Tom Dunlap wrote:
oldtimer wrote:
I keep my comments to the minimum since I am not an Arborist I do not want to wear my welcome for being opinionated and a pain to deal with so I mostly read and enjoy from the background.

You don't EVER have to worry about that at TB Desi Your comments are always welcome and well composed.

Until cutting tools are added to the mix we're all tree climbers. There's little different from pro/rec climbing issues. Gravity doesn't differentiate :_b_link__:

Tom is pretty much on the money about that comment.

For a short while, I even lent a hand to the Australian _base_d forum until it felt like the admin of that site began to turn on a some folks like an Internet-Hitler.

But the Buzz has been rather professional for a long time.

Davej wrote:
Some really seem to be for arborists and not really for treeclimbers. Thanks.

that is a funny statement - as Some Arborists are treeclimbers and some treeclimbers are Arborists - some rec climbers are treeclimbers and some arborist are rec climbers - it is a CIRCLE of the trees.

I LOVE THE BUZZ and i feel very welcome there - I am a PURE Rec climber. Everyone on Treebuzz has made me feel welcome and if I had to call one forum home over all others it would be that site.

Each forum has it's pluss and minuses and you get out of it what you put in. Be a lurker or a poster.

jz

jerseygirl wrote:
Davej wrote:
Some really seem to be for arborists and not really for treeclimbers. Thanks.

that is a funny statement - as Some Arborists are treeclimbers and some treeclimbers are Arborists - some rec climbers are treeclimbers and some arborist are rec climbers - it is a CIRCLE of the trees.

Well, by treeclimbers I was implying rec treeclimbers. It is no different than any other situation where there are a mix of amateurs and pros. If I go to an electrician's forum there will be some there who feel that it is pure foolishness for a homeowner to do electrical work him/herself. That is a job for a professional.

to me climbing is climbing. it's like sitting about the camp fire at the buzz everyone leaves the profession somewhere else. we talk about knots and rope and boot all the SAME things that the so called REC only climbers that are here.

why pigeon hole yourself

BRANCH OUT - spread your limbs - take in all that you can


anyway my 2 cents worth and with inflation it is worth less