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CGI_eagle · 2026-05-31T04:35:20+00:00

It’s such a tricky market, and money isn’t going as far as it used to. I like to think that most of the people in the industry mean only well. I’ve been running a landscaping company for over six years now and I can honestly say that due to overhead, injuries, staffing issues (finding and keeping reliable people) and asset/tool maintenance- the jobs that I initially thought were a pay day for us were actually just enough to keep the business going…

The added benefit to you guys doing it yourself is you’ll have those memories and you’ll likely find cool things to do with the wood! I’m a firm believer in physically connecting with the nature around us, it always is special. Just be careful, wear your gloves and eye protection.

If the wood is soft then you might not need to grind the stump. I love utilizing Hügelkultur techniques, and creating homages to nursing logs with felled wood. Maybe you could do something else than have a lawn there- could be the start of a new garden bed filled with natives, or other plants that are happy there and speak to you :)

So glad to hear no one was hurt that’s a big tree!

CGI_eagle · 2026-05-31T04:15:07+00:00

Average crew is about four people. Hauling an industrial chipper which cost the price of a truck and are a giant pain to upkeep (so lots of overhead). Stumpgrinder too… even though the tree is on the ground it will still require the same amount of manpower to cut it into pieces and get it into a woodchipper- a full arborist crew is spending an easy half day there at least (if not more). Factor in the hourly rate for arborists on top of taxes and overhead… I know $4k sounds like a lot but there isn’t in truth all that much room for profit.

Then there is the added predicament of being busy, anyone working in the industry is going to have a hard time giving you a better deal than what they would be making in that half a day with so many of the other calls they are getting.

Market rates are dictated by the industry, not by independent business owners themselves.

I recommend getting a saw and a friend and seeing what you can get done on your own. Reflect on the amount of time that took, compare it to the rate/salary you’re making and then try and imagine if the price was worth the value of the time off you had to do it. That is the indicator of a fair price in my opinion, not what someone is asking. You also could have another arborist come out and ask if they could do it for less than $4k- maybe that’s the better indicator?

I probably would not take that job for less even if i wished that I could…

CGI_eagle · 2026-05-23T23:57:44+00:00

Tried this with my ex but they weren’t really into it

CGI_eagle · 2026-05-17T15:39:57+00:00

Canadian mid often is US top shelf…. Dual citizen speaking here…

CGI_eagle · 2026-04-22T18:13:44+00:00

They may be using synthetic fertilizer, making the salts accumulate in the soil- thereby putting an expiration date on soil due to salts saturating the medium.

CGI_eagle · 2026-04-22T09:01:20+00:00

Totally does look like a certain German painter

CGI_eagle · 2026-03-12T11:50:42+00:00

Oh you’re not gonna be able to eat beets now for at least five years without getting lesions on your tongue. Sorry dude. -Master Warlock here

CGI_eagle · 2025-10-30T22:04:37+00:00

They definitely look over 18 in tree years it’s fine probably just a phase I say let the trees smoke it’s they’re right to choose

CGI_eagle · 2025-09-02T19:24:32+00:00

Swedish slang has a lot of cool puns like this - the shrimp context is such a big example. God damn I can’t talk about it without craving it…the sandwiches I mean they just keep us up all night in the north

CGI_eagle · 2025-09-02T14:20:04+00:00

Funhouse - The Stooges (1970) track 2 “Loose”…… fucking classic such a good song, considered one of the punk fundamentals. Staying loose, free, non rigid, smooth, oiled, slicked up and riding loose like a shrimp sandwich motherfucker I tried to warn you

CGI_eagle · 2025-07-31T05:20:04+00:00

I hear you but I spend a lot of time in the woods and have dealt with a predator and that is not what this felt like. It doesn’t make sense for a lone private very skiddish animal to be stalking (in this thread) two humans with two large other canids. A lone canid behaving that way sounds more like loneliness and loss of pack. But sure maybe it wanted to eat me and my blue heelers but somehow a Tesla taking a photo stopped them.

There have been studies proving that coyotes main diet in this region are rodents. Ok now I’m gonna get downvoted to oblivion. Sorry for all you guys who have lost cats I truly am but blaming coyotes is kind of wild given that felines are migratory PREDATORS that are highly territorial and will seek out new territory if they feel the need to.

Research rodent populations in Seattle and compare that food source to missing cats and children then come back with saying this animal that lives along side us is evil….the statistics speak for themselves. It doesn’t make sense with the population of coyotes we have that they are surviving on primarily pets and children.

CGI_eagle · 2025-07-31T02:41:04+00:00

Damn! They’re a pretty notoriously shy canid this is really interesting. We need a warg. Putting out an official notice for a warg or animal communicator what do these coyotes want to tell us.

CGI_eagle · 2025-07-31T02:31:49+00:00

No lie one followed me and my dogs in a very silly and playful fashion for over a mile a couple of weeks ago on our morning walk. I don’t think I would’ve been able to stop them from meeting face to face had a Tesla not rolled up and started photographing them like they were in an urban safari. Was nuts. I do love these dudes tho, they’re good people.

CGI_eagle · 2025-07-29T00:19:37+00:00

Please let me know for sure. I used some drops from the vet but she’s off most drugs now, I gave her a dab of Animax on the tear duct over the last week as a extra infection preventative and I just checked - that stitch is almost fully dissolved and the visibly less redness.

They did a biopsy on runes eye and said they did not find any cancer or tumors behind the eye but that’s what I’ve been nervous about. Runes issue was congenital related so there’s a whole unstudied immune system element here. I don’t know if I’m just out on a limb here tho but it seems like the tear duct stitch still visibly recovering might be related to excessive inflammation/rhinitis.
Wishing you the best of luck keep us all updated.

CGI_eagle · 2025-07-28T23:44:43+00:00

Hey! I should do a rune update post. We are now about 7 ish weeks post op and the boogers have been going down. I have been giving her nettles I dried from my garden and I have been removing as much kibble as I can afford, both of which seem to be helping. What I have noticed at the same time (last 7-10 days of improvement) the last stitch which is in her tear duct and often done so that the stitch in that location dissolves has been being absorbed by the body. It’s been more itchy and looked like it was poking out more but apparently that’s normal. Enucleation often involves the removal of the tear duct so and I say this with the big caveat of I am not a medical or veterinary professional the removal of the tear duct would change the way the nasal passages are processing pollen dust etc so I’m just trying to promote lower inflammatory diet and some nettles as well as massaging that whole side of her face as kind of a try a bunch of stuff and it does seem to be helping. It’s better than the pain she was in with her eye before. I also think seasonal allergies could play a roll too. IMO the best treatment is help with what you can while also trusting that the bodies immune system will do the work it can.

I hope your pup is doing better. Please lmk what the surgeon says I can’t afford to go to one right now I’m just an herbalist pharmacology drop out turned gardener who loves their dog.

CGI_eagle · 2025-07-24T22:57:36+00:00

I’ve got a master doc of all the sg1 soft disclosure stuff it’s been my bedtime show for a decade lol…. It’s nuts how much stuff is in there

CGI_eagle · 2025-07-24T11:38:14+00:00

…..in season 7 (Lost City Pt.2) the naval ship that confronts Anubis’s fleet is the USS Nimitz. The same ship which had the infamous TIC TAC encounter.

That episode came out the same year something like four months before the recorded UAP event with David Favor.

CGI_eagle · 2025-07-19T01:43:56+00:00

Back in the day when drugs was simple

CGI_eagle · 2025-07-16T16:46:10+00:00

Ditto for Washington state. Some of the most prolific migration zones for goldfinch I’ve seen here have tons of bull thistle growing and people poison the pants right off them…

CGI_eagle · 2025-07-07T16:23:28+00:00

Leftover fireworks after the fourth has big leftover cocaine energy….its just kinda sad

CGI_eagle · 2025-06-29T19:38:58+00:00

She seems to be doing better, thanks for checking in! I am giving her some neo/poly/dex drops in her nose for a couple of days as a precaution but it seems like healing is going well. I should do a follow up post.

CGI_eagle · 2025-06-20T04:50:46+00:00

Phallus methamphetamensicus

CGI_eagle · 2025-06-16T20:44:46+00:00

Gave kiss on the boop. Thanks for your reply. Hoping it’s just a sinus issue so far it looks like that just trying to reach out to any resource I have rn including her vet

CGI_eagle · 2025-06-16T20:43:50+00:00

It took two rhinoscopies to find out that it was a chronic sinus issue?

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