Started defoliating my backyard the last couple days. Was working on the ground with heavy snips and bow saw and chainsaw and rake. Moved up a ladder with the chainsaw today and also brought home a boom truck with a man basket(benefit of my job), so tomorrow I'm either going to remove a couple big trees or electrocute myself.
It actually should go pretty smooth and easy once I get comfortable with the boom controls. The electric chainsaw is so nice to work with, too. The hardest part is talking my almost 90yo neighbor out of helping me. He's tough as hell, but I don't want him carrying big branches and trunk sections and he must have offered 6 or 8 times this evening to help haul all the debris to the dump. (Remember Bob, Daniel? I seem to recall you coveting him as a neighbor. He hasn't slowed down one bit, and is still awesome.)
I was trying to hire a tree removal outfit but got tired of the search. Actually pretty happy about that. It only occurred to ask the boss this week about the boom truck and just before quitting time today, one of the boys drove it to my place. Should save me a decent bit of money (again, presuming I don't fry or otherwise wreck myself.)
