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That bear's going to get a quality fine, he missed a spot in the second picture as well as a headrest.

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I wonder if anyone in Canada has planted a bare-root in the 21st Century. it's so entirely different it's hard to explain. We had 50k of them just outside PG 2 years ago. Was brutal when some foremen don't know how to plant them and you see their planters planting them with a few inches of root sti...

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I think that even the most average of planters should be making $200/day on a properly bid contract. In BC, $200/day should not be difficult to achieve. It's not like we're talking Ontario where you need to plant 3000/day to make $200 after camp costs. Nobody should be happy with less and if you're ...

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Sometimes the hype around being a highballer can be a destructive thing. Sometimes trying to be more humble doesn't work and its not for lack of trying. It's because of all the "creepers" the guys who are just about as fast and want to beat you everyday. Constantly asking "how much y...

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Jimbo, it's intended as a joke and not something that should be done. It does illustrate though that the fir needles are softer and more pliable than the spruce needles.

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What we've told new planters who have problems differentiating between the spruce and fir is that you can jerk off a fir seedling but you can't with a spruce. Obviously due to the needles for anyone who doesn't get that. The pods for the spruce don't seem to be as fragile and tend to hold together m...

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I don't know about you Scooter but I wouldn't be too fond of seeing planters wandering the blocks while taking a break. I'd much rather see them cache bashing instead of wandering any day. At least that way they're not going to distract other planters or run the possibility of getting lost if they w...

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Scooter wrote:Krahn, this might be what happens when someone masturbates too frequently.

Scooter finally said what we were all thinking.

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Good to see more and more literature coming out. That description sound more suited for coastal planting than for the interior, where the bulk of the volume is. Not saying that that's a bad thing. But I could see another person writing a book and coming up with a completely different cover line tha...

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I just made a thread about planting books the other day. http://www.replant.ca/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=65332 As far as I know there's not many planting books. There was a planting novel that was released 5 years ago or so called Greener Than Eden by Micheal Kohn. I don't know of any other pla...

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I just purchased a book the other day called 'Empire of the Beetle'. It's essentially a history of the pine beetle and how forestry got so out of control to the point that things are where they stand today. I haven't started it yet so can't say much else about it but I figured it would be of interes...

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I think there's some companies out there that do recognise that their planters should be making more than they are and they'd like to pay them more. However the problem for them is that if they bid on a contract at the price they think is fair for planters they can be reasonably confident that they ...

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For anyone who hasn't heard yet, the Ontario liberal government of Dalton McGuinty has proposed that if they win the upcoming provincial election they will pay companies $10,000 to hire immigrants with no prior work experience in Canada. Essentially they want to pay companies to hire anyone but thos...

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I guess there is a residual question of how bad you think the industry is; I do not recommend to friends that they plant (and directly convinced a friend not to plant this season)...but it is still hypothetical possible for rookie planters to make decent money. Perhaps some vets want to slow the de...

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barnbill wrote:the anal forest service checker spent the whole next day in that burned over rockpile looking for missed spots and couldn't find any

It's such a satisfying feeling when that happens

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Is this in comparison to other areas of Ontario? I planted 8cent furrows around Sudbury my rookie year that were actually pretty creamy, but that area sits ontop of the Canadian shield and is prone to rocks and other unpleasantness. I suppose it all depends on what tree price you would be getting. ...

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What's the area around Sudbury and Killarney like for planting?

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why don't we talk about our worst days. now we're talking. far more appropriate than flogging the old best days horse. i cant really remember which bad day was ever the worst, but im sure it happened when working for outland in ontario, around 2002. 7.25 cents a tree. people were so proud when they...

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After seeing Mike's thread about how much planters make, it got me wondering what everyone's best day was like. Sometimes it's the land that makes it a great day even though the price is low. Other days your land isn't that great but the price sure is. Personally, my best days have been those that h...

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mel_eff wrote:Take five bundles of trees every bagup and fucking throw them into the treeline. That should push your numbers up.

Now now, that only works in Ontario where stashing's a legit way of making money

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There's always going to be at least one fly in camp.... ;)

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Now that I think about it, I was once told that a price would be increased by 1 cent if quality was over 95% for a certain block. Quality wasn't over 95%. We didn't get the bonus cent. Did the company break the law? I may be wrong on this but I don't think that qualifies as breaking the law. Yes it...

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I've kept quiet on this until these recent posts of Kleenex's that have pissed me off further. First, where the hell do you find slander in what Bush said? You stated the same crap in your response to him. You're selling information that is easily obtainable, plain and simple as that. Honestly Kleen...

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Scooter wrote: Now, back to the Kenyans ...

They don't need water, right?

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yes i agree with saying it is very important to bring water/hydrate yourself. the milk juggs do lack strength, they can be peirced easily. but be honest, even on the hottest of hot summer days, people still bring wayyy toooo much water to the block! Are you guys telling me youve never dumped out wa...

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17/ ibuprofen. get the onsale cheap stuff..but make sure to get a decent size bottle if yur headache prone in the summer heat. Or if you're "headache prone in the summer heat" you should probably be drinking a lot more water instead of just popping ibuprofen since that is an early sign of...

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Sure, cotton's fine. If you like freezing your ass off when things get wet which they inevitably do. Really though, that's a piss poor list and quite the rip-off of the one I made a few years ago. But honestly, who am I to talk, I only have 9 years of experience as opposed to your 1. What's the poin...

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I would get a headlamp instead of or in addition to a hand held flash light. Once you get a headlamp you won’t go back to normal flashlight. Other then that list looks good. I bought a headlamp a few seasons ago and couldn't agree more. Also found a really nice one that someone lost on a mountain o...

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Those videos and his cd's don't even do his voice justice; you absolutely have to see him live to truly appreciate his talent. He's simply amazing. We saw him last year when he was on tour with the Vinyl Cafe and he got standing ovations for both songs he performed. Stuart McLean was speechless afte...

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New Brunswick's own Matt Andersen is a pretty amazing talent...

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http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Labour-Industry/2010/08/12/BlameGame/ BCTS is throwing their spin into the fray... This article makes it sound like Khaira is banned from bidding on ANY BCTS contract next year, yet other reports are that they're only banned from bidding in the Golden area. Anyone kno...

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Hopefully BCTS will be paying big time for this whole mess... The media should be all over them for having had prior knowledge of the situation back to at least Powell River. This is a much larger issue than simply a shady company having been busted for cutting major corners...

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bush wrote:tell you where al the gold is buried? no way. if you don't know by now, you never will. let's keep the good shit away from the shit flies.

Seconded.

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This thread is now about your five favorite breakfast cereals. 5. Cinnamon Toast Crunch 4. Life 3. Corn Pops (but not too many, otherwise the roof of my mouth bleeds) 2. Corn Flakes (with sugar and a tiny bit of salt) 1. Fruit Loops 5. Rice Krispies 4. Honey Nut Cherios 3. Oatmeal Crisp 2. Vector 1...

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Chris Hendsbee is a good person working for a shit company. Why he's remained there for so long is beyond me. For the record, I don't believe there are any comments in this thread from people who couldn't cut it. A few of us who have stated our opinions have many years of experience with a few diffe...

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Go with the M3's if those are the only ones you are considering. The ones that landhammer posted look like complete pieces of shit. I've heard tons of good about the LaSportiva Glaciers as well but never found a pair to check out so I went with the Zamberlan Vioz GT which is the same price as the M3...

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bumping this for the new planters...

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Go look in the equipment forum... we've posted plenty of good lists in there over the past few years.

Check out this thread... http://www.replant.ca/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=64375

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You honestly think you're going that your first paycheck will be for more than a couple of dollars (if that) as a rookie in Quesnel??? Good luck with that... There's a learning curve to this job that you may not fully understand. Nobody goes out and starts making big $$$ in their first couple of wee...

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I was going to say the exact same stuff that Scooter did. Go with Outland.

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There's a few threads in regards to them but as far as having a formal company thread, they're not deserving of that respect.

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First off, for any decent rookie $150/ day average should be easily doable. If you're still making $100 - $120 a day a month in, you're wasting you're time. Maybe its an Ontario planting thing, but even the worst BC rookie mills have higher avg's than $150/day. $150/day in Ontario is 2,000 trees wi...

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As for the forester, the example was if he is talking to you, not checking your trees. As Scooter said, the best is to ask him, but minimal respect at first hand can't be bad. But hey rookies should not answer these kind of questions, that's the vets job... Scooter's right about if the forester is ...

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Like Krahn already mentioned, I almost always have the next 3-4 microsites picked before I get to them. A lot of rookies think you should stay bent over as much as you can, but I wouldn't recommend doing so unless you want to be dealing with back problems later on. I'm sure there's probably a large ...

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Fair enough. An option as far as being less destructible though. Personally I enjoy the Ocean Spray jugs. I haven't had one smash or crack yet as I keep it in a planting bag when in the truck, and usually replace them every few weeks if I can. They also have a glorious sturdy handle for ease of tra...

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No need to kill the cougar, all you gotta do is take her to bed

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Dogmusher wrote: I like the idea of wearing the hardhat while driving .

I'd rather walk than take one of A&M's buses ever again...

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Mandating planters to wear hard hats at all times is the wrong decision. Hard hats are useless to us as planters unless they're on extremely tight. Having it as tight as possible is the only way to prevent it from falling off and it's actually bad for you to have it that tight. Hard hats weren't des...

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More pics of the boots. The circled area on the sole is a spot that's slightly broken from kicker use. It's very minor but I thought it was worth noting anyway. As I said earlier the soles have peeled only slightly at the toe and I need to clean them up and re-glue it again. You'll also notice deter...

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As promised, pics of the boots after 2 seasons of use

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