On Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 11:26:56 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
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> I have two huge maple trees in my front yard. About 5 years ago a very
> large branch snapped off and landed on my roof. The adjuster than came
> out to see it said she had been sent out about a branch but this one was
> more like a large tree. Thank goodness for insurance because it did
> $24,000 damage. They did my roof, fascia, soffits, eaves troughs and
> repaired a hole in the exterior wall.
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When I had a maple tree in my front yard I'd rake the leaves about a foot
away from the base. Then I'd used my Toro walk-behind mower with the
grass catcher bag on the back. It would chop and suck up those leaves in
a jiffy and my yard would look great with little effort. That tree had
l.o.t.s of rot so I had it taken down about 3 years ago.

But almost 12 years ago I had a HUGE limb from my backyard gigantic hack-
berry tree to fall onto my roof. Thankfully, no damage to the house but
what my homeowners insurance paid me was enough to have the whole tree
taken down and stump ground up. That paved the way for my much needed
addition onto the back of my house