Posted by jdemaris on September 16, 2008 at 17:59:58 from (67.142.130.13):
I cut down two large hard maples today, both close to 100 years old. My little kid had been asking about watching me cut one down, so I waited until my wife was home to hang on to him.
I've cut trees for 40 years and never used any saftey equipment - except when I worked for Asplundh and was forced to wear a helmet once in awhile when climbing. Any way, my point being I've never been hurt while wood cutting or tree felling.
Well, at my wife's insistance, I now wear a seat belt maybe 1/2 the time in the car or truck if she's in there with me. And today, wore ear protection. That's what got me in trouble. I've got new ear protectors with a built-in radio. So, I was listening to Rush Limbaugh, cutting down these trees - and . . Well, all came down fine, nice big crash for my kid. Then, all of a sudden, I had "flies" all over me and I instinctively started swatting them with my hand. Then, finally some intelligence kicked in and I realized they were not flies. I'd just cut down a bee-tree with a very active, and large hive of honey bees. If I hadn't been wearing those stupid ear protectors - I'd heard them! I yelled to my wife to grab the kid and run, and followed closely behind. We just made it back to the house, maybe 500 feet way, with the bees chasing us and bouncing off our faces. My wife got a few stuck in her hair.
I couldn't go back and get my truck or saws until dark. Funny, I've had angry squirrels, raccoons, hornet nests, etc. get in my way when tree cutting - but first time this ever happened. I suspect maybe they weren't as noticeable because it was cool today and they weren't buzzing around to much until I dropped the tree.
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