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What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

106: Tessi heard a tree fall

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Documentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

I live in a wonderful little town in Florida, called Safety Harbor. It’s in the Tampa Bay area. And one of the things that people love about this place is that there are lots of big, shady trees. There’s one particular tree that everyone knows about. It’s a huge oak tree, called the Baranoff Oak, and it’s named after one of the early property owners here. This tree is estimated to be over 300 years old, and it’s huge – the diameter of the trunk is around 20 feet, which is almost 7 meters. And experts have estimated that it weighs around 800 tons. If you do a Google search for Baranoff Oak, you can see pictures of it and you’ll see why it’s so special. You can also read about how, a few years back, the city took action to try to protect it, and in doing so, they almost killed it. It’s still there though, and I get to see it almost every morning. My guest today is Tessi. When she was younger, she had a job working outdoors. And by outdoors, I mean in the deep forest. So she and her co-workers were literally surrounded by trees – really BIG trees – all day. Some were over a hundred feet tall. Working in the forest is physically demanding, and Tessi loved being out there for days at a time. But things changed when one of those huge trees came crashing to the ground. If you would like to contact Tessi, she can be reached by email at [email protected]. This episode is sponsored by the Wake Me Up Podcast – start your day with mindfulness, meditation, and motivation – WakeMeUpPodcast.com. This episode is also sponsored by Ghostbed – get 30% off sitewide at Ghostbed.com/WHAT. This episode is also sponsored by the Jordan Harbinger Show, a podcast I’ve subscribed to for years – JordanHarbinger.com/START. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I live in a wonderful little town in Florida called Safety Harbor.

0:12.5

It's in the Tampa Bay area, and one of the things that people love about this place

0:17.5

is that there are lots of big, shady trees.

0:25.8

There's one particular tree that everyone knows about.

0:28.8

It's a huge oak tree called the Baranoff Oak, and it's named after one of the early

0:34.8

property owners here.

0:37.9

This tree is estimated to be over 300 years old, and it's huge.

0:43.3

The diameter of the trunk is around 20 feet, which is almost 7 meters.

0:48.5

And experts have estimated that it weighs around 800 tons.

0:54.3

If you do a Google search for Baranoff Oak, you can see pictures of it, and you'll see why it's so special.

1:00.3

You can also read about how a few years back, the city took action to try to protect it,

1:07.3

and in doing so, they almost killed it.

1:10.3

It's still there, though, and I get to see it almost every morning.

1:16.3

My guest today is Tessie.

1:19.3

When she was younger, she had a job working outdoors.

1:23.3

And by outdoors, I mean in the deep forest.

1:27.3

So she and her co-workers were literally surrounded by trees, really big trees all day,

1:35.3

somewhere over 100 feet tall.

1:38.3

Working in the forest is physically demanding, and Tessie loved being out there for days at a time.

1:47.3

But things changed when one of those huge trees came crashing to the ground.

1:57.3

Real people in unreal situations.

2:02.3

There is a man standing in front of me in my bedroom.

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