yah, the one that took out most of the cedar stockade fence at the end of my backyard and came up about 10 feet short of my dining room... nothing to worry about.

50+mph winds this afternoon. luckily the tree broke off about 20 feet up the trunk or it would be pretty cold in here about now.

gotta find out if I owned it or if it belongs to the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the State Agency that manages The Blue Hills Reservation that shares a border with my property.

Over the years I've just replaced sections of fence and had fallen trees and large limbs cut up and given away for firewood while neatly placing leftovers along the easement next to my yard...at my expense. I'm thinking this time it's their turn to pay.

I must admit I have a better view of the bridle path and Ponkapoag Pond now. Sunsets will be more dramatic.

frankj1 wrote:

yah, the one that took out most of the cedar stockade fence at the end of my backyard and came up about 10 feet short of my dining room... nothing to worry about.

50+mph winds this afternoon. luckily the tree broke off about 20 feet up the trunk or it would be pretty cold in here about now.

gotta find out if I owned it or if it belongs to the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the State Agency that manages The Blue Hills Reservation that shares a border with my property.

Over the years I've just replaced sections of fence and had fallen trees and large limbs cut up and given away for firewood while neatly placing leftovers along the easement next to my yard...at my expense. I'm thinking this time it's their turn to pay.

I must admit I have a better view of the bridle path and Ponkapoag Pond now. Sunsets will be more dramatic.

frankj1 wrote:

And nobody saw you take a notch out of it with a chainsaw before the storm?

izonfire wrote:

yah, the one that took out most of the cedar stockade fence at the end of my backyard and came up about 10 feet short of my dining room... nothing to worry about.

50+mph winds this afternoon. luckily the tree broke off about 20 feet up the trunk or it would be pretty cold in here about now.

gotta find out if I owned it or if it belongs to the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the State Agency that manages The Blue Hills Reservation that shares a border with my property.

Over the years I've just replaced sections of fence and had fallen trees and large limbs cut up and given away for firewood while neatly placing leftovers along the easement next to my yard...at my expense. I'm thinking this time it's their turn to pay.

I must admit I have a better view of the bridle path and Ponkapoag Pond now. Sunsets will be more dramatic.

frankj1 wrote:

Tree work?
Leave it to the pros.
I have some horror stories (friends, acquaintances, etc.) I won’t share here, but pretty much if you “think” you know what you’re doing.............you probably don’t.
Chit can go sideways..........really quickly..........when trimming or dropping trees.

KingoftheCove wrote:

absolutely!
never did any of the cutting or removal, other than rolling some over to the border of the path.

had a Brazillian guy that worked for me (just for insurance) who had a crew and he did some amazing wok for short money once or twice.
A nice kid who had grown up with my son and is now a firefighter who did some other chainsaw clean up mostly for the free firewood (gave him $200 tip)...but never would I attempt it.

frankj1 wrote:

^^ maybe shouldn't have, but that one made me laugh.

Sunoverbeach wrote:

up here, the taxman would be stopping by and assessing your property so they could add the appropriate amount to your property taxes to cover your new "View Tax"....](*,)

RMAN4443 wrote: