Tom, same thing happened to me one time. Silver maple. Large, 36 inch diameter face cut laying on the ground. had to have been at least 50 pounds, probably more. Spar landed on it. Shot it backwards, to my horror, and somehow magically went past the stump and kept going 30 feet toward the...
Yep, Yep, I'm trackin' with you on all counts. It was actually seeming 50-50 at the time. My thoughts were, Should I capitalize on that high anchor or should I anchor the limb to itself to keep the line tight. I chose the method that made me have to add a sling and take longer than just cutting...
In this case, the high point was way forward and would have instantly let so much slack into the speed line that I got a greater advantage by keeping the line tight at the height that it was. In other words, it would have snagged much worse as it dropped hard down the backside of the tree into...
I took a couple day break from the Jerry edit to post this little hazard tree that came up Thursday. I've learned so many new things about editing due to the Jerry edit, that this little vid was a breeze. Enjoy. Now it's back to work.
Great essay X.
I adore stereotypes. There is a reason that comedians have such a blast with stereotypes. Because they are funny and things that are the funniest are often true. Truth is stranger than fiction. I can say that I agree with the main points of your writing here. Mainly, that to be...