Welcome, Stihlmadd. If you haven't seen it, there is an introduction thread. Did you get a good nickname out of it, by chance? Sounds like a good razzing point.
Death Valley NP has invasive date palms expanding into desert springs. I cut some out with my crew back in the mid 2000's. You could see the water level rise day by day as we worked over 5 days. The creek ran farther before soaking into the earth. A crew member wasn't wearing boots and got one...
Yep slash. Top down, letting it open the cut.
That kick could have been very dangerous. If somehow you lost your balance a bit and not able to pull right back, the trunk might have dragged your foot down while your leg was over the stump, you'd be a hurting possum. A pole or rope would have...
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