Ouch-included limb failure pic (jp)

[BostonBull]

Click on link....

http://www.break.com/pictures/dec6gal3348.html

 

[JohN Dee]

Dam lol... Good thing noone was inside when it happened.

Anyways wrong forum... This shoulda been put in pictures or off-topic..

 

[Bermie]

Ok I've got to bite... how does this become something about women drivers?

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Ok I've got to bite... how does this become something about women drivers?

It didn't, so I made a title more on topic.

On closer look it looks to be a codom whit pine top.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

It looks like a girdled trunk, from imporper planting to me. The planter is right there, in front of the car.

 

[jazak]

Sweat. :biggrinbounce2: Actually when I lived up in upstate NY a few years back we had a thaw and then a ice storm the next day. I was driving down the highway and a huge pine tree uprooted and fell across 2 1/2 of the 3 lanes. I was on the 2nd lane and got lucky that I wasn't hurt but it totaled my van. If you want pics I'll get some to prove it.

 

[jmack]

It looks like a girdled trunk, from imporper planting to me. The planter is right there, in front of the car.

holy c good eye on the planter!

 

[beowulf343]

The planter is right there, in front of the car.

What, that concrete thing in front of the car? Isn't that the stop they put in parking lots to keep cars from pulling too far forward?

 

[techdave]

Tree failure from improper watering

Hii guys, Ihave seeen it happen here after Sta Ana winds. These damn cheap a__ ugly pines they plant in condos and shopping centers blow over.

They are typically watered by surface sprinklers installed fot the candy-apple groundcover the idiots like to use. Shallow watering and trees not in grove where thye can share the wind load=Oh bleep in a windstorm, especially if the ground is very wet.

Just my 2 cents/MHO. Dave.

 

[Munkee feet]

pics

I have to say that some of the other pic's on that site were SWEEEET Ooh la la.
Munkeeft

 

[BostonBull]

Here is an updated pic of this.

http://www.break.com/pictures/dec13gal16.html

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

If it failed at the ground the hood of the car would be damaged. This failure must have occured at least several feet from the ground allowing the top of the tree to hit first then breaking off at the failure point.

I could tell from the shape and look of the end of the log that it wasn't a branch tear off. It is clearly a planting depth issue. The landscaper should be sued.

 

[Munkee feet]

I agree with Mr. Mike that the landscaper should be sued...and he/she should be thankful no one was killed!!

 

[stihlatit]

Those Hondas fold up pretty good. Glad no one was hurt.

 

[adkranger]

Those Hondas fold up pretty good. Glad no one was hurt.

Toyota isn't too pleased that you're giving Honda credit for the strength of their suspensions. I agree it's holding up pretty well, I've seen compacts coming out of Lowes or HD squatting more than that with sheet rock or ply wood strapped the the roof. At least it wasn't a Vette, Porche, vintage muscle car, etc. They make those Toys everyday and nobody got hurt. Bet that complex owner is sweating abit though.

Good spot on the stem Mike.