[MRM]

Tell the neighbor who's house is about to be hit to call his homeowners insurance company's emergency line immediately. They might pay for a bucket lift to avoid the serious damage that is inevitably waiting further work by the lumberjack neighbor. And please, for goodness sakes, tell the lumberjack neighbor to take a break for a bit and evaluate the situation carefully so that the insurance company has time to get there.

With the notch in the tree and the cuts the way they are, there's nothing that can be done without a bucket lift. It's like a dead man walking.