tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014005277153555622.post3646016277744706603..comments2023-03-29T04:47:15.998-05:00Comments on Spiritcreek: Fighting TreesJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461386564339879940noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014005277153555622.post-20502159191314530092010-04-19T04:04:22.605-05:002010-04-19T04:04:22.605-05:00The chainsaw went back to the store for a refund, ...The chainsaw went back to the store for a refund, even though the clerk said it was against store policy. I think the look on my face made that a moot point. My hands are still swollen from the pounding they took trying to pull start that damn thing.<br /><br />My son came to help me, and we lopped and sawed and chopped down a huge pile of cedars and four or five honey locust trees. The cedars won't grow back, but the honey locust will. So I painted herbicide on the stumps, which supposedly will kill them at the roots. <br /><br />It is my compromise to just taking the easy way and spraying my pasture with herbicide that kills everything but grass. I can't allow my little patch to breed cedars and honey locust and continually reseed my neighbors' land with pests. Ugh.<br /><br />I am considering spraying though. I have a great stand of grass, but in several large patches where the soil was poor, cockle burrs, thistle, and other unwelcome plants are growing quite happily. I will have to consult with the dudes on this, though. It would be a last resort.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461386564339879940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014005277153555622.post-18290341168671252872010-04-18T10:08:11.122-05:002010-04-18T10:08:11.122-05:00I am seriously impressed that you would go so far ...I am seriously impressed that you would go so far as to purchase a chain saw. If it makes you feel any better, my sweetheart once chain sawed professionally (USForest Service) and even the big boys and girls have their issues with the suckers. Though I'm pretty sure that most of them would tell you that the average joe chainsaw that can be purchased at the local hardware or home improvement center is basically a piece of crap! But you already knew that.<br /><br />I am with you on the urge to cut to the chase on cutting down the invasive trees. I am with you on the so-American urge to use a techno fix (and a macho one at that) to solve a problem. And sadly, with you on the 'in lieu of going at a reasonable, slow, human (ie attuned to our advancing years and creaking bodies) pace. (smile)<br /><br />Take my ^%%#%^& bambi's, for instance. My sweetheart has just written a nice, appreciative blog post about the little deers that roam our neighborhood. As he well knows, if I had my way, those suckahs would have long been blown to smithereens by the biggest, loudest, baddest weapon I could get away with (mortar? AK7 assault rifle? atomic bomb?). Heck, if there were anything I could physically DO to/at/with them, my frustration would be less. <br /><br />Instead, I am limited to spraying with ill-tasting & ill-smelling liquids, and occasionally going after them with banging pots and pans when I catch them munching on my garden plants.<br /><br />Perhaps you should torch the chain saw (for the pure, evil satisfaction of it), do a little more hand sawing, and like me, attempt to remember that the middle years of life are designed, seemingly, to teach us moderation. Hmph.<br /><br />ps take video!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239798951473493987noreply@blogger.com