Dwellar Dwellings

Lamplighter · 07-13-2013, 01:46 PM

Some of you may remember when I posted pics of the huge limb of a Douglas fir fell on our house.
It was one limb of a "candelabra" that grew out at the top after a storm.

Well, 2 evenings ago I was standing in the driveway, and heard a "crack".
Then another "crack".
The a much louder "CRACK CRACK"

I didn't even look up, but started running to get to the protection of the porch.
Just as I reached the first step, slipped and fell, the sister to the first limb hit the ground.
I knew I wasn't hurt, but scared beyond anything in my life before.

It's taken a couple of days to clean up and cut off the sections so far.
The butt end of the limb on the ground is about 3 ft in diameter,
and the sawed end now is at 16 inches.

As the situation is now, I think it could not have landed in a better place,
and with what is remaining at the top of the tree will probably go
on to reach new heights.

Hope,
Hope,
Hope...

Griff · 07-13-2013, 01:58 PM

Yikes!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-13-2013, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

...with what is remaining at the top of the tree will probably go
on to reach new heights.

Hope,
Hope,
Hope...

Why, do you have a death wish?

Lamplighter · 08-13-2013, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Some of you may remember when I posted pics of the huge limb of a Douglas fir fell on our house.
It was one limb of a "candelabra" that grew out at the top after a storm.

Well, 2 evenings ago I was standing in the driveway, and heard a "crack".
<snip>.

Today a tree service company removed the "widow-makers" left on the trunk.
We now have a new living sculpture on the property.
The family consensus is that this Douglas Fir shall hereafter be:

"Dougie, the Startled Dragon"

xoxoxoBruce · 08-13-2013, 02:47 PM

So you've given Tyhee Saghalie a huge war club with which he might smite you at his leisure. Good luck, white man.

Lamplighter · 08-13-2013, 02:55 PM

Excellent reference there, xoB !

BigV · 08-13-2013, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Today a tree service company removed the "widow-makers" left on the trunk.
We now have a new living sculpture on the property.
The family consensus is that this Douglas Fir shall hereafter be:

"Dougie, the Startled Dragon"

What I see here is death by strangulation; and the murderer is English Motherfucking Ivy. Look how high up those vines climbed on the trunk. They could only do that if they were well rooted at the base, and well rooted ivy strangles the roots of its host.

RIP Douglas Fir.

Lamplighter · 08-13-2013, 04:09 PM

The ivy vines you see on the trunk have been dead for 20+years
But, point taken.

Eventually this 200 yr-old tree, like all firs, will have to come down,
but for now it's another example of "not on my watch" cowardice.

That's based on a belief that the killing efficiency of ivy
is no where near that of the chain saw.

" Long live Dougie ! "

07-13-2013, 01:46 PM	#1
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Some of you may remember when I posted pics of the huge limb of a Douglas fir fell on our house. It was one limb of a "candelabra" that grew out at the top after a storm. Well, 2 evenings ago I was standing in the driveway, and heard a "crack". Then another "crack". The a much louder "CRACK CRACK" I didn't even look up, but started running to get to the protection of the porch. Just as I reached the first step, slipped and fell, the sister to the first limb hit the ground. I knew I wasn't hurt, but scared beyond anything in my life before. It's taken a couple of days to clean up and cut off the sections so far. The butt end of the limb on the ground is about 3 ft in diameter, and the sawed end now is at 16 inches. As the situation is now, I think it could not have landed in a better place, and with what is remaining at the top of the tree will probably go on to reach new heights. Hope, Hope, Hope... Attached Images

07-13-2013, 01:58 PM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Yikes! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-13-2013, 02:47 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So you've given Tyhee Saghalie a huge war club with which he might smite you at his leisure. Good luck, white man. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-13-2013, 02:55 PM	#6
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Excellent reference there, xoB !

08-13-2013, 04:09 PM	#8
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	The ivy vines you see on the trunk have been dead for 20+years But, point taken. Eventually this 200 yr-old tree, like all firs, will have to come down, but for now it's another example of "not on my watch" cowardice. That's based on a belief that the killing efficiency of ivy is no where near that of the chain saw. " Long live Dougie ! "

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