Rafael
Mandlerian
They say that Canadians are always discussing the weather. But these days, it's changing so frequently that you can't help but discuss it. First we were in the deep freeze. Then the temperatures jumped by almost 40 degrees. Then the winds picked up... This is the scene that I came home to this morning after dropping my wife at work. At least it provided for an interesting photo opportunity in my backyard!
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kully
Happy Snapper
It's madness - I saw cherry blossoms coming out last week - the first week of January!
feenej
Well-known
Wow. We had similar weather here in Wisconsin, but not as extreme, tho our temp must have jumped 30 degrees.
MartinP
Veteran
Yikes, I hope that it didn't damage your darkroom . . .
or the rest of the house, of course.
or the rest of the house, of course.
Rafael
Mandlerian
It's hard to determine the full extent of the damage right now. Nobody was hurt. And that really is the key point. Once we get the tree off of the house, we'll be able to have a look at that back part of the roof.
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
We had tree that rotted-out fall on our back fence about two years ago but nowhere near our house since we have a big backyard...before that another big branch broke on a different tree due to high winds...best excuse ever to buy a chainsaw...
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glad everyone is ok!!
i hope you at least have a fireplace and a chainsaw.
joe
i hope you at least have a fireplace and a chainsaw.
joe
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
There's a house attached to that darkroom? Strange.
My wife's house (where I now live ... she decided my neighbours where I lived before we married were lower class than hers, so guess who moved ... but that's another story) had a huge oak behind the garage. Called "Thee Irondequoit Oak", it was over 300 years old, and the oldest in town.
One day during a storm it just fell over, doing no damage on our property as it fell "sideways" onto adjoining property. It took out two garages and damaged two others. George, the octagenerian two doors down, had just pulled out of his garage and was so frightened he had a heart attack. He's fine. After his garage was replaced under insurance, the insurance company denied him further coverage; the garage cost more than he originally paid for the house in the 50s. He had paid his premiums with the same company for over 25 years, and had never made any another claim.
Every year we give George some of our tomato bounty. Seems like something we should do.
My wife's house (where I now live ... she decided my neighbours where I lived before we married were lower class than hers, so guess who moved ... but that's another story) had a huge oak behind the garage. Called "Thee Irondequoit Oak", it was over 300 years old, and the oldest in town.
One day during a storm it just fell over, doing no damage on our property as it fell "sideways" onto adjoining property. It took out two garages and damaged two others. George, the octagenerian two doors down, had just pulled out of his garage and was so frightened he had a heart attack. He's fine. After his garage was replaced under insurance, the insurance company denied him further coverage; the garage cost more than he originally paid for the house in the 50s. He had paid his premiums with the same company for over 25 years, and had never made any another claim.
Every year we give George some of our tomato bounty. Seems like something we should do.
Rafael
Mandlerian
nikon_sam said:
You know, that never crossed my mind, not once. But now that you mention it...
Charlie
Established
Chainsaws are like rangefinders. Go ahead and buy the best you can afford. Otherwise you're working too hard and wishing you had spent that extra $100.
Hope the damage is at a minimum.
Regards,
Charlie
Hope the damage is at a minimum.
Regards,
Charlie
fishtek
Don
I took down a huge maple about a year ago that was a threat to both my house and that of my neighbor. It was higher than my house, on a slope behind the house, and a good deal taller than my 100 year-old 2-story colonial. It was splitting at the limb joints due to sheer weight, and I was REALLY worried that either wind or snow would bring it down. Three weeks after it came down, we had 60-knot winds...
Hope your house has minimal damage...
Regards!
Don
Hope your house has minimal damage...
Regards!
Don