Has Everyone Become Helpless? (Rant)

bobcat said:
It is my view that, in many cases, it boils down to choices. Some people have an aptitude for mechanical things, and are good at what they do, while for others, there skillset lies somewhere else, and they don't want to go through the learning curve it requires to accomplish what needs being done in a professional way.

Sure you can Google how to use a chainsaw, but having used one for a great many years, I wouldn't recommend it. Every situation is unique, and it takes a good deal of experience to avoid the dangers. It's often makes more sense to do what you're good at to make the money to pay someone else to do something you not good at.

.... and btw, not everyone who writes directions included with products should be doing so. Some have their head in their nether regions, and not everything on youtube is put there by people who are authorities. JMO
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I think your choice of a chain saw is a good one. Woe to the person who heads for the backyard after a quick study of the "Google page". šŸ˜«
 

DaveA said:
I think your choice of a chain saw is a good one. Woe to the person who heads for the backyard after a quick study of the "Google page". šŸ˜«
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Yes. Someone may show you how to fall a tree on Google, and you think you know how by watching it, but every tree is different. Some have more branch weight on one side, some have more lean, it may get hung up in other trees, the center where you want your hinge might be rotten, or what if the wind picks up, or your saw gets stuck or kicks back. A lot can go wrong that won't get covered in a tutorial video. Just pay someone who's experienced. It's not worth your life.
 
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