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A scary situation

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  1. SD Steve

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    Thankfully the guy I was cutting this down for was able to get a backhoe and push it over. Oh man was I scared.
     
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    Glad that worked out. Would stink to replace that small building.
     
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    I wouldve been a bit nervous myself. Glad it ended without incident.
     
  4. Locust Post

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    Glad you got it down but I'm curious what the original plan was ?
     
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    What on earth ? Why did you go at it like a beaver?
     
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    Is Sioux Falls up and running (COVID restrictions)? I was planning on going there in a couple weeks for a little weekend getaway. I promised my daughter we can go somewhere since the rest of the family is going deer hunting up north.
     
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    Did you have a line on it the whole time...and it was to go toward the truck?
     
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    I was hoping we could pull it toward the street where I was standing, but that rope was nylon and only stretched when we pulled it. I was not the one who put that rope up there, I wanted a chain. But when I realized that wasn't happening, I knotched it again and tried to go left in the picture. Hence the 2 knotches.
     
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    He said I wouldn't be responsible for anything should something go wrong.
     
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    Not quite toward the truck but kinda in that direction.
     
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    3 outta 4 aint bad! Ooops wrong tune. :coldone: Good on ya getting it down fine.:cheers:
     
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    I have been in some nervous situations and I'm not going to beat you up, you have already probably been hard on yourself. All I can say is please be careful and it's best to walk away sometimes. Looking at that it could have done a spin on you with the saw in your hand.
     
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    Very tactfully said! :handshake:

    Probably doesn't know just how close to a serious accident he came! :picard:

    Glad all are safe....people, buildings, equipment........
     
  15. SD Steve

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    I'm no master tree feller
     
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    Well that's the big city.....largest city in South Dakota. Im sure if COVID is around, its there too. Souix Falls is about 3 hours south of me. All of South Dakota is open for business. If anything is closed, its people's personal decision.
     
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    At least it ended with no harm to property or life. I'm sure there's a few teachable moments for everyone here.
     
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    Thank you for the update
     
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