[Jack Simth]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
don't hold your breath. i'm tired.

Don't worry - I'm looking backward at it now. Now I'm looking forward to Jack's.

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Dang it, when is that Jack fellow going to post?

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Oh wait, I'm Jack. Back in a bit.

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Edit 1: Okay, I'm back.
As for the tree - I've seen professionals take trees down before; an old maple on my parents' lot. They took it down in three sections, and even with the chunks falling just the distance to the ground, you could feel the ground move under your feet each time. One chunk bounced and brushed the neighbor's truck - just brushed, mind you - and the door handle was pushed flat into the door. Had it actually hit the truck on the way down, it wouldn't have been recoverable. Imagine what an entire tree, dropped from a few hundred feet up, would do to those below. Even if everyone ran out of the way in time, it would have severe psychological impact. 300 feet gives about four or five seconds to notice and get out of the way; 100 yields two or three: Time = sqrt(HeightInFeet/16), roughly in standard Earth gravity, ignoring wind resistance; it would be possible to run out from under, if you were watching the sky. Not that anyone would be - they'd be watching the manor. Well, maybe after the forest incident, they would be. Hm.

Edit 2: You know, we really only need to delay the bandit army until the baron arrives with his men. Once that occurs, the bandit army will will be stuck between a larger army and the mannor's defended walls. Not a very safe location to be at.

[ August 20, 2003, 09:11: Message edited by: Jack Simth ]