Author Topic: the orange family (Read 2954 times)

woodmills1 · « **on:** August 31, 2003, 06:45:07 am »

spent the early part of yesterday cleaning and tweaking my collection of small orange machines. When I was finished they looked so nice like a happy orange family.

038, 2-028's, 009, 066, ancient 045 with log wizard, and fs 086

Jeff · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2003, 06:55:15 am »

definitely a retired guy.

David_c · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2003, 07:07:27 am »

nice bunch of saws. Be even better if husky, ha ha

ElectricAl · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2003, 08:18:37 am »

Last week we sold our 084 and bought a new MS 440

Then a customer dropped off a bundle of 3" dia Cedar.

After the guy left Linda grabbed the saw and threatened to "saw up" his Cedar.

I encouraged her to do so as I grabbed the camera off the forklift. I wanted to watch Linda's boots fill with chips

Linda · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2003, 08:34:39 am »

That Al !

Always shootin me in the back!

What he didn't tell you was that I "ordered" him to get that saw, because he was going to hurt himself with the 084!

Linda

beenthere · « **Reply #5 on:** August 31, 2003, 10:41:19 am »

I often try to work it around so I get "ordered" to do something that I think might be of question in the ultimate decision.

(Don't mean to imply that electricAl would do such a thing though).

Nice saw, and Linda's plan to saw that cedar into kindling lengths might be the best decision (shudder a bit when I see a saw in hand and no chaps on). However, I suspect the customer had 6" wide boards in mind. What will you make out of it?

Kevin · « **Reply #6 on:** August 31, 2003, 11:11:27 am »

Al, I could use an extra hand up here this winter, you want to trade her for something?

Patty · « **Reply #7 on:** September 01, 2003, 07:26:27 am »

Whoa Linda!

Looks like fun.

We need to get together girl and do some sawin' with the chainsaws. Sounds like a great time.

Norm & Al best just stand back.

Patty

ElectricAl · « **Reply #8 on:** September 01, 2003, 07:51:09 pm »

James,

Forgot to pat you on the back for a job well done.

Nice clean family, hard workers too.

Kevin,

Sorry man you'll have to get in line. Linda get's a serious job offer every year. Tree services. Local tool hospital, loggers, cabinet shops.

There is something special about a woman that can handle big equipment

You know how there is always a crowd around a WM tent at the big shows.

What if Mary, Patty ,and Linda were sawing at the show.

Now that would be a show!

Jeff · « **Reply #9 on:** September 01, 2003, 08:36:27 pm »

Al, I aint commenting on anything other then I would love to see the gals sawing in MO. Wood-Mizer ought ta jump on that. The rest of yer post, I aint sayin Nahthin.

ElectricAl · « **Reply #10 on:** September 01, 2003, 09:20:12 pm »

Big Equipment, Jeff.

blue_eyed_devil · « **Reply #11 on:** September 01, 2003, 11:01:57 pm »

How come I don't see any chips flying in that pic,Linda???

Norm · « **Reply #12 on:** September 02, 2003, 06:36:37 am »

That's a nice looking line-up of saws James, I'm a Stihl man but Patty has a Husky that is a real nice saw. I showed her your picture and explained how could she stand to see someone else with more saws than me. Her reply was NOT "oh honey you go out and buy as many as you think you need".

Wood-Mizer would do well for themselves to show how many gals use their saws. Although I don't think I would want Patty to wear her summer work clothes to demo them in. When it's hot in the sawshed you tend to forget about etiquette.

woodmills1 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 02, 2003, 07:39:41 am »

When I lived in W Va. I was 3 miles from the hard road and no one dropped in to visit. I was out throwing rocks into the mud holes on my miserable driveway one day, workin in just boots and socks.

Along comes the sheriff doing some campaignin for the next election. Now theres a man who knows how to keep cool he says.

Bro. Noble · « **Reply #14 on:** September 02, 2003, 07:42:06 am »

Hey, Maybe I'll be able to get to that St. Charles show after all

whitepe · « **Reply #15 on:** September 02, 2003, 01:01:35 pm »

Linda,

How much would you charge me to give Becky
some lessons? I could sure use some more help
around the sawmill. Heck she pitched in
at Noble's to help with the milking so I figured that
all she needs is a little encouragement and she
would become a great sawyer.

Linda · « **Reply #16 on:** September 02, 2003, 07:47:45 pm »

Perry,

Start by telling Becky she would make a great sawyer.

Find a nice quiet place where there are is no crowd.

Ask her if she wants to tag along when you go sawing.

Encourage her to make a couple cuts.

When she starts, walk a little ways away.
( find some busy work

)
Close enough for comfort, far enough not to hover.

Praise her for a job well done ( no mater what

).
About 10 good praises for every criticism, should be encouraging.

You can work on speed and quality of cut some other day.

Linda

Typhoon · « **Reply #17 on:** September 02, 2003, 08:49:25 pm »

Hey woodmills!! I am assuming you are the same guy that is also registered on TractorByNet?? I see your posts there all the time too! Im the same Typhoon that is registered there with the New Holland TC29D. Just thought I would give you a shout!!
-Brad

Norm · « **Reply #18 on:** September 03, 2003, 06:24:36 am »

Well now since I've embarrassed Patty half to death I will say that we wear a few more clothes than Woodmills.

It's just when it gets hot you seem to wear only what you need. Hope I'm digging myself out of this hole I put myself in.

woodmills1 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 03, 2003, 06:34:37 am »

well that was years ago before the old fart thing anyway!

yes to the tractorbynet typhoon, i like that site as most of the info is good and solid. Those of you with tractors should check it out as there are forums for most makes along with repairs, attachments and others. Also if you want a place to put photos of a larger size it allows 100,000 or so. When i resize photos now I make two copies one for here and one for there.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/index.php

Patty · « **Reply #20 on:** September 03, 2003, 02:34:06 pm »

whitepe,

Yes, to everything Linda said. The last thing she needs is a crowd of folks to watch....makes one too nervous & shy. Second, give her all the time she needs. The sawmill is very intimidating, and slow going is what she will want to do at first. REAL SLOW. It'll drive you nuts, so just walk away and leave her alone. She'll come after you when she is done or needs some help. PATIENCE is huge, if you are nice and show her she can learn to do this, she reward you over & over.
I have only run our mill a couple times, it makes me nervous as hell, but Norm just stands back and lets me putter through, some day I won't be so slow & nervous, until then he'll just have to suffer through the learning curve with me.
Personally I prefer to off-load the wood. I like the excersize, and being able to see the beautiful grain on the lumber as it comes off the mill.
Good luck.

Patty

Bibbyman · « **Reply #21 on:** September 03, 2003, 06:00:54 pm »

I didn’t have my camera with me the other day when Mary lugged the Stihl 044 with 25” bar out to the log yard to buck up some logs. “Her” Huskquvarna has a clogged gas filter.

We hadn’t had our first mill a month back in the spring of 93 and I asked Mary to saw. She liked to help but didn’t want to have anything to do with the sawing part. After quite a bit of nagging, she finally made one cut and walked away. “There.” She said.

It was years later that I come home and found she had used the mill to saw some lumber she wanted. I says. “Ah Ha! … You can saw after all.” She said as long as no one was looking. So I’d go way away and do something else and I’d here her sawing away in her slow but cautious manor. After about 6 months of this she would let me offbear. I’d try to give her pointers but she’d say, “You saw your way and I’ll saw my way.” It was more than a year probably before she’d saw with anyone else there.

Now, I don’t think she cares who’s watching - just keep out of her way. She does at least 90% of the sawing. This summer we’ve been so swamped with sawing she’s had to abandon her slow and meticulous methods and trust her eye and judgment better.

Linda · « **Reply #22 on:** September 06, 2003, 09:39:51 pm »

Hey Bibbyman,

I just have to ask....were you known as "Bibbyboy" in your younger years?

My next question would be...Have you ever worn anything besides bibs?

Blue eyes,

I apologize for overlooking your question. There aren't any chips flying for a couple of reasons.

First, I was only threatening to use Al's brand new, never been used, 440 on that beautiful pile of twigs (that I couldn't believe we were actually going to saw.

"My saw" is the 021 (my baby).

Second, I decided it wasn't good customer relations to hack up someone elses pride and joy.

The third reason is, I can't run a gas saw anymore. I have developed a rather severe allergy to petroleum products, so unless I want to take a chance on ending up in the emergency room, I am stuck with the electric chainsaw.

Linda

C_Miller · « **Reply #23 on:** September 12, 2003, 04:28:22 pm »

Linda,
You and Al gonna be able to get them 2x12's out of them cedar twigs the cusstomer wants?

I still think someone should do a ladies of lumber calendar.

C

Linda · « **Reply #24 on:** September 12, 2003, 05:53:57 pm »

C,

I refused to help saw those 2mm x 12mm cedar toothpicks!

I couldn't help but see the results, though.

Nice mess of nothing!
Glad they are out of here!

Wouldn't want too many people know that we took a job like that on.

Calendar huh? :-/

Linda

ElectricAl · « **Reply #25 on:** September 12, 2003, 06:45:16 pm »

C,

I grabbed a shot of the 2x12 Cedar lumber before it left.

Well it's a little scant, only 1" by random.

I told the customer it would cost a dollar per minute to saw.

His reply, give me 75 dollars worth

Norm · « **Reply #26 on:** September 12, 2003, 07:09:01 pm »

Ya know Linda and Al, for a buck a minute I'd saw up their cat, well maybe not their cat but a cat.

C_Miller you haven't been paying attention, if you look there's already a ladies of lumber calender here on FF.

Linda · « **Reply #27 on:** September 12, 2003, 07:50:44 pm »

Norm,

Al would pay to saw up a cat!

Several years ago, Al got so mad at a guy that he threatened to throw him on the saw and cut him in half!

I think he enjoys sawmilling just a little toooooo much!

On a different note; where is this ladies of lumber calendar? I guess I have been too busy to notice much on the FF lately.

Linda

Jeff · « **Reply #28 on:** September 12, 2003, 08:13:17 pm »

I wanna see!
How did I miss it??

Linda, I called the other day hoping to get to talk to you.

Al said you had your break.

Bibbyman · « **Reply #29 on:** September 12, 2003, 08:29:29 pm »

Linda asked if I was called Bibbyboy when I was little. No, I don’t remember. I don’t even remember wearing bibs. My mom rummaged through some old pictures and came up with the one I’ve posted here.

Linda’s next question, No, I didn’t always wear bibs.

In fact, I probably bought my first pair no more than 4 or 5 years ago. I found them just the thing to work in – plenty of room and pockets for tools, etc. Everyone thought it was quite funny. Or I was funny looking. Mary didn’t like me wearing bibs at all. But after a bit she got accustom to them and me in them so it got to be no big deal. I’d even wear bibs in public and she didn’t mind. I’d come home from the office where I’d be dressed in slacks and dress shirt and she say “Why don’t you go change into your bibs?” She started to call me “Bibbyman”.

Now half the world sees me in my office attire and the other half sees me in my bibs. The one exception is Mary who sees me in my ….. well… Ok. You don’t want to know.

When I started making comments on the Forums, I started using the handle Bibbyman. I wanted to put some distance between me and the general public.

Linda · « **Reply #30 on:** September 12, 2003, 08:55:52 pm »

Jeff,

Al is quite the slave driver for sure!

I was just finishing up with a customer when you rang. Our new helper answered and got a kick out of you thinking she was me. I was bummed I missed out on your call.

Maybe next time.

Bib,

I feel better now! You must type 500 wpm! I injured my finger the other day and boy is it hard to type now. Al just laughs and says I should have learned to type the "right way" (hunt and peck method) like he does.

Linda

David_c · « **Reply #31 on:** September 12, 2003, 09:03:37 pm »

linda theres another way to type?

ElectricAl · « **Reply #32 on:** September 13, 2003, 05:29:59 am »

David,

Linda has this goofy way of typing. She spreads her fingers all over the keyboard so you can't see the letters

A while back she was proof reading a post and she had left out the "n" in "an".

You should have seen how long it took for her to cover all the letters then try to remember where the "N" was.

ElectricAl

David_c · « **Reply #33 on:** September 13, 2003, 06:13:14 am »

eAL dont know what i'd do if somthing were to happen to my pointer finger.

Norm · « **Reply #34 on:** September 13, 2003, 06:58:53 am »

Well there's not an official calender as such but there are plenty of pics of girls with lumber on FF.

Here's my vote for Mrs. September.

Why is it I keep getting myself in trouble on this thread.

ohsoloco · « **Reply #35 on:** September 13, 2003, 08:01:02 am »

I'd like to order a 2004 calendar

Gus · « **Reply #36 on:** September 13, 2003, 08:38:13 am »

Mrs. September got a, um, ah. . .. nice saw

hehehehe,Gus

I'll put my order for the calendar too

C_Miller · « **Reply #37 on:** September 13, 2003, 10:58:10 am »

Jeff,
Is that calendar thing hard to do? I'm still on windows95 That's(1895) . Women in denim covered with sawdust, not a prettier sight in the world.

C

ohsoloco · « **Reply #38 on:** September 13, 2003, 11:47:29 am »

C_Miller, what about a woman in the driver's seat of a big 'ol truck? Maybe Bibbyman could get a pic of Mary behind the wheel of their (or is it HER) Dodge

Jeff · « **Reply #39 on:** September 13, 2003, 11:47:57 am »

Guess what Guys, I am pretty sure I know how to put a picture on the top of our forestry forum calander. We gotta be sure that the gals are up for it. Tammy and Stacy's birthdays are october and november and I just asked them and they say they will play.

They want those months. Norm send me a bigger picture, higher resolution for Patty for the September.

We need a Christmas month pic now!

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Author Topic: the orange family (Read 2954 times)