In the past two weeks we have had one car wreck, one case of German measles, one outer ear infection, one dead owl, one dead squirrel, and two dead fledglings. We built a fence, shipped 2 doors, and built an e-commerce website.
Last weekend I got all fearless with a 20″ chainsaw rented from the local Big Box. I took out 4 dead and/or broken trees. One of them, the biggest one, fell in the wrong direction. It took out a section of the new fence and a small tree I had planted about 4 years ago. I was pissed until I realized the three other directions it could have gone. 1. Across a busy road. 2. Through power lines 3. On me.
If it had fallen due South, it might have hit all three. Would I have dropped the chainsaw and stepped calmly to the north, or would I have run screaming into the street revving the chainsaw Rambo-style with a cascade of sparks, sticks, and cars behind me?