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Re: Re: You're right, Jay. If chain saws were like people, they'd be very
...oops...literal. - Bob
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2902
on October 9, 2011 at 9:57 PM
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Re: You're right, Jay. If chain saws were like people, they'd be very
posted by
2902
on October 9, 2011 at 9:56 PM
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This poem is such a good piece of work that I could see me out there doing all the work that must be done before snow flies, yet the beast waits there on the shelf for the pull of the rope before it will get the joke.
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UtahJay
on October 9, 2011 at 8:56 PM
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Re: well done Oh well done I love it and I was really taken with you to what
Thanks, Kabu. I tried to give a little taste of the way it tends to move independently in your hand, just like a gyroscope, tending this way or that because of the racing chain. It's really a rich subject for description. - Bob
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2902
on October 9, 2011 at 10:58 AM
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well done Oh well done I love it and I was really taken with you to what
you were doing because your words were so graphic with writing the picture. Congratulations.
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Kabu
on October 9, 2011 at 10:16 AM
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well done Oh well done I love it and I was really taken with you to what
you were doing because your words were so graphic with writing the picture. Congratulations.
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Kabu
on October 9, 2011 at 9:57 AM
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Re: I loved this ballad!
Thank you. It or something like it has been on my mind for a long time now. - Bob
posted by
2902
on October 9, 2011 at 6:54 AM
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I loved this ballad!
posted by
Straightforward
on October 9, 2011 at 4:58 AM
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Re:Wait till you see the one I have coming up about woodchippers !
Regarding stump removal, as long as the tree isn't too big, I always suspected it would be a neat idea to cut the trunk four or five feet up, leaving the long stump as a lever to use after cutting a few roots. Never tried it though.
I never heard of Snowfire either, but I have a 4-ounce tube of Udderly SMOOth lightly scented udder cream. Don't ask.- Bob
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2902
on October 9, 2011 at 4:12 AM
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Re: How well I remember...
Dear Food4thought, Ever hear the Garrison Keilor joke about the guy who brings his new chainsaw back to the dealer, complaining that it took two hours to bring down a medium tree? The proprietor says, "Let's see what's wrong." takes it back to his bench and starts it up. The customer calls in over the racket, "What's that noise?"
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2902
on October 9, 2011 at 3:55 AM
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Re:Thanks for the visit - by all means show him the poem. Let me
know if he thinks I got it right. As far as axes and chainsaws are concerned, I'm strictly a weekend woodsman, but find them fascinating to describe. - Bob
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2902
on October 9, 2011 at 3:45 AM
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Tough guy hey I could do with you to knock a few stumps down and I have an old scythe that you could hone your past skills on. Also a pot of snowfire cream that the old woodsmen used, a bit sticky but just run your hands through your beard. Liked this one Bob.
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posted by
C_C_T
on October 9, 2011 at 1:10 AM
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How well I remember...
Gnawing through all that firewood with the old Stihl, what a beast it is! I can't even start it now.
posted by
food4thought
on October 8, 2011 at 11:37 PM
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My husband was a timber faller for 11 years. I think I'll show him this poem. :)
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mariposa75
on October 8, 2011 at 10:23 PM
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