Tree surgeon fined over car smash near Truro primary school

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

There was a video that went with it.....  I'll see if I can look it out.  It doesn't make for good watching (apparently, the truck has been painted yellow since)

 

It had been partially dismantled with the stem to be felled.  The bloke with no tickets that had been begging for an opportunity to fell a big 'un, finally got his wish....  (Careful what you wish for!) The job had slogged on longer than expected and tipped over into school run period, but instead of pausing and letting the traffic / pedestrians quiet down they went the other way and rushed it on through regardless.  Then it all went tits up!

 

No paperwork to support training, quals, LOLER, etc, etc, etc.....

 

All in all, he got away bloody lightly and hopefully demonstrated to the public (and some in the business) the merits of getting the job done properly.  

 

 

   

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-39153967/chopped-tree-falls-onto-a-car-near-school-in-cornwall

 

[HuntingHicap]

doesn't look like much of a hinge.....done well for a driveway specialist to dismantle something that big though?

[Steve Bullman]

confused.  It looks like it fell in the direction of the pull line?

[Stubby]

3 hours ago, Gary Prentice said:

Why restrict it to fridays? Other threads garnish similar witch hunts every day of the week?

 

 

You stick it to me all day and any day

[Mick Dempsey]

3 hours ago, Gary Prentice said:

Why restrict it to fridays? Other threads garnish similar witch hunts every day of the week?

 

 

*garner

 

 

(been down the pub, got a bit steamed, thought I’d have a pop at someone using the wrong word on the internet:))

Edited April 20, 2018 by Mick Dempsey

[felixthelogchopper]

4 minutes ago, Stubby said:

You stick it to me all day and any day

Doesn't count if you like it.

[Stubby]

2 minutes ago, felixthelogchopper said:

Doesn't count if you like it.

Busted !

[felixthelogchopper]

4 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

No real detail.

 

One car looks to be lightly damaged.

 

Put down the pitchforks and flaming torches.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

     It was clearly a decent size tree judging by the trunk, all dismantled in what looks like a tight space without issue till the fell.

 

Somebody knew what they were doing.

 

 

A mistake was made, insurance companies will be contacted.