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Hemlock flight WOW!

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Pallet Pete, May 4, 2014.

  1. Pallet Pete

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    Today's lessons
    1 ) never use a saw one handed on the other side of a tree while clinging for dear life to a tree...
    2) never cut top down without a bottom cut / notch to make a clean fall for the branch.
    3) never stand on a ladder below the level of the branch your cutting.
    4) always secure the ladder AND YOURSELF so you don't fall to the ground and crack your skull opening lose your remaining screws.
    O I could go ALLLLLLL day with this one....:whistle:

    I really hope he was ok though that looked awful!



     
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  2. papadave

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    Yeah Pete, somebody posted this vid earlier.
    I bet his chest hurts. Well, the rest of him too, but that branch hitting him in the chest couldn't have felt good.
    Wonder how he's doing.
     
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    Ouch. Their may be something to the survival of the fittest/smartest. You mean none of the people around said you know this might be a bad idea. Hope the dude learned not to try that again.
     
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  4. Stinny

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    … if he survived. That was definitely in the zone. I try not to do stuff like that any more than a couple times a year… :whistle:
     
  5. ailanthus

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    Nasty shot, right there.

    I love how the lady calls out '911 or no' as if she's asked it dozens of times before.
     
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    Yup, I agree. The list on the vids that are floating around could go on and on.
    Best part yet "911 or no?" I'm thinking from where that video operator was standing and that guy getting beat silly off that ladder, 911 was a no brainer
     
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    I'm still not watching
     
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