Re: [Leica] A tree falls in Natchitoches

["geebeespaw" <geebeespaw@btopenworld.com>]

From: "(SonC) Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: 21 September 2002 20:49
Subject: [Leica] A tree falls in Natchitoches


> 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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What a great series. I would never envy anyone who had a tree fall on their
house but the way you documented it with these wonderful photographs almost
has me doing just that. Talk about turning a minus into a plus.
- --Graham

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