Timber!

This afternoon I could hear the annoying buzz of a chainsaw from somewhere near our office building. This went on for several minutes before it thankfully stopped. Suddenly there was a frightening crash that shook the building and rattled the grill on my windows. On looking outside my window to find what caused the crash, I saw that some grounds men had cut down one of the many palm trees lining the road across from our building. The tree was one of those that had died recently and was in danger of toppling over and hurting someone in the process.