Storm Damage on my property

[Ski]

And I was parked right next to that broken off stump in the background when the trees started to fall. Thank goodness I still had the engine running and was able to think fast enough to jar down on the accelerator as I realized the trees were coming down on me.

Quick thinking! Man that could have very easily not gone the right way.

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

And I was parked right next to that broken off stump in the background when the trees started to fall. Thank goodness I still had the engine running and was able to think fast enough to jar down on the accelerator as I realized the trees were coming down on me.

How many lives do you have?!?! Glad you were ok!!!

 

[BSK]

How many lives do you have?!?! Glad you were ok!!!

I've always said my personality is more cat-like, so maybe I have 9. But I sure have had a long string of near-death experiences. Hoping my luck doesn't run out anytime soon.

What are the odds? Those leaning trees had been hanging up in a large beech tree for weeks. I'm working, riding my ATV and running my GPS and I just happen to stop in that one location. Sitting on my ATV engine idling and looking at my GPS I heard a loud pop, looked over at the trees and the trunks appeared to be rotating. Looking straight up I realized the whole group of trees were coming right down on my head. I've always wondered if you knew a tree was falling on you, could you dodge it? The answer is yes, but only if you have very fast reflexes. And even then I took a pretty good wallop in the head from branches.

That was one of the few times in my life where the whole event felt like an "out-of-body" experience. Usually, near-death-experiences take a while to sink in. Not that one. As I turned around to see the aftermath of the trees crushing the spot where I had been sitting, I had instant recognition of how a second or two was the difference between life and death. Have to admit, gave me a pretty bad case of "the shakes" for a bit.

 

[TheLBLman]

As I turned around to see the aftermath of the trees crushing the spot where I had been sitting . . . . .

On top of everything else said, was just thinking,
"Man, your atv has had a rough life, including being hit by trains, submerged in mud, etc.!"

The moral of the story is don't loan BSK your atv or your truck! 😄

There should be a country song written about snakes, trains, trees, trucks, atv's and BSK!

 

[BSK]

That poor ATV has taken a beating. It should be in a Honda commercial. It's a 2001 and still running great. Body work is a disaster though.

 

[TheLBLman]

That poor ATV has taken a beating.

Isn't it the one the train ran over?

 

[BSK]

Isn't it the one the train ran over?

Yup.

 

[TheLBLman]

It should be in a Honda commercial.

Concur

 

[DoubleRidge]

It should be in a Honda commercial.

Or it should be in a Honda museum somewhere.
My goodness that thing is tough!

 

[BSK]

Would love to have a new Rancher, but considering this old guy is still running great, and I don't want to drop $7K on a new one...

 

[rifle02]

Those "leaners" worry the crap out of me! After my experience with a couple of leaners leaning against another tree (and then falling on me without warning), I hate going near them.

Yikes!

 

[Tn_Va_Hunter]

Would love to have a new Rancher, but considering this old guy is still running great, and I don't want to drop $7K on a new one...

I would never part with that Honda if I was you. I believe it’s your lucky rabbits foot. Or unlucky. Either way glad your telling the story