Oren wrote, on Sun, 08 Feb 2015 08:21:15 -0800:

You fire the help before they hit the ground

That's a good idea, to get 'em off the payroll, before they hit
the ground.

Most of the neighbors have been pitching in, so, that's a large
payroll to downsize quickly.

Here's a view of the way down from the end closest to the big redwood:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7299/1...1f90346c_c.jpg