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TIL to never trust a squirrel's judgment about branch stability after one dropped a whole walnut on my hardhat in Cincinnati.
I was doing a crown reduction on a massive pin oak in Eden Park when a squirrel, apparently offended by my pruning cuts, launched a green walnut that hit my helmet with a loud 'thonk', making my ground guy jump and almost drop the lowering rope.
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the_lucas15d ago
That squirrel in Eden Park must have been doing target practice. I'd start wearing a hard hat to my backyard barbecue after hearing that.
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uma_nguyen2415d ago
That loud 'thonk' on your hardhat is so real. I was clearing storm damage last fall and a squirrel bombed me with a pine cone from about forty feet up. It felt like getting shot with a paintball gun right on the shoulder. They absolutely aim for you when they're mad. Another time one threw a half-eaten acorn and it went right down the back of my shirt. They're little furry terrorists with great aim.
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