Axe-men on History

[Wolfman]

Summer 1959 I worked for the USFS on a surveying crew in the Cascades in Washington. We were stationed out of Darrington Washington, Mount Baker National Forest. We had to survey roads to future logging sights that would later become access roads for tourism. I remember my surprise that most all the loggers in town were from North Carolina, basically hired out by Weyerhauser. I met some of them in the bars in town where I first saw the pieces of old tires that were fashioned to slide onto their caulked boots. Most of the logging was Douglas fir for plywood. Many of the trees were 6-7 feet in diameter. Amazing to watch these guys work. The TV show brought back memories.
We got called in on a huge forest fire near Marblemount WA. It was like martial law--all the loggers went to work for the USFS and the women were hired on to do the cooking for the crews fighting the fire. That too was quite an experience for this then 19 year old kid from the east.
I'm sure Dinsdale has had a better experience in Oregon.

[Y2K]

I think the show sucks.

No matter how much drama the tree cutters can huff out of a bong they are no match for the insanity of Alaskan crab fishing.

[XXXL]

I especially like it when they show the map of Oregon and the coastline to the west brings thoughts of uncrowded tasty waves...

[Derron]

Not a bad show and tells it like it is.

I know about half the guys on the show. Mike Pihl and that crew of his... Dwayne and I did more drugs back in the day... I quit, he kept going on...its only in the last 10 years he got responsible somewhat...his kid is as dumb as Dwayne was in the day..

Melvin keeps going on when he should have been out of business years ago..

Jay Browning, Gustafson and most everybody have cut way back...no logging going on at all..

They had a first showing of the show in Astoria, back in February with an open bar...they all got trashed and a bunch of them Pihl guys managed to run a pickup off the road, totaled it, busted up a couple of them and the driver got DUI of course.

Tough fucking way to make a living...them crab guys are pretty tough too,but that shit is just fucking insane...

[Goober McTuber]

I’ve watched a bit of the show whilst channel surfing. They seem like a bunch of tools. Not surprising that Derron hung around with them.

[Dinsdale]

I spent a few days of my life bucking trees for a small logging company.

No thanks. Good way to end up dead.

And the scumbags you end up working with ain't exactly a cup of sunshine, either.

[Wolfman]

I remember when they had "Logger's Weekend" or whatever they called it. Had a parade of trucks that had three--- yes 3-- Doug Fir logs and they gave out prizes for the best ones. Watching those guys climb trees and all those other insane contests was cool. Got so hot and dry for a while they were operating under what they called "Hoot Owl" condidtions--
no power saws used from sunrise to sunset. I'd still hear them off in the distance even at mid-day.
Fighting on the fire line was madness. Planes dropping borate slurry on the fire and us---we slept in paper sleeping bags which were kinda like large insulated envelopes. Was hot, dirty, and hard work. I had a friend in college that actually went out west every summer to work on suppression crews--made good money to pay for school.

[Mikey]

I thought this was going to have something to do with The Shining.


Greatest axe-man of all time:

[Cuda]

^^^ That will never not be funny

[Derron]

Just a little update on the latest Axe Men drama



http://www.katu.com/news/local/55402152.html

[Cuda]

who gives a flying fuck?

[socal]

Just a little update on the latest Axe Men drama



http://www.katu.com/news/local/55402152.html

At least he wasn't texting.

Somehow, some way the Pihl's DNA seems to immune Darwin 'bode.

I think the show sucks.

No matter how much drama the tree cutters can huff out of a bong they are no match for the insanity of Alaskan crab fishing.

Still surprised they haven't yet come up with a show on Fresneckian Methers.

[Derron]

Just a little update on the latest Axe Men drama



http://www.katu.com/news/local/55402152.html

At least he wasn't texting.

Somehow, some way the Pihl's DNA seems to immune Darwin 'bode.

At the same time last night in a 30 mile radius there was 4 of these major accidents happening. They did not have enough
helicopters to go around.

Dude needs to learn how to behave. If he manages to dodge business failure in this market, he best behave a bit better in his personal life.

Oh...and it is either his dad or uncle.....retired Washington County Circuit Court judge. He was known as the hanging judge.

[Dinsdale]

Oh...and it is either his dad or uncle.....retired Washington County Circuit Court judge. He was known as the hanging judge.

Hollie Pihl.

OR SO I HEAR.

Never stood in front of him or anything... nope, not me.

[Derron]

Oh...and it is either his dad or uncle.....retired Washington County Circuit Court judge. He was known as the hanging judge.

Hollie Pihl.

OR SO I HEAR.

Never stood in front of him or anything... nope, not me.

That be the dude.

Interesting take locally here..was at a social function last night where most of us knew Mike. Those of us who are not inclined to drink to excess every chance we get though it pretty stupid.

Those who were heavy drinkers, men mostly kind of said shit happens. Every one of the mothers, wives etc said he was a drunk son of a bitch who had no business doing stupid shit like that and should have his nuts cut off and stuffed in his throat.

In fact, one of the drunk dudes and his wife got into a major disagreement about said behavior and had to be separated,and since it was my sons wedding reception, I had to 86 the dude at that point. Fuckin necks.

[smackaholic]

That be the dude.

Interesting take locally here..was at a social function last night where most of us knew Mike. Those of us who are not inclined to drink to excess every chance we get though it pretty stupid.

Those who were heavy drinkers, men mostly kind of said shit happens. Every one of the mothers, wives etc said he was a drunk son of a bitch who had no business doing stupid shit like that and should have his nuts cut off and stuffed in his throat.

In fact, one of the drunk dudes and his wife got into a major disagreement about said behavior and had to be separated,and since it was my sons wedding reception, I had to 86 the dude at that point. Fuckin necks.

What a kill joy.

All social functions are made more entertaining by drunken neck marital spats. Should have just instigated it and bought evern one involved a few rounds.

[Derron]

That be the dude.

Interesting take locally here..was at a social function last night where most of us knew Mike. Those of us who are not inclined to drink to excess every chance we get though it pretty stupid.

Those who were heavy drinkers, men mostly kind of said shit happens. Every one of the mothers, wives etc said he was a drunk son of a bitch who had no business doing stupid shit like that and should have his nuts cut off and stuffed in his throat.

In fact, one of the drunk dudes and his wife got into a major disagreement about said behavior and had to be separated,and since it was my sons wedding reception, I had to 86 the dude at that point. Fuckin necks.

What a kill joy.

All social functions are made more entertaining by drunken neck marital spats. Should have just instigated it and bought evern one involved a few rounds.

We had the requisite drunk chick on her hands and knees puking in the front lawn..the drunk dude falling off the upper deck, and the brides brother and his skank girl friend having to be told to stop loin grinding on the dance floor because all the little kids were stopping to watch them..all in all pretty successful and normal wedding reception when over 65% are necks...weird family the kid married into, but his OL got a huge rack so props to him.

[Cuda]

[smackaholic]

That be the dude.

Interesting take locally here..was at a social function last night where most of us knew Mike. Those of us who are not inclined to drink to excess every chance we get though it pretty stupid.

Those who were heavy drinkers, men mostly kind of said shit happens. Every one of the mothers, wives etc said he was a drunk son of a bitch who had no business doing stupid shit like that and should have his nuts cut off and stuffed in his throat.

In fact, one of the drunk dudes and his wife got into a major disagreement about said behavior and had to be separated,and since it was my sons wedding reception, I had to 86 the dude at that point. Fuckin necks.

What a kill joy.

All social functions are made more entertaining by drunken neck marital spats. Should have just instigated it and bought evern one involved a few rounds.

We had the requisite drunk chick on her hands and knees puking in the front lawn..the drunk dude falling off the upper deck, and the brides brother and his skank girl friend having to be told to stop loin grinding on the dance floor because all the little kids were stopping to watch them..all in all pretty successful and normal wedding reception when over 65% are necks...weird family the kid married into, but his OL got a huge rack so props to him.

Yeah, a nice rack will get a girl a pass on all sorts of baggage....till she turns into just another fat 34 year old with 3 kids and a nice rack buried somewhere in there.

Well, good luck to him and his newly aquired huge rack.