Big wind storm knocked a bunch of timber down in as nearby state park
several years ago. They big the logging and it went to some helicopter crew.
Now that was a novel deal. Nobody here had ever saw such a thing.
People came to watch them fly the turns in.
Anyway, this was a corporate, organized by the book operation.
The cutters were required to run the safety chains on their saws.
Anyone caught with anything else had problems.
So, they went to the local shop and bought traditional chains, and carried
them into the woods in a pocket. At the end of the day, they swapped,
And hung the good chain in a tree. It became a common topic in logging
circles. Logging here isn't corporate. It's family or a couple guys
running saws, cutting wood. No HR BS. These rednecks couldn't imagine
being told to run crappy chains or being forced to wear helmet and
ear muffs.
Not that safety gear is a bad idea.
