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10-31-2011, 7:19am | #21 | ||||||
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Good to hear you are okay!!!
Just got back from home depot....... All my yard supplys were in my shed that went dow the river in the flood. So had to buy a new chain saw branch sheers and wheel barrow... Time to get some work done! Off from work today. Shop has no power either. Ugh... Good luck man! Hope everything works out! |
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10-31-2011, 7:22am | #22 | ||||||
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Small tree that landed on our 2 week old AC compressor that we replaced because the flood destroyed the old one! AHHH! What a mess.... At least we will have some fire wood |
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10-31-2011, 9:15am | #23 | ||||||
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We've had a few of those tree snappers here in the past. This one caught us by surprise. It was in the middle of the hot spell. This tree is really 3 trunks that came up together and are each about 30" in diameter and I would guess about 80' tall. What stopped it from going over is a mystery. It would have taken out the garage and possibly part of the house. We were very lucky. $800 tree service and the problem is gone.
The tree runs from the bottom right to the top left. It also hangs over 3 more branches from 3 other trees that hang directly over the house. When the trunk cracked the top moved several feet and snapped off another tree top at about 6" is diameter. I couldn't figure out what could broken off a tree top like a tooth pick until I saw the big one. |
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10-31-2011, 9:28am | #24 | ||||||
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Caught it just in time!!!!! In for a break.... Me and pops got the front yard done.... Now time for the back BLAHHHH!
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My question to you "winter people" is; How can this be prevented? Hey, give me a break Im trying to learn. |
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To be honest Pete, really nothing. If you live in an area where this is a possibility, all you can do is make sure there are no trees that are close enough that can fall onto your house. Late spring snow storms are usually the worst, as the trees have leafed and the snow load becomes too great sometimes even for the biggest trees.
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10-31-2011, 10:58am | #29 | ||||||
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Thanks sweetsie! Yeah and there isnt much to do in preperation other then couple extra gallons of gas. a decent size generator and a lot of warm coffee
Luckily we didnt lose all power just a couple flickers here and there. Not all were that lucky on my block. And a couple of my friends are with out power. |
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10-31-2011, 11:04am | #30 | ||||||
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Wow....that's some scary stuff. Glad everyone is OK.
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:Seems like your preventing it now Pete, just by living in California...You may end up being the smartest one here.....WW
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Im thinking about it. Its too expensive here. My retirement check is the same here, Montana, Texas, Greece and Its time to see where I can stretch it the longest for my benefit. I love it here, plenty of roads, things to do etc but, this is not the best place on earth.
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Im on just shy of an acre.... $13,000..... Dont move to jersey. |
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