Howdy gents,
I had myself a bit of adversity yesterday. Been not sleeping well, and I start my heart every day with 9 cups of "half-caff" coffee, and I've been chewing that nicotine gum a lot, because it does help ease stress, and it's easier on the queasy feeling than chew. Well, yesterday I'm up in a tree, and my heart starts beating really fast, something I haven't had for quite a while. Heart doc said a while back it wont hurt me, and I was right in the middle of my first real tree job. I took lots of breaks, and soldiered on through for three more hours. Usually I can get it to stop doing that pretty quickly, but yesterday it didn't stop till I was done cutting and had my stuff put away. I think it was actually chewing a piece of nicotine gum that got it to stop. Rough day, but I got through it. The customer is a friend of mine, and he was really cool about it, and I left my trailer there, and he loaded some of it up. I head back to morrow to pick up the rest of the brush and logs. I will never be able to become a serious tree guy without a big chipper and a dedicated dump truck. SO much for a retirement gig. I think I'll subsist on small jobs and fight brush this first year, and see what next year holds. Swift Solutions & Creations LLC can take any form I choose for it within reason, but I have to keep it manageable, and I don't want to gamble my family's grub stake on a big operation.
I feel fine today, and I'm looking forward to finishing up my first real tree job. The customer is happy, and I did some difficult removal of major limbs threatening his house, so that is good. Onward and forward, as they say.
Hope your day was good, men.