Day 19-Don't "pine" for me...

Another special shout out tonight to my great friend Willy (Bill). My wife has been nagging gently suggesting I cut down the tall pine tree you can see in earlier pictures by our electric pole. Thanks to some purebred dufi, (dufum?) - whatever the plural of dufus is - that installed the water meter right in front of the pine tree, I now had no choice but grant my wife's wish.
   My buddy Bill has been wanting to try out his new chainsaw so I was happy to oblige him. As with many things, the mission did not exactly go our way as this very large tree had a natural lean (though slight) straight at the electric lines. As we attempted to finesse the tree in the other direction, it quickly became apparent we needed a new plan. As we roped the tree and used my extension ladder as a prop (quit laughing), something strange happened. What started as a small ember quickly sprung into flame and soon after a raging inferno of testerone fueled insanity as He-Man, or Tree-Man, picked up the ladder and used it to push against the tree. Mind you, what occured is in direct contradiction to all known laws of physics as it pertains to leverage, but to my utter amazement, pure delight, and complete entertainment - that monster tree started to move. I still can't believe it. It wasn't cut nearly through enough which is why it was still standing. But the facts are the facts. Bill my friend, you are an absolute animal!!

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you our modern day Samson. That full head of hair really helped out. Trust me when I tell you the picture does not do justice to the size and height of this tree. Notice my ladder in pieces... totally worth it!!! (plus it went back together).