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Suprisingly young is my guess. Loblolly just doesn't live that long. East Texas longleaf would be a different story but that was high graded years ago. What is left is RCW habitat.

Wow! That pine is a pig!! How big around is it?

There is still good money there running a crew with skid loaders, dump trailers, etc doing clean up. It was my first storm to chase. I have worked storm damage, but just tornados, ice storms, and snow storms. I know now with hurricanes, have your boots on the ground when the wind stops. If...

I hear you. I hate to make money off of other people's misery but if someone is making money, I want that someone to be me.

Heck yeah I did. I ran my own show for a few years but made the most money when I was a contract hitman working out of the back of a VW. Odd huh? Do what you are good at, where the margins are the widest and leave the other stuff, especially the labor intensive stuff to someone else. ;)

Insurance companies need to do their part. The ones that won't let them get the tree off their house until an adjuster comes need to be shot. Flip side is a lot of tree co's bank on the fact their is no insurance limit on treework and tend to bill hard.

ha! I didn't mean to say there was no tree work left. I just meant that the trees+million dollar home jobs are already taken. Correct me if I am wrong, but the days of a climber making $1500-$2000 a day are over too. Glad I hit it when I did, right after Ike passed. ;) There is always lots...

I went back again for a day. I still left with some benjamins but it was picked over. Wood ticks have worked the areas with money and tree guys have poured in from Florida. People are still without power, getting tired and not so concerned about trees anymore.

The six P's helped ;) Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Lots of hard work, just blowing and going with the new 460 MAG. :D Landed in an affluent area, started working and then would keep getting shoulder tapped to go check out more trees. Never had to ask for work. ;) Best...

They need more pros. My comment was about the jack of all trades-master of none types that are suddenly "tree professionals" The homeowners are the worst. I saw several people doing really STOOPID stuff. Putting themselves in danger of death. To prove that point, 2 homeowners were killed so...

I have made 3800 in 2 days. Having an office morning and then back at it. The new 460 magnum rawks! Just the climbing saw I have been missing. Freakin' carnies and folks from all over are starting to show up. I'll likely skim more cream today and head out tonight. Pigs get fat, hogs get...