Wednesday, March 9, 2005
That's a half of a giant and otherwise healthy pine tree that broke off in the wind storm last night and collapsed into my neighbor's yard. It's a LOT bigger than it looks in the picture. This is one serious tree. It rolled off their house and only scratched up their cars a bit, fortunately. We were worried all night that the rest of the now compromised tree would fall and do some real damage but it hasn't happened. Now we wait for the insurance company's people to arrive and decide what to do which could take up to 48 hours. I hope the wind doesn't blow too hard in the mean-time.
Fear not bloggers, I am working on the Carnival of the Vanities and expect to have it up this afternoon some time. Thanks for your patience.
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That branch looks big enough. You were lucky because it could've been worse.
Hurricane Isabel blew through here and caused my 60 ft. pecan tree to fall. There was a 20 ft. wide corridor in which it could fall without causing any damage and that's where it landed. 10 ft. to the south and it would have hit my garage. 10 ft. to the north and it would have hit my house. Some days you just have to count the blessings.
I agree, that thing could have done much more substantial property damage. On the other hand, you obviously have more substantial things to deal with than Carnival (which I had wondered about). Thanks for taking time to keep us abreast of the situation.
I just got a quote for taking down the rest of the tree - something insurance doesn't cover (they don't care until the tree touches the ground) - $1225. Holy smokes. Seeking a second quote.
Carnival almost ready.