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APhoto Of The Day — 11.20.09

A crane removing an oak tree from the yard of Michelle and Kevin McCarthy is seen after it toppled into the house Monday afternoon in Santa Rosa, Calif. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Mark Aronoff, The Press Democrat)

Top Cutlines:

  • 1. When asked who was to blame, several area residents had different explanations … (see complete comment below) — Nic.
  • 2. (tie) Jonathan Coe’s first attempt to Coeur d’Alene-ify Santa Rosa, making it a development and business friendly climate — JT, and: Newest LCDC funded art display along Coeur d’ Alene’s midtown district — Redman.
  • 3. (tie) Liftoff to the unemployment line in 3,2,1 — Formerly Sandpoint, and: Duane’s attempt to hang the world’s largest Christmas wreath fails miserably — Fishwife.
  • HM: Soaf
18 comments on this post so far. Add yours!
  • redman on November 20 at 8:33 a.m.

    Refusing to budge this little pigs house turns the tables on the big bad crane.

  • redman on November 20 at 8:34 a.m.

    Newest LCDC funded art display along Coeur d’ Alene’s midtown district.

  • coeurgenx on November 20 at 8:40 a.m.

    Reliable Crane service ‘We bend over backwards for our customers!’

  • Phaedrus on November 20 at 8:40 a.m.

    Have truck will travel: LarrySpencer fresh from stints as “cobble” expert, political consultant, real estate developer & professional plaintiff, demonstrates his expertise at tree removal. “It wasn’t my fault,” he said, “the truck is big enough, I ran all the numbers, but the tree is refusing to listen to me.”

  • florined on November 20 at 8:45 a.m.

    Today, boys and girls, we’ll be studying “machines.” Does anyone know what a fulcrum is?

  • Soaf on November 20 at 8:51 a.m.

    CAVE’rs Tree removal service. Ethics crushed while you wait.

  • danj on November 20 at 8:52 a.m.

    Ironicallly, Phil Notso, owner of the crane company had previously mentioned that he was considering renaming the company to include his surname.

  • nic on November 20 at 8:55 a.m.

    When asked who was to blame, several area residents had different explinations…

    Kage_Mann: “It was the big democratic machine in Boise.”
    Mary: “The crane oppreator works for a guy whose neighbor’s brother in law who sits on the LCDC board. It’s clear that Mike Kennedy wanted that crane to fail.”
    LarrySpenser: “The crane opperator didn’t fill in his SSN on his employment application. I did a google search on his name and it says he’s from California.”
    Jim Brannon: “No comment.”
    Cindy H: “I don’t know but I’m still waiting for my crane opporator’s callender.”
    Dan Gookin: “The Crane wasn’t rigged.” (MMQC replies: “that’s it! Dan, we’re changing the super secret handshake.”)
    Sarah Palin: “Gosh. It looks like those media eliets are hard at work arround here.” (winks)
    DFO: “Huckleberries hears that some of the cuh-razies over at openCDA are saying that the crane workers union forced the crane opporator to tip it over.”
    Tayrn: “It was Spenser’s mullet.”
    hmoffsuite: “blah blah blah blah Obama blah blah crane blah blah blah failure. I knew this would happen.”
    Phadrus: “Funny, hmo, FOX news said the exact same thing. Sounds like someone is suffering from ODS. You lost - get over it.”

  • Cindy_H on November 20 at 8:57 a.m.

    @nic: Good stuff :-)

  • coeurgenx on November 20 at 9:06 a.m.

    Proof that GOD does not like his OAK tree’s to be removed!

  • jt on November 20 at 9:06 a.m.

    Jonathan Coe’s first attempt to Coeur d’Alene-ify Santa Rosa, making it a development and business friendly climate.

  • Fishwife on November 20 at 9:28 a.m.

    Duane’s attempt to hang the world’s largest Christmas wreath fails miserably.

  • Cabbage Boy on November 20 at 9:28 a.m.

    Beware of the mighty oak.

  • DFO on November 20 at 9:43 a.m.

    @ NIC; take a bow for that 8:55 a.m. cutline post. Now, judging continues for second and third place in today’s cutline contest.

    /goes in search of paper towel to wipe coffee spewed on computer screen.

  • formerlysandpoint on November 20 at 9:49 a.m.

    Liftoff to the unemployment line in 3,2,1,,,,,,,

  • JohnA on November 20 at 11:57 a.m.

    Noting his ruined crane, the owner was heard to say “This is not what i had in mind when I said I looking to be ‘semi-retired’.”

  • bpoole on November 20 at 12:06 p.m.

    (nic) that’s Great!

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