Another disaster at the Masoner household

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A brother in my church who cuts down trees for a living (aside from his
*real* job) would advise you to get a chainsaw and, beginning at the top of
the tree, cut all the branches into 3-4 foot lengths. Then, you can bundle
them and take them to your local landfill, or have a really, really big
bonfire in the alley.
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Gia Moran

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> From: Richard Masoner <richardm@cd.com>
> To: Higher Fire <higher-fire@prairienet.org>
> Cc: eng@cd.com; Toni Warner <m-warner@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Vic Serbe x237
<vic@cd.com>; Chuck Bennett <chuckb@cd.com>; Kent Knight <kentk@cd.com>
> Subject: Another disaster at the Masoner household
> Date: Wednesday, October 30, 1996 9:57 a
> 
> 
> Okay, this one actually isn't so bad.  I just thought "disaster" would
> make a catchy title.  Just an inconvenience more than anything.
> 
> There are several large trees in my yard, and one of them is a diseased
> tree that I was intending to take down.  It's right between the side of
> my house and the alley, about six feet from the house.  It's maybe
> thirty feet tall and has a trunk that measures twelve inches at the
> base.
> 
> Last night, a line of severe thunderstorms came across Illinois (and
> much of the rest of the Midwest), producing gusts of up to 50-75 mph,
> according to the National Weather Service.  You guessed it, one of
> these gusts pushed that thirty foot tree right over *crash*.  It missed
> my house by *that much*.
> 
> On the way down, the tree did take down another tree in my yard and
> smashed a few bushes before tearing up my lawn and a couple of flower
> beds.  It's now laying half in my lawn and half in the alley.  It's
> also blocking part of my neighbor's driveway.
> 
> Many confused squirrels and little birds scampering around this
> morning.  My toddler son thought it was really cool that he was able to
> touch the top of a tree.
> 
> Any suggestions on what I should do with this thing?  I've never had a
> tree fall over in my yard before.  Maybe I should string some lights on
> it and call it a Christmas tree, except it's blocking the alley and the
> driveway.  The kids who regularly drive their dirtbikes down the alley
> are in for a real treat if they're not watching where they're going.
> 
> Richard Masoner