The birch trees in Idaho Falls have been getting sick the last few years and one by one they die. Ours took it's last breath and slowly started looking like a scary dead tree. It lived right in the front yard and became a big eye sore. Oh I so hated seeing it. So I started calling to find out how to take care of the poor thing.
A few calls and I one estimate later I found out it would cost $300 + to cut down the tree!!
WHAT?!?!?!
I told Shan I would do it myself!!
Shan of course refused saying I could get hurt......
I didn't know how.......
and the big one!!!
I could hit the house, break a window etc.
Well, Shan went out of town and I went to work *giggle*
I had no ladder so I climbed the tree and would reach as high as I could and started sawing with my dead rusty blade. I would hide behind other branches and tucked my legs back when it was time for timber and only got a few bruises and scratches.
When I knew a branch would hit the house I tied dog leashes to the branch and then would tie that to a different tree in the yard so the branch would fall the way I wanted it to.
I would saw a little over 3/4 threw and then climb down grab the leash and pull in the right direction.
I got the craziest looks from neighbors and others passing.
Cars would slow and I had a real show going :o)
There were times my heart would pound and my body shake because of scary perches but I kept going.
I had one neighbor stop and say "I didn't know you knew how to do this" and I would respond with "I don't!!"
After 2 weeks I finally only had a stump and my little saw would not go all the way through it so I got my incredible neighbor over with his chain saw and the job was done!!
Cost?!?!
NOTHING!!
Gain?!?!?!?!
The right to say......
I AM WOMAN!!! HEAR ME ROAR!!!!
2 comments:
Love the pictures and this story. Stubborn, nope. Come on, tell me I CAN'T do it, I dare you. Great job!!!
Of course you are a Cox girl who grew up with a younger brother! We did it all! And still can do most!
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