[Leica] Monday Misc.

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Unfortunate, but a nice photo op.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 6/11/2018 7:47 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> Good morning.  Late last week one of the older oaks on a neighboring street
> fell victim to age and rain rotted roots.  It fell over a relatively main
> road taking out the power lines and blocking traffic; fortunately there
> were no cars or pedestrians under it.
>
> First, the power company has to cut power to the live lines.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Lake+Forrest+power+outage+VIII.jpg.html
>
> After the power is cut, the scene must be surveyed and restorative action
> planned:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Lake+Forrest+power+outage+VI.jpg.html
>
> Now the real work takes place as a tree removal service removes the tree;
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Lake+Forrest+power+outage+rolling+logs.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Lake+Forrest+team+effort.jpg.html
>
> All told power was back on in about five hours although the street was
> partially blocked by tree remains for several days thereafter.  It is a
> shame that expediency prevented the use of the wood from this 75ish old
> tree for creative or constructive uses.
>
> All the best.
>