That sucks that they caved in. If I were a snus manufacturer, I would follow the law and put the labels on but make them easily removable without damaging the can labels. For example, put it on the removable lid and make the lid reversible.
Busy week and productive plus I didn't even kill myself!
Monday, I finally finished the process of getting my uncle to willingly agree to selling his house, a major accomplishment since we started from his constant talking about going home. I also got his signature on the title to his car so I can get the insurance reduced from $3,600 a year to about $750.
I also took down four dead trees from the front of my property and sawed them into rounds. The last one was the one that I'd been looking at for over a year and the one that really made me nervous. Last year either the township or the electric company sent a crew around cutting away dead trees. A lot of them they just removed the crown. They did one on my property but left the trunk about 3 feet above the electric lines and leaning at least 15 degrees toward the lines which meant, when it let go, it was going to fall into the lines and probably take them out as it was a heavy trunk. The tree was only a little over a foot from the lines.
My task was to get the tree to fall in the opposite direction from how it was leaning. Herein was my concern for my on well being. I notched it and then started the felling cut so I could drive a couple wedges to keep it from pinching back and getting closer to the electric lines, my big fear. I then tied an inch and a half rope to the tree and had a healthy tree in line with where I wanted to tree to fall, but a safe distance from where the top of the dead one would land, always important.
Somewhere in my life's travels, I picked up some heavy chains that I never had any real use for that I just had hanging in the shed. I got one that I could do a couple wraps around the healthy tree and attached a winch to it, attaching the other end of the winch to the rope. Understand, this was all a first for me in trying to get a tree to fall in exactly the opposite direction it really wanted to drop.
I winched it hard and you could see slight movement at the top, but not nearly enough. I was able to drive my wedges in a little deeper but there was no noticeable improvement in the lean. I decided the only option was to do a bore cut to take some of the meat out of the center of the trunk. I carefully did that from both sides, keeping an eye on any movement. I went back and winched it again, this time the sway was a little more pronounced.
I went back and checked and I was a little farther from the wires and the wedges were loose enough that I could drive a second wedge on top of the first ones. Back to the winch but it didn't help. I really didn't want to send the chainsaw in for another bore cut because I really didn't want to be standing beside the tree when it let go. I decided just to cut a couple inches of meat out on each side, removing part of the hinge that you create between the notch and the felling cut. A bit nerve racking since there really was no clear path to get away if something went wrong. Fortunately, nothing went wrong.
Back to the winch and I realized I now only had a foot and a half left of medal cable to get this tree to fall. I did three pulls on the handle and there was noticeable movement at thee top of the tree away from the wires, I was close. I took another look at the tree and it was practically vertical. I hammered my wedges in deeper, back to the winch and two more pulls and it was down!
Needless to say, it was a good week except my lower back didn't hurt like it does now, just a few years ago.
Monday, I finally finished the process of getting my uncle to willingly agree to selling his house, a major accomplishment since we started from his constant talking about going home. I also got his signature on the title to his car so I can get the insurance reduced from $3,600 a year to about $750.
I also took down four dead trees from the front of my property and sawed them into rounds. The last one was the one that I'd been looking at for over a year and the one that really made me nervous. Last year either the township or the electric company sent a crew around cutting away dead trees. A lot of them they just removed the crown. They did one on my property but left the trunk about 3 feet above the electric lines and leaning at least 15 degrees toward the lines which meant, when it let go, it was going to fall into the lines and probably take them out as it was a heavy trunk. The tree was only a little over a foot from the lines.
My task was to get the tree to fall in the opposite direction from how it was leaning. Herein was my concern for my on well being. I notched it and then started the felling cut so I could drive a couple wedges to keep it from pinching back and getting closer to the electric lines, my big fear. I then tied an inch and a half rope to the tree and had a healthy tree in line with where I wanted to tree to fall, but a safe distance from where the top of the dead one would land, always important.
Somewhere in my life's travels, I picked up some heavy chains that I never had any real use for that I just had hanging in the shed. I got one that I could do a couple wraps around the healthy tree and attached a winch to it, attaching the other end of the winch to the rope. Understand, this was all a first for me in trying to get a tree to fall in exactly the opposite direction it really wanted to drop.
I winched it hard and you could see slight movement at the top, but not nearly enough. I was able to drive my wedges in a little deeper but there was no noticeable improvement in the lean. I decided the only option was to do a bore cut to take some of the meat out of the center of the trunk. I carefully did that from both sides, keeping an eye on any movement. I went back and winched it again, this time the sway was a little more pronounced.
I went back and checked and I was a little farther from the wires and the wedges were loose enough that I could drive a second wedge on top of the first ones. Back to the winch but it didn't help. I really didn't want to send the chainsaw in for another bore cut because I really didn't want to be standing beside the tree when it let go. I decided just to cut a couple inches of meat out on each side, removing part of the hinge that you create between the notch and the felling cut. A bit nerve racking since there really was no clear path to get away if something went wrong. Fortunately, nothing went wrong.
Back to the winch and I realized I now only had a foot and a half left of medal cable to get this tree to fall. I did three pulls on the handle and there was noticeable movement at thee top of the tree away from the wires, I was close. I took another look at the tree and it was practically vertical. I hammered my wedges in deeper, back to the winch and two more pulls and it was down!
Needless to say, it was a good week except my lower back didn't hurt like it does now, just a few years ago.
Wow Roth that sounds like a tough job. I'm glad you got it done without getting hurt.
Yeah, I looked at the tree for months wondering if it would fall before I got the courage. It's not often you face one that has to fall 180 degrees from the direction it wants to fall. I had three that were leaning toward the house that I called the pros in to drop two years ago and they were only a 90 degree lean correction and there was no electricity involved.
Actually there were four and they left one thinking it was the neighbors. That was the second scariest. However, I knew exactly what I was supposed to do, I just never did it. I landed it precisely where I wanted to that time.
The pros don't have the same issues. They hall their butts up the trees and take the branches off, then cut them down in sections. It's fascinating to watch, but the guys that do it are much younger and normally much smaller guys. They tend to be those short nimble monkeys. Plus they have boots on the ground helping.
Actually there were four and they left one thinking it was the neighbors. That was the second scariest. However, I knew exactly what I was supposed to do, I just never did it. I landed it precisely where I wanted to that time.
The pros don't have the same issues. They hall their butts up the trees and take the branches off, then cut them down in sections. It's fascinating to watch, but the guys that do it are much younger and normally much smaller guys. They tend to be those short nimble monkeys. Plus they have boots on the ground helping.
I've got a couple tall trees that need trimming. I've got a 14' pole saw but it's still too short. I don't have the money right now to hire someone so I'll just have to do the best I can.
Whew, 93 degrees today. Decided to burn my second to last sick day, I just didn't feel like working that 20th day in a row in this heat.
Decided to go buy another push mower after I sold the brand new one I bought a few years back to my mother in law for next to nothing to help her out. It was too small engine/power wise (110cc) for the steep inclines I was using it for, so it worked out well since she has less than a 1/4 acre.
Toro | 22" (56 cm) Variable Speed High Wheel with SmartStow™ (20339)
Decided to buy that one there. 190cc is probably more power than I needed, but it does haul itself up the 30 degree inclines darn well (especially vs my old human propelled one). The stow away feature is pretty nice too, takes up way less space in the already crowded garage.
Dang, nice job Roth. Sounds like you did it good and safe as possible. I've got a dead white pine thats also leaning toward power lines that I'm not sure I want to try and tackle myself yet. In the meantime I've got my old Saturn parked under it hoping maybe I'll get lucky and it'll fall on the car.
Decided to go buy another push mower after I sold the brand new one I bought a few years back to my mother in law for next to nothing to help her out. It was too small engine/power wise (110cc) for the steep inclines I was using it for, so it worked out well since she has less than a 1/4 acre.
Toro | 22" (56 cm) Variable Speed High Wheel with SmartStow™ (20339)
Decided to buy that one there. 190cc is probably more power than I needed, but it does haul itself up the 30 degree inclines darn well (especially vs my old human propelled one). The stow away feature is pretty nice too, takes up way less space in the already crowded garage.
Dang, nice job Roth. Sounds like you did it good and safe as possible. I've got a dead white pine thats also leaning toward power lines that I'm not sure I want to try and tackle myself yet. In the meantime I've got my old Saturn parked under it hoping maybe I'll get lucky and it'll fall on the car.
dang.that thing is a hoss. how many batteries are in there?I got the Movkin Disguiser today that I won. It's pretty big and a bit heavy.
wow. that was like a suspense novel!!!
Good Job on the tree broseph!!
I bought one of their usa built push mowers the year they moved production to mexico - that thing has been an absolutely great mower. 6 or 7 seasons in and it still cranks on the second pull and cuts straight as can be.
Gutter, the Disguiser holds two 18650 batteries and hides a full size tank where you see the tip. It's a telescopic tip and you can put your own drip tip into it but I was just using it as a tip.
Waho I have had the same Toro recycler self propelled mower for 12 or 13 years. It has a 6.5 hp Tecumseh motor and still starts on the 1st pull most of the time. I did have to replace the transmission on it a few years ago but it was only $40 for the part. I think the mower was 350 new. I have definitely gotten my money's worth out of it.
Waho I have had the same Toro recycler self propelled mower for 12 or 13 years. It has a 6.5 hp Tecumseh motor and still starts on the 1st pull most of the time. I did have to replace the transmission on it a few years ago but it was only $40 for the part. I think the mower was 350 new. I have definitely gotten my money's worth out of it.
Glad to hear the Toro's are lasting for you guys. I've never owned anything with a Briggs engine so we'll see how that goes. I've had good luck over the years with Kohler engines.
Come to think of it, most of my Mom's lawn equipment and the Go-Kart have had Tecumseh engines. Her roter tiller is a straight up beast. It's about as old as I am, and still starts first pull. On its 7th set of tines now I believe.
Too bad Tecumseh Power shut the doors.
Come to think of it, most of my Mom's lawn equipment and the Go-Kart have had Tecumseh engines. Her roter tiller is a straight up beast. It's about as old as I am, and still starts first pull. On its 7th set of tines now I believe.
Too bad Tecumseh Power shut the doors.
I actually was kind of disappointed when I got it since I had bad experiences with Tecumseh engines years ago on some welding machines I used to work on. I really wanted a Briggs which I had seen better experience. A lot of the gas powered machines I work on have kohler engines. They have been really good engines for several years. I have a guy at the kohler engine shop that I deal with that just told me about the school he went to for their new fuel injected engines.
aaaah. one of THOSE things. is it awkward having your fist right up against your face?
so i had this really weird week this week. i finally decided to quit reading and just go ride a few and went to this new-ish bike shop and rode a few.
It's mindblowing how fast the technology on those things trickles down to the cheaper stuff. the bike i've been riding was so expensive because of all the lightweight components and frame on it. when i got it, it was right about 16.5 pounds or so and was worth north of 10 grand. the bike i ordered last week is about 18 pounds out of the box with a carbon frame and upper end components ( the wheels may get swapped out down the road) and i snagged one on a factory sale for 2k out the door. it's fast,light,shifts super quick and clean and best of all, should fit me correctly. it's supposed to be ready to go wednesday or thursday and i am stoked to go pick it up. i was seriously having new bike dreams....
on the other end of the spectrum, our oldest dog willie had to be put to sleep this week. he was pushing 20 years old ( he was grown when he wandered up on the porch and was with us for 18 years). He was the wife's first dog ever,and was clearly her dog. he was a huge obtuse jerk to every one but her in his younger days but chilled out as he aged and had been a pretty good dog for the last 10 years or so.
It's only been two days now but the strangest things he used to do that seemed to be such a huge pain in the ..., i really, really miss. He had this habit of laying right in the way while i was working where i had to step and trip over him every day (not because he liked me,mind you... no, it was because there was padded carpet there...) and i caught myself thinking " oh,the old man must be getting in to something" every time i got up from the bench to do something today.
Daisy has been mopey ( i guess we all have) and it's just been.... strange...not having him here farting,growling,eating socks,chewing sticks and begging for carbohydrates.I never, in my wildest dreams thought i could be so attached to a dog that disliked me for so long but the house feels a lot more empty without him tipping around in it.
time to hit the sack and watch some mindless tv untill i drift off with some offroad and a lacroix of some sort.
It's mindblowing how fast the technology on those things trickles down to the cheaper stuff. the bike i've been riding was so expensive because of all the lightweight components and frame on it. when i got it, it was right about 16.5 pounds or so and was worth north of 10 grand. the bike i ordered last week is about 18 pounds out of the box with a carbon frame and upper end components ( the wheels may get swapped out down the road) and i snagged one on a factory sale for 2k out the door. it's fast,light,shifts super quick and clean and best of all, should fit me correctly. it's supposed to be ready to go wednesday or thursday and i am stoked to go pick it up. i was seriously having new bike dreams....
on the other end of the spectrum, our oldest dog willie had to be put to sleep this week. he was pushing 20 years old ( he was grown when he wandered up on the porch and was with us for 18 years). He was the wife's first dog ever,and was clearly her dog. he was a huge obtuse jerk to every one but her in his younger days but chilled out as he aged and had been a pretty good dog for the last 10 years or so.
It's only been two days now but the strangest things he used to do that seemed to be such a huge pain in the ..., i really, really miss. He had this habit of laying right in the way while i was working where i had to step and trip over him every day (not because he liked me,mind you... no, it was because there was padded carpet there...) and i caught myself thinking " oh,the old man must be getting in to something" every time i got up from the bench to do something today.
Daisy has been mopey ( i guess we all have) and it's just been.... strange...not having him here farting,growling,eating socks,chewing sticks and begging for carbohydrates.I never, in my wildest dreams thought i could be so attached to a dog that disliked me for so long but the house feels a lot more empty without him tipping around in it.
time to hit the sack and watch some mindless tv untill i drift off with some offroad and a lacroix of some sort.
Gutter it was a little strange with the Disguiser at first but it grew on me after a day or so. It also comes with an adapter tube that will allow you to put a tank on top like a regular mod.
I'm sorry about your dog. It's never easy losing a pet.
Congrats on the new bike. I'm sure it's just me being a tightwad but 2k still seems like a lot for a bike but that's coming from someone that doesn't ride. Every extra penny I have goes to the kids right now. With my oldest in college and the youngest has a big school trip next year, I don't have two nickels to rub together.
I'm sorry about your dog. It's never easy losing a pet.
Congrats on the new bike. I'm sure it's just me being a tightwad but 2k still seems like a lot for a bike but that's coming from someone that doesn't ride. Every extra penny I have goes to the kids right now. With my oldest in college and the youngest has a big school trip next year, I don't have two nickels to rub together.
It sounds like my affection for the feral goat. I'm very sorry for your loss, Gutter.
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Did anyone else fill out the survey at the top of the page? I don't remember how I found it but I filled it out weeks ago before they put it on ECF.
I filled it out Saturday. I did have a weird deja vu feeling while doing it, like I might have done it more recently as well.
We've been dealing with a Rose Chafer Beetle issue the last week or so. Nasty little buggers. They've just completely mauled the new plants we bought this spring. Not to mention they're strong flyers and they bite. We've been using a ton of pesticide on them, around the base of the plants there's corpses a half inch thick, but they keep coming. Hard to enjoy being outside when they're flying around.
We've been dealing with a Rose Chafer Beetle issue the last week or so. Nasty little buggers. They've just completely mauled the new plants we bought this spring. Not to mention they're strong flyers and they bite. We've been using a ton of pesticide on them, around the base of the plants there's corpses a half inch thick, but they keep coming. Hard to enjoy being outside when they're flying around.
I'll have to google those. I've not heard of them. Are they usually a problem there?
My neighbors have been fighting them the past couple years, but it's the first they've showed up on my lot. They eventually gave up and just dug all their plants up this spring, so that could be why we got them.
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