patb86•1mo ago

Appreciation post: That old arborist who showed me how to read a tree's lean in 5 seconds flat

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Man that's the thing about old timers, they've got shortcuts for stuff that takes the rest of us years to figure out. It's like those little tricks are everywhere once you start looking for them.

benwilliams23d ago

Ha, yeah right? Old timers will show you a trick that took them 40 years to learn and act like it's nothing. Meanwhile I'd be out there with a level and a protractor looking like a fool. The funny part is they never write this stuff down either. It's all just locked in their heads until some random apprentice happens to ask the right question.