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Old 17th November 2009, 09:40   #1
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Crane smashes through Santa Rosa house

That's one hell of an insurance claim...

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Old 17th November 2009, 09:42   #2
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That's one bad-*** tree that is putting up a fight!
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Old 17th November 2009, 10:08   #3
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Ironic really.

The tree was being removed for "safety purposes"..........
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Old 17th November 2009, 11:33   #4
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Thankfully no one was injured.

It's unfortunate that we New Yorkers are all too familiar with this scene of late.
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Oaks are extremely dense and heavy. Why the arborist didn't instruct the crane operator to remove the tree in sections is beyond me.
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Tree Company is a n00b.
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home owner "boss i wont be able to make it to work today, a crane fell through my house"

boss "yea ok you think im stupid"

home owner "no really"

boss "no really you're fired"

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