Paul B]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tabernac
might want to make sure you are good and mad before you utter that term ina french speaking place G. ;)

[No_Bivy]

Tabernac? Now I can cuss and the homeowner won't know what the FOCk Im' sayin'.:D

[Canuck]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tabernac
might want to make sure you are good and mad before you utter that term ina french speaking place G. ;)

Oh I know buddy. It was my quebecer roomates that taught it to me when I was younger

[Stumper]

Ciao chums. I'm off to pursue piggies with stick and string.

[vharrison]

Have fun!

[Skwerl]

Good luck on the hunt, Justin. :thumbup:

mmmmmmmmmm, bacon. :P

[sotc]

wild pigs dont have much bacon or tenderloin, but their still good! good luck stumpster

[vharrison]

Well, seen as this is the official I'm outta here thread, I'm here to tell you - I'm outta here!
Going skiing for a week to serre chevalier in the french alps.
Catch ya later...

Thor, how was the trip? Some pictures are in order, seeing how some of us may never get to the French Alps. Closest I will get to anything French is when I visit the French side of St. Martin in May!

[Thor's Hammer]

I'll have to resize a couple. Anybody know of any good free resizing software?

[Skwerl]

I'll have to resize a couple. Anybody know of any good free resizing software?

If you're running Windows XP then the best one is the XP Powertoys image resizer. It allows individual or multiple image resizing with a right mouse click, almost idiot-proof.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx and scroll down to 'Image Resizer'.

[Old Monkey]

I am off to the French Alps to go skiing.... oh crap that was just a dream I had a couple of nights ago... Ah yes! That's right, I am off to Medford Oregon to Envirochipper http://www.envirochipper.com/ to get my new Twister 12. I am leaving in the a.m. and won't be back until Saturday night or Sunday. Road trip!

[Bodean]

Lucky Dog, I'm happy for you.:)

[Old Monkey]

It'll almost be like I have a real tree service.

[GASoline71]

Cool Devon... Need a groundie?

Gary

[Old Monkey]

Sure, can you live on $11/hour?

[Skwerl]

I don't think Gary's new truck can live on $11 per hour. :P

[cybergeek23851]

I'll be back Sunday as well. I'm going for a weekend at my brother's school(my old school). ;)

[vharrison]

I am out of here also, off on a mini cruise. I will be back on Monday.

Darin, congratulations on the chipper. Be safe.

[Old Monkey]

Thanks Gigi. Have a fun. Mini cruise you say? Is that anything like a "four hour tour?"

[Burnham]

Three, Darin. It was a "three hour tour". Get your pop culture references right. :D

[MasterBlaster]

Hahahahaha!

[TC3]

Yeah, whatta dumb-dumb.......
Errr, I mean, hey, anybody can make a mistake
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[Stumper]

Burnham, I'm pretty sure that Darin was late and missed the sailing of the Minnow. He then got shanghaied aboard the Caine by means of a lie about a 4 hour tour. Thus he is ignorant of the details of Gilligan and the Skipper's fiasco but has moved inland in fear of a repetition of his horrible experience.

You know-I bet we would all fit in McHale's Navy. Scary huh!

[Stumper]

Elizabeth Montgomery was WAYYYYY prettier than that cartoon character.

[TC3]

Elizabeth Montgomery was WAYYYYY prettier than that cartoon character.

"I say noth-ING... I see noth-ING..."


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[Paul B]

Col. Klink and Schultz rock.

Too bad Hogan wasnt a better hero.

[MasterBlaster]

Well, nobody ever said he was the hero. The hero's were his men, hence "Hogan's Heros." Note the possessive punctuation.

;)

[Paul B]

ha! schooled!
:)

[sotc]

im outta here! well in a few hours. off to washington to get a truck!

[squisher]

Sweet!8)

[vharrison]

im outta here! well in a few hours. off to washington to get a truck!

Fun, we will want to see pictures when you get back. Drive safe.

[sotc]

no worries, i havea emty 1 gb chip for my camera :lol: th new signs are in the shop waiting for me to return!

[Burnham]

Wave when you pass by the exit for Estacada, Willie.
Wait...there is no exit for Estacada :|: .

[Stumper]

Wave when you pass by the exit for Estacada, Willie.
Wait...there is no exit for Estacada :|: .


Well there should at least be a stake.

[Old Monkey]

Have a safe trip Willie. I am excited for you. New toys are fun.

[sotc]

estacada? never heard of that i would have waved if id known :)

[Old Monkey]

So you got the truck?

[sotc]

yup just put a pic in the truck thread!

[cybergeek23851]

I'm out for the day. I've got an 8:00 reservation in VA Beach, and then 14 miles out to sea, for Tautog, Flounder, and Sea Bass Fishing at the Chesapeake lighthouse. :)

[Paul B]

I'm out for the day. I've got an 8:00 reservation in VA Beach, and then 14 miles out to sea, for Tautog, Flounder, and Sea Bass Fishing at the Chesapeake lighthouse. :)


and here I am just about to head to the rack for the night! good luck fishing J! :D

[vharrison]

I'm out for the day. I've got an 8:00 reservation in VA Beach, and then 14 miles out to sea, for Tautog, Flounder, and Sea Bass Fishing at the Chesapeake lighthouse. :)


You lucky dog! Did you get any Flounder?

[sotc]

yummy, good luck

[cybergeek23851]

All was for naught.

We went out here on the head boat, Rudy Mariner.
The winds were light, but seas were about 4ft out past the Chesapeake Lighthouse.

The stripers were poor to fair in biting, mostly small, under the limit in size.
There were 2 'togs caught and kept.
A couple of small sharks were caught and released.
No flounders were caught.

I caught nothing except for an awkward sunburn with two stripes where the temples of sunglasses came down the side of my face.

I've pics and video, that I need to work on now. :D More to come!

[GASoline71]

This might be a little early to post this... but I'll be headed to Talladega on the 26th... I heard there is some kind of car race there...:/:

Gary

[TC3]

The strippers were poor to fair in biting, mostly small, under the limit in size.

Tell us more !

[vharrison]

All was for naught.



No, you were on the water, with the elements. It was good!

[cybergeek23851]

No, you were on the water, with the elements. It was good!

True... :lol:
I'd love to go again....soon. Heck if I get a job I put in for, the 'Bay is a 5 minute boat tow from the county. :D

Dang I crashed early..... I lied down on my bed watching a movie around 7:30PM, next thing I know is it's 4AM.

I'll leave you with this:

[wiltingoak]

Speakin' 'o boats, mine's just made San Diego so I'm outta here Tuesday to go and bring 'er down to and thru Panama and 'round up to Texas. Hope I can learn a few things.

Later 'all. Some tree stuff for sale - see Ebay.

[Old Monkey]

Are you finally going ex-pat?

[GASoline71]

I leave for Talladega, Alabama tomorrow night. Headed over there with my girlfriend to watch the NASCAR Nextel and Busch Series races at Talladega Superspeedway. We will be in the upper level suites for the Busch race, and down in the pits for the Nextel race. Yee-haw!:)

I have never been to a NASCAR race so this should be a lot of fun.:thumbup:

See you guys next week!

Gary

[Old Monkey]

Yeah but what if all the good crashes happen on the far side of the track?

[Paul B]

have fun Gary. and take some pics yo! :)

[squisher]

Sweet Gary, sounds like a blast 8). Have a good one

[sotc]

cool! dont forget to plug your ears!

[Paul B]

and make fun of Juan Pablo ' I couldnt hack Formula-1' Montoya at EVERY opportunity.

[cybergeek23851]

and make fun of Juan Pablo ' I couldnt hack Formula-1' Montoya at EVERY opportunity.

I do that every Sunday, mes amis! :D

[Bodean]

Laters All,

I'm off to paddle canoes around mono lake for 6 days, 75 mile trip of the circumference edge, I'm getting up wicked early.

:)

[rumination]

Sounds like a sweet trip. Enjoy yourself!

[sotc]

have fun deva!

[Old Monkey]

Laters All,

I'm off to paddle canoes around mono lake for 6 days, 75 mile trip of the circumference edge, I'm getting up wicked early.

:)

That sounds fun. Take your sunscreen. Tufas don't give much shade.

[Stumper]

I wonder if Gary remembered his ear plugs?

Happy blisters Deva.

[MasterBlaster]

Watch out for gators!

[lumberjack]

I wonder if Gary remembered his ear plugs?

I passed within a mile of Gary, hope he had a blast!

[Old Monkey]

I passed within a mile of Gary, hope he had a blast!

Does he smell that bad?

[rumination]

I'm on my way to visit friends in New Mexico for 10 days. Ya'll take care and be safe!

[vharrison]

Rumi, you have all the fun!

[rumination]

Hey, somebody's gotta do it!

[MasterBlaster]

Nathan used to be the the World Traveler.

[GASoline71]

I wonder if Gary remembered his ear plugs?

Nope... forgot 'em...:) but it was awesome without them. I was down in the car #9 (Kasey Kahne) pits for the NEXTEL Race, and up in a suite for the Busch race. Had a friggin' blast. I was only 10 feet from pit road when the cars would come in. I'll post pics later...

Gary

[vharrison]

Nope... forgot 'em...:) but it was awesome without them. I was down in the car #9 (Kasey Kahne) pits for the NEXTEL Race, and up in a suite for the Busch race. Had a friggin' blast. I was only 10 feet from pit road when the cars would come in. I'll post pics later...

Gary

Gary, did they have amazing food up in the suite?

[GASoline71]

Gary, did they have amazing food up in the suite?

Yes the food was fantastic...

Chicken Cordon Bleu
Smothered Steak with mashed potatoes
3-cheese Ravioli with a really good marinara sauce
Roasted Aparagus
Soup and salad
bread and rolls
damn near anything you wanted to drink

We got to listen to the drivers talk to their crews with headset radios that were given to us... that was friggin' cool too!

I was spoiled rotten on this trip. Can't wait to go back in October!

Gary

[vharrison]

Roasted Asparagus...yum! So do the drivers get excited with the crews or are they calm and collected?

[GASoline71]

They can get excited at times... but for the most part they are calm. Kasey is very calm on the radio... unlike his younger brother (Kale) that spots for him.

Tony Stewart gets a little mouthy... so does Kyle Busch.

Gary

[vharrison]

When you say spots for him, what he watches the race and tells him what is going on?

[GASoline71]

When you say spots for him, what he watches the race and tells him what is going on?

Yup... the spotters let the driver know about trouble on the track and what to look out for during crashes. They let them know who is in what place on the track as well.

Gary

[top hopper]

Gary- get yourself a scanner and you can listen to most any frequency whenever you want.

I regulary listen to the local law enforcement, but have brought it with on road trips and listened in at the drag races before, nascar would be even cooler.

[squisher]

Bodean man, how was the paddling?8)

[Bodean]

Here's the begining of a boat load of photos.


HAHA

Enjoy.

Well I guess I'll explain as I wait for upload, there was about 8 of us.
We floated and paddled for 3 days and had awesome times, til the wind
came.

If we didn't walk back the 70 mph winds would have blown us into nevada.

We were a motley crew, some folks didn't bring sleeping bags nor other nescessities. Though lots of flannels.

We launched at about Midnight on monday, great moon.

Turns out they gave me and J the leaky boat, about a gallon an hour bailing.
maybe more.

[Bodean]

More pics. I only took 250 pics, love that digi camera.

Lots of scenery, the backside of the Sierras and the Whites.

Lots of cheap beer, maybe your finest, Pabst.

The sun was beating down on us, before the wind came in.

[Old Monkey]

Pabst Blue Ribbon in a leaky canoe for two.

[Bodean]

and some more.

The wind was fierce, we were wasted, made for an uncomfortable night.


Every freaking one of those fellas snored like a train. AAAAGGHhh.
No ear protection available.

[Bodean]

And some more, we went fishing at a different lake, and some hot springs.

I was throwing my bait and hook at four rainbow trout and not one bite.

[Old Monkey]

It looks like you guys forgot to bring women. Don't tell me you guys all spooned behind that wall of canoes?

[Bodean]

Actually, no ladies was kinda the idea, though in hind sight I might have wished for some hindsight.

I came home with lots of energy, let's just say Sunday was a Good Day.

[Paul B]

Actually, no ladies was kinda the idea, though in hind sight I might have wished for some hindsight.

I came home with lots of energy, let's just say Sunday was a Good Day.

quite the play on words you don juan you.....

:) hope your trip was good and your return fruitful.
;)

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Gorgeous pictures. Looks like it was good fun.

[Robert Townsend]

I see craig has joined over at treeeworld!

[Reddog]

I am out of here for a few days. See if I have any pics when I get back.

[vharrison]

Have fun Reddog!

[roller]

see ya Dog take care,where you off?

[vharrison]

Well, I am not out of here yet, but I am almost packed. Leaving Wednesday for St. Martin. WOOHOO!

[MasterBlaster]

Dang girl, it must be nice!

[vharrison]

Hey, I deserve 5 days off a year. :O

[Reddog]

Well made it back.
Here are a few pics.
Roller, I went to land far far away. I will see if any one can tell you where.

[Skwerl]

Reddawg, is that the Colorado Rocky Mountains? Looks like Colorado or maybe Arizona...

[rumination]

Joshua Tree!

[Reddog]

Joshua Tree!

Yep, and Las Padres NF in Cali.

[Old Monkey]

We lost a wee itty bitty fire in Joshua Tree. It went from a couple of acres to a couple hundred acres to a couple thousand acres and then it got bigger. It happened so quick, all you could was watch in the safety of the cold burned area. It could burn like that every year.

[stehansen]

My Aunt has the Forest Service grazing permit for 50,000 acres in Los Padres. They haven't run any cattle in there for 3 years. Should be ready for a nice big fire.

[Old Monkey]

The LP is rough fire country. There are a lot of places that are solid 25' brush that you cannot get through unless you have a chainsaw and then it is slow going,

[stehansen]

The LP is rough fire country. There are a lot of places that are solid 25' brush that you cannot get through unless you have a chainsaw and then it is slow going,

My Aunt's part burned in 1969. I helped them gather their cattle a couple of times. Brutal brush, steeper than hell. Where she lives is by Figueroa Mountain. Nice pictures Reddog. Some of the trails for the cattle to come out on are blasted into the rock by the Forest Service.

[vharrison]

Reddog, great pictures.

[roller]

I'm out of here for a few days myself, to much work on my plate ,c'ya all..

[MasterBlaster]

Damn! You're working too much!

[RIVERRAT]

I am out to night. Leving for Manhatten, Kansas to work for Charly Potorff. Not sure when I will be back....later all

[rumination]

Have fun!

[RIVERRAT]

Working for him that cant be helped. Hope I dont get rained out. Hope to get some pics.

[roller]

I guess i'm not out of here ,just a little less time to spend on here...

[MasterBlaster]

I'll drink to that. :beer:

[vharrison]

Okay, I am off to St. Martin. Thanks to Paul and Jason, I shall have my laptop with me, thanks guys.

[MasterBlaster]

Where is St. Martin?

[sotc]

carribian i think

[Paul B]

Here ya go Boss:
http://www.geographia.com/st-martin/

[MasterBlaster]

I wonder what Virginia's doing right about now? Playing shuffleboard???

[GASoline71]

And drinkin' Pina Coladas!:)

Gary

[MasterBlaster]

Nah, she's more a Cuba Libre type of gal. ;)

[cybergeek23851]

All that's left is a shower, finish packing, a couple of in-town errands and I am out for a couple. See ya'll again Saturday.

[cybergeek23851]

Later Ya'll! :D

[MasterBlaster]

Have fun, Jason!

[pete mctree]

Well it's the holiday weekend and I'm off to chill and party for a couple or three days. Little festival called "off the tracks"

http://www.offthetracks.co.uk/


Some cool bands (looking forward to seeing Banco de Gaia again, It's been a few years) and gonna meet up with a few old friends, so a weekend to remember (if I can) :lol:

[che]

Speakin' 'o boats, mine's just made San Diego so I'm outta here Tuesday to go and bring 'er down to and thru Panama and 'round up to Texas. Hope I can learn a few things.

Later 'all. Some tree stuff for sale - see Ebay.

Ah ha!! I was wondering where you'd been.....welcome back, Reed!

[vharrison]

I am back, had a great time. We stayed on St. Martin but did some island hopping by boat. We visited BVI Anguilla and French St. Barts.

[lumberjack]

How did you take a picture of your plane landing GG?

[MasterBlaster]

You must have a million picture of John standing in the water, and nary a one of you! :smileyinthejar:

[darkstar]

Lucky people...

[vharrison]

How did you take a picture of your plane landing GG?


Carl, it is not the plane we landed on! The landing strip backs up to the beach, so they come in real low. Very cool to see.

[lumberjack]

Carl, it is not the plane we landed on! The landing strip backs up to the beach, so they come in real low. Very cool to see.

:/: ;) :lol:

[cybergeek23851]

How did you take a picture of your plane landing GG?

Carl... as much as it's been posted, yet ye do not remember it...

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:edit: D'oh, I misread it. :)

[vharrison]

Jason, thanks for posting that. In the middle, where the people are getting sandblasted is awsome to watch in person. When a 747 takes off, it literally pushes the people in the water.

[top hopper]

Bet you dont see too many parasailers on that beach! :D

[lumberjack]

Ha I was trolling GG :)

[xtremetrees]

See ya because ya deleted meh thread. MB do you think your so exclusive that My thread shouldnt exist. ?

[GASoline71]

See ya because ya deleted meh thread. MB do you think your so exclusive that My thread shouldnt exist. ?

Exclusivity has nothin' to do with it Robert...:what:

Gary

[MasterBlaster]

I moved your thread, Robert. Chill.

[JamesTX]

I am back, had a great time. We stayed on St. Martin but did some island hopping by boat. We visited BVI Anguilla and French St. Barts.

My brother got married on Anguilla - I love that island.

[cybergeek23851]

Well, gotta go to Richmond in the morning, and Thursday morning as well, for job interviews. Hopefully I'll be back later tomorrow afternoon.

[vharrison]

Good luck Jason!

[cybergeek23851]

I was back by noon. The interview went well. I have to go back tomorrow, on my way back from another interview, to do a welding test.

[sotc]

hey darin you back yet?

[Burnham]

I'll be down on the Umpqua NF facilitating/instructing at the annual regional/national tree climber and instructor workshop all of next week. Also on tap for me at the workshop is a aerial rescue demo for the state OSHA inspectors and management, and a gear demo for the Association of Oregon Loggers, who are about to have to crawl partway out of the dark ages due to some new workplace safety requirements.

A busy, exhausting, and very fun time each year. See ya on the rebound! Keep the shiney side up while I'm gone, brothers and sisters.

[GASoline71]

Cool Burnham! Stay safe my friend!:thumbup:

Gary

[MasterBlaster]

It sounds like fun! Enjoy yourself!

[Skwerl]

Be well Burnham, and have a fun trip! :)

[sawinredneck]

Well all, life has not been well here!!! On top of my house flooding, spinning a rod bearing in my truck, the transmision going out in my wifes car, BOTH computers went crap at the same time!! She has this fancy wahzoo Mac, that is spoty at best (I always wanted one, but now I wonder why??????). And I have reached the conclusion that life like this, well, SUCKS!!!! She has a VERY nice new minivan, I am driving my dads Bronco, sans A/C and everything else (tune in the radio and hit a bump, it changes stations)
I am going to look into third shift machine shop jobs, as well as the fulltime job (10+ hours a day) I already have.
If I am MIA, it's nothing you or I have done, but I NEED a running vehichle a lot more than I think she need this $2K computer, but maybe I am being selfish?
Have a good one guys!!!:thumbup:
Andy

[MasterBlaster]

Good luck brother! Keep your head above water!!!

[Old Monkey]

Awe come on Andy, was it something I said? I was just joking about the small doses of poison thing.