Nearly Died Today

[Tommi]

It wasn't a snake, nor a dingo or a huge croc.... it was a killer TREE!!!
I started walking to the bush near my house and I was minding my own business and enjoying life when suddenly I heard this wooden cracking sound, at first I was little puzzled, is someone chopping wood? no, maybe its the tree that I'm under, ahuh it is.. could be just moving in the wind... hmm I have been pondering now for a while and its still cracking... so no its not moving in the wind...
I can't really describe that moment but this little smiley face can:
At that moment I ran and as I turned around a huge part of the tree smashed into the ground and the tips of the branches hit my feet.

I cleaned the mess up as good as I could and made it possible for cars to still get by and all the little grannies came out to inspect the damage, I advised them to call the local council to clean it up and the council did a half job.. but better then nothing I suppose.

Attached are the pics after the council workers came, before they came the tree blocked the whole street (knowing my local council I thought the tree would be over the road for a week so I wasn't in any rush to come back from my bush hike to take photos..DOH! I was wrong)

 

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[Tommi]

another

 

[Tommi]

another

 

[Tommi]

different view

 

[hollowpointred]

damn! thank god it didnt land on you!

 

[RatRacer]

Whew! Close call there! Glad you didn't get flattened!

 

[Silverseeker]

Now that's a close call. That big ole branch could have done some damage even if it only grazed you.

 

[EDDE]

that happened to me once while out in the woods
was standing by a rooted tree then started walking around
had the headphones on blah blah blah
then i look over and i see the tree about 60 feet away
come rippin down
the bulk of it was 40 feet high and went in the opposite direction
but still got the ol juice in the veins flowing

 

[Nana40]

Tom! That could a been bad! Glad you were quick enough to get outta there!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Really glad you werent hurt. My best friends son was killed last year by this very same type of thing.. Walking in the woods and a huge tree just crashed down with no warning.Last week another logger in our area was killed by a freak tree fall. There is something that affects trees when the weather turns colder and just before a hard rain,that causes trees to lose their limbs or crash. Everyone needs to be careful out there.

 

[stefen]

In California, some varities of Eucalyptus, California Peppers, Sycamores and other tree species, are known for this problem which is due to loss of turger (internal tension) and the limbs literally explode and drop.

 

[lucky1777]

Glad to hear you didn't get hurt.

 

[Mona Lisa]

Geez, Tommi, that was a close one. Glad you ran.....in the right direction.

 

[Digginman]

Man, you almost got squished. That's a BIG tree!!! I'm so glad you noticed what was going on.

DM

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

T,

never know what is going to happen out there.

have a good un................

 

[Pimp Lenin]

Wow Tommi! I remember when you left the chat last night you said you were going for a walk in the bush. I told you to look out for headhunters, remember!

Looks like a gum tree. Never understood why people want them so close to their homes. It is like having a ton of napalm sitting next to your house.

I'm glad you are okay.

 

[papa]

You must be living right

 

[Mighty AP]

Looks like that limb may have been tampered with by killer kangaroos.............I say it was deliberate sabotage!

 

[Tommi]

G'day guys, thanks for the kind words

That tree certainly scared me, it came down apparently from rotting; a little old grandma told me that she has seen water pouring out of the limb after heavy rains.

The situation certainly makes you think twice about trees, today I went shark fishing (only caught a few little fish no sharks ) and I was parked under a big Eucalyptus gum tree .... the wind picked up and I didn't want to risk it so I moved the car away.

Becareful ladies and gentlemen, remember to look up and be aware of your surroundings.

Pimpa is a headhunter a tree? (I still reckon its those crazy magpies!)

 

[Detector Man]

be glad you zagged instead of zigged..

A few years ago i was playing tourist guide and went to Sequoia National Park with a visiting family member...as we stood around the General Sherman sequoia tree...i heard something cracking and popping....we looked up and wayyyyy up i do mean waaay up there i could barely see something tumbling down....had plentyof time to promptly get out of the way...as this branch came down we could hear the racket of the branch breaking up into many pieces and finallly (seemed forever) it landed not far from us....not a giant branch but could have seriously messed up our day.

gilbert