Do It Yourself Chainsaw Massacre

A tree fell in my yard last week. I didn’t see it fall, so I can’t be sure it made a sound. However, I was sure that it was big and I needed to remove it. There was nothing tricky about it that would require any tree “experts”, however, it would require a bigger chainsaw than the small electric one I had used for clearing bushes. Like a true man, I don’t need too much of an excuse to buy a power tool.

Since women think that power tools are the male equivalent to their love for diamond jewelry, my wife assumed that a chainsaw must cost a few thousand dollars. Imagine her shock and disappointment as I showed her I could be outfitted for around $150.

Using the Sears.com site, I searched for chainsaw and got a good sampling of results that demonstrated this fact. However, looking a bit closer at the search results page gave me a bit of an eerie feeling that you can see for yourself:

Kind of an odd juxtaposition, but another example of what can happen on the dynamic and diverse web.

The story ends well, as I purchase the chainsaw and made much saw dust out of the tree. My next endeavor is rent a chipper to clean up the rest of the mess. I just hope I don’t run into that scene from Fargo.

Add comment April 19th, 2007