Developing situation - I doubt this will end well...

[Rick V]

Insert Benny Hill theme

[widgeon13]

Originally Posted by widebody911

When I left for the office @ 4:30am the tree was still there. I passed on some tidbits of advice to the lady on the other side. She took him to HD yesterday to get a new cable, and his plan is to climb up there and cut off some of the limbs.

So now he's not only going to damage the neighbor's house but kill himself in the process. This is too good to pass up.

[VINMAN]

Caller: " Hello, Mr Darwin. Can you please take another award out of storage. We will be needing on shortly.."

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[DonDavis]

Originally Posted by Rick V

Insert Benny Hill theme

A real life and appropriate use of a classic. Somehow, I don't think it's the first time this could be used in Thom's neighborhood.


Yakety Sax...

[Rick Lee]

subscribing!

[LEAKYSEALS951]

I simply can't wait until tonight to find the results. My head will explode!

[livi]

Popcorn up boys!

[VINMAN]

All kidding aside, people need to rethink messing around with trees. My buddy Fred was killed cutting a tree in his yard after hurricane Sandy. another friend of mine was paralyzed after a branch that he was cutting fell on him, back in the 90's.

I cant tell you the number of calls we get every year for tree cutting accidents. people are clueless in what it takes to do it properly.

[Scuba Steve]

Originally Posted by ckelly78z

I figured that the tree would add insult to injury by pulling the rear axle of the Jeep out from under it and landing it on the neighbor's pool.

This is what must happen!
F5 F5 F5 until the tree comes down...

[berettafan]

So OP is telling us he has NO vacation days saved up?

what the heck man!!!!

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Video. No wait - streaming webcam! This could be EPIC!

[Z-man]

Originally Posted by widebody911

When I left for the office @ 4:30am the tree was still there. I passed on some tidbits of advice to the lady on the other side. She took him to HD yesterday to get a new cable, and his plan is to climb up there and cut off some of the limbs.

Yeah - that's a good solution...

I wonder what he's going to tie the cable to -- did anyone else get the blurb widebody said about a rope already tied around his chimney?

There are so many ending scenarios to this situation -- and most of them are NOT pleasant. We can sell this story to Hollywood, where they work in a "Groundhog Day" time loop and widebody's neighbor gets to work through all of the scenarios until he finds the right one. Working title: "Groundhog Day 2 - Puxatony Phill's Revenge." Chris Elliot can play widebody's idiot neighbor, with Bill Murray and Andie McDowell starring as Mr. and Mrs. Widebody.

Hey - if the Kardashians and Honey Boo Boo are what the average American watches, this can work!!
-Z

[911 Rod]

It is really hard to see which way the tree wants to go by the pics.
If the first notch is holding you can always cut another.

[Z-man]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

It is really hard to see which way the tree wants to go by the pics.
If the first notch is holding you can always cut another.

I thought that too - especially if the first notch is not deep enough. But there is always the risk of the first notch allowing the tree to 'fold over' and fall the wrong way.

I still don't understand why he didn't cut the notch about 6 inches from the base...

-Z

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Z-man

...I still don't understand why he didn't cut the notch about 6 inches from the base...

-Z

'Cause he didn't borrow a "clue" along with the chainsaw and rope ?

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

So now he's not only going to damage the neighbor's house but kill himself in the process. This is too good to pass up.

A family in my wife's hometown is famous for their family tree not having many branches. As such, they aren't the brightest bunch. Once when working on the roof, the husband tied his safety rope to the truck.......which his wife then tried to drive away in. When cutting down a tree, he cut down the limb........that his ladder was leaning against. Maybe they have relatives near widebody?

[livi]

I am a lumber jack and I am so gay..

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by Z-man

There are so many ending scenarios to this situation -- and most of them are NOT pleasant. We can sell this story to Hollywood, where they work in a "Groundhog Day" time loop and widebody's neighbor gets to work through all of the scenarios until he finds the right one. Working title: "Groundhog Day 2 - Puxatony Phill's Revenge." Chris Elliot can play widebody's idiot neighbor, with Bill Murray and Andie McDowell starring as Mr. and Mrs. Widebody.

Hey - if the Kardashians and Honey Boo Boo are what the average American watches, this can work!!
-Z

Maybe Jack O would like to write the screenplay for this story?

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by livi

I am a lumber jack and I am so gay..

I thought you were lesbian, Markus.

[Scuba Steve]

Originally Posted by Z-man

I wonder what he's going to tie the cable to -- did anyone else get the blurb widebody said about a rope already tied around his chimney?

Unreinforced masonry loves being put under tension and shear force...