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by subliminalinertia
Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:13 pm
Forum: Companies in the Silviculture Industry
Topic: Brinkman and Associates
Replies: 133
Views: 63041

hmm . thats interesting. i've never heard it that way before. my experience with brinkman is that you don't necessarily get as high a tree price as you might get with a smaller company with less overhead, but whereas with that smaller company you might spend a significant amount of time waiting for ...
by subliminalinertia
Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:28 am
Forum: Questions & Answers about Tree Planting
Topic: Glasses or Contacts?
Replies: 15
Views: 11488

actaully, i planted all this season in glasses, and it was fine. better even maybe. cept when it rained a lot... but then i just took them off and followed the glowing colour spots (flags)
by subliminalinertia
Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:18 am
Forum: Around The Campfire
Topic: Prices are Rising
Replies: 8
Views: 4764

naaww, its not about vacations. they take their vacations all winter long... IN COSTA RICA!
by subliminalinertia
Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:54 pm
Forum: Around The Campfire
Topic: Logging runs in my family
Replies: 3
Views: 2236

hm, i got one up on ya! my parents met in a treeplanting camp somewhere near mission BC, back in the early days of treeplanting, and my brother and i spent most of our time growing up as camp-brats, wreaking havoc while the planters were away.... one time my brother stole a quad and ran it through t...
by subliminalinertia
Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:35 pm
Forum: Questions & Answers about Tree Planting
Topic: Poison Ivy
Replies: 10
Views: 8227

Ooohhh.... i'm not sure i can imagine anything worse than a bad bought of poision ivy in camp... especially if it was in some northern backwoods! gack. i can take the devils club... i can take the nettles, i can take the cold and the rain and the strain and the burn, i can live with tendonitis, and ...
by subliminalinertia
Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:27 pm
Forum: Around The Campfire
Topic: so i heard...
Replies: 1
Views: 1574

so i heard...

that a message board for treeplanters is pretty neat.

yup yup. thats what i heard too!

gee. what a coincidence. :shock:
by subliminalinertia
Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:23 pm
Forum: Around The Campfire
Topic: Prices are Rising
Replies: 8
Views: 4764

well, i would have to do a little looking into it to pretend i really know whats going on, since i do not usually pay that much attention to talk that doesnt concern me directly... but, what comes to my mind off-hand is that spring and summer contracts are not necessarily interchangable... ? i mean,...
by subliminalinertia
Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:40 pm
Forum: Companies in the Silviculture Industry
Topic: Brinkman and Associates
Replies: 133
Views: 63041

woohoo, go brinkman.

its an institution.

its a family.

no, its a dutch mafia!


hah. kidding. really.
by subliminalinertia
Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:25 pm
Forum: Around The Campfire
Topic: Prices are Rising
Replies: 8
Views: 4764

hmm, i heard that contracts in bc would be bigger/better in 2006 because it's two years after the big forestfires... two years to grow a seedling...

anyway, thats what the 'big man' said.
by subliminalinertia
Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:24 pm
Forum: Equipment Used by Planters
Topic: High Performance WorkWear for the Silviculture Industry
Replies: 3
Views: 2180

sooo, where do we view/purchase this newest wave in planter fashion?
by subliminalinertia
Mon Apr 19, 2004 4:00 pm
Forum: Questions & Answers about Tree Planting
Topic: What is brushing like?
Replies: 6
Views: 9789

bleh- saws are for whimps.
manual brushing all the way!
by subliminalinertia
Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:49 pm
Forum: Questions & Answers about Tree Planting
Topic: Glasses or Contacts?
Replies: 15
Views: 11488

yeah, although sticking a dirty pesticided finger into you eye is a real bad move, i much prefer contacts. for the reason of rain, but also the sweaty dirty drips in beating sun... i think if you are comfortable with your contacts- like you don't usually need to stick your finger in your eyeball- th...
by subliminalinertia
Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:41 pm
Forum: Questions & Answers about Tree Planting
Topic: Mental Disorders - Ever Met Any Planters Who Had One?
Replies: 5
Views: 5252

some people say you gotta be at least part crazy to plant... heh.
by subliminalinertia
Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:16 pm
Forum: Equipment Used by Planters
Topic: Rain Gear
Replies: 8
Views: 4922

raingear is a source of eternal frustration for me. wear the heavy rubber stuff, keeps you dry but it seriously hampers your agility when scrambling through/over big slash. plus there is no ventilation, so when you sweat.. well, you get wet anyway. i've yet to expirment with the lighter stuff. i've ...
by subliminalinertia
Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:04 pm
Forum: Equipment Used by Planters
Topic: Good place to buy equipment in Victoria?
Replies: 1
Views: 1521

i've got the same problem. as far as i know, nanaimo, or delta on the mainland just outside van are the only places. both have bushpro retail outlets.