Dodgy Felling

[weldersunited]

I really wish I'd taken some pictures of this one but felt that it was worth sharing with fellow arb talkers in any case...

 

Driving home a few days ago down the A370 just outside congresbury there has been ongoing felling of some fairly large Leylandi trees- noticed they were slowly reducing a bit at a time but there never seemed to be anyone working there. Until now- the traffic was being held up in both directions by a couple of lads while one of their mates was 10ft up a ladder wielding a chainsaw. I can only assume that the intended direction of fell was out into the busy main road but it was ok as the traffic was being held up... our man didn't manage to make the cut and left the bit he was felling dangling precariously while he came back down the ladder to sort his saw out. Not a bit of PPE in sight.

 

Went pat again last night and the remainder is down so assume the same method employed for this.

 

Had to be seen to be believed but somebody really needs their head read for working like this and on top of that on a busy A Road.

 

I shook my head, smiled and drove on by.....

[Jarbman]

ive been driving past this for a couple of weeks now. everytime i do i cant help but think of the "park" down the road....

[sasha.p]

My dad caught somthing similar to this on his mobile about two weeks ago where he lives transit with rope tied to the tree across a junction blocking both lanes next to a public pathway,people walking past as they were doing it! bloke up a ladder with chainsaw no ppe whilst cutting the bloke in the van is trying to pull the top off the tree across the road and onto the grass on the oppsosite side whilst cars have had to stop because they cant get into the road,wanted him to you tube it but he wont as doesnt want any hassle lol

[weldersunited]

ive been driving past this for a couple of weeks now. everytime i do i cant help but think of the "park" down the road....

 

Indeed, that lot get bl00dy everywhere

[Jake Andrews]

Is that the leylandiis in the pub or near the tescoexpress end!!!!!