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In the meantime, the 82-year-old Silver Creek man takes some pleasure in felling trees.

On Monday morning, June 25, Reierson of Reierson Farms Ltd. was at a Salmon Arm residential property where he was hired to remove 23 香蕉视频直播渄anger trees香蕉视频直播� from the lot.

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Aided by employee Tav Webster, the two had most of the trees, some of which were 100 feet or taller, down over the span of a few days. Most of the fallen foliage lay piled up on the front lawn, having dropped safely between the residence and the road.

Reierson says he does all the cutting from the ground, no climbing, while Webster does the limbing.

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The two danger trees still standing on the property are down in minutes, with Reierson on the chainsaw and Webster driving in a wedge. Despite the wind, both trees come down away from the house, onto already fallen timber.

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Reierson said his family moved to the area in 1946 and he香蕉视频直播檚 been here on and off ever since.

Asked if it香蕉视频直播檚 unusual for a man of his age to be a tree faller, Reierson said, 香蕉视频直播淚 think so. But I香蕉视频直播檝e been running saw for 65 years so it kind of comes natural. And I香蕉视频直播檓 addicted to the smell of fresh sawdust and the exhaust from the chainsaw 香蕉视频直播� yeah, I香蕉视频直播檓 addicted to those two things.香蕉视频直播�

The fallen trees will be trucked back to Reierson香蕉视频直播檚 mill where he香蕉视频直播檒l turn some of the wood into lumber or log furniture. With the cedar, he香蕉视频直播檒l do some live edge pieces for special orders.

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