For those interested in WWI units

Steve Richards · 11-04-2004, 01:57 AM

Working in the woods has always been a very dangeous way to make a living. The "joke", if it can be called that, is that you can tell a retired logger by the way he walks. Limping because of how many times he has had legs broken, hips broken, etc.

I once came across an article on the topic that said in the late 1800's and early 1900's the average life expectancy of a logger in the Pacific Northwest was about 7 years and that Oregon lost more men in the woods durring WWI than in combat.

My only personal experience in the woods (as a worker) was as a tree planter when I got out of high school. That can be dangerous in itself. Carrying a large planting hoe and walking on very unstable surfaces can easily get a person hurt. I was lucky on a couple of occasions.

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11-04-2004, 01:57 AM	#16
Steve Richards User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Posts: 487 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Working in the woods has always been a very dangeous way to make a living. The "joke", if it can be called that, is that you can tell a retired logger by the way he walks. Limping because of how many times he has had legs broken, hips broken, etc. I once came across an article on the topic that said in the late 1800's and early 1900's the average life expectancy of a logger in the Pacific Northwest was about 7 years and that Oregon lost more men in the woods durring WWI than in combat. My only personal experience in the woods (as a worker) was as a tree planter when I got out of high school. That can be dangerous in itself. Carrying a large planting hoe and walking on very unstable surfaces can easily get a person hurt. I was lucky on a couple of occasions.