Chainsaw vs Boomstick| USA gun wielding woman

Eric Frei · 6th February 2010, 07:39 AM

In Australia tree workers have had stones and generators thrown at them, and even been bashed by a pregnant woman.

But in America sooner or later you'd be bailed up with a gun, and a woman behind the trigger!

KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul - Police: Shotgun pulled in Eden Prairie tree dispute

Chainsaw Vs. boomstick: The dangerous lives of tree specialists - Minneapolis / St. Paul News - City Pages - The Blotter

Eden Prairie resident, armed with gun, chases off tree trimmer | StarTribune.com

Quote:

A tree service worker hired by the city of Eden Prairie to remove a diseased tree faced a woman with a shotgun who told him to leave, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday in Hennepin County District Court.

Kimberly Ann Sisak, 39, was charged with making terroristic threats, a felony. She was released Thursday from the Hennepin County jail after posting bail and is scheduled to be in court Friday, jail records said.

When the worker went to the house on Tuesday, he rang the doorbell twice and got no answer, the complaint said. He went to the back yard to find the tree, which was marked with orange paint, and found that the letters "F U" also written on the tree.

As the worker started to size up the tree, Sisak came out with the shotgun across her body and asked him what he was doing, according to the complaint. When he said he was with the city to remove the tree, she told him to leave and followed him as closely as 15 or 20 feet, it also said.

When police searched Sisak's home they found papers that Sisak owned the shotgun, as well as a letters and notices about the tree, the complaint said. One letter said that if the tree wasn't removed by Jan. 18, the city would hire a contractor to do so.

Bruce Hopf · 30th March 2010, 04:13 AM

Man, that is nuts. Anyway, cutting down Elm trees isn't going to stop the Dutch Elm Disease. Wood peckers eat the larva, of the beetle, go from tree to tree, searching for bugs, and larva, in the Elm trees. They go from an infected tree, to a healthy tree.
They spread the undigested larva, or beetles, to another healthier tree, the healthy tree get infected and it then dies off after a certain size. I have some Elm here in my bush, that grow to a certain size, and die off, from the disease.
This has been going on since the 1950's, is when a lot of Dutch families immigrated to North America, and the Dutch Beetle was imported over here, then.
Over here, in a lot of parts in Ontario, we have the Emerald Ash Bore. In a lot of sections of Ontario. They have gone in, and cut down almost every Ash tree, in infected areas, to help stop the spread of the Ash Bore.
That hasn't stopped the spread of the Ash Bore at all, just made a mess of things.
The Ash trees will fall into the same category, eventually, as the Elm tree, get to a certain size, and die off. Bruce.

30th March 2010, 04:13 AM	#2
Bruce Hopf Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North of Sebringville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,167	Re: Chainsaw vs Boomstick\| USA gun wielding woman Man, that is nuts. Anyway, cutting down Elm trees isn't going to stop the Dutch Elm Disease. Wood peckers eat the larva, of the beetle, go from tree to tree, searching for bugs, and larva, in the Elm trees. They go from an infected tree, to a healthy tree. They spread the undigested larva, or beetles, to another healthier tree, the healthy tree get infected and it then dies off after a certain size. I have some Elm here in my bush, that grow to a certain size, and die off, from the disease. This has been going on since the 1950's, is when a lot of Dutch families immigrated to North America, and the Dutch Beetle was imported over here, then. Over here, in a lot of parts in Ontario, we have the Emerald Ash Bore. In a lot of sections of Ontario. They have gone in, and cut down almost every Ash tree, in infected areas, to help stop the spread of the Ash Bore. That hasn't stopped the spread of the Ash Bore at all, just made a mess of things. The Ash trees will fall into the same category, eventually, as the Elm tree, get to a certain size, and die off. Bruce. __________________ McCulloch chain saws 1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's, 2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener, 1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver 2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10 Stihl chain saws 2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084, Strunk chain saws 1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder). Last edited by Bruce Hopf; 30th March 2010 at 07:42 AM.

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