Brilliantly handled -- homeowners and tree! Epic example of the value of patience -- pausing to think about the physics, about the liability, to let folks get out of the drop zone, to let folks get out of the drop zone again, and again.
Thanks, it's striking to me that some will see the job unfold as you did and see the required patience and the thought provoking adventure into liability, and others will see it and criticize me harshly for not doing this or that and for filming the job and expressing my emoji thoughts about what I was feeling at the time. I've thought about pulling the video down a few times but I keep realizing that I've simply shown what happened and expressed some of my feelings on the subject. Some just won't like that it's filmed at all (they think a betrayal of the guy who set the booby trap) or that I took part in it. I think it's just a nitty gritty subject and so controversial.
@@AugustHunicke the critics boggle me: You turned "downed power lines, smashed fence, blocked road and very possibly dead bodies" into -- as far as I could see -- zero damage. Heck, even the fruit tree survived! 100% victory snatched from the jaws of defeat. And then shared the wisdom/example for others.
@@AugustHunicke Part of that depends a bit on your motive for making you tube videos. I wonder if you told them videoing was in the deal. As a viewer ,old and once foolish enough to do the kind of thing he did, but a bit 'smarter' about shutting up and listening to a pro,I admire your patience.I'd admire you more if you talked to HIM about being stubborn and not to his wife. You didn't insult the guy but you made entertaining fun of him on the vid. He got off lightly. All in all a video worth keeping up here for a few reasons.
Doom And Gloom .... hay... I resemble that remark! "Want to make thousands a week working from home" just send my Nigerian prince money to collect your moneys
My mother has this personality trait. She asks for help doing something because she has no idea what she's doing but when you go to do it for her she looks over your shoulder and tries to tell you how you're doing it wrong. it's infuriating
Wize Utubers. August, be kind to the Utube company. They allow us to learn all kinds of trades. There will always be naysayers. Save your breath for teaching us. My favorite people are professional folks who do not act as wizards. Thanks.
My husband does renos and he knows of what he speaks. If he doesn't know, he'll say so. If somebody leans over him criticizing while he works, customer gets a "know-it-all 'tax' " added to their bill, or he simply walks away and lets them flounder.
👉 With millennials buying homes, you'll never be short of work! Well, if the results of the 2020 election stick, then the powerful international Marxist elites will begin implementing their sweeping societal changes(ie. "the great reset"), which is to disallow/repeal property rights, after also putting an end to sovereignty in the US and elsewhere, in favor of a global Marxist super-state. At that point you won't be hired by homeowners, because there won't be any. Instead you'll work at the whims of communist despots. Probably for a LOT less money too..... 🤕 🙄 😕Be careful what you wish for folks, and always be leery of the western "news" media and their "journalists", most of whom arent trustworthy! That's because most are either partisan activists, narcissists, or both.... Either way, DON'T trust, but DO verify! In the last few weeks they've been running puff-pieces on a loop, to dupe us ALL into believing that Joe Biden is basically a combination of: A). A warm, caring grandpa figure! 🥰 B). Ultimately competent and brilliant! 🦸 C). Incorruptible and honest! 😇 👿👹What they DON'T/WON'T show you, are all the blatant, provable examples of corruption, including bribery, blackmail, collusion, plagiarism, undue prosecution of non-violent drug offenders(mainly black and Latino) as a result of HIS 1994 Crime Bill, an endless succession of lies, hypocrisy and flip-flopping, selling out almost our entire industrial sector economy/jobs to China and Mexico, support for "an endless, unhindered stream of poor, unskilled, blue collar immigrants from Mexico and Latin America"(literally his own words), who compete with actual US citizens for jobs, while depressing blue collar wages across the board! If only the "educated", condescending, upper crust white collar "progressives" still cared about THOSE Americans, in the way that true LIBERALS used to care for them!! ☹️👎
@@dennyturner2418 🤔 Well, you'll probably be golden, as long as your colorblindness doesn't involve an inability to see the colors green and brown! Working with plants/trees, it's probably important to be able to discern those particular colors..... 😁
As a firefighter, how do you explain the wild house fires in Ca. Where blocks of houses are just gone, even the appliances are gone but the surrounding trees have no fire damage?
@@perhermann5976 We in America try to keep the Right Of Way trimmed with professional tree men and will almost always remove trees in danger of falling on lines. But many R O Ws are too narrow and owners don't want trees cut until it's too late. Sometimes it easier to drop the lines first if not too many will be affected. Be Safe Out On The Lines. Take Care.
Seems to be the consensus among the older generations. They think because they’re older, they know more than you regardless of how many years of experience you have when they have zero
Incredible save sir, I felt so much anxiety just watching you deal with that, and the tree itself too. Worst day's on the job come from customers who are jeopardizing their own safety as if doing a generally dangerous job is stressful enough. Watching you handle this was nothing short of inspiring.
Had the three birch bunch with one about to touch house power line. HIRED A PROFESSIONAL (imagine that). Came with a crane and the largest residential chipper. They took each tree whole and fed it directly into the chipper. One hour and they had setup, chopped, chipped, swept, and evac'd. Best $1400 I ever spent. It was an amazing thing to watch and the speed with which it was done.
Really enjoyed that! Red Adair was once asked why his advice was so expensive, he replied “if you think employing an expert is expensive, wait til you employ an amateur!” Thanks for posting.
Great job and patience August. Truly a man with wisdom and maturity. Could’ve belittled the old man, but choose to deal with this situation like a man does. It was a pleasure watching you in action.
"I can take the job, but you'll need to indemnify me and wait in the house until the tree is down. If you so much as open the door, I will stop working."
It was when he casually walked under the tree to close the gate, and walked away slowly by the the path away that kept him under it for as long as possible, that I decided that the guy is a hopeless idiot, beyond any hope of ever being educated. Best to let evolution take its course with someone like him.
@@russlehman2070 He's far too old for natural selection to have an impact. Natural selection only works if the creature in question dies before breeding.
I work for a power company and wish I could post the slo-mo of a “tree professional” falling a tree last week. Huge flash, 3 spans of wire down and a broke cross arm. The bill runs high when take out power lines.
I was working a fire along 145kv lines. I had my back to the lines when a tree hit the lines at noon. The bright purple silhouette I could see of myself at noon was pretty sweet, but the bang was deafening
I've been in similar situations, not quite that bad. You have way more patience than I do & there is no way in hell that I'd assume all of that risk, especially w/ him driving. They have no idea how much grief, expense & publicity you spared them. Good on you in the end though.
I’d like to think the YT exposure and showing us viewers his skill AND the amateurs un-skill helps with the expense and doing work on his day off. What a way to show prospective clients your skill and understanding of your profession.
A bucket truck would allow a Sawyer to make a cut from below about 30 feet up the trunk. That cut would cause the tree to buckle at a point above the nearby blocking g tree removing g the block. The long part of the tree would drop and swing into the stand of pine where it would either stand or fall all the way to the ground or could be recut to fall away from the power lines
My father did that - he heard the saw stop when I took the hammer to wedge the three over, and walked over to ask, if it had broken down. I yelled at him to go away, so loud that my sister could hear it half a mile away, but he kept coming, slowly, and all the time I could hear the three settling. Then, when he had almost reache me, he turned around and walked back, still slowly!!! He was safe though, the three didn't fall till I had hit the wedges a few times.
Very talented and patient guy dealing with the tree and home owner. I love it when you get called out to a job that the home owner scewed up. And now that you are there the owner becomes a expert .
That looked more like a crime scene than a hinge...! August this is why I like your channel, it doesn't get anymore real, and the sub titled commentary is hilarious!
I just came across this and it reminded me of when my dad decided he would cut an oak tree in our yard without consulting anyone. Long story short was it fell on the neighbors home, took the siding and soffit in the back. My mother NEVER let him cut another tree in the yard and guys like you got work. lol.
i would have done the same, most likely made it out to be more then it was, so lots of time to set up, cant be sure with out being there but from my life time for what i could see, there was room, it is easy to makea video and blow up the case,,
I had a friend ask for help putting in a fence, well I get there and the neighbor had dropped a maple 90 degrees to the cut. As I look over I see a ratchet strap about 10 feet up the trunk (that’s what they’re puller). Well the guy comes out telling us what the issue was (wrong) so I point out a few things that he dismisses so I shut up and walk away because I’ve only cut down a couple thousand so what do I know 😡
Your video production approach is stellar. The switching among multiple points of view, strategic slow-mo repeats, and especially the text-over supplemental narrative make this an excellent adventure as well as insightful instruction presentation. I especially appreciate the intimate human touch in letting us in on what you feel and think along the way through a job. I just recently discovered your channel, and have been continually impressed and informed by your productions.
@@travisk5589 who the fuck wants to listen to a person that fucks their mom? That's the reason you beat the shit out of them, not the reason you respect them
skrooge mc. Duck my dad was the same way, it was his way even if it was dangerous. When I got older I would just walk away from the job. Mom would asked me if I going to finish, told her dad was telling me how to do it. That would fix the problem.
@@cassrailroad5358 I knew a guy like that. He managed to kill himself by deciding to clean up a sewage flood in the basement on his own, with no respirator. He got a fungal lung infection and died.
Holy smokes August!!! 😳😳😳 I am literally sitting on the edge of my couch at 4:30am in the morning..... .....walking into complete disaster like that and walking out like a boss. Well played August, well played. 😎👊❤️🌲 Keep yourself safe my friend! Randy
This one my favorite August videos of all time! I litterally laugh out loud every time I watch it. It was an extremely tense situation but August handled it beautifully.
[Verse 1] Hello me, meet the real me - and my misfits way of life A dark black past is my most valued possession Hindsight is always 20-20 But looking back it's still a bit fuzzy Speak of mutually assured destruction? Nice story - tell it to Reader's Digest [Chorus 1] Feeling paranoid, true enemy or false friend? Anxiety's attacking me, and my hair is getting thin I'm in trouble for the things I haven't got to yet I'm chomping at the bit and my palms are getting wet Sweating bullets [Verse 2] Hello me, it's me again You can subdue, but never tame me It gives me a migraine headache sinking down to your level Yeah, just keep on thinking it's my fault And stay an inch or two outta kicking distance Mankind has got to know his limitations [Chorus 2] Feeling claustrophobic like the walls are closing in Blood stains on my hands and I don't know where I've been I'm in trouble for the things I haven't got to yet I'm sharpening the axe and my palms are getting wet Sweating bullets
[Instrumental Break] [Bridge] Sweating, sweating Sweating, sweating Sweating, sweating Well, me, it's nice talking to myself A credit to dementia Some day you too will know my pain And smile its black-toothed grin If the war inside my head Won't take a day off I'll be dead My icy fingers claw your back Here I come again [Outro] Feeling paranoid, true enemy or false friend? Anxiety's attacking me, and my hair is getting thin Feeling claustrophobic like the walls are closing in Blood stains on my hands and I don't know where I've been Once you've committed me (Committed me) Now you've acquitted me (Acquitted me) Claiming validity (Validity) For your stupidity (Stupidity) I'm chomping at the bit I'm sharpening the axe Oh, here I come again, whoa Sweating bullets
Parallel lives. Got call yesterday man had an elm cut 10’ up, hung on the stump and a fork against a black locust. Butt was ready to jump through the neighbor’s fence and storage shed. This guy could have been killed. A series of blocks, redirects and precuts set to break in multiple areas when pulled fast and hard with F-250. Fell and broke up with power lines to left and right. No one else would help this guy. To much liability to assume. You are a good man August. Hope we can meet for a minute someday. Thanks for helping those folks. We both had a good outcome yesterday which could have been a really bad day. 👏God is good!
@@jamesbond-qs2ff So you do not have an answer to my question? You gave me things you claim this God said and then claims about what he does. But you never answered why people give this God credit for their own skills. The safety of the tree lopping job had absolutely nothing to do with any God. It was ALL to do with the training, knowledge and skill of the human tree lopper. Combined with decent driving by the old bloke.
@@jamesbond-qs2ff Nothing about what I asked has anything at all to do with how I see things. It has to do with evidence. WHY do you think that there is a God. What is your testable evidence? If you do not have any then you should be giving some serious thought to why you believe there is one. Believing something is definitely true when there is NO evidence is called delusion. This is NOT simply my opinion. This is fact. No evidence should mean scepticism.
@@jamesbond-qs2ff What a surprise. I say that this is NOT my opinion or way of thinking and actual evidence based science and you come back with ":your entitled to your own* way of thinking." So when you read someone's post you just immediately ignore anything that does not fit your confirmation bias. That is a ridiculous way of going about things. If you disagree with a point someone makes then explain that you disagree and lay out a logical case as to why their point was wrong. Otherwise you are in effect agreeing with them. Just claiming it is their opinion is absolutely useless. There is zero reason to think our universe was created by an intelligent being. In fact the evidence tends to suggest that it was not.\\So there is NO evidence all around me for a God. NONE.
I’m so grateful to have seen this video. My yard has five house killers on a hill behind a small garage, next to a power line. After watching a number of tree felling videos, I bought an MS311 with the intention of cutting them myself. Nope, nada, nyet, ain’t happening. Thanks for reminding those of us who should, to stay in our own lane.
Great Response and great documentary of it! Thank You! I enjoyed this very much. Watching that tree 'hinge' backwards-plow up the Earth itself is why this is so damn dangerous. The old-timers called this a "Widow Maker" and I have to admit that I have created a couple of these, in my forest, as an amateur and paid to have them cleaned-up for me. Serious business folks!
I admire how patient you are despite the circumstances. Very intriguing to watch a skilled master at work. I really appreciate the extra time you take to document. Very entertaining and educational. My father tried to fall his own trees. I tell that story several times a year to the delight of many. JUST like this older gentleman. Tried to get me killed too! Thanks for the videos!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video 😂😂😂 First of all, you sir have a miraculous amount of patience! 😳. I would have told the people to shut up and stay out of the way or I am quickly leaving this circus... Second, documenting this kind of thing the way you did was epic. Third, i think if the owners were your only driver option... the wife would have been my choice 😂 Good job! Not a full proof plan, but it was probably the best course of action with the limited time you had. I’m still blown away by your patience with the guy hahaha!
I agree with that. I become hostile in these situations when people don't listen. My insurance won't cover their stupidity. Also to keep in mind, if its not a document written by an attorney, a release of liability will likely not work- your insurance would still be liable
Patience has wonderful rewards, and often when you least expect them. I've seen it often in these kinds of circumstances, though I used to seriously struggle with that in my younger days. Sad, but for some folks, and sometimes only "at times", not always, it's just like a monkey wrench has been dropped into the works, and a little bit of kindness can help clear it up faster and easier than a lost temper. But a lost temper can make Everything go much much worse and for far longer, with deep chain reactions. The Kinder way used to drive me up a wall. It could have been far worse, this time. The older man COULD have been a whole lot more like Lucille Ball! LOL! I thought most of the way through the video that it WAS going to be like having her there, and something truly awful was about to happen. This man has to have had a lot of experience with that, for him to trust the old man with his own truck, that way. Real gutsy move.
Props. That was a nerve wracking job. I've felled plenty of small trees, but I'd never touch a tree that big. I'm no expert but an arborist did teach me the little I do know. I think the most important lesson was to know my limit. A few hundred bucks is well worth my safety.
Great job getting that tree down! I have cut down several trees in my life. But it is so important to know your limitations. Just last year, I had someone cut down 4 trees for me, because I knew that I didn't have the skill or the knowledge to do it myself.
There was a lot at stake with this job. So many ways for it to go wrong, but you formulated a plan and exceeded with the result. Bravo Sir. Posting this video will serve as a reminder that there is a big difference between an amateur and a trained professional. Many thanks.
@julie neal :: As a landscaper all I can say to your comment is... 'What She Said'! We do get these types of calls and fortunately the boss has learned to pass these opportunities to a specialist! Blessings!
Brilliant job of bailing these people out of a terrible situation. AND, I really appreciated your placement of the multiple cameras to catch every angle of the tree fall. Good for YT and good to cover any liability!
You the man. My 75 y/o dad he been helping me fall trees for the last few years on my property. (He lives with me) It has been the most frustrating time of my life. He can’t hear, he can’t see, and he gets pissed any time I try and show him anything. We had a similar sit, he was in the truck, I cut and yell go , go, go and wave my arms. He didn’t budge. He thought I was saying no, no, no. Luckily there was just enough tension when I parked the truck. All I know is when I get old my son and wife are screwed😉
Sign him up for classes in something (whittling, woodworking, origami, scrapbooking, exercise class, pole dancing, vegan cooking, crocheting for arthritics, dog obedience, kite making, day trading, quilting, etc.) at the Senior Center, hog-tie him if necessary to get him there, and cut trees until you have to go pick him up at closing time.
gmaureen I'm 75, and when emailing a lifelong friend of mine with whom I went through school, I mentioned something about getting old. He emailed back, "GETTING ?"
I love these modern suburban woodsmen who claim they have “felled timber” since their early days. Until they have to call a professional and then they still act like they are the expert.
These modern, suburbans, think they are everything. I mean they really tough it trying to keep deer out of there yards and stuff, and it's really tough when you gotta drive ten minutes to walmart.
Lmao, right, because ole August here has NEVER made a mistake. He is perfect, just like Jesus. Seems all you "tree fellers" are perfect. I don't think I've ever run into a profession with so many "know it alls" and egotistical pricks. For some reason, tree fellers think what they do is some sort of sorcery and only they, and they alone, have the ability to cut a tree down properly. What is most hilarious about it is the rest of us sit around laughing about how hard you think a job that would take less than a month to master is!
OMG that homeowner was getting on my nerves and I’m just watching! Lol you have the patience of a saint because I probably would have left and said “ since you know it all you got this” 👍
When you do this for so long, it starts to become easy. Even complicated or technical jobs can be managed. Scenarios like this really test your skill. Glad to see you enjoyed it. Keep up the good work. B safe
August, well handled, as a KNUCKLEHEAD tries to fell, his own tree without disregard of where the HELL IT WAS GOING TO GO, BRAVO, going with ONLY what you had ! WOW, CHEERS 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I've felled a lot of trees, pretty fair at putting them down where I want them. When it came to the large maple next to the street corner with lines passing in both directions across the corner from it, I never hesitated in calling the pros. There is a time and place to recognize your limits. Nice work!
Good grief, man, where's your sense of adventure? If I chickened out and called for the paid help every time things got a little dicey, I would .......still have an undamaged garage, a square house and the love of my neighbors!
Not too many people could handle this situation with patience and respect and then to have this perfect (given the circumstances) outcome is a beautiful thing to watch. I was on pins and needles ... I hope this gentleman learned his lesson and the wife eased up a bit ; ) You're a miracle worker August.
I've worked for a tree service for the last 25 years...some of our most "interesting", frustrating, and messiest jobs have been taking care of things that homeowners started, got in over their heads, and called us in to fix. I especially like it when the homeowner "helps" like this guy is doing.
Good work! I'd love to have you in my area if I need a tree guy. This reminded me of interactions I've had with homeowners when I fix their electrical installations. It makes me cringe when they put faith in youtube and their ability to get lucky when they could potentially sell their dangerous house to an innocent family before it ever has a chance to burn down. It's good to see you keep God with you. Thank you for the quality content.
wouldn't been surprised after this if the guy didn't want to pay him, and said something like "well that was simple, I don't think it warrants how much you are charging me."
Brilliantly handled -- homeowners and tree!
Epic example of the value of patience -- pausing to think about the physics, about the liability, to let folks get out of the drop zone, to let folks get out of the drop zone again, and again.
Thanks, it's striking to me that some will see the job unfold as you did and see the required patience and the thought provoking adventure into liability, and others will see it and criticize me harshly for not doing this or that and for filming the job and expressing my emoji thoughts about what I was feeling at the time. I've thought about pulling the video down a few times but I keep realizing that I've simply shown what happened and expressed some of my feelings on the subject. Some just won't like that it's filmed at all (they think a betrayal of the guy who set the booby trap) or that I took part in it. I think it's just a nitty gritty subject and so controversial.
@@AugustHunicke the critics boggle me: You turned "downed power lines, smashed fence, blocked road and very possibly dead bodies" into -- as far as I could see -- zero damage. Heck, even the fruit tree survived! 100% victory snatched from the jaws of defeat. And then shared the wisdom/example for others.
Homeowners dumbass fubared it all up. Only thing the Homeowner did right was picking up the phone to call for help fixing his retarded mistake.
@@AugustHunicke It's a TH-cam comment section lots of arm chair experts.... Enjoy your videos!
@@AugustHunicke Part of that depends a bit on your motive for making you tube videos.
I wonder if you told them videoing was in the deal.
As a viewer ,old and once foolish enough to do the kind of thing he did, but a bit 'smarter' about shutting up and listening to a pro,I admire your patience.I'd admire you more if you talked to HIM about being stubborn and not to his wife.
You didn't insult the guy but you made entertaining fun of him on the vid.
He got off lightly.
All in all a video worth keeping up here for a few reasons.
Nothin like having the person who caused the emergency give instructions on how to fix it..
Just like poor people giving advice about money.
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Chill out man.
@@KevinHenson85 Fucking youtube comments man.
@@zuestoots5176 Found the poor person. Who put sand in your panties?
Doom And Gloom .... hay... I resemble that remark!
"Want to make thousands a week working from home" just send my Nigerian prince money to collect your moneys
My mother has this personality trait. She asks for help doing something because she has no idea what she's doing but when you go to do it for her she looks over your shoulder and tries to tell you how you're doing it wrong. it's infuriating
My mother in law...amen
Wize Utubers.
August, be kind to the Utube company. They allow us to learn all kinds of trades.
There will always be naysayers. Save your breath for teaching us.
My favorite people are professional folks who do not act as wizards.
Thanks.
Someone has some unresolved mommy issues .
my wife is the same and wonders why I never get off the sofa "if you criticise everything I do I may as well be criticised while sitting comfy".
My husband does renos and he knows of what he speaks. If he doesn't know, he'll say so. If somebody leans over him criticizing while he works, customer gets a "know-it-all 'tax' " added to their bill, or he simply walks away and lets them flounder.
The best thing the wife can do is sell his chainsaw.
But then he'll just go buy a bigger one....lol
J. Chris Beck yes and kill someone.
or put ethanol fuel in it! (with no oil!)
I thought she might sneak it in the guys van with a Thankyou note :o)
Hes lived a long life and looks to have money I think hes earned it
This scenario is exactly why I will always have a job as a firefighter and paramedic.
power company linemen won't be short of work either!
@@JonWilsonDr do you know what there looking for for experience and can the applicant be color blind I'm 18 today I want to be one.
👉 With millennials buying homes, you'll never be short of work! Well, if the results of the 2020 election stick, then the powerful international Marxist elites will begin implementing their sweeping societal changes(ie. "the great reset"), which is to disallow/repeal property rights, after also putting an end to sovereignty in the US and elsewhere, in favor of a global Marxist super-state. At that point you won't be hired by homeowners, because there won't be any. Instead you'll work at the whims of communist despots. Probably for a LOT less money too..... 🤕
🙄 😕Be careful what you wish for folks, and always be leery of the western "news" media and their "journalists", most of whom arent trustworthy! That's because most are either partisan activists, narcissists, or both.... Either way, DON'T trust, but DO verify! In the last few weeks they've been running puff-pieces on a loop, to dupe us ALL into believing that Joe Biden is basically a combination of:
A). A warm, caring grandpa figure! 🥰
B). Ultimately competent and brilliant! 🦸
C). Incorruptible and honest! 😇
👿👹What they DON'T/WON'T show you, are all the blatant, provable examples of corruption, including bribery, blackmail, collusion, plagiarism, undue prosecution of non-violent drug offenders(mainly black and Latino) as a result of HIS 1994 Crime Bill, an endless succession of lies, hypocrisy and flip-flopping, selling out almost our entire industrial sector economy/jobs to China and Mexico, support for "an endless, unhindered stream of poor, unskilled, blue collar immigrants from Mexico and Latin America"(literally his own words), who compete with actual US citizens for jobs, while depressing blue collar wages across the board!
If only the "educated", condescending, upper crust white collar "progressives" still cared about THOSE Americans, in the way that true LIBERALS used to care for them!! ☹️👎
@@dennyturner2418
🤔 Well, you'll probably be golden, as long as your colorblindness doesn't involve an inability to see the colors green and brown! Working with plants/trees, it's probably important to be able to discern those particular colors..... 😁
As a firefighter, how do you explain the wild house fires in Ca. Where blocks of houses are just gone, even the appliances are gone but the surrounding trees have no fire damage?
I was a lineman for 35 yrs. On behalf of linemen everywhere, Thank You.
somebody woulda got alot of money from all that OT lol i dont know how many poles that woulda screwed up...
@@brands743 Sometimes the wire just lets go and other times it's like Dominos. Hard to tell, but he took the best route I think. Old gut got lucky.
Here in Sweden we as linemen helps people with trees if they are close to powerlines, for free. Usually they do the cutting if they show they can 😀
@@perhermann5976 We in America try to keep the Right Of Way trimmed with professional tree men and will almost always remove trees in danger of falling on lines. But many R O Ws are too narrow and owners don't want trees cut until it's too late. Sometimes it easier to drop the lines first if not too many will be affected. Be Safe Out On The Lines. Take Care.
Gonna bet the homeowner asked for a discount since he did the driving.
Everybody watching this video till the end had the same thought!
Pain in the ass homeowners.
Answer... (chuckle, chuckle) Sorry, NO.
@@dlou3264 Absolutely NOT! Amen!!! "Jis' say, "Hey, that's real funny! Glad you still have your sense of humor!" LOL!
Plot twist: the loose mylar balloon causes a power outage further down the line.
@@charlesjurgus this looks like you are having a very angry conversation with an imaginary person RoMMeL1337ak47 all their comments are gone lol.
Hey Charles why you fighting with yourself
@@charlesjurgus dam that's sum funny shit!!.my side hurts!!.lmao
@@charlesjurgus your mate deleted everything and ran for the hills. we only see your side of the argument.
Your comment at the end about redeeming himself with his driving was classy, respect to you.
"Here, use my little saw. It will get you closer to the danger zone".
Exactly.
I love when someone calls a profressional, then explains to them how the job needs to be done. I guess as long as the check clears, it's a job.
it was his wife that called guaranteed. I'll bet he argued against it, claiming "I can handle this"
Seems to be the consensus among the older generations. They think because they’re older, they know more than you regardless of how many years of experience you have when they have zero
The old stubborn man loitering in the drop zone was just hoping it would come down and end his having to hear his old lady belittle him
Incredible save sir, I felt so much anxiety just watching you deal with that, and the tree itself too. Worst day's on the job come from customers who are jeopardizing their own safety as if doing a generally dangerous job is stressful enough. Watching you handle this was nothing short of inspiring.
Had the three birch bunch with one about to touch house power line. HIRED A PROFESSIONAL (imagine that). Came with a crane and the largest residential chipper. They took each tree whole and fed it directly into the chipper. One hour and they had setup, chopped, chipped, swept, and evac'd. Best $1400 I ever spent. It was an amazing thing to watch and the speed with which it was done.
Really enjoyed that! Red Adair was once asked why his advice was so expensive, he replied “if you think employing an expert is expensive, wait til you employ an amateur!” Thanks for posting.
I held my breath the whole time until you promised God half. Then I laughed so hard. You did an amazing job! God bless you.
Love your spirit.
God laughed too.
Nice job
He might even send a check for the full amount.
yep that was intense
"That ain't going anywhere' If you hear that better run.
Akin to 'watch what i can do.'
Hold my beer!
Betcha cant do that.
Watch me!
Great job and patience August. Truly a man with wisdom and maturity. Could’ve belittled the old man, but choose to deal with this situation like a man does. It was a pleasure watching you in action.
"I can take the job, but you'll need to indemnify me and wait in the house until the tree is down. If you so much as open the door, I will stop working."
Haha that's golden.
I pictured the balloon floating up and lightly tapping the tree top just enough to send it down.
6:10 - wife says nothing as he's under the fall path, as she's remembering his life insurance policy...
It was when he casually walked under the tree to close the gate, and walked away slowly by the the path away that kept him under it for as long as possible, that I decided that the guy is a hopeless idiot, beyond any hope of ever being educated. Best to let evolution take its course with someone like him.
@@russlehman2070 He's far too old for natural selection to have an impact. Natural selection only works if the creature in question dies before breeding.
GordoWG1 WG1 🤣
Those policies don't pay off in cases of suicide.
@@andhisband Fortunately, though, they do pay of in cases of stupid ;-)
I work for a power company and wish I could post the slo-mo of a “tree professional” falling a tree last week. Huge flash, 3 spans of wire down and a broke cross arm. The bill runs high when take out power lines.
hvyd19 😬 email it 😀
Journeyman lineman here ,i feel ya pain brother ,cleaned up the mess from several so call experts as well as homeowners
Seems like every guy with a saw who once cut down their own Christmas tree is a 'professional '
I was working a fire along 145kv lines. I had my back to the lines when a tree hit the lines at noon. The bright purple silhouette I could see of myself at noon was pretty sweet, but the bang was deafening
The phone call for a power drop and connect is priceless.
I've been in similar situations, not quite that bad. You have way more patience than I do & there is no way in hell that I'd assume all of that risk, especially w/ him driving.
They have no idea how much grief, expense & publicity you spared them. Good on you in the end though.
I’d like to think the YT exposure and showing us viewers his skill AND the amateurs un-skill helps with the expense and doing work on his day off. What a way to show prospective clients your skill and understanding of your profession.
Haha "told God I'd split it with him" got me rolling August. Keep up the 'Good' work brother he's a great friend to have.
A bucket truck would allow a Sawyer to make a cut from below about 30 feet up the trunk. That cut would cause the tree to buckle at a point above the nearby blocking g tree removing g the block. The long part of the tree would drop and swing into the stand of pine where it would either stand or fall all the way to the ground or could be recut to fall away from the power lines
The ol' guy surprised the heck outta me getting the driving just right! Thought he was gonna either under or overreact to your calls. Spot on.
my money was on him screwing it up........
Just like the customer who walks into the drop zone in the middle of a back cut...
Tying up customers is generally frowned upon tho 🤣
Smudger it should be a legal right of a tree worker...
My father did that - he heard the saw stop when I took the hammer to wedge the three over, and walked over to ask, if it had broken down. I yelled at him to go away, so loud that my sister could hear it half a mile away, but he kept coming, slowly, and all the time I could hear the three settling. Then, when he had almost reache me, he turned around and walked back, still slowly!!!
He was safe though, the three didn't fall till I had hit the wedges a few times.
Very talented and patient guy dealing with the tree and home owner. I love it when you get called out to a job that the home owner scewed up. And now that you are there the owner becomes a expert .
FINALLY! That moment our math teachers warned us about: Algebra saved their lives!
And a whole bunch of PATIENCE! Nice work.
Can't really rate his hinge as it looks like there is no hinge.
the "hinge" was there when he showed up, he had to alter the base to allow for spin and turn
@@gregsmith7828 He's critiquing the homeowner cut. Sarcasm never translates over written comments.
Exactly. 🧐
Nope i didn't see one
Looks like a beaver was at work. 🤣🤣🤣😂😂
That looked more like a crime scene than a hinge...! August this is why I like your channel, it doesn't get anymore real, and the sub titled commentary is hilarious!
Good drop. Climbed myself 23 yrs, owned tree service for 18. I missed all the blood sweat and tears watching the video
I just came across this and it reminded me of when my dad decided he would cut an oak tree in our yard without consulting anyone. Long story short was it fell on the neighbors home, took the siding and soffit in the back. My mother NEVER let him cut another tree in the yard and guys like you got work. lol.
You know what ole pops told me-maw after August left....”we didn’t need that tree guy”.......
"Perspective"; It has to hurt his self worth to get older, and have to hire a younger man...Especially if he was "blue collar" his whole life...
me-maw
Burt Burt very well put!
@@burtburt2263 The sooner he gets over his childish over inflated ego the better
Everybody makes mistakes. That was quite a good one though.
A brilliant save, and August classic. You even had the presence of mind to setup 3 cameras to record it for us mortals.
That was butt-covering in case the likely happened..
and when you smile for the camera...
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i would have done the same, most likely made it out to be more then it was, so lots of time to set up, cant be sure with out being there but from my life time for what i could see, there was room, it is easy to makea video and blow up the case,,
@@AndreRMeyer
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As a New Englander I really like and appreciate the use of the word “Wicked” to describe things lol.. nice job as always 👍
All I kept on hearing was “ Shake hands with Danger.”
I had a friend ask for help putting in a fence, well I get there and the neighbor had dropped a maple 90 degrees to the cut. As I look over I see a ratchet strap about 10 feet up the trunk (that’s what they’re puller). Well the guy comes out telling us what the issue was (wrong) so I point out a few things that he dismisses so I shut up and walk away because I’ve only cut down a couple thousand so what do I know 😡
Tell the guy his saw "is not for any kind of woodcutting "
The last straw was losing the balloon 🎈
Kevin Duff loved it, great comment! Display only not to be used for any type of wood cutting. 😃
The balloon may have been what got the big guy's attention before the prayers arrived up there.
@@Don.Challenger Yeah Odin saw it perhaps. Or maybe THOR. Today is Thor's day BTW :-)
I’m not a tree guy but I was wondering what would happen if you tried a cant lever with a cheater bar to roll it.
I’ve always called it, “Good Lord looking after the ignorant.” So true, so many ways.
Your video production approach is stellar. The switching among multiple points of view, strategic slow-mo repeats, and especially the text-over supplemental narrative make this an excellent adventure as well as insightful instruction presentation. I especially appreciate the intimate human touch in letting us in on what you feel and think along the way through a job.
I just recently discovered your channel, and have been continually impressed and informed by your productions.
My stepdad is like that guy and it's extremely frustrating
It's amazing how someone could be that old yet do dumb ass shit like that
@@travisk5589 who the fuck wants to listen to a person that fucks their mom? That's the reason you beat the shit out of them, not the reason you respect them
skrooge mc. Duck my dad was the same way, it was his way even if it was dangerous. When I got older I would just walk away from the job. Mom would asked me if I going to finish, told her dad was telling me how to do it. That would fix the problem.
Every step dad reading this looks at your name to see if it's one of their kids
@@cassrailroad5358 I knew a guy like that. He managed to kill himself by deciding to clean up a sewage flood in the basement on his own, with no respirator. He got a fungal lung infection and died.
Holy smokes August!!! 😳😳😳
I am literally sitting on the edge of my couch at 4:30am in the morning.....
.....walking into complete disaster like that and walking out like a boss.
Well played August, well played. 😎👊❤️🌲
Keep yourself safe my friend!
Randy
Great job, it's amazing the situations you find yourself in. Blows my mind that guy tried to drop that tree on his own!
This one my favorite August videos of all time! I litterally laugh out loud every time I watch it. It was an extremely tense situation but August handled it beautifully.
"A man's got to know his limitations". I was sweating just watching this. Glad you made it out safely.
Hello me, meet the real me. In my misfit way of life.........
Pretty sure that was Clint Eastwood in "The Gauntlet"
🤘😁👍
@@RCinginSC Megadeth "Sweating Bullets"
[Verse 1]
Hello me, meet the real me - and my misfits way of life
A dark black past is my most valued possession
Hindsight is always 20-20
But looking back it's still a bit fuzzy
Speak of mutually assured destruction?
Nice story - tell it to Reader's Digest
[Chorus 1]
Feeling paranoid, true enemy or false friend?
Anxiety's attacking me, and my hair is getting thin
I'm in trouble for the things I haven't got to yet
I'm chomping at the bit and my palms are getting wet
Sweating bullets
[Verse 2]
Hello me, it's me again
You can subdue, but never tame me
It gives me a migraine headache sinking down to your level
Yeah, just keep on thinking it's my fault
And stay an inch or two outta kicking distance
Mankind has got to know his limitations
[Chorus 2]
Feeling claustrophobic like the walls are closing in
Blood stains on my hands and I don't know where I've been
I'm in trouble for the things I haven't got to yet
I'm sharpening the axe and my palms are getting wet
Sweating bullets
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Sweating, sweating
Sweating, sweating
Sweating, sweating
Well, me, it's nice talking to myself
A credit to dementia
Some day you too will know my pain
And smile its black-toothed grin
If the war inside my head
Won't take a day off I'll be dead
My icy fingers claw your back
Here I come again
[Outro]
Feeling paranoid, true enemy or false friend?
Anxiety's attacking me, and my hair is getting thin
Feeling claustrophobic like the walls are closing in
Blood stains on my hands and I don't know where I've been
Once you've committed me (Committed me)
Now you've acquitted me (Acquitted me)
Claiming validity (Validity)
For your stupidity (Stupidity)
I'm chomping at the bit
I'm sharpening the axe
Oh, here I come again, whoa
Sweating bullets
@@chrisw5742 ..sorry but I was replying to Michael Remski. Sorry about the confusion.
To this day August is still trying to uncoil that elbow coil.
ROFLMAO. don't you hate guys that mess with you "ish" acting like they know what they're doing LOL
I cringe when I see people doing that with climbing rope or power cords.
@@DOGFOODACTUAL8541 LOL! Welcome to the club!!!
Days trying to get the kink out
In the trash it goes LOL
He seems like the type that would try and talk the price down when he is handed the bill also
that is why you state the price before the job is started and get a signature.
Saved the day! Great job. This homeowner seemed like he was having a bad day until you took care of it for his wife.
Parallel lives. Got call yesterday man had an elm cut 10’ up, hung on the stump and a fork against a black locust. Butt was ready to jump through the neighbor’s fence and storage shed. This guy could have been killed. A series of blocks, redirects and precuts set to break in multiple areas when pulled fast and hard with F-250. Fell and broke up with power lines to left and right. No one else would help this guy. To much liability to assume. You are a good man August. Hope we can meet for a minute someday. Thanks for helping those folks. We both had a good outcome yesterday which could have been a really bad day. 👏God is good!
@@jamesbond-qs2ff Why do so many people give an imaginary invisible magic dude credit for their own skill and patience?
@@jamesbond-qs2ff So you do not have an answer to my question?
You gave me things you claim this God said and then claims about what he does. But you never answered why people give this God credit for their own skills. The safety of the tree lopping job had absolutely nothing to do with any God. It was ALL to do with the training, knowledge and skill of the human tree lopper. Combined with decent driving by the old bloke.
@@jamesbond-qs2ff Nothing about what I asked has anything at all to do with how I see things.
It has to do with evidence.
WHY do you think that there is a God. What is your testable evidence?
If you do not have any then you should be giving some serious thought to why you believe there is one.
Believing something is definitely true when there is NO evidence is called delusion.
This is NOT simply my opinion. This is fact. No evidence should mean scepticism.
@@jamesbond-qs2ff What a surprise. I say that this is NOT my opinion or way of thinking and actual evidence based science and you come back with ":your entitled to your own* way of thinking."
So when you read someone's post you just immediately ignore anything that does not fit your confirmation bias.
That is a ridiculous way of going about things.
If you disagree with a point someone makes then explain that you disagree and lay out a logical case as to why their point was wrong. Otherwise you are in effect agreeing with them. Just claiming it is their opinion is absolutely useless.
There is zero reason to think our universe was created by an intelligent being. In fact the evidence tends to suggest that it was not.\\So there is NO evidence all around me for a God. NONE.
@@jamesbond-qs2ff Ahh I see, you are just a troll.
Just thank me with your wallet and the promise to sell the saw.
I was just going to say, charge them a lot and insist the guy gives you his saw as part of the payment so he can't screw up again and get hurt
@@farmcentralohio lol
@@farmcentralohio i would tell exactly the same.
Dont take his saw. He has more trees left for more episodes!
Not sure who is the biggest armature
This was probably the best tree cutting video I've seen online ever.
I’m so grateful to have seen this video.
My yard has five house killers on a hill behind a small garage, next to a power line.
After watching a number of tree felling videos, I bought an MS311 with the intention of cutting them myself.
Nope, nada, nyet, ain’t happening.
Thanks for reminding those of us who should, to stay in our own lane.
Incredible patience and skill, true professional
The power company should send a thank you card in the mail as well. 😆
Great Response and great documentary of it! Thank You! I enjoyed this very much. Watching that tree 'hinge' backwards-plow up the Earth itself is why this is so damn dangerous. The old-timers called this a "Widow Maker" and I have to admit that I have created a couple of these, in my forest, as an amateur and paid to have them cleaned-up for me. Serious business folks!
That “YES!” At the end shows how much dude loves his job.
The Hinge scale of 1-10 this guy nailed it with a -15
He has a death 💀 wish, she’s thinking of the insurance 💵
Life insurance. Expecting a big payout.
I admire how patient you are despite the circumstances. Very intriguing to watch a skilled master at work. I really appreciate the extra time you take to document. Very entertaining and educational. My father tried to fall his own trees. I tell that story several times a year to the delight of many. JUST like this older gentleman. Tried to get me killed too! Thanks for the videos!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video 😂😂😂
First of all, you sir have a miraculous amount of patience! 😳. I would have told the people to shut up and stay out of the way or I am quickly leaving this circus...
Second, documenting this kind of thing the way you did was epic.
Third, i think if the owners were your only driver option... the wife would have been my choice 😂
Good job! Not a full proof plan, but it was probably the best course of action with the limited time you had.
I’m still blown away by your patience with the guy hahaha!
The biggest problem I see in trying to just walk away is that he would have had to open up the gate and drive through the drop zone.
I agree with that. I become hostile in these situations when people don't listen. My insurance won't cover their stupidity. Also to keep in mind, if its not a document written by an attorney, a release of liability will likely not work- your insurance would still be liable
Patience has wonderful rewards, and often when you least expect them.
I've seen it often in these kinds of circumstances, though I used to seriously struggle with that in my younger days. Sad, but for some folks, and sometimes only "at times", not always, it's just like a monkey wrench has been dropped into the works, and a little bit of kindness can help clear it up faster and easier than a lost temper. But a lost temper can make Everything go much much worse and for far longer, with deep chain reactions.
The Kinder way used to drive me up a wall.
It could have been far worse, this time. The older man COULD have been a whole lot more like Lucille Ball! LOL!
I thought most of the way through the video that it WAS going to be like having her there, and something truly awful was about to happen.
This man has to have had a lot of experience with that, for him to trust the old man with his own truck, that way. Real gutsy move.
You saved the day and the powerline. Just make it fit, even when someone else screwed it up.
He knew he was already in deep with his wife, he had no choice but to nail the driving lol
I hope God was happy with his cut of the takings on this one.
It's all God's to begin with...and to end with
God's got a gambling problem and it's never enough :(
Well planned recovery sir.
Love the sound of the that saw. Sounds wicked.
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Props. That was a nerve wracking job. I've felled plenty of small trees, but I'd never touch a tree that big. I'm no expert but an arborist did teach me the little I do know. I think the most important lesson was to know my limit. A few hundred bucks is well worth my safety.
She called the right person, smart girl 👍
Great job getting that tree down! I have cut down several trees in my life. But it is so important to know your limitations. Just last year, I had someone cut down 4 trees for me, because I knew that I didn't have the skill or the knowledge to do it myself.
that is a man who knows what he is doing .great job.
"EVEN THE FRUIT TREE IS IN ONE PIECE!"
For now, wait until he gives it a 'light' pruning!
I rate the hinge at a “stick to watching ax men”
Glad nobody got hurt! You guys handled the situation with class! Great job!
There was a lot at stake with this job. So many ways for it to go wrong, but you formulated a plan and exceeded with the result. Bravo Sir. Posting this video will serve as a reminder that there is a big difference between an amateur and a trained professional. Many thanks.
This video was seriously riveting! That guy was a real turkey. Great job working it out for them!
Epic video, disaster averted! Thank god she called you and not the landscaper
@julie neal :: As a landscaper all I can say to your comment is... 'What She Said'!
We do get these types of calls and fortunately the boss has learned to pass these opportunities to a specialist!
Blessings!
Brilliant job of bailing these people out of a terrible situation. AND, I really appreciated your placement of the multiple cameras to catch every angle of the tree fall. Good for YT and good to cover any liability!
My bet is that the homeowner puts that tree in his successful tree cutting resume.
You the man.
My 75 y/o dad he been helping me fall trees for the last few years on my property. (He lives with me) It has been the most frustrating time of my life.
He can’t hear, he can’t see, and he gets pissed any time I try and show him anything. We had a similar sit, he was in the truck, I cut and yell go , go, go and wave my arms. He didn’t budge. He thought I was saying no, no, no. Luckily there was just enough tension when I parked the truck.
All I know is when I get old my son and wife are screwed😉
Just don't you dare say anything!! His "usefulness", is all he has left!
@@burtburt2263 you got it, there
Hilarious. You made me laugh out loud. I'm 73 and tell people all the time "I hope I never get old." Old people drive me crazy!
Sign him up for classes in something (whittling, woodworking, origami, scrapbooking, exercise class, pole dancing, vegan cooking, crocheting for arthritics, dog obedience, kite making, day trading, quilting, etc.) at the Senior Center, hog-tie him if necessary to get him there, and cut trees until you have to go pick him up at closing time.
gmaureen I'm 75, and when emailing a lifelong friend of mine with whom I went through school, I mentioned something about getting old. He emailed back, "GETTING ?"
I love these modern suburban woodsmen who claim they have “felled timber” since their early days. Until they have to call a professional and then they still act like they are the expert.
These modern, suburbans, think they are everything. I mean they really tough it trying to keep deer out of there yards and stuff, and it's really tough when you gotta drive ten minutes to walmart.
Lmao, right, because ole August here has NEVER made a mistake. He is perfect, just like Jesus. Seems all you "tree fellers" are perfect. I don't think I've ever run into a profession with so many "know it alls" and egotistical pricks. For some reason, tree fellers think what they do is some sort of sorcery and only they, and they alone, have the ability to cut a tree down properly. What is most hilarious about it is the rest of us sit around laughing about how hard you think a job that would take less than a month to master is!
SuburbanHobbyist Wranglerstar? Is that you?
@@suburbanhobbyist2752 sorry i was taking a shit ... did I miss something? your comment sucks
@@suburbanhobbyist2752 was this you in the video?
I know this situations. Some costumers are just a pain in the a**
One hell of a video. You did an amazing job. Thank you for posting this!
"Too much Ax-Men!" She didn't name anyone specifically, I hope... :P
Idk what axe men he was watching, they’re all pretty damn good - my guy was probably watching like Dave or something
I'm thinking she meant husband watched tree guys and thought he could do the same.
Been watching to much shelby. Surprized he didnt try an shoot it down
Peter Mc Call that’s ..... how I learned......no shit I’ve done it for 3 years now without incident
hard mcshaft “hey, belinda hayund me ma guun - Im feixing to shoot it dawn” although if I recall correctly he actually did that once
OMG that homeowner was getting on my nerves and I’m just watching! Lol you have the patience of a saint because I probably would have left and said “ since you know it all you got this” 👍
Brian Townsend Who knows? Two or three guys may have already walked away from Know-It-All and his problem.
Another perfect example of someone knowing just enough to be dangerous.
Lovely job. It looks well thought out & very knowledgable.
When you do this for so long, it starts to become easy. Even complicated or technical jobs can be managed. Scenarios like this really test your skill. Glad to see you enjoyed it. Keep up the good work. B safe
Hinge is perfect ...it was too windy!😀
August, well handled, as a KNUCKLEHEAD tries to fell, his own tree without disregard of where the HELL IT WAS GOING TO GO, BRAVO, going with ONLY what you had ! WOW, CHEERS 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I've felled a lot of trees, pretty fair at putting them down where I want them. When it came to the large maple next to the street corner with lines passing in both directions across the corner from it, I never hesitated in calling the pros. There is a time and place to recognize your limits. Nice work!
Good grief, man, where's your sense of adventure? If I chickened out and called for the paid help every time things got a little dicey, I would .......still have an undamaged garage, a square house and the love of my neighbors!
@@MrTruckerf thank you for this comment. I literally spit coffee at my monitor.
Rate his hinge 😂 what hinge is more like it, I’d give it a negative 5!
I was thinking the same thing. Amature hour for sure
I don't know what the hell you call it
That wasn't a hinge...that was a fringe 😂
One of your best vids . " i told god ide split the money with him " great line ! Instant classic !
Not too many people could handle this situation with patience and respect and then to have this perfect (given the circumstances) outcome is a beautiful thing to watch. I was on pins and needles ... I hope this gentleman learned his lesson and the wife eased up a bit ; ) You're a miracle worker August.
I've worked for a tree service for the last 25 years...some of our most "interesting", frustrating, and messiest jobs have been taking care of things that homeowners started, got in over their heads, and called us in to fix. I especially like it when the homeowner "helps" like this guy is doing.
Homeowners triple back cut flares explode on impact. Sick stump shot
Hey August! Great handling of both the tree and the Ole Man ... :-)
Wow Patience of a saint. Heart of a warrior! Well done August!
Good work! I'd love to have you in my area if I need a tree guy. This reminded me of interactions I've had with homeowners when I fix their electrical installations. It makes me cringe when they put faith in youtube and their ability to get lucky when they could potentially sell their dangerous house to an innocent family before it ever has a chance to burn down.
It's good to see you keep God with you. Thank you for the quality content.
What an awesome video lol. Poor fella's wife will never let him live this one down lol. Good job as usual.
Something tells me this isn't his first trip to the dog-house!
The old man was out done, and didn’t even realize it.
Really glad to hear that He's your friend!!! All the best from Canada
wouldn't been surprised after this if the guy didn't want to pay him, and said something like "well that was simple, I don't think it warrants how much you are charging me."
Well saved August - Jeopardy in this Video! God was on your side Sir