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It's always a fun day when you watch an idiot neighbor drop a tree on another neighbors yard. Sadly there is no recording of this incident. luckily it spared the house and their above ground pool but crushed the perimeter fence and the guys shed.
 
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M parents had that happen to them a few weeks ago. Pure accident though, their neighbors are great.
 
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Coug said:
It's always a fun day when you watch an idiot neighbor drop a tree on another neighbors yard. Sadly there is no recording of this incident. luckily it spared the house and their above ground pool but crushed the perimeter fence and the guys shed.
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Is your neibors name Mayhem?
 
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Like a good neighbor...

When the missus and I bought our current home, 20 acres behind us was divided into three parcels of heavily wooded land owned by heirs to the dearly departed, who didn't like each other in life. One group controlling 7&1/2 acres wanted ~$200k/acre. We figured nobody would pay that price, and if negotiations started, the other two groups would want the big bucks. We were safe, right?

Nooooooooo... A fill-in builder gets ambitions to develop a signature community, one which would bring him awards and get him into magazines. He actually made contracts to acquire the 20 acres, got his concept approved with 60-63 homes starting @ $400k on midget lots around a "central park," complete with a mini muscadine vineyard.

He lures a partner with the financial clout to back him and begins development. He goes way over time & budget (starting price now ~$600k; not selling so quick). Also, his execution pared off the roots of a huge leaning red oak and saturated the soil at the base of its trunk every time it rained. We explained that the tree's fall was imminent and threatened our property. We urged them to take it down. We pleaded with the city for aid in prompting them to swift action. They dillyed. They dallied. One stormy night, two years later, it fell.

Fortune was with us in that it came within centimeters of the house without causing damage, but it did take out ~100 ft of brand new fencing, all of our patio furtniture, two mature dogwoods, and one mature sour cherry. It also damaged the roof of our outbuilding.

Given the developers track record for "neighborliness," we went with our insurance company and arbitration.
 
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malinoisvol said:
Is your neibors name Mayhem?
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Lol!

Here is a photo..

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Coug said:
Lol!

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Classic. Trying to fell a tree uphill (probably without wedges too). Ive seen 16 year olds make better face cuts on their 1st attempt. Looks like he cut through his hinge wood on the backcut and the tree torqued as it fell (but I could be wrong). This man should should not own a chainsaw.
 
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Volunteer_Kirby said:
Classic. Trying to fell a tree uphill (probably without wedges too). Ive seen 16 year olds make better face cuts on their 1st attempt. Looks like he cut through his hinge wood on the backcut and the tree torqued as it fell (but I could be wrong). This man should should not own a chainsaw.
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The guy didn't know what he was doing. His notch on the low side was larger than the high side. It was already leaning toward the neighbor before he made the final cut.
 
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