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[Elite Pete]

Next door planted a Eucalyptus tree in the corner of there garden bordering ours about 20 years and the bloody thing is about 40ft high now and blotting out our sunlight so I thought I would trim it a bit. Got the ladders out and the chainsaw and started to cut a branch but didn't expect the branch the ladder was resting on to bounce so much when the of cut fell, the ladder must have gone straight but luckily fell back against the tree. I was only about 25ft up, I'm just removing the mess from my shorts  

[Jimbob]

Trees can be a right pain.

least your ok.

Don't forget to give the wood back 

[Del Boy]

Glad your ok mate, gardening should be left to women, apart from slab laying 

[Elite Pete]

Glad your ok mate, gardening should be left to women, apart from slab laying 

She will be holding the ladder tomorrow while I trim it back some more

[Tony H]

Arn't you getting a little "long in the tooth" for ariel lumberjacking Pete?

[Elite Pete]

Arn't you getting a little "long in the tooth" for ariel lumberjacking Pete?

Cheers Tony, just goes to show you can teach an old dog new tricks

[Tony H]

Next time try lashing a chain saw on the end of a twenty foot pole and keep your feet firmly planted on terra firma

[MikeDundee]

Next door planted a Eucalyptus tree in the corner of there garden bordering ours about 20 years and the bloody thing is about 40ft high now and blotting out our sunlight so I thought I would trim it a bit. Got the ladders out and the chainsaw and started to cut a branch but didn't expect the branch the ladder was resting on to bounce so much when the of cut fell, the ladder must have gone straight but luckily fell back against the tree. I was only about 25ft up, I'm just removing the mess from my shorts  

Given the message above I felt it proper to inform the HSE , ....I must say I am very surprised Pete , ...given your experience thought you would have done a Risk Assesment at least and then produced the H&S method statement [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] 

[CaptainZok]

He's a lumberjack and he's ok (just).

[Jimbob]

He's a lumberjack and he's ok (just).

he wears high heels, suspendies and a bra?

and wishes he'd been a girlie, just like his dear papa 

[CaptainZok]

He's a lumberjack and he's ok (just).

he wears high heels, suspendies and a bra?

and wishes he'd been a girlie, just like his dear papa 

Thought that was Daz.

[Jimbob]

He's a lumberjack and he's ok (just).

he wears high heels, suspendies and a bra?

and wishes he'd been a girlie, just like his dear papa 

Thought that was Daz.

maybe we've been wrong all the time?

[Chris_H]

Next time try lashing a chain saw on the end of a twenty foot pole and keep your feet firmly planted on terra firma

Better still (you're not supposed to wave chainsaws above your head) try lashing the branch to a rope thrown over a higher branch and get someone to hold the other end.  it can be made to swing away from you and can be lowered to the ground in a controlled manner (well mostly).

[Tony H]

He's a lumberjack and he's ok (just).

he wears high heels, suspendies and a bra?

and wishes he'd been a girlie, just like his dear papa 

And likes to dress in womans clothes!!!

[Martin_1962]

Scarey - I hate heights now