RE: Does anyone here use lineman boots..
TC, you'll like this one. A buddy of mine had gotten a job with a tree trimming company awhile ago. They started him out as a ground hand then one day right before lunch the lead trimmer handed him a set of spikes and harness, after a few ground lessons up the tree he goes. When he got to the top he was told to drive in his spikes as hard as he could and of course not wanting to fall he did what he's was told. What he was not told was how to get the spikes back out after they get stuck. After about an hour someone went up and helped him get down.
I thought about getting a pair of climbers, but with my luck I'll end up breaking a leg.