50 mph winds

[FinsnFur]

We had 50 mph winds Wednesday night.
As you may be able to tell by some of my yard pics, our village is at the top of one of the rolling hills that the Driftless Region is famous for. So the winds always seem intensified.

I heard something crash like hell Wednesday night in the midst of a window rattling gust. The cat bolted and started looking around the room like God was coming. THAT kinda freaked me out.
I knew nothing hit the house or tore off the house cause as loud as it was, I woulda felt something.
I took a walk outside thinking a tree fell on my truck or maybe the neighbors house. Didnt see nothing and it was pitch black out there.

The next morning I saw this when I opened my blinds.
Remember THAT tree behind the wood pile?

[nastygunz]

That had to hurt!. is that your building it landed on ?

[Hawks Feather]

More firewood, but I sure hope that is the neighbor's building. 🙏🏻

[msmith]

Looks like a line tree and considering where your wood pile is, it's the neighbor's building?

[nastygunz]

Wake up Jimbo, inquiring minds want to know!.....

[FinsnFur]

Wake up Jimbo, inquiring minds want to know!.....

@nastygunz    I literally just crawled out. Mannn it felt good to sleep in for a change. Wow.
But it's snowing like a biatch outside right now.

Mike's right, it is a line tree. And the building belongs to the guy kiddy corner of my property there. His house is just on the other side of that building.
I went over and talked to him and he showed me a massive rock peeking through at the base of it and he said thats the property marker   So it's not on his property or mine. It's the old lady that lives straight left of all these pics. She's sure to put up quite a fuss. She's on ole bitch.

One of the guys I bought my load of trees from,  came over with a bucket truck and a grapple truck yesterday and they had that place looking like it never happened, in one hour.     
The tree was a Poplar. Not good fire wood or I would have takin it all, you bet.



Lots of broken rafters. I guess it could always be worse, but I feel kinda bad for the guy. He just lost his wife to cancer, got two girls in school. And IF the insurance company tells him what they tell everyone else, (this was an act of nature, we cant cover it) he's screwed.

[nastygunz]

My sister had pretty much the same thing happen about six months ago and went through holy hell dealing with the insurance company. She said it was an absolute nightmare but finally got her roof fixed and they paid for most of it. Her husband said he's cutting every tree down on their property within reach of the house. He said if they need shade he'll put up a gazebo .