tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post6182528378943254367..comments2023-09-29T06:00:09.242-05:00Comments on Julie Pippert: Using My Words: Live Oak Dead: An Arboreal TragedyJulie Pipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-78683959965597875802007-07-31T21:22:00.000-05:002007-07-31T21:22:00.000-05:00Wow, what a gorgeous tree it was. The weather is s...Wow, what a gorgeous tree it was. The weather is so damn wierd, very wierd. I'm sorry it's gone. :(preTzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536465579225240434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-9210419693887261712007-07-29T08:50:00.000-05:002007-07-29T08:50:00.000-05:00oh honey! i would cry too. that is horribly sad....oh honey! i would cry too. that is horribly sad. that poor tree,. poor you. <BR/>:-(Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662448292809451387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-89208158895115351182007-07-28T23:35:00.000-05:002007-07-28T23:35:00.000-05:00And more thanks! I am getting by with the help of ...And more thanks! <BR/><BR/>I am getting by with the help of my friends---who are helping me dispose of the tree and even replace it!<BR/><BR/>Next task: dig and build retention pond to drain water away from trees...Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-9648524984082577662007-07-28T18:56:00.000-05:002007-07-28T18:56:00.000-05:00Oh, no. I'm sorry, Julie. I absolutely understan...Oh, no. I'm sorry, Julie. I absolutely understand mourning a tree.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-57286663139726593402007-07-28T02:42:00.000-05:002007-07-28T02:42:00.000-05:00You might want to check if this is covered under y...You might want to check if this is covered under your home insurance, because it is storm damage. Though it did not damage your house, you still have to pay money to have it removed and some insurance companies cover this under their policy. <BR/><BR/>The fence should be covered under the home insurance - it would be over here. It's worth getting out the policy to check - some not nice insurance companies won't tell you if you call.<BR/><BR/>I used to work for an insurance company, can you tell? ;)<BR/><BR/>You could try getting in touch with a firewood place and see if they will cut it up and take the wood away to sell at a much lesser cost or even for free - often they do that over here. The other option is to put an ad in the local paper or classifieds and offer the firewood free if they come and cut it up and remove it - you never know until you try. Over here in Australia people go out in the woods to cut up fallen trees in order not to have to pay for firewood, and maybe someone with a wood stove will be willing to do that where you are, too.<BR/><BR/>I echo the others - I'm glad nobody was hurt and I can understand why you're mourning the loss. I've planted a lot of trees at the places we've lived over the years and I miss them.<BR/><BR/>Recently a motorcyclist was killed by a falling branch in one of the places near here where there's a lot of big trees by the side of the road. The Road Traffic Authority now plan to cut down a lot of nearby trees, which has upset the greenies who live nearby - however these trees are very dangerous because they are infested with diseases which is why the branch fell off and why they need to be cut down. Many of these trees have a number of roadside shrines (crosses, flowers) on them to the people who have been killed by running into them.<BR/><BR/>Snoskred<BR/>http://www.snoskred.org/Snoskredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670406702782244306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-49868428316790122612007-07-27T18:25:00.000-05:002007-07-27T18:25:00.000-05:00Found your blog when I was trolling on HBM's...I h...Found your blog when I was trolling on HBM's...<BR/><BR/>I had to comment for I live in fear of what happened in your yard. We have six majestic maples lining the front and side of our property. Another six towering pines run down the left hand side. They must be at least 75 years old and they keep our house cool in summer, make a beautiful sound when the wind blows, and, generally, just are a beautiful sight.<BR/><BR/>Sorry you lost them.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567374243896229606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-30081543611533051622007-07-27T16:08:00.000-05:002007-07-27T16:08:00.000-05:00I'm just glad no-one was standing underneath when ...I'm just glad no-one was standing underneath when it fell.<BR/><BR/>I live in fear of the trees at our back fence. They're gum trees, and they are notorious for dropping big limbs for absolutely no reason (malificent things!)Miscellaneous-Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553107673036472909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-33147832776931617252007-07-27T14:16:00.000-05:002007-07-27T14:16:00.000-05:00I'm the same way about trees. We had one go during...I'm the same way about trees. We had one go during an ice storm (at our old house). I was so upset.Cathy, Amy and Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472486650115997239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-4609731260944828032007-07-27T14:14:00.000-05:002007-07-27T14:14:00.000-05:00Thanks all. I'm so glad you understand the beauty ...Thanks all. I'm so glad you understand the beauty that was the tree and the grief at its loss.<BR/><BR/>Tree Man #1 of 4 was here a little while ago.<BR/><BR/>We are essentially looking at $3000 just to remove the tree from our yard and our neighbor's yard. That does not include the cost of repairing the fence (essential) or if the neighbors ask us to pay for repairing their yard.<BR/><BR/>{SOB}<BR/><BR/>Also, because of all the rain, what was and appeared to be a healthy tree developed black root (rot) and this means the rest of our trees are in jeopardy and in danger.<BR/><BR/>Okay not shaping up to be a fun day.<BR/><BR/>Silver lining, right?<BR/><BR/>Nobody was hurt and houses are fine and I'm having a night out tonight, which will involve booze and chocolate. I don't care...it feels good in the moment and is a rare indulgence.Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-52254060590629113062007-07-27T14:02:00.000-05:002007-07-27T14:02:00.000-05:00Oh that is just awful, what a beautiful tree.Oh that is just awful, what a beautiful tree.flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-11285854285263414792007-07-27T11:47:00.000-05:002007-07-27T11:47:00.000-05:00Oh how sad. It was such a lovely tree. Am wishing ...Oh how sad. It was such a lovely tree. Am wishing a high pressure system your way.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-48100363531214425862007-07-27T11:30:00.000-05:002007-07-27T11:30:00.000-05:00sigh. I'm sorry. Trees are majestic, and I'm esp...sigh. I'm sorry. Trees are majestic, and I'm especially fond of the live oak...<BR/><BR/>I've been thinking about trees recently because we always planned to plant a tree at this property and never did. Now, we're moving, and who knows if we'll be at the next place long enough to see a new tree mature.... <BR/><BR/>You're lucky, though. There are a lot of trees surrounding your property. We'll be living on the edge of a wood, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-58215324202754045062007-07-27T11:22:00.000-05:002007-07-27T11:22:00.000-05:00I would have cried buckets as well. I'm so sorry ...I would have cried buckets as well. I'm so sorry for your tree. So very sorry...Aliki2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/15763865834765963343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-88034964751509207382007-07-27T11:02:00.000-05:002007-07-27T11:02:00.000-05:00Oh, that's so sad.Oh, that's so sad.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-54546371050426997722007-07-27T10:15:00.000-05:002007-07-27T10:15:00.000-05:00We had a beautiful Japanese Maple in the front of ...We had a beautiful Japanese Maple in the front of our old house. It fell over in a windstorm. We were very said about it. We missed that tree. No shade really to us but it was gorgeous. We drive by that house everyday to the new house. We did not replace the tree but the new owners put in a slow growing tree. Just the other day when driving by my husband mentioned losing that tree and how pretty it was. You are not silly for crying over a beautiful tree.Gina Pintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089007650772242209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-91103483404459736282007-07-27T09:52:00.000-05:002007-07-27T09:52:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, too. :( There is something really sad...I'm sorry, too. :( There is something really sad when a tree is taken like that. (I may have read too many fantasy novels in which trees can talk!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270726693980247861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-61248917309055628662007-07-27T08:56:00.000-05:002007-07-27T08:56:00.000-05:00I echo Emily's comment that it isn't silly to mour...I echo Emily's comment that it isn't silly to mourn the loss of a tree. That is very sad.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264625893829690986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-29540065461508129522007-07-27T08:50:00.000-05:002007-07-27T08:50:00.000-05:00Oh, that's awful.I love trees and I mourn whenever...Oh, that's awful.<BR/><BR/>I love trees and I mourn whenever one falls.<BR/><BR/>There was this huge, beautiful pine where I grew up. Just enormous. During a really bad winter, which included a blizzard that trapped me in my house for seven days, the tree fell. I cried for weeks over it.kalirozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413769558136831135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-25507873812967287012007-07-27T07:53:00.001-05:002007-07-27T07:53:00.001-05:00Oh Julie, I am so sorry. Tree trimmers took off a...Oh Julie, I am so sorry. <BR/><BR/>Tree trimmers took off a huge limb from an oak that was at least 100 yrs old at my m-i-l's house, it looked as if an arm had been taken, and she nearly killed them and none of us dared to speak to her for a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-39835869015301431032007-07-27T07:53:00.000-05:002007-07-27T07:53:00.000-05:00It is not at all silly to mourn a tree. They are ...It is not at all silly to mourn a tree. They are so perfect, so strong and giving, and to lose them is emotional. I love the smell of trees, my baby lives for windy days when the trees blow about, and his older brother, as a baby, would sit in the stroller and point to every single tree, shouting "tee." There is something inborn about loving trees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com