[AT] Strange modification

Steve W. falcon at telenet.net
Wed May 12 18:46:50 PDT 2010


charliehill wrote:
> Steve I actually know, or at least know of those guys on Swamp Loggers.  The 
> guy that runs the outfit is Bobby Goodson Jr.  His father and all of his 
> uncles were loggers back in the 70's when I hauled logs for a living.  The 
> area where they work is in S/E NC in the swamps of the Cape Fear river and 
> it's tributaries.   If you watch the show they sometimes mention Caintuck, 
> Ivanhoe and some other small communities.  That is where my grandfather grew 
> up.  In fact my grandfather worked as a logger in the very early 1900's.
> 
> The pocosins are a little bit higher ground than the swamps you see on Swamp 
> loggers.  I don't really know how to explain the difference to you but it is 
> somewhat similar.
> 

>From what I have seen on the show those guys work in some very nasty
areas. I liked the one where they were telling about the new tires they
go to provide better flotation for the skidder. Looked more like they
need a hovercraft!


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