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[Mike Lorrey]

--- BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/31/05, kevinfreels wrote:
> > Maybe they fell at different times from different storms?
> > 
> 
> Most likely solution, after the first fall had weakened the roots of
> the second tree.
> But, if you ask your local lumberjack, he will tell you that trees
> don't always fall where you think they are going to fall. Even when
> you follow procedures and cut a notch on the side you want it to fall
> towards and use the chainsaw on the other side. The branch weight is
> not always evenly distributed around the tree. Lumberjacks get killed
> by trees twisting as they fall, or a gust of wind catching them
> unexpectedly.
> 
> You've surely all seen the home videos on tv where the good ol' boys
> saw a tree in the yard down, and it smashes into their house?  :)

No, but there is a really funny commercial on tv now of a guy cutting
down a tree that lands on his car... the ad agency for that company
must be darwin awards fans, cause all the ads for that company show
people doing stupid dangerous things that go wrong...

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
Founder, Constitution Park Foundation:
http://constitutionpark.blogspot.com
Personal/political blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com


		
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