At work today

[Stool master]

We're going to need a bigger boat.....

[woody paul]

Went on Thursday to cut up 2 limbs which had fallen off Oak tree, popped back this morning to move large lumps with loader, and rest of crown decided to fall out and I was only 10 feet from it. No wind just decided it had had enough. 

Edited August 12 by woody paul

[Doug Tait]

Bet that was dramatic.

[AHPP]

Christ. 

[peds]

Flipping heck. Time for a change of uniform from the lost and found box...

[Stubby]

Bit more than summer limb drop !

[woody paul]

2 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

Bet that was dramatic.

Even with ear muffs on and loader running it was load. 

[AHPP]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

Bit more than summer limb drop !

I was trying to think of a funny mnemonic. Sudden arboreal self pollarding schedule or something. 

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

Bit more than summer limb drop !

 I hadn't noticed the phenomenon  this summer until today walking along a towpath where there was evidence  of a couple of large oak limbs having fallen in full leaf, Obviously the leaves add weight, and hence leverage, but I wonder if the lignin becoming more plastic in the heat  exacerbates the strain.

[Mick Dempsey]

I imagine the tension loads or whatever they’re called had changed dramatically after the loss of the two other limbs.

 

Still a bit of a suprise though.