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So, when a tree falls in the forest...

eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
edited March 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
and damn near right on top of you, it does make a sound in case anybody was wondering. In fact, it makes a freakin' hell of a crash. The wife and I were almost killed sunday while soaking in our favorite remote hotspring when an 80 foot spruce decided to fall over. Had it angled another way it would have crushed my truck and probably killed us below. As it was, it totally blocked the only road in and out of this entire region. Thankfully, we were parked on the side to get out.
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
    YIKES!!!

    Glad you guys are OK! :clap:
    Are you going to work this up for publication?
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  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    Two weeks ago I was fishing and saw..and HEARD a large tree in the forest come crashing down. There was no wind and nobody else was around. It was a bit surreal.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    now that one is answered can you find out for me if an eagle falls out of the sky into a cymbal factory and no-one is around... does it make a sound.

    glad to hear you escaped though... i would think dying in an outdoor hot-tub via the method of "crushed by big tree" wouldn't be one of my top 5 ways to die.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    whoprincess wrote:
    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
    YIKES!!!

    Glad you guys are OK! :clap:
    Are you going to work this up for publication?

    I am working up a piece on Idaho Hot Springs and it will probably be incorporated. Well, I am working on another piece on Idaho Hot Springs - I had this other piece published on a website recently. It's a pretty fun read...

    http://hotspringsguy.com/beware-the-jac ... s/03/2010/
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    trees falling are known as widow makers
    apparently they kill ppl

    man vs' trees

    man - 156 trillion trees and counting
    rainforests and everything fallen

    trees - 15 people buried
    everywhere beautiful climbing towards the sun

    trees are my friends
    i'd rather be
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    dunkman wrote:
    now that one is answered can you find out for me if an eagle falls out of the sky into a cymbal factory and no-one is around... does it make a sound.

    glad to hear you escaped though... i would think dying in an outdoor hot-tub via the method of "crushed by big tree" wouldn't be one of my top 5 ways to die.

    C'mon now, it's the ONLY way to die.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    chadwick wrote:
    trees falling are known as widow makers
    apparently they kill ppl

    man vs' trees

    man - 156 trillion trees and counting
    rainforests and everything fallen

    trees - 15 people buried
    everywhere beautiful climbing towards the sun

    trees are my friends
    i'd rather be

    The region we were in was decimated by record setting wildfires two years ago and there are millions of burnt out root systems and dead trees just waiting to fall over. The wind kicked up for just a second and that was enough to bring the big sucker down.
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    eyedclaar wrote:
    dunkman wrote:
    now that one is answered can you find out for me if an eagle falls out of the sky into a cymbal factory and no-one is around... does it make a sound.

    glad to hear you escaped though... i would think dying in an outdoor hot-tub via the method of "crushed by big tree" wouldn't be one of my top 5 ways to die.

    C'mon now, it's the ONLY way to die.


    i dunno man... at no point did you mention porno starlets, cocaine, mojitos and giraffes... now if you'll excuse me, i have to go write a more up-to-date poem for Chaddington
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    Wow!

    So happy you guys are OK.
    Must have been one of your scariest days yet...and hopefully you won't have any to rival it!
    peace,
    jo

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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    StillHere wrote:
    Wow!

    So happy you guys are OK.
    Must have been one of your scariest days yet...and hopefully you won't have any to rival it!

    Scary? Na, I just looked at that tree as it started to lean and gave it the ol' hairy eyeball and it wisely decided to fall in a different direction. ;)
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  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    :shock:
    How many of your 9 lives do you have left?
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    dunkman wrote:
    eyedclaar wrote:
    dunkman wrote:
    now that one is answered can you find out for me if an eagle falls out of the sky into a cymbal factory and no-one is around... does it make a sound.

    glad to hear you escaped though... i would think dying in an outdoor hot-tub via the method of "crushed by big tree" wouldn't be one of my top 5 ways to die.

    C'mon now, it's the ONLY way to die.


    i dunno man... at no point did you mention porno starlets, cocaine, mojitos and giraffes... now if you'll excuse me, i have to go write a more up-to-date poem for Chaddington

    Note to self, consult with Dunk before my suicide...
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    comebackgirl wrote:
    :shock:
    How many of your 9 lives do you have left?

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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    But when a bear shits in the woods, is he wearing a funny hat?
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Note to self, consult with Dunk before my suicide...

    Scotland invented notes to self... and suicide... was the same guy actually ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    dunkman wrote:
    i dunno man... at no point did you mention porno starlets, cocaine, mojitos and giraffes... now if you'll excuse me, i have to go write a more up-to-date poem for Chaddington


    :lol: @ Chaddington
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  • Given to...Given to... Posts: 4,989
    Wow, you were so close to proving two idioms in one day.

    We now know about the tree falling...

    But if the tree would have smashed your truck, and sent shrapnel in your direction effectively eliminating your life...

    Would she still complain?

    ;)
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Given to... wrote:
    Wow, you were so close to proving two idioms in one day.

    We now know about the tree falling...

    But if the tree would have smashed your truck, and sent shrapnel in your direction effectively eliminating your life...

    Would she still complain?

    ;)

    I assume you meant wife, not life, but anyhoo my wife is kind of a rare breed. She's also from your neck of the woods, Wyo. I'm pretty sure she is more badass than about 95% of the men around here. Well, she's not a fan of spiders or ticks, but otherwise...
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  • Given to...Given to... Posts: 4,989
    I meant wife. Honestly just trying to be funny not offend.

    Going with the old saying... If there is no one around to bitch at, will she...?


    Glad to hear she is from Wyo. You've got yourself a keeper!
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  • ClaireackClaireack Posts: 13,561
    norm wrote:
    But when a bear shits in the woods, is he wearing a funny hat?

    No, but he makes sure he is wearing a cravat.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Given to... wrote:
    I meant wife. Honestly just trying to be funny not offend.

    Going with the old saying... If there is no one around to bitch at, will she...?


    Glad to hear she is from Wyo. You've got yourself a keeper!

    I'll let her know what you said and she can decide if she is offended or not. If so, sleep lightly. She doesn't need me to take care of anyone, although sometimes I just volunteer. I will tell her you said you were joking though, that usually calms her down... in time. ;)
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  • Given to...Given to... Posts: 4,989
    Great. Now I cant go to Idaho anymore. I guess my lotto days are over.
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  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Posts: 3,371
    norm wrote:
    But when a bear shits in the woods, is he wearing a funny hat?

    God I hope so
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,978
    eyedclaar wrote:

    I am working up a piece on Idaho Hot Springs and it will probably be incorporated. Well, I am working on another piece on Idaho Hot Springs - I had this other piece published on a website recently. It's a pretty fun read...

    http://hotspringsguy.com/beware-the-jac ... s/03/2010/

    is this your work, also?

    hot-tub-time-machine.jpg
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    imalive wrote:
    eyedclaar wrote:

    I am working up a piece on Idaho Hot Springs and it will probably be incorporated. Well, I am working on another piece on Idaho Hot Springs - I had this other piece published on a website recently. It's a pretty fun read...

    http://hotspringsguy.com/beware-the-jac ... s/03/2010/

    is this your work, also?

    hot-tub-time-machine.jpg

    I think we all know that it is in fact my work.
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  • ZiggyStarZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    eyedclaar wrote:
    and damn near right on top of you, it does make a sound in case anybody was wondering. In fact, it makes a freakin' hell of a crash. The wife and I were almost killed sunday while soaking in our favorite remote hotspring when an 80 foot spruce decided to fall over. Had it angled another way it would have crushed my truck and probably killed us below. As it was, it totally blocked the only road in and out of this entire region. Thankfully, we were parked on the side to get out.

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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    eyedclaar wrote:
    and damn near right on top of you, it does make a sound in case anybody was wondering. In fact, it makes a freakin' hell of a crash. The wife and I were almost killed sunday while soaking in our favorite remote hotspring when an 80 foot spruce decided to fall over. Had it angled another way it would have crushed my truck and probably killed us below. As it was, it totally blocked the only road in and out of this entire region. Thankfully, we were parked on the side to get out.

    Were you naked?


    when isn't he? ;)

    :wave:
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    dunkman wrote:
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Note to self, consult with Dunk before my suicide...

    Scotland invented notes to self... and suicide... was the same guy actually ;)

    not surprised really. ;) :P


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