Slog - Comments on Revenge of the Trees http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees Remember that rock climber whose arm was pinned by a boulder? The guy who cut his own arm off with a pocket knife--that guy? Got a book deal, went on Oprah? Well, he's got competition. Alone in the woods with his left leg pinned beneath a fallen tree for 11 hours, a 66-year-old man used pocket knives to cut off his limb below the knee to free himself, a neighbor and authorities said. Al Hill had been cutting trees Friday when one fell on him.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:50:12 -0800 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:54:22 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by sniggles It only took him eleven hours to get to the self-amputation level of freakout? Stunning.

The hiker guy is still my "totally hardcore dude" reference point.

]]> sniggles http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737432 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737432 News Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:01:28 -0800 Comment by Acolyte why didn't he just cut the tree?

]]> Acolyte http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737437 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737437 News Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:04:18 -0800 Comment by Trees are cool So, if he just kept yelling, he would have been rescued by the neighbor anyway. Sucks to be him.

Now he knows how the trees felt when he was chopping them down.

]]> Trees are cool http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737454 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737454 News Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:22:45 -0800 Comment by elswinger See, what you want, when cutting down a tree' is for it to fall away from you. Not on you.

Dumbass.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737475 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737475 News Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:41:42 -0800 Comment by Bison That arm guy was such a flaming douche. I found his book in the remainders bin and have felt I'm owed a refund on my $2 ever since.

]]> Bison http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737476 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737476 News Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:41:49 -0800 Comment by Judah Okay, that does it. Next time I go anywhere without cell phone coverage, I’m bringing a fucking portable car jack with me.

]]> Judah http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737482 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737482 News Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:47:12 -0800 Comment by Gitai I need an investigation into his character. The trees seem to kill people who deserve it, like Sony Bono.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737510 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737510 News Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:18:08 -0800 Comment by maxsolomon cut down & convert all vegetable matter to automobile fuel.

problem solved.

]]> maxsolomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737678 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/revenge_of_the_trees#c737678 News Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:47:08 -0800 Comment by Dave What we really need to know from this guy is: did the tree make a sound when it fell? That question has been driving me nuts for years.

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