You know what's going to happen the minute the video starts . . . but you just can't help watching. It's like a slow-motion train wreck right in front of your eyes!
And she sounds so bitter about it, too. Lady, why didn't you think to call in some help before it was too late?
Peter
Oh damn... And yeah, I "knew" that was going to happen...
ReplyDeleteI didn't even have to watch the vid to know where THAT was going...
ReplyDeleteIt's times like this I reckon natural selection is a perfect fit!
ReplyDeleteAh well: sad, in a way.
Error 1: That close to a house, you use a winch/pulley, or at least some ropes, to ensure it doesn't fall the wrong way. Especially when the tree is leaning in the direction of the house like that.
ReplyDeleteError 2: The way it was cut made the result a given. If you want to make a tree fall in a specific direction you cut a small wedge in the opposite side, and a large wedge in the side you want it to fall.
I'm not a professional, but I've helped take down trees near a house.
And you make the wedge on the side you want it to fall lower on the trunk than the other side.
ReplyDeleteWonder if home owners insurance covers stupid maneuvers like that?
Instinct - For the sake of the premiums of non-morons everywhere, I hope not!
ReplyDeleteHere, ten seconds of searching:
http://www.ehow.com/search.aspx?s=cut+down+a+tree&Options=0
Jim
Outstandingly incompetent -
ReplyDeleteI dropped trees that were substantially closer than that to various buildings - some virtually brushing the roof with their lower branches - for several years, as a side business, and never came even close to this sort of mess.
You always 1) use a rope to "lead" the tree the way you want it to fall, 2) notch low on the side towards the drop, and cut mostly through high, on a slight downward angle, on the other side and 3) use a hard wood or plastic wedge in the cut, driven with a sledge, to finish the job.