I'm about to do something dangerous

[Evo]

Moonbear, as for the men you date, I suspect the others sisters could say the same.

All of the men I have dated were mechanically challenged.

 

[brewnog]

Here's what's going through my mind!

 

[Evo]

Here's what's going through my mind!

That's it!

 

[FredGarvin]

Here's what's going through my mind!

Thanks to the latest in CAD/CAM modelling and rendering software, Brewnog highlights the engineering limitations of the stuation.

 

[brewnog]

Thanks to the latest in CAD/CAM modelling and rendering software, Brewnog highlights the engineering limitations of the stuation.

Hell yeah!

3 years of ProE, 2 years of technical drawing classes, a few months experience in AutoCad, and working as a graphic designer for my dad's printing firm have really paid off!

 

[Danger]

Hell yeah!

3 years of ProE, 2 years of technical drawing classes, a few months experience in AutoCad, and working as a graphic designer for my dad's printing firm have really paid off!

I've always sort of wanted to have Autocad, just as a convenience. Having seen it in action, I definitely have to have it!

 

[brewnog]

I took the liberty of using my vast knowledge of modelling techniques to construct a finite element model of Evo's situation.

Can you guess what assumptions and simplifications I made in my model?

 

[FredGarvin]

Brewnog is taking advantage of the Crayon-64 color box expansion pack for Pro/E. I'm envious.

 

[brewnog]

Brewnog is taking advantage of the Crayon-64 color box expansion pack for Pro/E. I'm envious.

You're just jealous that I've got the freehand toolbar on my special ProE - "Lazy Student" edition.

 

[Astronuc]

I love when people give that advice. But, at some point, you had to do it a first time when you didn't exactly know what you were doing in order to learn to do it, right? So, the lesson here, Evo, is that men are more expendable than women, so let them do these crazy things without any prior experience.

I got my experience when I was young and single - and perhaps a lot more daring. I started climbing trees when I was 6, and my brother and I climbed everything in the yard and elsewhere.

I used to split wood at my grandfather's starting at age 7. I dropped my first tree at age 12. I did weight-training starting at age 14, and have done it on and off for more than 30 years.

I worked high iron for several years, learning from others with experience. I also took the most dangerous jobs, because 1) I didn't trust anyone else, 2) I don't let anyone do a job that I don't do myself. I have seen too many close calls, and I have survived and walked away from accidents that would have killed or severely disabled most people.

Plus, people here are like family, and I don't like to see any of my family get hurt.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Plus, people here are like family, and I don't like to see any of my family get hurt.

Oh, I don't know about this. Sounds to me like you're drooling around the bush.

 

[Astronuc]

Oh, I don't know about this. Sounds to me like you're drooling around the bush.

Not sure what that means.

The point is I that have practical and professional experience, so I don't minimize a job which involves heavy objects and sharp implements. I have seen professionals get hurt.

When I do tree work or other heavy labor, I use appropriate equipment, e.g. hard hat (especially with overhead work), impact-resistant safety glasses, steel-toed boots, tool belt with safety harness, and leather or other safety gloves when handling chain saw or tree saws.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Not sure what that means.

Very well, then.

 

[Evo]

I took the liberty of using my vast knowledge of modelling techniques to construct a finite element model of Evo's situation.

Can you guess what assumptions and simplifications I made in my model?

Oh dear, am I all of the red splotches or just the one under the arrow?

 

[Danger]

Can you guess what assumptions and simplifications I made in my model?

You have assumed that the wood has a very peculiar grain structure, and that Evo is a mathematical point. You also seem to assume that she is going to haul out the beaver and gnaw the tree down, because there is no saw in the picture.

 

[JamesU]

Oh dear, am I all of the red splotches or just the one under the arrow?

Red "splotches"

 

[Artman]

You also seem to assume that she is going to haul out the beaver and gnaw the tree down, because there is no saw in the picture.

Haul out the ol gnawing beaver, eh. heh heh heh




You had to know i couldn't let that one go by.

 

[Evo]

You have assumed that the wood has a very peculiar grain structure, and that Evo is a mathematical point. You also seem to assume that she is going to haul out the beaver and gnaw the tree down, because there is no saw in the picture.

When will I learn that I can't drink and read at the same time? I'm going to have to make a waterproof cover for my laptop.

 

[Huckleberry]

Haul out the ol gnawing beaver, eh. heh heh heh




You had to know i couldn't let that one go by.

I would never expect you to let one go by. I would think that you would miss one once in a while though.

 

[JamesU]

When will I learn that I can't drink and read at the same time? I'm going to have to make a waterproof cover for my laptop.

It happens to everyone. Everytime danger posts, somebody ends up sneezing/spitting crap onto their keyboard


THE SMILES MOVED AGAIN!

 

[FredGarvin]

Whip out the beaver...(shaking my head)...That's funny.

 

[Astronuc]

Tree trimming equipment

Here are some examples of tree pruning equipment

http://about.pricegrabber.com/search_attrib.php?page_id=1105&form_keyword=tree+pruner&rd=1

Tree pruner (I have one like this)
http://about.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=3167676/search=tree+pruner

Apparently the industry is moving toward mechanized tree pruning equipment, with small motors, either electric or gasoline powered. Best to get fiberglass pole, which is lighter than wood, and does not conduct electricity like a metal pole (assuming one is trimming around power lines).