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Jan 18, 2018 3:05 PM
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FP EDIT: wohoo FP! Send boobs for windy lonely days!
Lumpy4Toucan
#1 he just keeps on truckin
Lureman
That truck driver is a professional.
Sh4d0wM4nt1s
0_0
Biencavar
Netherlands
critty33
These vids are from The Netherlands!
NizDl1k09FSz6jQeGMChdBLeUitegrqjGnThPnbRwM
It probably also was a bit windy in Germany today, but those two gifs are from the Netherlands from today!
Voric13
What do we say to Death?
biznizo
Fuck that's not wind! Where's Elleven.
mactoid
I wonder if that driver dumped as much in his pants as he did on the road?
AaronSouth
Figures the truck would tip AS SOON as he got to the bridge
SailboatWallpaper
ACertainMoralFlexibility
The Above Average Pace and The Mildly Perturbed: Rotterdam Drift
WickedMuskrat
Like a glove
jedreeves
What is with everyone in Germany and filming vertically?
plainoldfool
"Otto, I don't think the back cab is going to clear the bridge." "Hold my bratwurst"
Gorgenshire
BOBNOBODY
The pedestrian bridge helped that trailer to stay on its wheels!
Shirtless
some fine looking top soil!
oo0ORB0oo
https://youtu.be/PUdyuKaGQd4
iwanttoeatit
That was just so he could fit under the bridge
pdhackley
PUCKER*
otherbarryisadick
They say it took the doctor 2 hours to remove the seat cover from the driver’s colon!
justsignedupforthishit
Lol! You win!
BigTex1
Ah, the Hoover affect.
BearMcBeary
Stop making me laugh and waking my wife! She's getting really pissed.
justintimewhoknew
that brown stuff on the ground? the total expense of the drivers pants shat.
TheMagicalUpvoteFearie
Can't vouch for the 2nd one but the first gif is in the Netherlands for sure
SnowBlind88
Pretty sure 2nd aswell.
RobertZimmermanWasRight
Might be, but the wind just blew a whole truck off of the A2 near Bielefeld. He wasn’t that lucky.also we are missing some rooftops....
TheMagicalUpvoteFearie
There were almost a 100 trucks that got blown off today in the Netherlands. Several roofs collapsed, 3 people died.
Secondmonth
Op het filmpje van de tweede spreken ze Nederlands
TheMagicalUpvoteFearie
Teksten op het scherm zijn ook Nederlands, had ik net nog niet gezien.
Some1OnceToldMe
That lady needs to work on her situational awareness. That was almost reeeeeal bad.
skittootles
that’s what i thought too. surely it would be making a sound? and she was looking at it??
KaiserGSaw
not to mention we got a storm warning for this day.
superseriouscomments
I guess it was pretty windy so you didn't hear much else.
ElbowdeepinElmo
I was out in that weather yesterday and it's loud as hell but you'd probably still hear a tree crackin down - also she looked straight at it
ChuckChuckRazool
where are you, WINDen? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH time travel
WazigeWiebe
Netherlands*
xeddo
first gif: germany does not have dashed lines on the side of the street. second gif: calendar starts with ZE, which should be SO in German.
whateversomething
It start with ZO (zondag), not ZE
sjabbiewabbie
Top is in Oss and second in Horst, both in the Netherlands
rotzverpopelt
You mean West-West-Germany?
rockdoctor
It was windy AF in Munich today.
NizDl1k09FSz6jQeGMChdBLeUitegrqjGnThPnbRwM
I do not dispute the 'windyness' in Germany, but both videos are from the Netherlands.
Svchoster
The second video bc of the calendar? Could also be Belgium then.
sjabbiewabbie
It's a little village called 'Horst aan de Maas' in the Netherlands close to the German border. Mother and child were fine!
VenDei
In the first video the roadmarkings are not German. Germany has no interrupted lines on the side, uninterrupted orn none at all.
NizDl1k09FSz6jQeGMChdBLeUitegrqjGnThPnbRwM
Exact location of first one: 51.746951, 5.562810
NizDl1k09FSz6jQeGMChdBLeUitegrqjGnThPnbRwM
Longer video of the first one: http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/7340193/1d73d2bd/wat_een_redding_.html
NizDl1k09FSz6jQeGMChdBLeUitegrqjGnThPnbRwM
There the description contains the correct location, namely Oss. Also you can see much more of the road with some very recognizable features
NizDl1k09FSz6jQeGMChdBLeUitegrqjGnThPnbRwM
the square black sign between the two directions and on the right the tree like sculpture with solar panels.
NizDl1k09FSz6jQeGMChdBLeUitegrqjGnThPnbRwM
https://www.google.nl/maps/@51.744287,5.5642691,3a,75y,333.12h,83.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxOekV7f7chvs2ZNf1XSXQg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Munnin41
Yeah. The bottom one is from the netherlands. Saw the video on nos.nl, they talked and stuff
istealthepixelsfromreposts
Can confirm, in the Netherlands we talk and stuff.
Munnin41
istealthepixelsfromreposts
PleasantPeasantPheasant
Wind doesn't stick to borders dude.
WazigeWiebe
No but where video was made does
KnightofLife
How do you know for sure?
NizDl1k09FSz6jQeGMChdBLeUitegrqjGnThPnbRwM
Longer version of the first one: http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/7340193/1d73d2bd/wat_een_redding_.html
NizDl1k09FSz6jQeGMChdBLeUitegrqjGnThPnbRwM
There the description contains the correct location, namely Oss. Also you can see much more of the road with some very recognizable features
WittyCommentingBastard
It's in a town Vallée Oss in the Netherlands. 'weg van de toekomst' is the road they are driving on
DuckyofDeath123
You can also tell by the little white reflective posts by the road side, those are different in Germany than in the Netherlands.
zoogz
Contents definitely did settle during shipping.
DickWarlock89
Whereas contents definitely did not settle during shitting!
HumansArePrettyNeat
As the next driver down the line I get shit that has to have seen worse than that. Then I get to try and get the customer to refuse it.
HumansArePrettyNeat
And they don't, and then I'm stuck picking it up again 2 weeks later after they RMA it and they complain that it was all fucked up.
Randomice
That tree has almost no root system.
rbudrick
It should have reached out sooner. Rip in peace.
AlmightyVerb
*Anymore
cosmicapotheosis
"That's a weak-ass root system" - Me
foesmono
I'm willing to bet the roots were rotting and when the tree fell over, they just simply sheared/snapped, esp. due to the concrete slab
Z0op
Looks like it snapped off around the root, not supposed to happen either
crantron
Just need to contact that admin.
Hulkybulk
Roots will follow water. Make the irrigation system superficial, the roots will be superficial. Not enough water? Roots become brittle.
SkeletonRecruiter
In this case, it's because all the roots go down instead of out. There's no strength to hold the tree from horizontal forces like big gusts.
nednerb
Biggest concern with urban trees is soil compaction, which was certainly a problem here.
BewilderedBeaver
All planted trees have fucky roots. We could seed them for next to no costs and just wait two more years. But nooo. Can't have nice things.
duckels
As a tree grower I strongly disagree.
BewilderedBeaver
A study by the Department of Agriculture: https://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/research_papers/pdfs/scanned/rp26.pdf
SkeletonRecruiter
As a tree planter, I second that.
BewilderedBeaver
A study by the Department of Agriculture: https://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/research_papers/pdfs/scanned/rp26.pdf
cliftonrowingsocity
Tarseal over the tree pit would mean the only entry point for water would be near the base of the trunk this coupled wit growth opening (1/?
cliftonrowingsocity
Wounds in the trunk as it pushes the tarseal would be perfect for rot and disease to enter and compromise the tree. It's the silent killer
cliftonrowingsocity
Regular withing the urban forest. And very difficult to detect. Tree health often isnt considered by urban developers or residents
headloser
that the problem when you concrete the whole area.
GingeraffeTW
Glad you got to the root of the problem so quickly.
hughesybooze
Leave it out, mate.
Randomice
Nono...no root! Not even a square one.
ChubbsStaypuft
rm -rf /
MimirBlue
Under appreciated
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
umount -f /
MadCatIV
It looks like it was completely dead.
myr14d
I wonder what's going on with it. I mean, that level of root system isn't enough to keep a treep alive is it?
aninvisiblemaniac
it's most likely partially dead due to a disease in the area. my street has a problem like that which kills our trees from the inside
PirateFroglet
The canopy grows the same size as the root system, so if the tree keeps compact, it'll live. But yes, very shallow.
Randomice
Actually, it might. Al lot of rain water, with nutrients washed off the pavement, would flow into the grating around the tree.
nednerb
tree must love all that nutritious pavement.
BavarianBarbarian
The metal casing around it ripped the big roots off. Apart from that: shitty city tree, dishonor to tree family
aelfer
It is not the tree´s fault, it was caged. ;(
ItsBenjiTime
Damn schitty sidewok
myr14d
*tree, not treep.
RelartOfGivia
I like treep
myr14d
Are you guys seriously downvoting me for correcting my own typo? :(
mymanmaverick
Yes. Yes they are. Shame on you.
myr14d
*sob*
xanadudu
Look at the tree after it fell. Looks like a lot of deadwood.
just1mor
Interesting fact about deciduous trees, in winter all the leaves fall off and they look dead but really aren’t!
xanadudu
I mean the stems looked brittle and appeared to be lacking bark in some spots, suggesting deadwood.
just1mor
After a second and third look I think you are right. Sorry about the snarky comment.
theycallmemrfish
https://media.giphy.com/media/7u3PmKrkXlwOs/giphy.gif
2KDrop
Hmmm, I feel like I know you.
myr14d
Yeah, I know, but it had to get to that size in the first place right? How could it grow to that size with a piddly root system like that?
unbelievablejustletmein
It likely has an extensive, normal root system, but had been dead a long time. The rest of the roots are probably in the ground still
myr14d
Ahhh. cool. That makes sense.
Kestrel21
It's as you say. You can tell where it broke from its roots by the color of the wood there, since trees to be a lighter shade on the inside.
Vesmic
surrounded by concrete no place for roots to go.
Justkillmefirst
Have you seen trees in NY? Those things will break the god dam concrek to stay rooted
p75369
As someone working in highways... tree roots do not give a shit what you put in their way.
NormalVariant
That's what I was thinking. Tree roots grow out not down.
Anonawesome
?? They grow out AND down. Some species grow more in one direction than the other. There are planted trees in every major city.
NormalVariant
the roots don't grow down much.they like the nutrients found in the first few feet of soil. ever notice that larger city trees the 1/?
tinymimosas
I mean, the tree fell over, sooo... I'd say no, not a good root system.
ProjectPablo
Trees planted get pre grown and tranferred with little roots + they dont get a lot of space for rooting in a concrete world.
AWittyUsernameBecauseTheOneIWantedWasTaken
Damn, that lady is so lucky.
Idontneedrealfacts
You don't know what that kid is like. I mean heck, even the trees are trying to kill the little $#!%.
Gxgear
Her pants? Not so much.
ndmaster
How about the truck driver?
p75369
Worst case, nasty scare, few bumps and scratches, unlikely to be fatal. Baring Final Destination bullshit.
ottotravel
Also lucky, I mean the corner of the load just cleared the overpass, incredible.
Alimana
Best recovery that I've seen
mitzialbright
That was a lot of skill and luck, but a lot of skill
mitzialbright
The lady seems like she is watching the tree fall and keeps walking though
AWittyUsernameBecauseTheOneIWantedWasTaken
Maybe she's hearing the cracking, but doesn't expect that to happen.
mitzialbright
yeah, fair enough... I am biased, tree experience, you can hear them coming down. Not something she would be used to hearing at all I guess.
AWittyUsernameBecauseTheOneIWantedWasTaken
I get that. I probably wouldn't have expected it either to be fair.
p75369
Except that it is already falling when she starts looking and then proceeds to watch it keep falling for at least a second.
AWittyUsernameBecauseTheOneIWantedWasTaken
Who knows, maybe it wasn't obvious as it was falling vertically right towards her. side to side is more noticeable.
OctoPussyGalore
Sure is! It’s just not in Germany but in the Netherlands
killer10347
Stupid lucky. And plain stupid too.
IamNotAshamed
or pretty unlucky having a tree falling on her in the first place
LooseyGooseyBrett
Thank you for pointing that out
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
Her baby is luckier.
shimmernshine
I'm just glad they're both allreich.
ThatsTwoThusFarShooter
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