Why people have tree’s above 30 foot in their gardens is beyond me.
Not only do they increase your insurance costs, some more so than others but they can come down in winds around the 40-50MPH mark. Anyone taking a chance on 60-90MPH winds is going to end up with a very big problem.
My parents’ house have 70-footers not 8 meters from the nearest wall and should one of them come down its going to do some damage but my dad had the council cut them down to size or had them removed. He still wants them to remove 4 more.
[quote]harrypotter wrote:
Why people have tree’s above 30 foot in their gardens is beyond me.
Not only do they increase your insurance costs, some more so than others but they can come down in winds around the 40-50MPH mark. Anyone taking a chance on 60-90MPH winds is going to end up with a very big problem.
My parents’ house have 70-footers not 8 meters from the nearest wall and should one of them come down its going to do some damage but my dad had the council cut them down to size or had them removed. He still wants them to remove 4 more.[/quote]
Try telling that to my stubborn neighbor. All our trees are under 30 ft.
[quote]harrypotter wrote:
Why people have tree’s above 30 foot in their gardens is beyond me.
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To keep people like me employed! When I used to cut trees, a good tornado and tropical storm or two would make the difference between an average year and an awesome year.
I still do a couple now and then. Here’s some of the last one-
[quote]harrypotter wrote:
Are you a tree surgeon Skyz? It is an interesting job, never the same on any day.
Whats the biggest tree you have seen brought down? Did it do a lot of damage?[/quote]
I wasn’t really a surgeon, more like trimmer/removal. No formal training or anything. Biggest one I’ve ever seen come down was a very old pin oak. Probably 90 some odd feet, and about 6 ft. dia. trunk. No damage, as it fell parallel to the house instead of perpendicular.
My sister is stuck in Lower Manhatten she attends Pace University and they evacuated most of Lower New York already; They locked down the campus and told them they can’t leave the dorms but apparently now even they are being told to evacuate, I am just hoping she is okay I have a TON of family and my girlfriend all living back East, frustrating when you’re all the way across the country and can’t do anything for them… Sure they will be safe though, just will have alot of property damage if anything.
yeah this thing is for real. Building collapsed in downtown manhattan, we are even getting 60mph winds and 25 foot waves on the lakefront of Chicago. They shut down the bike path there.
[quote]PB Andy wrote:
yeah this thing is for real. Building collapsed in downtown manhattan, we are even getting 60mph winds and 25 foot waves on the lakefront of Chicago. They shut down the bike path there.[/quote]
Lake Erie is all pissed off as well, and they were closing down some lanes on the highway next to it. Local schools are closed as well, who woulda thought NE ohio would have a hurricane day.
[quote]DSSG wrote:
Hey, what is everyone’s thoughts on the so called ‘super storm’ that is coming? Personally I think there is a high chance it is going to be a joke compared to what they are claiming, but still be pretty damn rough. [/quote]
Thanks for the updates nor’easterners… I hope you all are ok and if you can keep us posted on how things are and post pics if you got them. I am praying for you guys…
