spreaderman
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I took this picture a few years back. The picture doesn't do it justice.
kf_tree said:this is also what lightning can do
http://images.ibsys.com/2002/0411/1394385.jpg
Old Monkey said:Good one!
smokechaser said:Heres a lightning struck tree that them broke off in a wind storm. Pretty decent sized Ponderosa. Im at the base. Im 6'3" tall. You can see the lightning scar down the front of the tree. The crack went all the way trough the tree. It was opening and closing in the wind the day I cut it. The tree split the rest of the way when it hit the ground.
smokechase II said:Smokechaser:
Whatever happened to saving wildlife trees on Sister RD?
How much of that tree was on fire?
Sport falling or falling for sport?
jp hallman said:Sport Falling? That's what agency cutters do on fires so the REAL fallers("C" fallers) don't have anything to do. Or, ahem, so I hear. <snicker>
smokechaser said:I'm not sure what forest your on. There are a good deal of fallers with experience that ranges far beyond occasional burning trees. Ive personally worked with many forest service employees who were "professional" loggers first and then came over to us. And vice/versa.
Historically, many fire fighters were loggers. Lots fire fighters are very good fallers. There is also a lot who suck.
But
some loggers aren't good fire fighters and if you work in the industry, I'm sure you've worked with a few loggers who were not good at falling also. I work with fire fighters who aren't worth a spit all the time.
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