Tim Glenn of Spruce Pine, N.C., has been cutting down trees for over 15 years, yet he still takes time to stop and smell the roses.

“I think it’s a lot to do with the south, and then it’s here in the mountains too, we take a lot of pride in… our loaferin’ time… So, I’ve got a lot of hard work to do but I’m not so consumed with just making money that I let it get the best of me.”

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