On 10/16/2014 11:18 AM, graham wrote:
>> >Several years ago, my insurance agent called because a hurricane was
>> >heading towards us. He told me that if we had any dead or dying trees,
>> >to have them taken down immediately, because if one of those trees fell
>> >and hit the house, it would not be covered by insurance, because I knew
>> >the tree was dead or dying. If a healthy tree fell and hit the house,
>> >then they would pay, which did happen during Hurricane Alicia.
>> >
>> >These two trees looked healthy, but we knew they had been hit by
>> >lightening, so they had to go. I was taking photos and Louie came to
>> >help. The second photo is a tree that hit my brother's lake house.
>> >
>> >http://tinypic.com/r/3518g8n/8
>> >
> It's a shame no woodturner was around to take those logs. I managed to
> get a couple of big pieces of ash after the recent snow storm in Calgary
> severely damaged many, many trees. Next year I hope to get a couple of
> salad bowls out of them.
> Graham
>

I put a notice on the local FaceBook page offering the wood for free to
anyone willing to come and get it.... no responses so far and on
Saturday, I am hiring a couple of workers and we are going to load it
all up and haul it away. We have a lot of deadfalls and downed limbs to
deal with so today or tomorrow I have to get the trailer hooked up and a
new chain for my chainsaw.

I'm getting too old for this kind of work... but I'll do what I can
while trying to keep out of the worker's way. Those guys work HARD!

George L