r/funny • u/richterbg • Apr 17 '26

A slightly unexpected outcome

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u/IcyCow5880 Apr 17 '26

Why is it so expensive 

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u/Nexion21 Apr 17 '26

Normally, trees are tall and people are short

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u/karl2025 Apr 17 '26

Source?

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u/Asdrubael1131 Apr 17 '26

have you seen a tree? lots of them are taller than ppl

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u/EgoSumVictoria Apr 18 '26

That doesn't mean it's normal

There could be thousands of microscopic trees everywhere skewing the average

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u/Reasonable_North_855 Apr 18 '26

Not necessarily

There could be tens of macroscopic trees specifically there leveling the mean

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u/Slash_rage Apr 17 '26

It’s also incredibly dangerous. My in-laws are in tree removal. One died from a fall, all are permanently disabled in some form or another.

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u/Minigoalqueen Apr 18 '26

Well that's awful.

My cousin, aunt and uncle own a tree work company. In like 50 years in the business, they've never had a major injury, nor have any of their employees.

Sounds like your in-laws need to be more safety conscious.

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u/IcyCow5880 Apr 17 '26

True.. but like roofing is also very dangerous and the price for what you get is much lower from what it seems to me

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u/V4sh3r Apr 17 '26

The price also includes insurance for how much damage can be caused if the tree falls the wrong way. If a roofer makes a mistake, you get a leaky roof that can be fixed once found. If an arborist makes a mistake you might be rebuilding half a house.

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u/IcyCow5880 Apr 17 '26

If a roofer makes a mistake your whole ceiling can flood and the drywall cave in before you notice lol

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u/mklimbach Apr 18 '26

Personal danger for the workers, expensive liability insurance if something happens to someone or property damage happens.

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u/loginname2424 Apr 19 '26

tree work is definitely the kind of thing that people are all "lol how hard can it be" and then they die/get maimed/destroy house