Just remember that by putting tension on the branch, it might change the way you expect it to cut and can cause it to spring in a different direction as it starts to give way.If I can get a hold of my neighbor's extension ladder I'm going to cut down a dead tree by myself today. Or at least take down one of the big main branches that's pointing a little too threateningly at my house.
Before anyone inquires about my funeral arrangements, know that I do have a plan for this job so I can do it fairly safely:
First, I'm going to first access the branch as high up as I feel safe doing, and tie a rope around it. Then I'll descend again and wrap that rope around a stake I've driven into a far corner of my yard. That will pull the branch away from my house. Then I'll climb up to the branch again, but lower this time, just to slightly above where it branches out from the trunk, position myself between the tree and my house, and start cutting while pulling on the rope that's wrapped around the peg. This should pull the branch away from both me and the house. Once I've sawn just enough that I'm able to, I'll descend to the ground and do the rest just by pulling on the rope from a safe distance.
My granddaughter had one in high school. She gave it up to the father's parents. They are raising her. Neither my granddaughter or her boyfriend have anything to do with her. I see her a lot.Got undercabinet lights for my friend's kitchen. Had to go to my house twice today to pick up tools and later drill bits. Guppy had gotten himself locked in the living room both times so it's a good thing I checked. I need to find a way to latch that door so he can't get in. It has a spring so it closes itself.
Had very little sleep bc of the baby. His mother heard him screaming for over an hour and ignored him. About 15 to 20 min in to the screaming I woke her up and said she needed to tend to the baby. She griped that the baby had been screaming all morning and refused to get up.
My brother finally picked up the baby and put him directly on her so she would have to deal with him. She yelled and cussed, woke my friend who had been in a much needed dead sleep, and insisted my friend deal with the baby.
She had desperately wanted a baby but now she doesn't want the responsibility.
Awesome!Talked to an old buddy today, Joe Pike or as he is known in his world "thevoiceitguy". He does commercials, voice overs, cartoon characters etc. If you have ever heard the Jack Daniels bbq sauce commercial that sounds like Sam Elliott, that is Joe. He was a roofer for years until he auditioned. You can find a bunch of his stuff on line
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