Invidiosulus Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I had a giant maple tree in my front yard taken down last year. It had started dropping limbs and I was worried it was going to hit something important like the power lines or the kids or my house. my youngest liked to play little tree man and hide in his hunting camo while it was still in the yard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 He looks like he is a character, that particular realtree goes real good with the tree lichen or whatever it's called. I forgot that word and haven't had need for it... so it's back in the cobwebs Easy to see the deadwood in the middle of the trunk, it was time for it to come down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Nice day here today. A bit windy but I'll take it. 60's all next week dropping into the low 40's. So much for the Indian summer around here. Yesterday we had those 40-50mph straight line winds. Classic. lol My yard has no leaves. hahaha Now ya got me thinkin about a crock pot roast instead of soup! Thanks for that! lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 (edited) @Dave1291 both those large sticks on the pile are about 4 to 5 feet long. That darn Ent tried to take me out this morning! * the burned spot is from a queen sized mattress he got all pyro with a month ago with a twenty foot high bonfire Edited November 7, 2022 by JohnJ * 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, JohnJ said: twenty foot high bonfire How were the hot dogs? The Samores? 😂 😂 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Fresh buns for the dogs I hope... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Nope that fire stunk, wouldn't have been too bright for skewered things to be cooked on top of it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Just now, Dave1291 said: Fresh buns for the dogs I hope... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Must be an echo. Dunno. Reminds me of a thought I had last week and saved the post in my wittle brain. Good ole @grasshopper mentioned that he ate everything in a wrap. There I was w/a pack of new wraps laying on the counter. Must been there 6 weeks and I had this flash. Leftover chili in a wrap w/some lettuce, shredded cheese and sour cream??? BOOM! No more chili, no more wraps! Kudo's to ya Bill! lol Don't be struttin, just turn it up! lol 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, JohnJ said: cooked on top of it! Just a lil food for thought. After thinking for a nano second. YUK! lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Dude!! You've done it again! I had burritos like that earlier can't post pics now, uninstalling then re-installing eset f'd my firewall and it's blocking postimage no matter what... not letting me make rules. O*)(*&$6789&^$ Might have to wipe and re do it all darnitt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 8 hours ago, JohnJ said: Ever been under a BIG old tree that you know isn't healthy anymore? Since I moved my bed 30 feet north I do relax better at night. I had a one second warning right before noon today. An up high cra-acking that was more than a quick snap and not high pitched but a medium tone like a thick limb. I was at the mailbox and took this after I took half of it away. About 4 or more inches in diameter. It fell on the box and across the road. Always disliked pin oaks that drop leaves year-round. This one might know, could be an Ent! We had a couple oaks about 6-8 feet from the house we bought. They provided great shade, but were starting to drop limbs, so we had them removed. They were a good 3 feet in diameter and certainly would have done massive damage to the housd if they had fallen the wrong way. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 8 hours ago, Marvel said: We had a couple oaks about 6-8 feet from the house we bought. They provided great shade, but were starting to drop limbs, so we had them removed. They were a good 3 feet in diameter and certainly would have done massive damage to the housd if they had fallen the wrong way. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Yikes, some of those have to be for the insurance. How can anybody not even look up how you make the tree go the direction. Pc's, cell phones... I had to ask back in the 70s when I had to take my first tree down. The one here? I wouldn't do it even if I still had my Husky 350. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 I watched some pros take down some BIG trees when I was in DC. In a residential area. Not much... any.. space between houses. The trunks were an easy 5 feet in diameter. It was amazing to watch. Yeah, they used a boom truck.... only to get a man up/in the tree. Then it was all saws and ropes. They would cut manageable size pieces and lower them down on ropes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 21 hours ago, Marvel said: We had a couple oaks about 6-8 feet from the house we bought. They provided great shade, but were starting to drop limbs, so we had them removed. They were a good 3 feet in diameter and certainly would have done massive damage to the housd if they had fallen the wrong way. We had that 90 foot or so oak tree next to the house in LaFayette too. I still remember it because I got to split it by hand. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 8 hours ago, Invidiosulus said: I got to split it by hand. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 I just took my coffee outside to check out the lunar eclipse. It is kind of foggy out so there isn’t too much to see. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 11/6/2022 at 2:31 PM, Invidiosulus said: ...while it was still in the yard. You mean it's gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 39 minutes ago, Marvel said: You mean it's gone? Did you want it? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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