One day we had to cut down a dead fig.
It was ugly, and due to location had to be climbed.
We repeatedly asked the guy how long dead and he said no more than a year.
Anyway, I was groundy and climber went up, there was no bark on this thing and it was big enough.
We decided to try to natural crotch rig this thing down as best we could avoiding sheds and fences etc.
Climber cut a piece, not that big, it was tied for lowering and then the whole fork it was being lowered through broke away and the piece came down fast.
I turned my back to it and copped it straight between the shoulder blades and it winded and decked me good. 30 seconds later scrambled up a little shell shock and pissed off. screw this was my call we're felling it stuff the garden.
We felled it and it shattered into all these shitty little bits.
The guy wasn't home but his wife was. I told her what happened and why we banged up a few plants. I asked her how long it was dead ...
.... she said she didn't know, "was dead since we been here and that 5 years!"
Dont ever stake your life on what comes out of a customers mouth, they'll say anything for a cheaper price!
And it happens all the time, remember this thread?
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