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What a night
Did anyone have any problems with the scary wind last night
A gum in our front yard snapped in half
And took the power lines with it
Rang Telstra and they got the power going
But left the snapped tree and all the chain sawed bits lying around
Does the SES or council do clean ups for these sort of things (non emergency)
Or is it up to me to take care it
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If it's in your front yard I'm afraid it's up to you mate. Stack it up on the nature strip with a "FREE FIREWOOD" sign.
Free wood... excellent!!
We survived ok. Lights flickered a few times, so located my bike headlamp quickly just in case. Then all the street lights went out... looked nice, not being able to see the highway.
I thought that may be the case
I can keep the firewood
i just thought I may get a tree removed for free
The other 2 are costing us our holiday this year
Bottom of the hill was not so bad. How did Telstra get the power on are they moving into new areas?
Hold on - I'm a goose
I had to ring Telstra this morning about my crap internet connection
It was the Integral energy bill where I found the emergency number
They're who I rang
Bloody tree took out my best daisy bush!!
Andy, you can always try ringing the SES or local RFS brigade and seeing if any of their newer members need chainsaw training. They proll won't take the tree away but you may get it cut up.
I've bought a small chainsaw
And i'm struggling to get it started
i'm not the most mechanically minded bloke - city guy and all that
i've been told there's a trick and i'll persist until i get it
Got to get that tree off my daisies!
1) Chainsaw on the ground first - don't try to drop start it unless you don't like your body parts in one piece.
2) Make sure the anti kickback brake is off.
3) Choke on, Ignition on, lock the throttle in the start position (assuming it has one) - pull it till it kicks once. Do not try again with the choke on, you'll just foul the plug. (If you have done this, use wide open throttle and keep pulling until it clears out and fires again)
4) Choke about half - pull it till it fires up - should fast idle.
5) Keep the revs up a bit and turn the choke all the way off. This is a balancing act you'll get used to.
6) Chop up wood until you accidentally push the chain into the dirt an blunt the chain! (Bike chains don't fit chainsaws!)
7) Drink beer.
Good luck!
(If you need a hand, I'm around Saturday arvo - PM me.)
My mistake was leaving the throttle on after it kicked
I found that info online and managed to spend a few hours chopping it all up
Still more to do, but got the bulk of it done
You'll all be pleased to know that my heritage daisies were not completely killed
They just have a big chunk out of them
Thanks for the daisy update, I tossed and turned all night worrying about them.