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    Senior Member Pipsissewa's Avatar
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    Towering oak falls--narrowly misses hammock owner!

    See the hammock still hanging from this fallen tree in Methuen, Massachusetts:



    Here's the whole article:

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    Last edited by Pipsissewa; 08-27-2012 at 13:10.
    "Pips"
    Mountains have a dreamy way
    Of folding up a noisy day
    In quiet covers, cool and gray.

    ---Leigh Buckner Hanes

    Surely, God could have made a better way to sleep.

    Surely, God never did.

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    Senior Member oldgringo's Avatar
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    No tree straps...that'll teach her!
    Dave

    "Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."~~~May Sarton

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    That would have been a wild ride had someone been in the hammock at the time!

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldgringo View Post
    No tree straps...that'll teach her!
    Hate to laugh but that was kind of funny. Glad to hear she didnt get hurt. Hope they have the other trees checked out.

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    Good thing it fell away from the house. Too bad for the three cars it landed on.
    "No whining in the woods"

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    Glad no one was hurt. Massive tree like that can really do damage!

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    Quote Originally Posted by grannypat View Post
    Glad no one was hurt. Massive tree like that can really do damage!
    Now how would you know that?
    You're gonna need a bigger hammock

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    Wow, glad everyone is safe.

    The turtlelady olddog stand looks better everyday.

    Andy
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    Quote Originally Posted by grannypat View Post
    Glad no one was hurt. Massive tree like that can really do damage!
    Quote Originally Posted by timabababaluka View Post
    Now how would you know that?

    My thoughts went immediately to Grannypat too!
    "Pips"
    Mountains have a dreamy way
    Of folding up a noisy day
    In quiet covers, cool and gray.

    ---Leigh Buckner Hanes

    Surely, God could have made a better way to sleep.

    Surely, God never did.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Full_timer View Post
    Wow, glad everyone is safe.

    The turtlelady olddog stand looks better everyday.

    Andy
    I know. Can I back pack one and still be UL?

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