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Hmm... I don’t know. I guess I wouldn’t want to be killed by a tree falling on me but if I was in the throws of a long life and I had a heart attack while I was doing something I enjoyed and it killed me then so be it... and I say if I had already had a long life. For me somewhere in my mid to late 70’s would be good since my father only made it to 48 before cancer took him. Anything past that ripe old age would be icing on the cake of course if not holed up in a place watching The Wheel of Fortune and repeats of Benson...I am in my 70’s and the issue of mortality is certainly on my mind. I am still able to cut, and hope to do so for some time to come. However, I do not want to pass away laying in a nursing home with a lingering illness. If and when, as we all must, I eventually, pass away, I would certainly prefer it to be out doing what I love.
The biggest thing for me when I fell a tree is to have a clear path in 2 directions to run without tripping in case something goes wrong. Luckily for me much of the wood I scrounge up here has been already cut down by the power company or a logger already but sometimes I do take down a tall tree. Being a bit nervous when you cut down a tree is a good thing I think, it makes you think twice and take precautions.Sorry to hear, very similar thing happened my BIL brother. I think he was 45 or so. I still get nervous everytime I cut down a tree.
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