Oak removal

[Bermy]

Faaarkk! Thats a big piece to catch

 

[MasterBlaster]

Yea, that groundie may wanna let it run a 'lil bit!

 

[pantheraba]

Reg!!! Gawdamighty! That's one of the baddest picts I have seen in awhile...cool.

I do not like messing with big spars like that, have not roped one that big before. Good show there.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Lightened up and sharpened

It would make a good avatar!

 

[RegC]

Thanks, that was a beech. Heavy. The guy who ran the ropes that day, Gaz, committed suicide by hanging a couple weeks ago. Early 50s.

 

[MasterBlaster]

My buddy Damien did the same thing - way younger.

 

[Tim_B.]

Condolences, Reg. Condolences, Butch.

 

[mistahbenn]

Thanks, that was a beech. Heavy. The guy who ran the ropes that day, Gaz, committed suicide by hanging a couple weeks ago. Early 50s.

WTF! No way! Gaz! Damn. RIP old mate.

 

[chris_girard]

Very nice work and video Reg!

 

[Joezilla11]

That?s a cool pic, reminds me of a t-shirt I saw on august?s website, the caption seems fitting
https://monkeybeaver.com/index.php/10-product/47-cc-shirt

 

[flushcut]

God speed Gaz!

 

[Burnham]

Faaarkk! Thats a big piece to catch

I cannot think of words that excel those of Fiona's on this. Maybe double faaaark . Anyway, when I saw that pic Reg, I was quite impressed.

Sorry to read of the suicides of these talented ropemen. A mystery and a sad loss.

 

[Bermy]

RIP your friend Reg. Sorry for you too, it's rough. I know.

 

[SeanKroll]

RIP Gaz, sorry for your loss.

 

[RegC]

WTF! No way! Gaz! Damn. RIP old mate.

True Ben. Andy called the next day. I shouldve thought to let you know, sorry.

Thanks all for the kind words about Gaz. He was a rough fella with a rep that preceded him. Probably beat up as many men as Ive had posts here. But at work he was always a diamond. Always respectful of his co workers, and good for a laugh. He also had a rep with us for sending trees sideways. On his first day he put one right on top of Andys chipper....we never let him live that one down
I can only imagine a person mind must be in a terrible desperate state to do what he did in the end. I dont feel particularly bad about it, right or wrong, because he had 50 + years and took the decision to end it himself. Not like visiting a childrens hospice, where little kids cope and see out their death sentance before some even reach their teens. I dont believe the heartbreak is even comparable. So, yeah, f___ it.

 

[Burnham]

Yup. It never makes any sense.

 

[RegC]

The only thing that interrupted the visual poetry for me was seeing the rigging lines run against your chest a couple of times. Was your positioning intentional, to get an overhead view and direct the ground crew with hand signals, since you don't use a SENA? Our climber is generally to the side or back when most rigging operations are running. Maybe a bit harder on horizontal oak growth, though!

I just watched that footage again out of curiosity. At no point does the rigging line touch my chest as far as I could tell. Perhaps you were mistakenly seeing the climbline

 

[Stumpshot]

I think I was referring to the 3:24-3:26 time frame in the video.
But I'm sure we can chalk it up to "flattened perspective" of the camera.

 

[RegC]

The ropes resting on the crotch below. Its not touching me

 

[MasterBlaster]

Always a good rule!!!