Pine tree in lower field snapped cleaned it up left 12’ high tree on stump so neighbor boy can practice a drop with low risk 70* and low humidity so catch up time
I have a tomato plant that must be 5 ft tall. Question is when will it tip over from its own weight? I have some summer squash that has leaves 4 ft high. I don't recall them being that high before. Now if they would produce something.
Last week we got the call everyone around here dreads. Insurance company wants pictures of our house. At least they didn't take pictures with a drone without our knowledge. We had a beautiful oak in front of our house that sheltered our front deck. It had to go. I intended to have our tree guy take this down but he isn't available until Fall. My wife called me at work and I headed home to take it down. I really didn't want to take this tree down myself. It was growing at about 60deg diagonally running along the house and also growing back towards the house. I took down a lot of the branches with the Echo pole saw to lighten it up. I got a strap around the tree about 20ft up and hooked it up to the tractor. My son kept tension with the tractor and put in the face cut to drop it in the driveway. Luckily it dropped right where I wanted it. I was too nervous to take pictures Anyone else dealing with insurance issues? Ours is going up $500 this year after tripling last year.
Just keep plugging away at the truckload of oak. re-splitting for those times when I need to make sure a future spouse or partner will be helping. I will split one or two buckets a day. I’m dumping them into a pile on concrete in the background there. just short of half the pile and I’ve done 6 buckets now.
Ugh. I hate insurance companies. My insurance went up, because I bought a boat that needed coverage. But we're essentially getting the boat coverage with no increase in our total bill. Did some negotiating and found other discounts.
We just had a big storm roll through this afternoon. 3 inches of rain so far and its still coming down. We have needed the rain. Just didn't need it all in one shot . Mother nature is a angry woman here today.
I had similar after High Park Fire in Colo. Defensible space, and any trees with signs of beetle kill were taken down. Then, insurance doubled as well as a county tax for living in fire possible area.
When we moved here I took out 12 large trees for defensible space. I'm going to take out another 6 this Fall. Starting to hear people being required to close in overhangs and special vents that block embers from coming in through the attic/basement vents. I think I should get ahead of all this. It is worth it being in the country but ouch! How far away was the fire to you?
Yes Ouch! And we moved too. Wish we would have waited to sell but that ships sailed. My house was on a ridge that was visible from the city, so "our neighborhood" was well protected, I assume to save face for all the homes that burned behind the ridge behind us. We had a run 500' as the eagle flies but it was just along on the road and prevented from going to the canyon between us and that neighbor. Another neighbor at the top of the road was in the news for firefighters complimenting her on her defensive space. Add in catastrofic home losses in Colo Springs within a few days of ours regarding insurance and "fire danger areas". How far did it come to your home?
This is the house above me I mention complimented for defensible space I was on the bottom right longer finger of this fire containment boundry (as well as this house in the pic)
Got another 2 inches of rain after the first 3. So 5 total in about 4.5 hours. Plenty of that rain is in my basement now . Not having fun here
Headed to the tree farm for the first time in months. Fortunately the weather is set to break .with highs in low 80 for the weekend. I plan to get some serious motorcycle riding in the Ohio river country the next few days. Will be checking in on the timber as well, but the landing yard has rebounded well with grass returning.
Creepy I noticed 2 bug bites on the side of my face, cheek and one under my eye later this morning. Ewww, what bit me and where, in bed? After I got up and put my house coat on? Creepy, Right!?!
Sister let us know she took our Mother to Hospital earlier this evening. She was feeling pretty sick. Testing shows some Pneumonia and UTI. UGH. 90-1/2 y.o. I came up to relieve my Sister. I Vs of two antibiotics and breathing treatments have her feeling a little better already. X-Ray earlier. Cat scan a bit ago. Waiting on results of the last one. Stable and sleeping now.
The company I'd been with forever (including my previous house), raised prices 40% last year. I said no thank you and found another company that only raised the price by 10%. It will be another couple of months before I see what they have in store for me for the next year.
