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[ceagle]

The fire dept was especially lenient on us this year, but they still asked us to trim branches around the house... so today I was on the roof with the chainsaw and extension, buzzin' away...

All was going well, and then on the last branch I noticed the saw was out of oil. "aw geez, do I really wanna go back down and get the oil for just one branch?"
Uh... don't skimp the rules with machinery. ;P

Now I have a chainsaw stuck 40 feet up in a branch. LOL

Spent an hour trying to wriggle it out. I was thinking maybe I can squirt some oil up there, but maybe it'd be best to just borrow another saw to get them both down :D

Tomorrow...

Comments

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Oh, man! I can SO empathize! I can't count the number of times I tried to do just -one- more thing like that and how almost every time it was a mistake. "Durr-cisions" I did a lot of those when I was installing the drip system at the top of the hill.

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

LOL heh yeah... *beak blush*...
I hope things have worked out without much, uh, discomfort or detour...

I think I'm gonna go down the street and rent another saw for a couple hours (only $23) to get it down, and maybe for the remaining part of sawing up the bigger pieces before I take it back. Every time I'm tempted to stand on the crest of the roof and reach up there and tug on it, I remember how that Emu puppeteer guy died just falling off his roof... ;P

How's it going with the grass scythe?

[furtech.livejournal.com]

What?!? Rod Hull is dead? And he died -that- way? How awful!

I still remember him (and Emu) fondly from the Hudson Brothers' show.

Actually, I haven't tried it yet: they were back-stocked and by the time it arrived, I'd already had a crew cut it. I did lend it to a friend with some monster-grass to cut, though: I'll get a full report on Wednesday!

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to the report!

And as you've probably wikipedia'd by now.. yeah.. terribly sad. I thought he was a hoot too. I remember spending a night or two looking at many of his fun ole vids online after I heard..

[makovette.livejournal.com]

Photo Plz! :-D

Mako

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

*blushes again*.. heh... okay, ...I thought about it, but wasn't sure I'd be able to get anything that was discernable.. but I'll give it a try... just for you ;>

[makovette.livejournal.com]

You're just that cool :D

Tnx!

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

*scuffs talon toes...* ohhhhhkaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.... ;D

Here ya go! (http://www.hirezfox.com/ce/webview/SawInTree.jpg)

...next time, no skimpin' on the oil!

[makovette.livejournal.com]

CLASSIC! =:-D

Thanks for the giggle Iggle!

Mako

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Isn't that an electric one?

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

Very obzervant! *wingpatters your ears*
Tiz indeed!... It spent a few days on vacation up there... ;D

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

So what does it need the oil for? o.O

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

...to keep from getting stuck, ...which it DID ;> *earfuzzles you*

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Could you have just sprayed a bit on it?

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

You cats and your spraying... LOL!

Yes, that was one of the plans... but by the time I was reddy to try it, luckily a little windstorm had finished the job for me :D *tail wags n scritches ya!*

[makovette.livejournal.com]

You're just that cool :D

Tnx!

[blue-lory.livejournal.com]

That's hysterical. Definitely must see pictures!

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

*blushes*... Here ya go! (http://www.hirezfox.com/ce/webview/SawInTree.jpg) heheheeeeeee....

[lobowolf.livejournal.com]

Sounds like something I'd do. There's nothing more embarrassing than having to explain to each visitor why there's a chainsaw stuck in your tree @.@

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

hehheh! Soon I gotta rent another one to saw it outa there! ;D

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Lends you his big branch saw to get it out.