This guy has a death wish.....cutting down tree

[brin]

I got this in an email from a friend....unbelievable...have to see it to believe it...here is the message he sent with the pic....

" The Tree Pruner


In God we trust.

A friend took this picture yesterday, in Shakopee.
He and one of his co-workers were driving by and had to circle the block. It's a guy cutting down a tree in his backyard.
The cops showed up, telling the guy he couldn't do what he was doing.
He told them to go to ****, it's his property and his tree.


I presume his life insurance is paid up ! Dale Suppose he is a northern Redneck ? (I think Shakopee is south of Minneapolis) "

 

[deerseeker001]

It makes you wonder how they made this far in Life.

 

[DarkBlack]

Large gonads, or just plain insane.

 

[Relic]

this guy must be looking for an award,the Darwin Award,maybe?

 

[k0ua]

So, how did he manage to get that top ladder placed and crawl up it?

 

[brin]

So, how did he manage to get that top ladder placed and crawl up it?

I wondered the same thing James...can you imagine...and if he falls look at what awaits him on the ground....

 

[buckeyefarmer]

yea, don't think he has on his chaps.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

yea, don't think he has on his chaps.

Heavens! No hard hat...and I'll wager he doesn't have on his safety glasses.

 

[amaxwell]

Heavens! No hard hat...and I'll wager he doesn't have on his safety glasses.

Probably no insurance either ,but will expect the state to pay his hospital or funeral bill.

 

[cqaigy2]

Probably no insurance either ,but will expect the state to pay his hospital or funeral bill.

And no hearing protection

 

[Notforhire]

I think it may have been photo shopped. Look at the loader on the left. The arms look like a Bobcat SS. Where is the cab? The ladder on the right has two different length sections. I guess you could have a ladder like that, but it just doesn't look right to me.

Bill

 

[bigtiller]

I googled the photo. It's been all over the world, 48 pages worth. Something smells funny.

 

[bcp]

I googled the photo. It's been all over the world, 48 pages worth. Something smells funny.

I did the same, but found this. It may be the original, as it has the photographer's name.

The Lawn Care Academy Blog

Bruce

 

[Pixguy]

He had all the ladder not extended on the lower ladder, what a wimp.

 

[ray66v]

I have to pull ladders up on high steep roofs, from time to time, and set them up to work. And it's often extremely difficult.

My first thought was, there is no way I can see to have set that higher ladder up, based on what I see in the picture.

You could do it with a crane, or by spiking up the tree. But, if you had those, you wouldn't need the ladder.

 

[bcp]

Maybe the photo was staged, to show lots of "what not to do."

Bruce

 

[chad22]

That photo does look photo shopped. If it's real that guy is crazy.

Chad

 

[dirt ditch]

That is just rock box dumb. I mean climbing out of a Bobcat with the loader arms raised.

 

[RobertBrown]

That is just rock box dumb. I mean climbing out of a Bobcat with the loader arms raised.

What? He was wearing safety glasses, and steel toed boots!