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I figured that was coming, but had to ask. Well, you got back up on the horse, anyway. That's really saying something. Welcome to the House, Bandit. I'm Jerry B.

How'd you loose the arm, Bandit?

That's a real twist to this whole controversy. thanks!

I have also, a time or two, cut in shorts and sandal shoes,but never felt comfortable to say the truth.

Shorts and sandals? Oh, my!

This thread, it just gets better as it goes along. If the truth be known.

I'm on a rant again.

I never adhered to the popular belief, in the matters of safety, about one-handing a saw. I progressed through the years in this trade far much smarter than that. Sticking to the rules, just because they are the rules, is ignorance and can injure and kill the same.

Thanks for the back-up on that, Dave!

One-Handing a saw is a bonafide technique in the Arborist Trade. Damn me for saying it. Like most techniques, when used, applied or executed without thorough understanding, can seriously injure or kill us. Safety institutions should back off preaching the sins about one-handing a saw, and...

Try as I might I couldn't do it either, Al.

Great link, Raj. As it illustrates all the classic rules made by dummies for dummies. Thank you!

The irony. Damn!

Drop starting is yet another issue, and one often without warrant. As an example I heard a fellow once say, out-loud so everybody could hear, " If I ever see any employee drop-start a saw he's fired!" Oh, harsh words! In this day and age, with a functioning chain-brake engaged, there should...

Nonetheless it remains an issue that will never have resolve.

Well, that just adds more fodder into the debate. Always sad.

You're wiser now. A good friend once told me, referring to our line of work, "Jer, what you see isn't what's going to kill ya. It's what you don't see that will." That was Larry Gallianni. He was a conductor on the Skunk Train here for about 20 years. In the off season he fell timber...

Both at the same time?

Possibly a bit of inexperience in that one I suspect.

You are so busted, Stephen.