TIMBER!!!!!! Tree struck by lightening

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Our tree out front of the house got hit by lightening. Part of the branch landed on the power line, but didn't take it down. Called the city worker and they came to get it off the line. They're removing the downed part. The rest of the tree is badly damaged. So we're trying to see if we can find someone to come and take it all down, but unfortunantly we can't afford to pay to have it removed.

If anyone from Indiana wants free firewood, come and get it! :P

Yiz
 
LOL... Do you have a local BBQ pit restaurant? The local BBQ pit owner took a downed tree from my work for free.

Might not hurt to call the local BBQ pits in your area, Clubs and organizations sometimes take away trees for free as well. For their BBQs
 
Babyblue said:
LOL... Do you have a local BBQ pit restaurant? The local BBQ pit owner took a downed tree from my work for free.

Might not hurt to call the local BBQ pits in your area, Clubs and organizations sometimes take away trees for free as well. For their BBQs
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That's a good idea.

Or advertise in craigslist to offer people to take away the wood as free firewood as well.
 
yizuman said:
Our tree out front of the house got hit by lightening. Part of the branch landed on the power line, but didn't take it down. Called the city worker and they came to get it off the line. They're removing the downed part. The rest of the tree is badly damaged. So we're trying to see if we can find someone to come and take it all down, but unfortunantly we can't afford to pay to have it removed.

If anyone from Indiana wants free firewood, come and get it! :P

Yiz
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Sorry to hear that. I know it can be very expensive to remove the tree, especially the stump.

How big is the tree?
 
Everglade85 said:
Sorry to hear that. I know it can be very expensive to remove the tree, especially the stump.

How big is the tree?
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Oh pretty big, it's 13 years old and wonderfully grown, plenty of shade too.

Cats loved climbing it. Birds love perching on it. Gnomes loved swinging it. (Ceramic gnomes that is, heh).

It's a darn shame too, such a beautiful tree and yet fragile.

Yiz
 
Consider yourself lucky no lightening strike struck you.

It is better that the lightening struck a tree.

If you have spent any time in the backwoods, you will see alot of downed trees fresh from a recent lightening strike.

Next time keep a Stihl chainsaw around and cut the tree into a firewood pile and sell it for alittle bit of extra money.
 
Heath said:
Consider yourself lucky no lightening strike struck you.

It is better that the lightening struck a tree.

If you have spent any time in the backwoods, you will see alot of downed trees fresh from a recent lightening strike.

Next time keep a Stihl chainsaw around and cut the tree into a firewood pile and sell it for alittle bit of extra money.
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If I can afford to buy one that is. :(

Money is tight these days.
 
yizuman said:
Our tree out front of the house got hit by lightening. Part of the branch landed on the power line, but didn't take it down. Called the city worker and they came to get it off the line. They're removing the downed part. The rest of the tree is badly damaged. So we're trying to see if we can find someone to come and take it all down, but unfortunantly we can't afford to pay to have it removed.

If anyone from Indiana wants free firewood, come and get it! :P

Yiz
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Shoot!! I do mind to getting the firewood! But I live near East Coast! :)
 
I called the Insurance company, doubting if my tree is covered. Lo and behold, I get an email that a check is on the way to cover the tree!
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Yiz
 
Use some of the insurance money to buy a chainsaw then if you see a lightening strike in the mountains, you can get on your 4 wheeler with a trailer then start the chainsaw up and chop for firewood then sell for some extra money. :)

p.s. just make sure it is not on national or state forest land.
 
Heath said:
Use some of the insurance money to buy a chainsaw then if you see a lightening strike in the mountains, you can get on your 4 wheeler with a trailer then start the chainsaw up and chop for firewood then sell for some extra money. :)

p.s. just make sure it is not on national or state forest land.
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That don't sound like a bad idea.

Yiz
 
yizuman said:
I called the Insurance company, doubting if my tree is covered. Lo and behold, I get an email that a check is on the way to cover the tree!
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Yiz
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Cool! So how will you use that money? Are you going to remove it yourself with a Chainsaw or are you going to hire someone to remove it for you?

Plenty of mulch and firewood to use, or sell.
 
Babyblue said:
Cool! So how will you use that money? Are you going to remove it yourself with a Chainsaw or are you going to hire someone to remove it for you?

Plenty of mulch and firewood to use, or sell.
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Have someone remove it, a professional that is. It's too close to the house and some of it's branches is touching the house. So It's better a pro do it than have a huge hole at the side of the house.
 
Got an update. The tree is coming down sometime today. Thanks to the insurance company, I can afford at least have the tree down and the house be safe from what's left of it.
 
They didn't show up yesterday on account of the rain. But they finally did this morning and took it down.

Wife cried as she watched the tree come down. We had that tree in our front yard for 13 years.

I saved some of the leaves in a ziplock bag and put it in the fridge. Planning on taking it to a Greenhouse to have the tree identified and we would rather have the exact same tree replanted, despite of the fact it can be lightening prone. The odds of having that exact same tree struck again on our property is prolly out of a hat like 10,000 to 1. ( could be way off)

It sure looks funny not seeing it there anymore.

Yiz
 
yizuman said:
They didn't show up yesterday on account of the rain. But they finally did this morning and took it down.

Wife cried as she watched the tree come down. We had that tree in our front yard for 13 years.

I saved some of the leaves in a ziplock bag and put it in the fridge. Planning on taking it to a Greenhouse to have the tree identified and we would rather have the exact same tree replanted, despite of the fact it can be lightening prone. The odds of having that exact same tree struck again on our property is prolly out of a hat like 10,000 to 1. ( could be way off)

It sure looks funny not seeing it there anymore.

Yiz
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Glad you got that down and not worry about that tree destroying the house. Be glad it wasn't a 200+ ft tall tree.
 
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