tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post1789341782505762056..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Storm Damagedrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-76212132701267349692021-03-26T19:05:50.673-07:002021-03-26T19:05:50.673-07:00Yeah, and it's everywhere all over town. Some ...Yeah, and it's everywhere all over town. Some of it is softwood, like cottonwood, and some is hardwood like this ash, and another big branch off the crab apple tree. I bet we get at least two winters out of this!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-28121038713019262832021-03-26T16:11:07.721-07:002021-03-26T16:11:07.721-07:00Free firewood. That's about the only good thin...Free firewood. That's about the only good thing to come out of a storm like that.wirecutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-51934871220814828172021-03-25T19:18:34.687-07:002021-03-25T19:18:34.687-07:00You and me both! Sweet Little Wife was in that roo...You and me both! Sweet Little Wife was in that room (she was getting the "guest bedroom" ready) and when it hit, the first thing she thought was "EARTQUAKE!!!!"....<br /><br />It went boom real good!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-45230130205453877002021-03-25T18:04:26.113-07:002021-03-25T18:04:26.113-07:00Glad it didn't come through the roof!Glad it didn't come through the roof!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-58267034154069839682021-03-25T13:19:50.221-07:002021-03-25T13:19:50.221-07:00I could have the antenna back in service in half a...I could have the antenna back in service in half an hour, but I have to get it untangled from the tree branches, and move it out of the way for the tree guys when they come. I'd always wondered if I made the mounting "strong enough" to withstand the wind loads here. It did that just fine for two winters and had the advantage that it was "weak enough" to come loose when the limbs hit the support rope.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-41195028300426612412021-03-25T11:09:51.879-07:002021-03-25T11:09:51.879-07:00It will be easy to get the antenna back up. Are t...It will be easy to get the antenna back up. Are the ash branches blocking that for the time being? Glad that there was no major damage by those limbs. I once lost my electric drop to a falling branch. Occurred when we had 100 MPH straight line winds up in North Texas back in May 2007.BillBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593147581583316765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-72828882472615469172021-03-24T20:55:55.328-07:002021-03-24T20:55:55.328-07:00What kind of load?What kind of load?drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-74813980837782787202021-03-24T19:32:59.152-07:002021-03-24T19:32:59.152-07:00Probably the wisest move. You've met my sister...Probably the wisest move. You've met my sister. One snow storm she used her 12 gauge to remove snow from the high branches.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-32565791320610339572021-03-24T17:08:24.401-07:002021-03-24T17:08:24.401-07:00The tree guys we use have all that stuff, and know...The tree guys we use have all that stuff, and know how to get the limbs down safely. This is one of these "we'll pay" things.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-33326366614369915812021-03-24T16:49:33.270-07:002021-03-24T16:49:33.270-07:00You might be able to rent a scissor lift.You might be able to rent a scissor lift.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-24991971080152176092021-03-24T16:31:37.322-07:002021-03-24T16:31:37.322-07:00My wife was in the room in that corner of the hous...My wife was in the room in that corner of the house when it hit. First thing she thought of was EARTHQUAKE!!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-57814238039699374952021-03-24T16:02:16.440-07:002021-03-24T16:02:16.440-07:00Praise God it wasn't worse. 🙂Praise God it wasn't worse. 🙂LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.com