Don was a faller--high up in the logging world.

[panader0]

He cut down huge trees. He used a chain saw with a four foot bar.
He bought a few acres in the mountains west of the Willamette Valley.
He cut about a dozen trees, using a water level to make the stumps the
same height. Then framed a home on that foundation.
Chuck and I had just landed a thinning contract with the Forest Service.
We went to see Don about buying chain saws. He had a cannon heater wood stove.
I don't know how he got it there. They were used to heat the barrels of cannons so that
they wouldn't blow up when they were fired.
He asked my shoe size. I said 12. He gave me a pair of cork boots. We bought
two chains saws from him. The stores in the area had signs "No cork boots".

[ProudLib72]

1. What happened to laying block?

Is that gig over with already? Were you too fast?

[panader0]

3. I went to the job a while back.

I worked hard, but to be honest, I can't hack it anymore.
I'm 68 and was hoping to make a comeback, but I've decided to
retire my trowel.
The forest gig was long ago. It lasted about a year. Laying block is easier.

[Kali]

2. Grandma wouldn't let anybody wear spurs in the house.

same reason.

[panader0]

4. If you fall a tree over another tree,

or over some obstacle, it can result in the loss of thousands of board feet
of lumber. Fallers know this and are graded on their performance.