The new History channel series..Axe Men

[Excaliber]

Great show! I was really missing the mountains of my home state and feeling a little down, until it started raining and the loggers were talking about the wet, cold and miserable, then I felt all better. Sure is beautiful there, Hawaii aint got nothing on Oregon. Maybe I should reconsider a move home (let me know when it stops raining).

That converted Sherman Tank, now THAT was classic Oregon ingenuity. You have everything you need, and you need everything you have, nothing goes to waste.

[Ron61]

Ernie,

Oregon is like Seattle in places. It only stops raining to gather up more water for a harder rain. I really loved Washington but the continual rains kept me from staying up there. But they do make for really beautiful and green country. And without all of the lava.

Ron

[Silverback51]

Originally Posted by Ron61

Ernie,

Oregon is like Seattle in places. It only stops raining to gather up more water for a harder rain. I really loved Washington but the continual rains kept me from staying up there. But they do make for really beautiful and green country. And without all of the lava.

Ron

It's green all right Ron. My roof, driveway, fence.......... Well, you get the idea. This place is a Festering Sh*t Hole.

[Ron61]

Silverback,

When I returned from Korea I spent my last months at Ft. Lewis and did a lot of sight seeing around Washington State. Also talked to a couple of places about jobs, but after a month or so of that continual wet rain and showers I decided I like it down here better. The Olympia Rain Forest was really an experience. I believe they get around 400 inches a year there. When I went over there it was always pouring but once you got in under those huge trees, the rain hardly ever got through them to the ground. It was like a living umbrella. And I believe one of the park people told me that at places the moss was almost 20 feet deep on the ground. But it was very pretty country. I thought about starting a Duck ranch there.

Ron

[RICK LAKE]

Scott S Nice show to watch. I have done tree work for 3 years before getting into auto end. We don't have the tall trees in NJ. 100FT is about the limit. We did alot of logging for the developers in the area. The 1 main thing is NO RUNNING in the woods. That choker setter should not be running. Cutting in the wet sucks. It is a tough way to make a living. The guy with the bad back I know how that feels. 450 homelites with 36" bars is the biggest we use. I don't know what a helocopter cost to rent by the hour but the one guy has it right, the others are burning time and money by trying to save a couple of dollars. How many loads did the 1 company loose by playing around with the mile and 1/2 walk. Cut a couple of trees for the cables first, the rest is gravy. Just a thought. Stay safe. Rick L. Ps there is nothing like that ride on topping out a tree, even at 75 ft.