# How the ancient Japanese art of tree-trimming almost killed me **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 29, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-tree-trimming-almost-killed-me/664811 "2013-07-29T14:15:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-tree-trimming-almost-killed-me/664811/21 "2013-07-30T16:13:49Z")
> [@simster](#): > > hah - Bricker’s a nerd! If we’re mentioning brief moments he forgot Faith and crazy-hot praying mantis teacher lady. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-tree-trimming-almost-killed-me/664811/22 "2013-07-30T18:22:44Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Same here. Nothing like a shared brain fart! 😉 > > So, **Sauron** , if you ran for an hour, how many miles did you log? In my healthy youth, I could do six miles in an hour. Today, it’d probably take me 20-25 minutes to walk it. Getting old sucks swampwater. I got a hair under five miles. Probably jogged about two, and walked the rest. I wasn’t keeping close track of my progress … my mind was otherwise occupied. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-tree-trimming-almost-killed-me/664811/23 "2013-07-30T18:51:13Z")
> [@Sauron](#): > > I got a hair under five miles. Probably jogged about two, and walked the rest. I wasn’t keeping close track of my progress … my mind was otherwise occupied. So one does simply walk when occupied with thoughts of …bonsai! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-tree-trimming-almost-killed-me/664811/24 "2013-07-30T19:45:15Z")
As always, an excellent post, **Sauron**! ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-tree-trimming-almost-killed-me/664811/25 "2013-07-30T19:57:10Z")
About half way through your OP, I was expecting to hear you were posting from a hospital bed! ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-tree-trimming-almost-killed-me/664811/26 "2013-07-31T01:08:08Z")
Best read I’ve had in a long while - thanks for sharing! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MyMack\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MyMack\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyMack_1)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-tree-trimming-almost-killed-me/664811/27 "2013-07-31T03:00:21Z")
Hats off to you, my good man! I read it first, then proceeded to read it aloud to my mom, both of us quite enjoyed it and would like another one! Please?😃 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-tree-trimming-almost-killed-me/664811/28 "2013-07-31T06:47:43Z")
**MyMack\_1** , try this: Click on **Sauron** ’s name(at the beginning of his post) to open his profile. Select the “Statistics” tab. Choose “Find all threads started by **Sauron**.” Look for the ones he started in MPSIMS. That should hook you up with some pretty good samples. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-tree-trimming-almost-killed-me/664811/29 "2013-07-31T13:28:05Z")
Thanks to everyone for the kind words! I think it was Voltaire who said “Validation is the sincerest form of flattery.” Or maybe it was Spongebob Squarepants. I get those two confused. **MyMack\_1** , at the risk of being TOO self-promoting, I’d also suggest checking out my blog and book. If you’re interested, that is. For anybody interested, I do officially have bronchitis. And Cotton Root Rot. (Well, in my shrubs, anyway. Not me personally. At least, not that I’m aware of.) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-tree-trimming-almost-killed-me/664811/30 "2013-07-31T13:46:16Z")
Bronchitis is a common symptom of Cotton Root Rot. And I think that “Anyanka” is more likely to be a nickname than a full name, if I remember my Russian diminutive suffixes correctly… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-ancient-japanese-art-of-tree-trimming-almost-killed-me/664811.md?page=1)