indycop
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NNNOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Art Fawcett said:I may have to change occupations soon![]()
too bad you don't live closer: Will work for hats!lol
Are the calves ok?
NNNOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Art Fawcett said:I may have to change occupations soon![]()
indycop said:too bad you don't live closer: Will work for hats!lol
Trees and wind do not go well together. We lost 52 trees on our 11 acres during Hurricane Katrina... and we're 50 miles inland!Art Fawcett said:44 trees laying on the fence
The Wingnut said:I'd sooner get killed by a falling pine than a self-important lane-changing Bay Areite in a BMW or an SUV.
Art Fawcett said:Welcome to the Lounge Mr. Corona!!
I spent 4 years in the early 70's in Florida so I know what hurricanes are about ( Camille if memory serves right) and I have much empathy for everyone in the Gulf Coast. I never expected it up here in the mountains, but perhaps I should have. Having spent most of my life in cities ( where the work was) I'm only now learning about mountain life and what hazards it can bring.
I think we have a pretty good perspective in that, as long as nobody died or was injured, the rest is just learning opportunities and challenges. I had the foresight to make the hat shop our "safe room" in the event of power losses ( generator setup) making it wood stove heat and having the well powered by generator so we could have the essentials and that's where we have been staying until we got power restored late Sunday night. The power is still hit & miss as they had to replace over two miles of line just on our road so it has it's bugs. What I never could have known, without experiencing it, was the power of nature over monstrous trees. It isn't uncommon here to have pines over 100' tall and in fact my home is surrounded by them, and to see them uprooted is a real eye opener. I'll be spending alot of time this spring cutting down whatever can crush us, as much as I hate to. At least, I hope they stand until spring. lol
Tandmark, you're right. All in all, I'm not going anywhere!!! I wish everyone here could experience the beauty that I see every morning from kitchen window having my morning coffee. I always thought that San Francisco was the most beautiful spot on earth ( it ranks #2 with me now) but this little spot is as close to heaven as my mind can imagine, even with the dangers. It DOES mean alot of work to maintain, but what the heck, I'm one of those "A" type worker bees anyway so if I'm not backed up with things to do, I'm not happy.
To everyone that has posted, again, thank you. Please know that the trees can crush structures but not spirits so we are in great shape, just have a bit of work ahead of us and the Hat Shop may suffer for a while, but not long.