Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Tree trimmers

 

Whirring of chain saws, then the roar of a chipper. The trees were being trimmed the other day.

I went out for a while, and when I came home, I decided not to park under this tree...


He called out each time he sent a branch down, and they were usually just dead ones...and somehow he got them through the tangle of the leaves to the other workers on the ground. I asked if I could go through, and they said, OK, so be careful. Not too many leaves and sticks on the sidewalk, and they were all cleared away by the evening, when I moved my car to a more respectable parking space.

9 comments:

  1. Tree trimming is such important work. It's good to have it done.

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    1. Yes, that way the next big wind won't damage our cars (parked all along the hill).

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  2. They can be very good at this. It tends to impress the rest of us.

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    1. Yes, I definitely would want a rope around my waste...but they can't do that in these maples with multiple trunks.

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  3. I am just in awe of the people who do this work. We had a guy here a couple years ago who was buying an old mower from us. He couldn't walk, but he was a tree trimmer! He used upper body strength to compensate. Amazing.

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    1. That's a great story. There's some strength to be found in all of us!

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  4. I’ve watched them work. It’s impressive, and a little bit scary.

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