Feb 25
I haven’t figured out if God-Biscuit is swooping down to save the people of India or if he just likes a good curry. Anyone?
Feb 14
We were sitting around about 8:20 this morning watching TV with Kei when there was this sound like a sudden tornado in the backyard and then a big crash that shook the house a bit. Sharon was sitting on the couch where she could see, and she started hoopin’ and hollerin’ that the big old dead tree out back had fallen through the fence. I couldn’t see it from where I was, but I looked out the back door, and sure enough, chaos!
Glad nobody was out there when it fell… That could have been really bad.
It’s pretty funny, too, ‘cos I was just sitting out there a few days ago wondering when that tree was gonna fall. We had some really strong winds come through this week, and I’m really surprised it didn’t come down then. Probably loosened it up a bit. All I could do was laugh, because I knew exactly where it was going to fall.
It actually only took out one section of the fence. I bent the brackets back out and checked the posts, and I think it’s something I can fix myself. Getting that tree out of there is another issue altogether, though. Alberto (the tree guy) should be here anytime to check it out. Allstate wants us to wait for a claims guy to show up, but that could take up to three days. Oh, and did I mention the $1000 deductible? If Alberto can do it for less than that, and sooner, then I figger we’re better off. Oh well, that’s what tax refunds are for, I guess.
Update: Alberto wants $750 to remove it and clean up the area. Not a bad deal, considering the tree was about 35 feet tall. Oh, and Allstate has a “tree clause” in Texas, apparently, so we’ll get a check back from them for $250.
As for the fence, I need to get my tail moving to Home Depot and get everything I need to fix it.
