Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/21

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Subject: [Leica] A tree falls in Natchitoches
From: "\(SonC\) Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:49:41 -0500

You may recall that last week a large portion of a tree fell into my house.
This week, much of my time was consumed with the various tasks related to
getting it removed, and keeping rain out of the house in the meantime.  For
starters, here is a shot of the damage.

http://www.sonc.com/limb_down.htm

We had to rent a crane from  60 miles away capable of lifting the limb off
the house without damaging the roof further.  We had been lucky, I guess,
only seven punctures to the roof, and just two rafters broken. But of
course, after weeks of drought, the days after it fell were rainy.

Here's the view of the removal:

http://www.sonc.com/crane_tree.htm

The best tree guy in town is someone I've known a long time, who also moved
to Natchitoches as a grown-up.  Wayne Walker and I went to Junior High
School together in Bossier City in 1958.

http://www.sonc.com/wayne_saws.htm

One aside, one reason the limb chose last weekend to fall was that we had a
considerable rain after a prolonged drought.  The tree sucked up water, and
the now-brittle branch with a weak spot near the trunk cracked from the
weight.  Here's a shot of the end of a portion draining water after it was
cut apart.
http://www.sonc.com/water_tree.htm

Back to people shots next week, I hope.


Regards,

SonC  (Sonny Carter)
http://www.sonc.com


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