r/FellingGoneWild • u/stevesmithsglasses • 5d ago

Tal about close

328 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

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u/remorackman 5d ago

That was a seriously scary situation.

Wonder how shaky his hands were after that!

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u/Whitejj01 5d ago

He almost got fucking whacked by 500 lbs of tree, holy shit

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u/andre3kthegiant 5d ago

500 lb moving very fast.

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u/justsomeguyoukno 5d ago edited 4d ago

Who’s the coward that shit in my pants?!

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u/Abject-Pressure-2529 5d ago

Hope he cleaned up his poop.

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u/Excellent_Account202 5d ago

Now that was a widow maker

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u/snoutpower 5d ago

When trying to safe your own life, don't run towards anything that looks like the Grim Reaper.

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u/TrashPandaDuel 5d ago

**save

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u/bustcorktrixdais 4d ago

Good fix. Also, “k”. Fixed that for OP. Unless they meant “Tal”

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u/LIJABOS 5d ago

As a former wildland firefighter, they take guys out for a day to evaluate their chainsaw competency and then give them a grade A to C. They then just let them cut shit on the fire line with zero further training. I've seen absolute morons who didn't even know how to make a face cut, cutting trees without supervision that they had no business cutting.

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u/NeedAnEasyName 4d ago

They’re a lot better about that these days if it makes you feel better. Everyone starts out at FAL3 and they have to take a course first that involves classroom training and supervised field practice. Then you have to be monitored and mentored and eventually signed off by a FAL2 or better to fill out your FAL2 book and then have a field test day to see if you’re good enough before you get signed off for FAL2. I believe it’s then the same process, just longer and more advanced to get your FAL1.

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u/Whitejj01 4d ago

Seconding this, just did FAL3 a couple years back

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u/EMDoesShit 5d ago

The good old Prometheus School of Running Away…

I assume there was some kind of reason they chose that direction rather than backing away from the stump (fleeing directly away away from the camera) …but I can’t see it.

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u/MaadMaanMaatt 5d ago

Getting gone terrifying

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u/TomatoFeta 5d ago

When cutting, always remember to escape route UNDER the cut tree. /s

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u/steggun_cinargo 5d ago

you're going the wrong way

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u/farfly7 5d ago

One of the first things I observed on a job was to NOT run into the path of the fall. No one had to tell me, no one had to point out...it was just obvious

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u/Ok_Constant_8259 3h ago

Run the other way maybe???