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A typical day

Meet at the yard around 7am, load gear, drive to the job. Walk the site and pick the drop zones. One person climbs, two work the ground running ropes and the chipper. Big limbs come down on rigging so they do not hit the fence. Lunch in the truck. Rake and blow the yard clean before you leave, because the cleanup is what the customer remembers. Two or three jobs a day in season, more emergency calls after a storm.