It has been a funny day. We were getting a lot of rain - there were news reports of 11 people dead across the border in Georgia when a tornado ripped thru a trailer park. We were having flashes of rain - then sun - then strange skies. All of a sudden - we were on the phone doing a video chat with our grandson - when the power in the house went off. We glanced out the back window to see a giant 100 pine tree heading toward our window. Luckily it stopped a few feet short of the house.
This all occurred about 2 hours ago. After taking a tour of the neighborhood on my scooter - I realized it was much more serious than we first thought. There are dozens of giant pine trees knocked across the streets. Power lines - phone lines - cable TV lines - are down all over. Branches litter the yards.
The pine tree that fell in our yard was 100 feet tall - it is about 2 feet thick. It broke off about 40 feet up from the ground. The 60 foot piece came directly toward our house - coming up just short. Ironically this tree was on the property border with our neighbor and they insisted it stay. I wonder if they will insist on paying to clean it up :-)
We got a text message from the city saying essentially - this is going to take a while. I went to the garage to get our Honda 2000 generator out and fired it up. I ran extension cords to the TV - the satellite dish - the refrigerator - the water heater and some lights. It was so much easier setting up this time - after the practice run this summer during the hurricane. We lost power for 48 hours during that storm - I hope it is just a few hours this time.
We will be offering free services to friends and neighbors.
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| Note the 40 foot high stump |
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| That tree came just short of our house |
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| Note the pressure on the power lines |
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| More wires trapped by the tree |
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| Limbo Lane blocked by a tree - how low can you go? |
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| Some pulled out by the roots |
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| These pine trees are like weeds |
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| Sandy soils get soaked and down go the trees |
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| Down goes Frazier! |
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| Two trees back to back block Old Fort Drive |
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| A giant tree - probably the one that trapped my drone last year |
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| This one broked off about 30 feet up - an oak |
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| This house is getting a complete renovation |
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| No one lives here - it is getting a full renovation |
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| Seminole Drive - our street - is impassible |
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| I bought the white Honda scooter from this home. |
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| This is the water by our driveway - note the sun |
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| This is the tree in our yar |
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| Note our azaleas are blooming - normally in March |
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