The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #124062 Message #2785705
Posted By: Charley Noble
10-Dec-09 - 05:39 PM
Thread Name: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
Subject: RE: BS: Is it snowing where you live?
Maeve-
Thanks for asking. Dahlov is fine. She was more upset by misplacing her Christmas stamps than with the old chestnut tree almost taking out her house. She called me last night about 6 pm because she was in the kitchen and the whole house shook. She was wondering if there had been an earthquake. It wasn't till this morning that she realized that the chestnut tree was down in her front yard. By the time I got there (I live 30 minutes away) our neighborhood woodcutter was there as well. It was an impressive sight. It had come down on the roof, knocking in two holes, one in the attic and another in a bedroom, bouncing off into the front yard. Part of it came down on the roof of the adjoining studio, smashing in the soffit and roof overhang but didn't take out the main power lines. It missed the back-up generator shack but stove in the front stormdoor and smashed the railing to the front steps. Fortunately there is no serious damage to the house except for the roof work. Inside there is some plaster damage but very little water damage from the rain.
Meanwhile the woodcutting crew did a great job of chainsawing the tree trunk into more manageable bits. And weather looks fine for completing repairs by this weekend.
We're also going to have the remaining chestnut tree assessed, the one that stands directly in front of the house.
Oh, and mother found the Christmas stamps in her newspaper recycling box. She's very happy.
Cheerily,
Charley Noble