>It's a shrewd man who buys a chain saw just in case he needs it some day. When I lived in Chicago we had a huge old oak tree in the back yard that was killed by a thunderstorm. We had to call a tree removal service and it cost a fortune.
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>So why didn't you just go out and buy a chain saw instead?

Because the tree was 40 feet tall and lying on top of the back porch and the roof?