Life in Virginia's Appalachia - Logging

[@aaronjackson5862]

Keep making that man glitter! Sawdust 🎉

[@Bryan-lg3fn]

Great show !! What a beautiful part of the country

[@jimmymullen7825]

Loved that...visited the Appalachians a few times..........in south west Virginia...place called Chilhowie.....greetings from Ireland...☘☘☘

[@BlueRidgePBSEchoTV]

Thanks for watching! Chilhowie is in our viewing area!

[@jimmymullen7825]

@@BlueRidgePBSEchoTV Chilhowie.....The Valley of Many Deer......my heart is here in Ireland but a part of it is in that little town. ☘☘❤❤

[@superunknown0706]

Nice doc! Love suffolk punches

[@BlueRidgePBSEchoTV]

They are truly incredible creatures

[@deborahmullens6562]

I am 70 years old .My Grandfather was the handler of the horse team in logging in WVa .I have interest in the type of horse used .I seem to remember the horses being in a parade in his home town .I cant seem to pull up much information about this small town .I will continue to look.Interesting video Thank you.

[@BlueRidgePBSEchoTV]

Thanks for your note! Every day farmers used every kind of horse, mule and donkey to log, but we bet your grandfather used some sort of draft horse - there are many varieties!

[@deborahmullens6562]

@@BlueRidgePBSEchoTV They were huge.But I was a child .

[@jtrocktree5409]

Jason ! My hat is off to you ! Stay true to yourself !

[@BlueRidgePBSEchoTV]

A really great guy. Loved getting to film him and his apprentices.

[@RonaldMeadows-x9l]

As a family of southern wood chuckers. About 40 miles from middlesboro Ky. Fine job sir. And I appreciate you and all you do. Funny bit about hillbillys. I've worked construction and mill work. As a carpenter and top saw man for 40 years and just retired. My point: in the 32 states and foreign countries witch I have worked. Most of the people in charge or the boss. Were hillbillys. Some of the smartest people I have known. So we just hit it right off. One of my favorite hillbilly things I do to people abroad. ( anyone not from the south) Seeing that the whole word thinks we couldn't stick our finger up our butt even if it were aimed for us. It's this stupidity I play on. When they ask ( and there gonna ask) where are you from. I say, where I'm from, we don't end our sentence with an preparation. And just walk away 😮 One other thing, women outside of the south seem to graduate to hillbillys. I think it has a lot to do with not being afraid of things you have never done before. A hillbilly won't think a second though about ripping something apart and trying there best to make it work or do something else you need it to do. My dad could move the world, if he can find a place to make a pry dar grad hold. It's been an amazing life watching and learning from hillbillys. And if you're the type to grad my grammar. Know this, I have overcome more than YOU could ever imagine. See when spelling looks like Russian writing, but it's really English. I raised my family and owned half of an construction company. Quick school at 15 because I couldn't learn. I found my own way of learning. At 45 I got my GED. First try, not only passed. I killed it. No one in that class even came close to my scores. It's been a ride for sure. Almost fell off a couple of times. Any ways, keep on chucking, and y,all stay safe my friends in the mountains... ❤

[@BlueRidgePBSEchoTV]

Congrats on your retirement! Just from filming this show, the one thing that every episode has in common would be the people that live and work here in Appalachia. Truly some of the finest people I have ever met/gotten to know. I am originally from Pennsylvania, and coming down to SWVA has been an absolutely amazing experience. My great grandmother was from eastern TN and proudly called herself "Hillbilly Grandma". Thank you for watching and sharing your hillbilly piece! I agree with you 10000%. - Sadie (producer of this show)