Post #529752 by Billy the Crud on Wed, May 12, 2010 2:08 PM

Ok, so apparently, I'm a tree trimmer now as well. I had to buy a new 18" chainsaw for this job and it was stolen. The customer(Coach Sutton from West Hills and Valhalla high schools) bought me a new one in exchange for doing a pina on his healthy Date Palm. FILTHY work, I tell ya! Don't think I've ever met a kinder man and I was a little bummed that the job came to an end. Here's the pics......

Here's the tree when I got there

Got it whittled down to this...

Buy the tree had apparently died of some sort of blight that ate the cellulose and left the strings. A big stinking mess and had to be cut down, so we got creative.

and Mr. Peanut found a home

Got the pina cut into the other palm

And threw in a contemplative Moai to round out the whole job.

Was a bit of work and in actuality, I lost on it because I didn't get to sell the Peanut mug AND do this job........but in the long run, I've done well as the referrals and extra work are beginning to pour in. The enormous laughing KU head is going in this yard as well. All from my nehpew telling his coach I carved tikis. Thanks, Andrew!!!

And thank you to Coach Sutton and his very pleasant family.