A Nasty Wind Is Heading North

On Mar 8, 6:41 pm, "JimH" <as... RemoveThis @nope.com> wrote:
> "BAR" <Screw... RemoveThis @Your.Place> wrote in message
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> > At about 3:30 PM today, in Maryland, a big strong wind came up and just
> > blew down the blue spruce in my front yard. Didn't hear a thing and didn't
> > hit my house. My next door neighbor told me she just watched it slowly go
> > from vertical to horizontal. It missed the gate and took out a section of
> > split rail fence. There goes a couple of thousand dollars.
>
> > Those of your north of me keep safe.
>
> Pansy!  

That's rich. A coward like you calling someone else a pansy.....
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On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:20:43 -0500, BAR <ScrewYou DeleteThis @Your.Place> wrote:

>At about 3:30 PM today, in Maryland, a big strong wind came up and just
>blew down the blue spruce in my front yard. Didn't hear a thing and
>didn't hit my house. My next door neighbor told me she just watched it
>slowly go from vertical to horizontal. It missed the gate and took out a
>section of split rail fence. There goes a couple of thousand dollars.
>
>Those of your north of me keep safe.

We were having a nice little sunny break from the rain, and suddenly it
sounded like a freight train coming through. I ran out and watched the big
oaks going back and forth with a lot of concern. Luckily nothing fell over.

Sorry to hear about your loss, but glad no one was hurt.
--
John
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John H. wrote:
> On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:20:43 -0500, BAR <ScrewYou.RemoveThis@Your.Place> wrote:
>
>> At about 3:30 PM today, in Maryland, a big strong wind came up and just
>> blew down the blue spruce in my front yard. Didn't hear a thing and
>> didn't hit my house. My next door neighbor told me she just watched it
>> slowly go from vertical to horizontal. It missed the gate and took out a
>> section of split rail fence. There goes a couple of thousand dollars.
>>
>> Those of your north of me keep safe.
>
> We were having a nice little sunny break from the rain, and suddenly it
> sounded like a freight train coming through. I ran out and watched the big
> oaks going back and forth with a lot of concern. Luckily nothing fell over.
>
> Sorry to hear about your loss, but glad no one was hurt.

The problem is the sister to my tree, five feet across the property line
is leaning towards my drive way, and the root ball is lifting. We moved
my truck out of harms way and have left the 10 year old minivan parked
in the driveway.
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On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:06:37 -0400, BAR <ScrewYou.TakeThisOut@Your.Place> wrote:

>John H. wrote:
>> On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:20:43 -0500, BAR <ScrewYou.TakeThisOut@Your.Place> wrote:
>>
>>> At about 3:30 PM today, in Maryland, a big strong wind came up and just
>>> blew down the blue spruce in my front yard. Didn't hear a thing and
>>> didn't hit my house. My next door neighbor told me she just watched it
>>> slowly go from vertical to horizontal. It missed the gate and took out a
>>> section of split rail fence. There goes a couple of thousand dollars.
>>>
>>> Those of your north of me keep safe.
>>
>> We were having a nice little sunny break from the rain, and suddenly it
>> sounded like a freight train coming through. I ran out and watched the big
>> oaks going back and forth with a lot of concern. Luckily nothing fell over.
>>
>> Sorry to hear about your loss, but glad no one was hurt.
>
>The problem is the sister to my tree, five feet across the property line
>is leaning towards my drive way, and the root ball is lifting. We moved
>my truck out of harms way and have left the 10 year old minivan parked
>in the driveway.

What are the options? Is the other property occupied? Will the owner get
the tree cut down? I guess, from a monetary point of view, the choice would
be to let it fall and then get the insurance to cover damages. The tree
will still need to be cut up, but maybe you can use the firewood.

--
John
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John H. wrote:
> On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:06:37 -0400, BAR <ScrewYou.TakeThisOut@Your.Place> wrote:
>
>> John H. wrote:
>>> On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:20:43 -0500, BAR <ScrewYou.TakeThisOut@Your.Place> wrote:
>>>
>>>> At about 3:30 PM today, in Maryland, a big strong wind came up and just
>>>> blew down the blue spruce in my front yard. Didn't hear a thing and
>>>> didn't hit my house. My next door neighbor told me she just watched it
>>>> slowly go from vertical to horizontal. It missed the gate and took out a
>>>> section of split rail fence. There goes a couple of thousand dollars.
>>>>
>>>> Those of your north of me keep safe.
>>> We were having a nice little sunny break from the rain, and suddenly it
>>> sounded like a freight train coming through. I ran out and watched the big
>>> oaks going back and forth with a lot of concern. Luckily nothing fell over.
>>>
>>> Sorry to hear about your loss, but glad no one was hurt.
>> The problem is the sister to my tree, five feet across the property line
>> is leaning towards my drive way, and the root ball is lifting. We moved
>> my truck out of harms way and have left the 10 year old minivan parked
>> in the driveway.
>
> What are the options? Is the other property occupied? Will the owner get
> the tree cut down? I guess, from a monetary point of view, the choice would
> be to let it fall and then get the insurance to cover damages. The tree
> will still need to be cut up, but maybe you can use the firewood.
>

If my neighbor's tree falls and hits any of my property besides a bush
or tree then I have a claim against his homeowners insurance.

They are blue spruce, not good for burning unless it is a bonfire. There
is too much tree for me to cut up. If I was doing the cutting up it
would take a couple of weeks, as a full time job. Sixty feet of blue
spruce is quite a lot of limbs and the trunk is about 2 feet in
diameter. And, I would have to have it hauled away. Luckily I have a
tree guy, licensed but not unionized.
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BAR wrote:
> John H. wrote:
>> On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:06:37 -0400, BAR <ScrewYou.TakeThisOut@Your.Place> wrote:
>>
>>> John H. wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:20:43 -0500, BAR <ScrewYou.TakeThisOut@Your.Place> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> At about 3:30 PM today, in Maryland, a big strong wind came up and
>>>>> just blew down the blue spruce in my front yard. Didn't hear a
>>>>> thing and didn't hit my house. My next door neighbor told me she
>>>>> just watched it slowly go from vertical to horizontal. It missed
>>>>> the gate and took out a section of split rail fence. There goes a
>>>>> couple of thousand dollars.
>>>>>
>>>>> Those of your north of me keep safe.
>>>> We were having a nice little sunny break from the rain, and suddenly it
>>>> sounded like a freight train coming through. I ran out and watched
>>>> the big
>>>> oaks going back and forth with a lot of concern. Luckily nothing
>>>> fell over.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry to hear about your loss, but glad no one was hurt.
>>> The problem is the sister to my tree, five feet across the property
>>> line is leaning towards my drive way, and the root ball is lifting.
>>> We moved my truck out of harms way and have left the 10 year old
>>> minivan parked in the driveway.
>>
>> What are the options? Is the other property occupied? Will the owner get
>> the tree cut down? I guess, from a monetary point of view, the choice
>> would
>> be to let it fall and then get the insurance to cover damages. The tree
>> will still need to be cut up, but maybe you can use the firewood.
>>
>
> If my neighbor's tree falls and hits any of my property besides a bush
> or tree then I have a claim against his homeowners insurance.
>
> They are blue spruce, not good for burning unless it is a bonfire. There
> is too much tree for me to cut up. If I was doing the cutting up it
> would take a couple of weeks, as a full time job. Sixty feet of blue
> spruce is quite a lot of limbs and the trunk is about 2 feet in
> diameter. And, I would have to have it hauled away. Luckily I have a
> tree guy, licensed but not unionized.
>

If the tree is healthy and is knocked down by an act of God, it would be
your homeowners insurance which would pay for the damages. Only if the
tree is unhealthy and it is obvious to a reasonable man that the tree
will fall would your neighbors insurance pay for any damages.
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
> BAR wrote:
>> John H. wrote:
>>> On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:06:37 -0400, BAR <ScrewYou.TakeThisOut@Your.Place> wrote:
>>>
>>>> John H. wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:20:43 -0500, BAR <ScrewYou.TakeThisOut@Your.Place> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> At about 3:30 PM today, in Maryland, a big strong wind came up and
>>>>>> just blew down the blue spruce in my front yard. Didn't hear a
>>>>>> thing and didn't hit my house. My next door neighbor told me she
>>>>>> just watched it slowly go from vertical to horizontal. It missed
>>>>>> the gate and took out a section of split rail fence. There goes a
>>>>>> couple of thousand dollars.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Those of your north of me keep safe.
>>>>> We were having a nice little sunny break from the rain, and
>>>>> suddenly it
>>>>> sounded like a freight train coming through. I ran out and watched
>>>>> the big
>>>>> oaks going back and forth with a lot of concern. Luckily nothing
>>>>> fell over.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry to hear about your loss, but glad no one was hurt.
>>>> The problem is the sister to my tree, five feet across the property
>>>> line is leaning towards my drive way, and the root ball is lifting.
>>>> We moved my truck out of harms way and have left the 10 year old
>>>> minivan parked in the driveway.
>>>
>>> What are the options? Is the other property occupied? Will the owner get
>>> the tree cut down? I guess, from a monetary point of view, the choice
>>> would
>>> be to let it fall and then get the insurance to cover damages. The tree
>>> will still need to be cut up, but maybe you can use the firewood.
>>>
>>
>> If my neighbor's tree falls and hits any of my property besides a bush
>> or tree then I have a claim against his homeowners insurance.
>>
>> They are blue spruce, not good for burning unless it is a bonfire.
>> There is too much tree for me to cut up. If I was doing the cutting up
>> it would take a couple of weeks, as a full time job. Sixty feet of
>> blue spruce is quite a lot of limbs and the trunk is about 2 feet in
>> diameter. And, I would have to have it hauled away. Luckily I have a
>> tree guy, licensed but not unionized.
>>
>
> If the tree is healthy and is knocked down by an act of God, it would be
> your homeowners insurance which would pay for the damages. Only if the
> tree is unhealthy and it is obvious to a reasonable man that the tree
> will fall would your neighbors insurance pay for any damages.
>

He said it's already leaning in his direction. They should take care of
it now or it will be their responsibility.
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DK wrote:
> Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
>> BAR wrote:
>>> John H. wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:06:37 -0400, BAR <ScrewYou DeleteThis @Your.Place> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> John H. wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:20:43 -0500, BAR <ScrewYou DeleteThis @Your.Place> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At about 3:30 PM today, in Maryland, a big strong wind came up
>>>>>>> and just blew down the blue spruce in my front yard. Didn't hear
>>>>>>> a thing and didn't hit my house. My next door neighbor told me
>>>>>>> she just watched it slowly go from vertical to horizontal. It
>>>>>>> missed the gate and took out a section of split rail fence. There
>>>>>>> goes a couple of thousand dollars.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Those of your north of me keep safe.
>>>>>> We were having a nice little sunny break from the rain, and
>>>>>> suddenly it
>>>>>> sounded like a freight train coming through. I ran out and watched
>>>>>> the big
>>>>>> oaks going back and forth with a lot of concern. Luckily nothing
>>>>>> fell over.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry to hear about your loss, but glad no one was hurt.
>>>>> The problem is the sister to my tree, five feet across the property
>>>>> line is leaning towards my drive way, and the root ball is lifting.
>>>>> We moved my truck out of harms way and have left the 10 year old
>>>>> minivan parked in the driveway.
>>>>
>>>> What are the options? Is the other property occupied? Will the owner
>>>> get
>>>> the tree cut down? I guess, from a monetary point of view, the
>>>> choice would
>>>> be to let it fall and then get the insurance to cover damages. The tree
>>>> will still need to be cut up, but maybe you can use the firewood.
>>>>
>>>
>>> If my neighbor's tree falls and hits any of my property besides a
>>> bush or tree then I have a claim against his homeowners insurance.
>>>
>>> They are blue spruce, not good for burning unless it is a bonfire.
>>> There is too much tree for me to cut up. If I was doing the cutting
>>> up it would take a couple of weeks, as a full time job. Sixty feet of
>>> blue spruce is quite a lot of limbs and the trunk is about 2 feet in
>>> diameter. And, I would have to have it hauled away. Luckily I have a
>>> tree guy, licensed but not unionized.
>>>
>>
>> If the tree is healthy and is knocked down by an act of God, it would
>> be your homeowners insurance which would pay for the damages. Only if
>> the tree is unhealthy and it is obvious to a reasonable man that the
>> tree will fall would your neighbors insurance pay for any damages.
>>
>
> He said it's already leaning in his direction. They should take care of
> it now or it will be their responsibility.

The owner does not have to take care of it NOW, he needs to take care of
it in a reasonable time frame. Depending upon the circumstances, that
could mean anywhere from a day to weeks or maybe even a month depending
upon the availability of a tree surgeon. After a major storm, hurricane
or tornado, a tree surgeons may not be available for an extended period
of time.
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

> If the tree is healthy and is knocked down by an act of God, it would be
> your homeowners insurance which would pay for the damages. Only if the
> tree is unhealthy and it is obvious to a reasonable man that the tree
> will fall would your neighbors insurance pay for any damages.
>

My neighbor's tree is leaning about 20* off vertical. The root ball has
started to lift.
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BAR wrote:
> Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
>
>> If the tree is healthy and is knocked down by an act of God, it would
>> be your homeowners insurance which would pay for the damages. Only if
>> the tree is unhealthy and it is obvious to a reasonable man that the
>> tree will fall would your neighbors insurance pay for any damages.
>>
>
> My neighbor's tree is leaning about 20* off vertical. The root ball has
> started to lift.


It's a message from god.
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BAR wrote:
> Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
>
>> If the tree is healthy and is knocked down by an act of God, it would
>> be your homeowners insurance which would pay for the damages. Only if
>> the tree is unhealthy and it is obvious to a reasonable man that the
>> tree will fall would your neighbors insurance pay for any damages.
>>
>
> My neighbor's tree is leaning about 20* off vertical. The root ball has
> started to lift.

If you are not certain they already know about the problem, I would
definitely let them know immediately. Then they have a reasonable time
frame to correct the problem, or they would be held responsible for any
and all damages.
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
> BAR wrote:
>> Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
>>
>>> If the tree is healthy and is knocked down by an act of God, it would
>>> be your homeowners insurance which would pay for the damages. Only
>>> if the tree is unhealthy and it is obvious to a reasonable man that
>>> the tree will fall would your neighbors insurance pay for any damages.
>>>
>>
>> My neighbor's tree is leaning about 20* off vertical. The root ball
>> has started to lift.
>
> If you are not certain they already know about the problem, I would
> definitely let them know immediately. Then they have a reasonable time
> frame to correct the problem, or they would be held responsible for any
> and all damages.

I was talking the wife yesterday, not more than 10 feet from the tree
ready to fall. They know about it.
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