Dead trees should never be underestimated. An arborist here in Atlanta was killed last week when he went to give an estimate for removing a large, dead pecan tree. The arborist and the client were talking near the tree when it suddenly fell over, crushing the arborist and injuring the client. The tree had been dead for a long time. Hopefully, the loss of life in this case can spare someone else a similar fate.

Take care and stay aware.

Tom

Reply to post by Tom Watson, on September 06, 2000 at 00:35:49:



Here's one URL: http://www.accessatlanta.com/partners/ajc/epaper/editions/friday/local_news_93fa4469c36101960096.html

The circumstances are strange. Could anyone have taken enough care? It tried to get other stories but was unable to get past the newspapers' tidy little fences.


tubs

Reply to post by wulkie, on September 06, 2000 at 00:35:49:

Bob, there wasn't much written about the accident, one of the drawbacks of a one-newspaper town. The basic facts are that it was a pecan tree that had been dead for some time. The tree was in Ansley Park, one of Atlanta's older, affluent neighborhoods with sizeable homes and yards. The resident is a 93-year-old woman who is apparently too infirm to adequately monitor her grounds. A neighbor concerned about dead trees in her yard had teamed up with her nephew to hire a company to do the removals. The lesson here for me is to constantly keep an eye on dead trees I'm around until out of striking range. I agree that it was a rare fluke that could have happened to anyone.

Take care, Tom