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On 16/06/2018 at 01:00, MattyF said:

Work to live, live to work... we are blessed to be out doors and experience what we do ,the adrenaline .. the gardens and different locations and special trees ! maybe I’m a sad bastard but I feel this is a life style more than a living.
I’ve had brief jobs in factory’s and other things when I’ve had enough of Tree work , production climbing can be hard work and can be soul destroying but I think back to that martin sheen line in apocalypse now about all you can think about is getting home but when your there all you can think about is getting back out here in the jungle.. or something like that.... ;)

I agree, this job gets into the blood. At least the climbing and felling part...stumpgrinding just doesnt give the same buzz....and i sure dont feel so blessed 30m up in a sleet gale in January... 

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Dunno dilz , those trees which are the really horrible challenges and you where crying in pain from chillblanes and windburn are the ones you look back on and remember and think yeah I beat that one and ruled the day.... or maybe being in to sadomasochismis what’s needed for this job.

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Not sure how relevant this actually is since I bet he had the time of his life on the journey, maybe it could be a justification for working your tits off or just as easily the inevitable consequence of taking a heavy toll on your body.....? ?

 

The destination (or maybe just a stage of the journey if Ti is reading ?) is inevitable, it’s the journey that matters....

 

 

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15 minutes ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

Not sure how relevant this actually is since I bet he had the time of his life on the journey, maybe it could be a justification for working your tits off or just as easily the inevitable consequence of taking a heavy toll on your body.....? ?

 

The destination (or maybe just a stage of the journey if Ti is reading ?) is inevitable, it’s the journey that matters....

 

 

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I did not realise Smoky Robinson played football !

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On 17/06/2018 at 11:30, MattyF said:

Dunno dilz , those trees which are the really horrible challenges and you where crying in pain from chillblanes and windburn are the ones you look back on and remember and think yeah I beat that one and ruled the day.... or maybe being in to sadomasochismis what’s needed for this job.

Yeah and no - Ive worked in some grim trees in grim conditions, and I can hack it as well now as I ever could - I guess i've just been spoilt by 3 weeks of wandering around Stockholm University doing an inventory in my shorts eating ice creme to be that keen to be back out in the dark freezing my nuts off because after this weekend - it starts getting that little bit darker on an evening and winter will be back soon enough. 

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Yeah and no - Ive worked in some grim trees in grim conditions, and I can hack it as well now as I ever could - I guess i've just been spoilt by 3 weeks of wandering around Stockholm University doing an inventory in my shorts eating ice creme to be that keen to be back out in the dark freezing my nuts off because after this weekend - it starts getting that little bit darker on an evening and winter will be back soon enough. 

How many hours daylight do you get this week? I’m thinking up there the sun must not be down for long?
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8 minutes ago, Richard 1234 said:


How many hours daylight do you get this week? I’m thinking up there the sun must not be down for long?

Im down in the south so its a few hours of darkness.  You need to be north of the artic circle for it to be full on 24hr daylight. And thats nuts. Doesnt even try to get dark. 

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