While at the convention this year, we had a TON of rain where I'm from. Friday night we had 60mph gusts of wind during that storm. We had a lot of rain the past couple weeks as well. The local lake was about 11 feet low for quite some time and gained 4 feet back in the last 2 weeks. Needless to say, the ground is totally saturated here.

Anyway while at convention, I also was informed that a huge tree at one of my houses split and fell from the windstorm. Not usually a big issue, but this time it definitely was. The branches of this ting are about 3 feet in diameter when veering off from the trunk. One of the branches fell on the neighbors detached garage. It took it from a pitched roof to a flat roof. The tree is not salvageable and it all must come down. The trunk is split in half and therefore will not survive. One guy has already bid it at $8500.

So, the convention was good. Enjoyed hearing all the speakers. Learned a few things I am in the process of incorporating into my business. It was BY FAR the most expensive convention that I have attended to date. Haha!

Landlording is not for the weak I guess.

I agree Ken. For that portion of it that landed on his house. However, the rest of the tree needs to come down. That expense is on me.

As a Tree Expert once said,

all trees are tested each and every time there's wind.

The wind on that particular day,

finally decided that trees fate.

It was only a matter of time.

Get multiple quotes. It isn't an emergency since your half of the tree is still standing.

There is so many things you can control and put the rest of it into a higher power's hands.

What did I learn about 24 hours ago. There was a sky diving plane that went down in Tennessee with 20 people onboard. Four of those are still in the hospital.....my nephew, the army special warfare medic and self-proclaimed adrenaline junky was on that plane.

I really would like to smack the crap out of him, but I also know that he will still continue to want to jump. So I can only put that message into words that he might be able to relate to about military leadership and leading out front.

Ray I hope your nephew is okay!! What a terrible thing to happen.

Doogie, we had a landlord here have a tenant die recently due to a falling tree :( There's always someone who has it worse.

But yes, the expense is huge. We spent multiple multiple thousands last year on trees...and

Roughly 1/3 of the 20 folks onboard were military doing jumps during their days off. So when they heard prepare for a hard landing, they knew what to do. Last I heard there were no deaths but there are some serious bruised bananas

Lets apply some lessons from that mishap. Most everyone at the convention was not a rookie. They know what needs to get done......so why does it scare people to implement change?

Well its the change.

FWIW - nephew has a case of whiplash. He wants to go back up as soon as he can.

I was told that on take off one of the two engines crapped out. Now when that happens you do an emergency landing and lift the wing on the engine that isn't working. Lifting that wing causes additional lift.

Everyone that I have known personally who dive are hooked on it.

Whether they be military or not.

My gutter guy has spent years trying to talk me into going up. I just never have taken him up on the offer. Not that I am afraid, it just isn't high on the list.

Now with the crash I am sure my boss will do all she can to veto the idea.

Happy to hear that no loss of life happened.

Doogie,

It was good to see at Convention!

So at least YOU were safe from the storm:)

RayRay,

Wow! Saw that plane on the news. Ouch!

The rule is that,regardless of whose tree it is, everybody is responsible for what happens on their side of the property line. Everybody involves their own insurance company (or does their own work) to clean up and/or repair their own property. There is no retribution against the property owner where the tree was growing from. UNLESS the tree was diseased and in danger of coming down more easily than a healthy tree AND you cn prove the owner knew it was diseased but did nothing about it.