As I was just going out to feed the chickens this morning my wife said that a branch had fell on to the neighbours old stables/cowsheds. It seemed to have broke some slates and smashed some ridge tiles.
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| What we could see from our drive |
I popped round to tell them but as soon as I got into their drive I could see it was a bit more serious that than!
A huge pine tree had come down and smashed across their drive into their courtyard. smashing a wall and damaging the side of the stable in the process.
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| Tree was rotten in the bottom and broke clean off. |
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| It must be over 60ft tall |
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| This is where it hit the stable |
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| Smashed in the court yard |
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| Damage to the roof |
Luckily no one was hurt and also it was lucky that it hadn't come down in a different direction, Slightly more to the right and it would have hit their house, to the left it would have got hung in a Giant Wellingtonia and would have caused more damage.
They also had four cars stuck on their drive that we managed to get out behind the tree.
Made for quite an eventful morning!
Storm Doris also caused some damage to the porch of our house, when roof tiles blew off! Heard the wind was so strong! At least no one was hurt. UK seems to be battered by so many storm these days:( Stay safe you and your family, Kev!
ReplyDeleteYeah, no parking under trees for a few days!
DeleteUgh-what a mess. And how good of you to help. Good neighbors are priceless!
ReplyDeleteI didn't help really, just made sure they were okay!
DeleteHope it missed the cars...?
ReplyDeleteIt did luckily, they've got B&B customers in as well this week!
DeleteWow Kev that was lucky that it fell that way. No damage at your place? We are lucky so far, power went off for half an hour but nothing more. stay safe!
ReplyDeleteNo damage here luckily, I always hate the wind, it's so unpredictable.
DeleteHow fortunate the tree didn't do more damage and how lucky they are to have you as a neighbor as I'm sure you were instrumental in the clean-up!
ReplyDeleteThey couldn't do anything until the loss adjusters had been. To be honest it was far too big for me to tackle.
DeleteI was listening to the news this morning, before sunrise, and they said a big storm was hitting England. I wondered if it would be a problem for you and some other folks I know over there. Glad it wasn't worse than it was. I know what having to clear a lot of downed trees is like.
ReplyDeleteThere's some big trees around here. The one I thought was going to fall is still standing, although I think I'll get my brother to take it down later int he year if it survives till the summer.
DeleteLooking at the bracket fungus on the trunk, that tree has been ready to drop for a while. The tree was warning them for a year or so.
ReplyDeleteThat could have been a lot more terrible and glad it was not. All the firewood will be nice.
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