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brooklynite

(94,520 posts) Tue Mar 22, 2016, 05:20 PM Mar 2016

“He’s just been up in the tree for a few hours now, cussing at people and throwing pine cones"

Just a note that, as people squabble about the election, life goes on...

Man climbs Macy’s Christmas tree downtown, hurls apple at medics

Seattle police have spent more than two hours trying to coax a man down from an 80-foot-tall tree outside the downtown Macy’s store.

Police and firefighters responded to Stewart Street and Third Avenue around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday after receiving reports that the man had climbed about 70 feet up the sequoia tree in a street median.

Police negotiators used an extended ladder from a ladder truck to approach the man and try to persuade him to get down. The man has responded by yelling obscenities and at one point hurled an apple at fire department medics. Witnesses say the man also has thrown pine cones and pieces of tree branch.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/firefighters-work-to-rescue-man-stuck-in-tree-in-downtown-seattle/

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“He’s just been up in the tree for a few hours now, cussing at people and throwing pine cones" (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2016 OP

They need to try and offer him a joint. LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #1

Well, that answers "What is Dubya up to these days?" JHB Mar 2016 #2

And it's not Donald Trump? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #3

... unless he brought those pine cones with him. surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #22

No one in the history of human discourse has used the phrase "sequoia cone" Orrex Mar 2016 #27

Sorry - I thought you were describing another Trump speech lame54 Mar 2016 #4

Seriously though... Adsos Letter Mar 2016 #5

Perfectly normal behavior. Hugin Mar 2016 #6

No... Kalidurga Mar 2016 #10

So Seattle is like those people who don't take their Christmas stuff down until March? KamaAina Mar 2016 #7

Washington Man Enrique Mar 2016 #8

If it was Florida man it would be Mangoes or coconuts. n/t A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #44

Still up there as of 2:50. Traffic is totally screwed up. nolabear Mar 2016 #9

But Ghandalf always seemed... Xolodno Mar 2016 #11

This Entmoot went bad. Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #24

ar leasr he has his clothes on - KT2000 Mar 2016 #12

Once again, we learn that Seattlandia is much weirder than Portlandia. HuckleB Mar 2016 #13

Man, Rubio is taking this hard. Yavin4 Mar 2016 #14

Here's the link to the live feed from KOMO news. icymist Mar 2016 #15

Oh just THANKS for that LOL, you knew I would click on it now I'm watching a fucking tree snooper2 Mar 2016 #31

You can switch between this and 11foot8.com if you want to live it up a little. randome Mar 2016 #35

LOL, I believe I've seen every one of those videos at least twice... snooper2 Mar 2016 #40

I thought this was going to be another thread about the Palins joeybee12 Mar 2016 #16

He wants to be a star. Solly Mack Mar 2016 #17

I was sure this would be a cat thread..... KentuckyWoman Mar 2016 #18

Does he vote for Trump though? That is my question! Initech Mar 2016 #19

The fucker is pulling off the branches from the leader. maxsolomon Mar 2016 #20

+1. B Calm Mar 2016 #23

Leave him alone? Gravity will eventually win. Rex Mar 2016 #21

as of 9 am PST, he's still up there maxsolomon Mar 2016 #25

I thought this would be about a squirrel snooper2 Mar 2016 #26

It's Spring and love is in the air. randome Mar 2016 #28

Time for him to take a bough Orrex Mar 2016 #29

What a sap. randome Mar 2016 #33

huh, I thought they were talking about ted cruz. nt Javaman Mar 2016 #30

Why is there a Christmas tree still up or am I missing something? giftedgirl77 Mar 2016 #32

It's a sequoia that they decorate for Christmas. I think it's the only big tree left in the city. nolabear Mar 2016 #37

Nice, so it's actually planted. giftedgirl77 Mar 2016 #39

Yes and yes, it's good. I'm pretty sure he's among the mentally ill homeless here. nolabear Mar 2016 #41

I know, imagine how many lives would have been saved if giftedgirl77 Mar 2016 #42

Time for Paul Bunyan to take a hand in this! randome Mar 2016 #34

Maybe he's there for the needle exchange program. Orrex Mar 2016 #36

Always some spectator barking out an opinion. nolabear Mar 2016 #38

BREAKING NEWS: after 24 HOURS, he's climbed down... brooklynite Mar 2016 #43

LiberalArkie

(15,715 posts)

1. They need to try and offer him a joint.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 05:22 PM

Mar 2016

JHB

(37,160 posts)

2. Well, that answers "What is Dubya up to these days?"

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 05:23 PM

Mar 2016

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)

3. And it's not Donald Trump?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 05:23 PM

Mar 2016

He can't be throwing pine cones because it's a sequoia tree...

surrealAmerican

(11,360 posts)

22. ... unless he brought those pine cones with him.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:35 PM

Mar 2016

... but, you're probably right - it's just ignorance on the reporter's part.

Orrex

(63,208 posts)

27. No one in the history of human discourse has used the phrase "sequoia cone"

Reply to surrealAmerican (Reply #22)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:29 PM

Mar 2016

Everyone who hears the phrase "pine cone" knows what's being discussed. I'd have to guess that in this case the particular species of tree is the least generally interesting element of the story, so it bothers me not at all that the reporter didn't waste much time researching the correct nomenclature.

lame54

(35,287 posts)

4. Sorry - I thought you were describing another Trump speech

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 05:24 PM

Mar 2016

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

5. Seriously though...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 05:38 PM

Mar 2016

...haven't we all done this?

Hugin

(33,135 posts)

6. Perfectly normal behavior.

Reply to Adsos Letter (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 05:46 PM

Mar 2016

What's the big deal?

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

10. No...

Reply to Adsos Letter (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 06:05 PM

Mar 2016

not a pine tree. It was a walnut tree.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

7. So Seattle is like those people who don't take their Christmas stuff down until March?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 05:47 PM

Mar 2016

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

8. Washington Man

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 05:50 PM

Mar 2016

hurling apples and pine cones.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,367 posts)

44. If it was Florida man it would be Mangoes or coconuts. n/t

Reply to Enrique (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 04:26 PM

Mar 2016

nolabear

(41,960 posts)

9. Still up there as of 2:50. Traffic is totally screwed up.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 05:53 PM

Mar 2016

Seems to be threatening to jump from what I'm seeing. ONE tree downtown and he's in the top of it, poor bastard. I hope they get him down okay. And I'm glad I don't have to go downtown!

Xolodno

(6,390 posts)

11. But Ghandalf always seemed...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 06:08 PM

Mar 2016

..so reserved, calm and collected?

I don't get it.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

24. This Entmoot went bad.

Reply to Xolodno (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:45 PM

Mar 2016

REAL bad.

KT2000

(20,577 posts)

12. ar leasr he has his clothes on -

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 06:20 PM

Mar 2016

doesn't he??

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

13. Once again, we learn that Seattlandia is much weirder than Portlandia.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 06:23 PM

Mar 2016

Yavin4

(35,438 posts)

14. Man, Rubio is taking this hard.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 06:28 PM

Mar 2016

It's okay Marco. You can come back from this.

icymist

(15,888 posts)

15. Here's the link to the live feed from KOMO news.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 06:29 PM

Mar 2016

http://komonews.com/live/event

Yawn. It must be a slow news day. Oh wait...

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

31. Oh just THANKS for that LOL, you knew I would click on it now I'm watching a fucking tree

Reply to icymist (Reply #15)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:34 PM

Mar 2016

randome

(34,845 posts)

35. You can switch between this and 11foot8.com if you want to live it up a little.

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #31)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:45 PM

Mar 2016

http://11foot8.com/
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snooper2

(30,151 posts)

40. LOL, I believe I've seen every one of those videos at least twice...

Reply to randome (Reply #35)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:54 PM

Mar 2016

Dude is up and moving around in tree again FYI-

He is mumbling something we can't hear to the open Macys window, pointing at camera dude every once in a while

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

16. I thought this was going to be another thread about the Palins

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:17 PM

Mar 2016

Solly Mack

(90,764 posts)

17. He wants to be a star.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:24 PM

Mar 2016

KentuckyWoman

(6,679 posts)

18. I was sure this would be a cat thread.....

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:28 PM

Mar 2016

We had a cat that did that once in a pine tree.

Initech

(100,068 posts)

19. Does he vote for Trump though? That is my question!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:29 PM

Mar 2016

maxsolomon

(33,327 posts)

20. The fucker is pulling off the branches from the leader.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:30 PM

Mar 2016

This is a 70 foot Sequoia - and likely designated a Seattle Exceptional Tree. He's basically stripped it at this point.

It's going to need an Arborist when they finally get him out. Street crazies are not charming. It's not funny any more.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

23. +1.

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #20)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:38 PM

Mar 2016

Rex

(65,616 posts)

21. Leave him alone? Gravity will eventually win.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:30 PM

Mar 2016

Besides, haven't we ALL been there at one time in our lives?

maxsolomon

(33,327 posts)

25. as of 9 am PST, he's still up there

Reply to Rex (Reply #21)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:26 PM

Mar 2016

but everyone poops, sooner or later. I guess he could poop in the tree...

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

26. I thought this would be about a squirrel

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:29 PM

Mar 2016

randome

(34,845 posts)

28. It's Spring and love is in the air.

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Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:29 PM

Mar 2016

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Orrex

(63,208 posts)

29. Time for him to take a bough

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:30 PM

Mar 2016

A word of caution for subsequent punsters: "went out on a limb" is the most pedestrian tree-related pun of all, so I urge you not to fall into that easy trap.

randome

(34,845 posts)

33. What a sap.

Reply to Orrex (Reply #29)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:40 PM

Mar 2016

Of course the roots of his problem probably extend from childhood.
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Javaman

(62,521 posts)

30. huh, I thought they were talking about ted cruz. nt

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:31 PM

Mar 2016

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)

32. Why is there a Christmas tree still up or am I missing something?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:38 PM

Mar 2016

nolabear

(41,960 posts)

37. It's a sequoia that they decorate for Christmas. I think it's the only big tree left in the city.

Reply to giftedgirl77 (Reply #32)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:51 PM

Mar 2016

Poor guy is STILL up there. 23 hours now.

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)

39. Nice, so it's actually planted.

Reply to nolabear (Reply #37)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:53 PM

Mar 2016

At least he's not armed.

nolabear

(41,960 posts)

41. Yes and yes, it's good. I'm pretty sure he's among the mentally ill homeless here.

Reply to giftedgirl77 (Reply #39)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:55 PM

Mar 2016

I feel terrible for him. He's clearly having a psychotic break. At the same time it's a fascinating look at the world and how we respond.

Live feed from KOMO News:

http://komonews.com/live/event

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)

42. I know, imagine how many lives would have been saved if

Reply to nolabear (Reply #41)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:58 PM

Mar 2016

we just took care if our own.

randome

(34,845 posts)

34. Time for Paul Bunyan to take a hand in this!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:42 PM

Mar 2016

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Orrex

(63,208 posts)

36. Maybe he's there for the needle exchange program.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:49 PM

Mar 2016

nolabear

(41,960 posts)

38. Always some spectator barking out an opinion.

Reply to Orrex (Reply #36)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:52 PM

Mar 2016

brooklynite

(94,520 posts)

43. BREAKING NEWS: after 24 HOURS, he's climbed down...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 04:25 PM

Mar 2016

#ManInTree no longer in tree in downtown Seattle

A man who climbed an 80-foot tree outside the downtown Seattle Macy’s Tuesday morning and stayed there overnight has climbed down, to cheers from a gathered crowd.

The unidentified man, 28, spent a few minutes sitting on the ground at the foot of the tree before medics loaded him onto a gurney and took him to Harborview Medical Center.

“#ManInTree is now on the ground and in contact with police. Officers still in speaking with him and working to safely resolve this incident,” the Seattle Police Department tweeted, adding a few minutes later that the man was in custody and would get a medical evaluation.

He does not face charges at this time, according to Seattle Police Detective Patrick Michaud.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/man-spends-night-in-80-foot-tree-in-downtown-seattle-builds-makeshift-nest/

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