Great Falls man killed cutting down a tree in backyard
A Great Falls man was pinned and killed while cutting down a tree in his backyard Saturday.

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Police say the homeowner was trying to cut down an 18-inch-diameter tree by himself in the 900 block of McMillen Court in Great Falls, Virginia.

Relatives arrived about 1 p.m. and found the man pinned under the tree, says Officer Bud Walker, a Fairfax County Police spokesperson.

Fire Department crews extricated the man but he was already dead.

Police determined the death was accidental.

The man's identity has not been released. He was 56, police say.

Dumb bastard paid the ultimate price trying to save a few bucks.

I cut down a tree years ago that was slightly larger than that one. Why? Because I am a cheap bastard....LOL. I was scared shi*tless that I was going to drop it onto my house but not so much that I would drop it on myself. I kept checking, double checking, triple checking on how to fell a tree. Everything worked out in the end. I AM a cheap bastard but not quite as dumb a bastard as this guy apparently.

educated idiot is what happened.

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Lee, hyun












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Dink or chink?

I'll bet that knocked the rice outta his mouth.

It was Momenian.

Momenian is who I had my money on - recent date and logical profile~

Tree 1, Man 0.

Tough One Wrote:
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> Tree 1, Man 0.


It's actually Trees 2, Men 0. A tree fell on car crushing the male passenger a few months ago in GF.

496 Wrote:
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> > Tree 1, Man 0.
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>
> It's actually Trees 2, Men 0. A tree fell on car
> crushing the male passenger a few months ago in
> GF.


Hopefully, you'll be next.

Next time...perhaps he can LEAF it to a professional...

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/10/great-falls-man-killed-cutting-down-a-tree-in-backyard-81251.html#comments

Comment section. Confimed that it was Mjid Momenian. Sad for all involved. Of course, this cesspool will only pile on...but a thought - some people do these things thesmelves not because they are cheap, but because they are men.

Now go hire someone to change your oil Nancy.



Rest in peace Mjid.

zfgaesgfasdfgsdfg Wrote:
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> an-killed-cutting-down-a-tree-in-backyard-81251.ht
> ml#comments
>
> Comment section. Confimed that it was Mjid
> Momenian. Sad for all involved. Of course, this
> cesspool will only pile on...but a thought - some
> people do these things thesmelves not because they
> are cheap, but because they are men.
>
> Now go hire someone to change your oil Nancy.
>
>
>
> Rest in peace Mjid.


Any idiot can change oil. Felling trees is dangerous and takes skill. Even the pros get hurt occasionally.

MOMENIAN MAGID HAGI.
Wasn't Hagi Jonny Quest's friend?

Priapus Wrote:
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> MOMENIAN MAGID HAGI.
> Wasn't Hagi Jonny Quest's friend?

Hadji, Priapus...the boy's name is Hadji. What are you...some kind of stupid?
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> Wasn't Hagi Jonny Quest's friend?


Whatchou talkin'bout, Hadji?
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A good man dies and leaves a wife and two small children in pain for the rest of their lives, and this is the best you can do? Clearly, none of you would ever have tried to do something difficult for yourself. I hope if something happens to you, no one would inflict this on your family.

Or perhaps you wouldn't care...as concern for others doesn't seem to be your strong point.

A man died, people. A little compassion goes a long way.

Agreed Martha, you came to the wrong place. Many on here are probably incapable of fixing their own breakfast let alone trim a tree. Obviously the victim was trying to do something to save a little money and got in over his head. It happens. When the hillbillies with a second grade education come looking in their piece of crap trucks to do tree work., they want 10 times what it should cost to remove a tree. It would'nt happen in my neghborhood, the pansies living there pay someone to do everything for them, then complain they dont have money. May the guy rest in peace.

True, whenever a chopped down tree causes a fatality, it can never be considered one of the "great falls."



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/22/2012 09:11AM by BEH.

Don't hate the player, hate the game. Talk to the tree, girlfriend

Bunyon Wrote:
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> Agreed Martha, you came to the wrong place. Many
> on here are probably incapable of fixing their own
> breakfast let alone trim a tree. Obviously the
> victim was trying to do something to save a little
> money and got in over his head. It happens. When
> the hillbillies with a second grade education come
> looking in their piece of crap trucks to do tree
> work., they want 10 times what it should cost to
> remove a tree. It would'nt happen in my
> neghborhood, the pansies living there pay someone
> to do everything for them, then complain they dont
> have money. May the guy rest in peace.

WTF are you saying?

Welcome to FairfaxUnderground, Martha...I don't recall your anointment as this forum's moral referee but with all due respect...fuck you.

There's a reason that married men with small children shouldn't cut down trees...and we saw that here today with Mr. Hagi's epic fail.

Their job is to die...our job is to flame their corpses. Without their deaths we do not exist. Without our flames they do not exist.

Priapus Wrote:
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> Don't hate the player, hate the game. Talk to the
> tree, girlfriend


What are you saying Puss?

I've cut down trees and done major pruning on large trees. But I was shown how to do it, and I would never do it alone.

Having a second person is always a good idea when scuba diving, using a ladder, and cutting down trees. Obviously for spotting, and to call for help if you fuck up.

Besides, it's always safest to use a rope and have a second person stand BEHIND you, with the rope looped around something in the opposite direction so the tree is being pulled away from you. Unless you really know how to make a good scarf or undercut.

bunyon Wrote:
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> > Don't hate the player, hate the game. Talk to
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> What are you saying Puss?

Don't you hate when people answer a question with a question? Oops, did it again.

Groovy Ghoul Wrote:
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> Next time...perhaps he can LEAF it to a
> professional...


+1

I guess the bark was worse than a bite

Groovy Ghoul Wrote:
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> Next time...perhaps he can LEAF it to a
> professional
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You mean when he is reincarnated as a dog...

Next time?

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> > It's actually Trees 2, Men 0. A tree fell on
> car
> > crushing the male passenger a few months ago in
> > GF.
>
>
> Hopefully, you'll be next.


You are right on the score, 2-0. Nah, I won't be next, as I hire others to do tree cutting.

May God save his soul and patience be upon his family, and children (I understand around 8 and 10 years old) at time of difficulty.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO CONTRACT THIS WORK OUT MAKE SURE THE WORKERS HAVE INSURANCE, AND IN THE PROPER AMOUNT OF COVERAGE. THEN OBTAIN A COPY OF THEIR CERTIFICATE AND CALL THEIR INSURANCE AGENT/COMPANY AND VERIFY VALIDITY.

If a HOMEOWNER cannot withold and must rise up to the challenge then consider first to do the follwoing, for the sake of your family:

- Purchase a term life insurance policy, and make sure you indicate you perform your own yard work.

- Obtain the correct equipment, and at lease one backup chainsaw in case the main one malfunctions in the middle of action.

- Make sure both chainsaws are powerful enought and you have sufficient experience to perform work on larger trees.

- Replace old chains with new chains or if newer used chains, then take time to shapren the blades correctly.

- Ware the proper eye, hand and head protective equipment.

Download Treefell.pdf
from: http://www.treeworld.info/f9/tricky-pine-felling-1582-2.html
At a minimum read and understand instructions on page 18 for a simple tree...

Print below for a summary from eHow.com:

Things You'll Need
• Chain saw
• Spray paint
• Wedge
http://www.treeworld.info/f9/tricky-pine-felling-1582-2.html

Instructions

1. Make sure the landing area of the tree is clear. If there are any obstacles, you will need to cut down the tree away from these obstructions.

2. Create a face notch in the tree. The notch should be made on the side that will land on the ground.

3. Make a line that is 20 percent of the diameter of the tree with spray paint. So if the tree has a diameter of 20 inches, you will make a 4-inch horizontal line where the tree will be cut.

4. Bring the chain saw down into the tree, several inches above the marked line, at a 45-degree angle. Saw into the tree at this angle until the chain saw reaches the corners of the spray-painted line.

5. Draw the saw upward into the tree at a 25-degree angle and cut until the chain saw reaches the upper cut in the tree. This will finish the notch.

6. Remove the notch from the tree. You should be left with a notch with an opening of 70 degrees.

7. Make a bore cut in the tree. This cut will create a hinge for the tree to
swing on until it falls to the ground.

8. Spray a mark behind each of the corners of the notches. These marks should each be 10 percent of the diameter away from the notch. For our 20-inch tree, make a mark 2 inches horizontally away from the corners of the notch. This is your bore cut mark.

9. Start the bore cut at these marks and bring the chain saw through the tree and away from the notch.

10. Place the edge of the saw against one of the marks and push the chain saw into the center of the tree. Pull the chain saw through the tree until you have a clean cut through one half of the bore cut mark.

11. Insert a wedge into the bore cut to hold the tree in place.

12. Cut out the remainder of the bore cut until you have a clean line through the tree, excluding the notch and gaps by each corner.

13. Use a sledgehammer to drive the wedge into the tree until it begins to fall. Let the tree drop on its own from there.

Read more:
How to Cut Down a Tree Using a Chain Saw | eHow.com
http://www.ehow.com/how_6510744_cut-tree-using-chain-saw.html#ixzz2A3mHuQjh

wut? Wrote:
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> Groovy Ghoul Wrote:
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> > Next time...perhaps he can LEAF it to a
> > professional
> ...
> You mean when he is reincarnated as a dog...
>
> Next time?

Perhaps he should've LEAF'T it to a professional...

We got us some kind of super asshole here...I tell ya...

TIIIIIIMMMMMMMMMMBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

"Their job is to die...our job is to flame their corpses. Without their deaths we do not exist. Without our flames they do not exist"

+1

An 18 inch diameter tree is a formidable foe. Unless it is in a location where it cannot hurt anything or anyone, and even then, it is best to use multiple cable winches to ensure that the tree is being pulled in the direction that you want to fall. Also, always have an escape plan and recognize that if your tree starts going the wrong way - you are not going to change anything.

Will this be on the next episode of Axe Men?

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That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.

You can bet it's gonna be on 1,000 way's to die.

You guys are insensitive assholes. He was my uncle and he was a good and hardworking man. Yes, he made a mistake but it was a tragic accident and we were deeply hurt by the news. He has 2 young children and a wife he had to leave behind, so maybe think about that the next time you decide to make disrespectful comments.

sorry for your loss young man. hope you maintain those fond memories of your uncle for a life time but this sure as hell ain't the place to dwell looking for much sympathy

it's a fast flowing stream with many obstacles and many head right to the shore

btws, i seem to recall some rich iranian got killed in great falls after the big derecho. an act of nature had a roadside tree falling on his very expensive car. fortunatley vdot and the politicians and the 1 % ers demanded something be done about this act of nature and cut a whole mess of other trees that weren't bothering nobody and providing habitat for little birdies and squirrels and absorbing carbon monoxide down.

maybe the folks at transurban could have used some of that money to figure out that folks might have hard time figuring out the new traffic pattern when going 70 mph

but they're busy wiping there assses with $100 bills

apples and oranges

i don't think entirely
its just folks are so fucking self absorbed these days they just don't give a lot of thought to what they're doing


what?

My sympathies to the family. What a tragic, senseless loss of life.

One of my best friends just got out of the hospital and is undergoing extensive rehab for injuries sustained while falling off a ladder to clear leaves out of his gutter. Yes, he was working alone, at his own home and is an experienced, licensed general contractor and so more than just a weekend warrior, Mr. Fix-It type. Besides nearly losing his life and livlihood (he broke ribs and had internal bleeding and a concussion), he will no longer go up on a ladder alone and without proper safety precautions.

I worry that my father-in-law will be one of these sad statistics; he refuses to pay for ANY outside help (ok, once, in 25 years, he hired a plumber for some reason and then stood there and gave advice to the poor guy) up to and including installing double-paned windows in his colonial, raising his house via rented jacks to install a sill plate, towing his own car with a rope...the list goes on.

didi cohn Wrote:
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> I worry that my father-in-law will be one of these
> sad statistics; he refuses to pay for ANY outside
> help (ok, once, in 25 years, he hired a plumber
> for some reason and then stood there and gave
> advice to the poor guy) up to and including
> installing double-paned windows in his colonial,
> raising his house via rented jacks to install a
> sill plate, towing his own car with a rope...the
> list goes on.

When did Great Falls become West Virginia??

Shut your ass up you autis

Is it wrong that reading about this moron made me LOL?! Why is it so funny when idiots pull stunts like this and pay the ultimate price? Don't know why, but it's hilarious!

The pros climb to the top and cut it branch by branch descending down. I bet this guy just tried to chain saw it across with out cutting out the directional wedge first. With the branches still on, and no way to predict or control the direction of fall, there was no way he could get away far enough from it before it hit the ground.

dsll Wrote:
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> Great Falls man killed cutting down a tree in
> backyard
> A Great Falls man was pinned and killed while
> cutting down a tree in his backyard Saturday.
>
> Continue reading
> Police say the homeowner was trying to cut down an
> 18-inch-diameter tree by himself in the 900 block
> of McMillen Court in Great Falls, Virginia.
>
> Relatives arrived about 1 p.m. and found the man
> pinned under the tree, says Officer Bud Walker, a
> Fairfax County Police spokesperson.
>
> Fire Department crews extricated the man but he
> was already dead.
>
> Police determined the death was accidental.
>
> The man's identity has not been released. He was
> 56, police say.

wasn't Officer Bud Walker, Police spokesperson Bud Walker, who the county prosecuted after he was stung in a sex intercourse "lesson"

AND WHO WAS REPLACE BY AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DEMOCRAT by fx co gov democrats ?

keep talking i'm all ears

That was my dad

Sorry for your loss.

But assholes have never figured out that "Use By" date thing.

I'm sorry to hear that. Great Falls Man was one of my favorite local area superheroes. You didn't hear about him as often as District Man or Falls Church Man of course, but Great Falls Man did a lot of wonderful work in his time and many in these parts owe him a sincere debt of gratitude.