Now all I can think about is Americas Funniest Home Videos when some guy says, "Oh this tree will fall to the left exactly like I planned." And it falls to the right and crushes a car or a house or something.
Step 2: Bring out a 100 year old ladder and fully extend it against the tree while saying, "You might need to hold this for me, but let me try it first."
Step 3: After climbing said ladder, continue climbing like a monkey higher up the tree until your laying fully extended on a branch. While your daughter gives you advice like, "Don't let your hands get sweaty" and "maybe you should swing your legs around and hook them together."
Step 4: While bracing yourself with one hand, use a hacksaw to slowly cut through the branch, and occacsionally take breaks to reposition yourself.
Step 5: Once the branch is ready to fall DO NOT warn anyone so that the sound of the breaking tree limbs crashing onto the other ladder catches everyone completely off guard.
(The extra ladder is there to stop the branch from pulling down the power line of course.)
Finally: Shimmy your way down the tree, until you almost touch the ladder and just guess where to put your feet until you find the ladder and climb down. And finish by saying, "That was easier than I thought, I think I'll climb back up and take care of the rest of them."
So, I just went outside and he has found a new perch and is attempting to cut off even more branches... oh heavens.But I do appreciate the yard work being done so I'll just have to learn to control my blood pressure. :)
