Stupid media. The video of nun being a hero with chainsaw.
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Sean McGillicuddy
Minister of Fire
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Minister of Fire
Does a saw work better when you run it forth and back against the tree? Inquiring minds want to know.
I'll probably be sent to hell for picking on a nun but my wife says I'm already on the express train to there anyway.
I'll probably be sent to hell for picking on a nun but my wife says I'm already on the express train to there anyway.
WoodyIsGoody
Minister of Fire
I hear you but the media is just telling a story that the public wants to hear. It's not the media that's hailing her as a hero, they're just covering the story. If the media covered the story in the context of "Nuns can't do anything right", the public would be critical of that coverage also. Nobody can deny the "can do" spirit of the nun IS the story. Whether she's effective or not is another question.
That look of determination is priceless!
WoodyIsGoody
Minister of Fire
No. It doesn't actually increase the speed of the cut. But when your chain is that dull it's not about how fast it is or isn't cutting, it's about when the bar/chain will catastrophically over-heat. Distributing the heat along the entire length of the bar is a good strategy.
It also provides the illusion that more work is being accomplished which is always a good thing. First impressions matter.
I'll probably be sent to hell for picking on a nun but my wife says I'm already on the express train to there anyway.
I didn't see your question as "picking on a nun". There's nothing wrong with investigating more efficient work methods.
Lots of things wrong. What she gets right is having the proper attitude and spirit. Also, doing for yourself and your community instead of waiting for government to bail you out also is heartening to see.
WoodyIsGoody
Minister of Fire
I'm not seeing any chips ....
Chips are the work of the devil. All I see is holy smoke.
I'll repeat what I wrote in an earlier discussion:
"The spirit is willing, but the chain is dull."
"The spirit is willing, but the chain is dull."
VirginiaIron
Minister of Fire
They need more recruits with mechanical KSA's and a conviction to support their Worldly efforts. Like a child one has to crawl and fall before he can walk. She's got the knowledge to know she needs a saw. The chain probably went dull after a few encounters with the dirt next to those lower limbs and only someone with trimming wisdom would know and insist on a break of the interview until the chain was sharpened. But maybe this is the hidden draw here-wink, someone sees the smoke from the chain and no wood chips and says to themselves "they don't know what they're doing! Me, my buddies, and my equipment are going down there on the next flight out of here".
Ideally, I'm going to give her credit for her will (where there is a will there is a way) and her can-do attitude. BUT, while she is cutting she should be (and probably is) praying for help.
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