Rick .. great advice. I love it. Safety first.
I have become an expert at tying myself to a tree BEFORE I work on the slope. Yeah, sometimes I still have to do a few things up there even tho' I never want to do them. Just part of living here. I do call a friend and tell her I am going to be working in the "danger zone" and have a specific call back time. That, too, is a must do when one is living alone. Otherwise, no one would know where to look for me ..
Funny how I never even thought of those things when I was younger and didn't break quite so easily ...
