We spent yesterday afternoon sitting around my brother's pool, swimming
and enjoying a couple beers. I had started Tandoori Chicken so all be
had to do for supper was heat up the BBQ. We were full from snacks and
opted to cook our supper later. We plopped ourselves down in front of
the television and enjoyed the air conditioned comfort.
Around 6:30 there was a sudden powerful gust of wind. We heard a
sustained crunching noise and then we lost out power. I went outside to check it out and saw that the huge maple tree in my front yard had lost
one of it's main limbs, about 3 ft in diameter and more than 40 feet
long. It took out a utility pole, the power lines and phone line.
We spent yesterday afternoon sitting around my brother's pool, swimming
and enjoying a couple beers. I had started Tandoori Chicken so all be
had to do for supper was heat up the BBQ. We were full from snacks and
opted to cook our supper later. We plopped ourselves down in front of
the television and enjoyed the air conditioned comfort.
Around 6:30 there was a sudden powerful gust of wind. We heard a
sustained crunching noise and then we lost out power. I went outside to check it out and saw that the huge maple tree in my front yard had lost
one of it's main limbs, about 3 ft in diameter and more than 40 feet
long. It took out a utility pole, the power lines and phone line.
t
There was a Mexican worker on our lawn and wanted to hide from the rain under our overhang to hide from the rain. He spoke only enough English
to explain that he had just passed under the tree when it came down. The
tree was sitting on the live wires and they were arcing and smoking.
The fire department was first on the scene and they in turn Hydro One2A Hydro crew was there within 20 minutes. They arranged for a forestry
crew to come and clean up the mess and then set about grounding the lines.
Work didn't really start until about 10:30. They had to clean up the
wood before they could deal with the lines. They need locate before
they could install a new pole.
I finally had power back at 4:15 and I got a coupe hours sleep before
the town's tree contractor started cleaning up at about 7 am.
Apparently they will be back sometime soon to remove the rest of that
old tree. We figure it was about 350 years old.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
We spent yesterday afternoon sitting around my brother's pool, swimming
and enjoying a couple beers. I had started Tandoori Chicken so all be
had to do for supper was heat up the BBQ. We were full from snacks and
opted to cook our supper later. We plopped ourselves down in front of
the television and enjoyed the air conditioned comfort.
Around 6:30 there was a sudden powerful gust of wind. We heard a
sustained crunching noise and then we lost out power. I went outside to
check it out and saw that the huge maple tree in my front yard had lost
one of it's main limbs, about 3 ft in diameter and more than 40 feet
long. It took out a utility pole, the power lines and phone line.
As annoying as it is to lose power, just thankful it didn't fall on the
house or any vehicles!
On 2026-07-02 4:29 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
As annoying as it is to lose power, just thankful it didn't fall on the
house or any vehicles!
Indeed. Thirteen years ago another branch from that tree fell on the
house. Thank goodness I had insurance because it did over $24,000 in >damage. Most of that was to replace the roof I had just replaced the
year before, and included new soffit, fascia and gutter guards.
About six years ago a tree fell down across the road from the other
side. It ripped down power lines and tore of my power stack.
I hate to imagine the labour costs for this job. There were at least
four guys and two trucks here from Ontario Hydro from about 7 pm to 4:30
am. There were 4 in the forestry crew that was here from 11pm to 3 am. >Those guys are well paid and since it was Canada Day there were getting >double time and a half.
Thank goodness the town is taking it down. It is on road allowance.
Given the size of the tree it is about a $20,000 job.
We spent yesterday afternoon sitting around my brother's pool, swimming
and enjoying a couple beers. I had started Tandoori Chicken so all be
had to do for supper was heat up the BBQ. We were full from snacks and
opted to cook our supper later. We plopped ourselves down in front of
the television and enjoyed the air conditioned comfort.
Around 6:30 there was a sudden powerful gust of wind. We heard a
sustained crunching noise and then we lost out power. I went outside to check it out and saw that the huge maple tree in my front yard had lost
one of it's main limbs, about 3 ft in diameter and more than 40 feet
long. It took out a utility pole, the power lines and phone line.
t
There was a Mexican worker on our lawn and wanted to hide from the rain under our overhang to hide from the rain. He spoke only enough English
to explain that he had just passed under the tree when it came down. The
tree was sitting on the live wires and they were arcing and smoking.
The fire department was first on the scene and they in turn Hydro One2A Hydro crew was there within 20 minutes. They arranged for a forestry
crew to come and clean up the mess and then set about grounding the lines.
Work didn't really start until about 10:30. They had to clean up the
wood before they could deal with the lines. They need locate before
they could install a new pole.
I finally had power back at 4:15 and I got a coupe hours sleep before the town's tree contractor started cleaning up at about 7 am.
Apparently they will be back sometime soon to remove the rest of that
old tree. We figure it was about 350 years old.
We spent yesterday afternoon sitting around my brother's pool, swimming
and enjoying a couple beers. I had started Tandoori Chicken so all be
had to do for supper was heat up the BBQ. We were full from snacks and
opted to cook our supper later. We plopped ourselves down in front of
the television and enjoyed the air conditioned comfort.
Around 6:30 there was a sudden powerful gust of wind. We heard a
sustained crunching noise and then we lost out power. I went outside to check it out and saw that the huge maple tree in my front yard had lost
one of it's main limbs, about 3 ft in diameter and more than 40 feet
long. It took out a utility pole, the power lines and phone line.
There was a Mexican worker on our lawn and wanted to hide from the rain under our overhang to hide from the rain. He spoke only enough English
to explain that he had just passed under the tree when it came down. The
tree was sitting on the live wires and they were arcing and smoking.
I finally had power back at 4:15 and I got a coupe hours sleep before the town's tree contractor started cleaning up at about 7 am.
Apparently they will be back sometime soon to remove the rest of that
old tree. We figure it was about 350 years old.
On 7/2/2026 4:03 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
We spent yesterday afternoon sitting around my brother's pool,I'm surprised you didn't have that limb cut back before it got that long
swimming and enjoying a couple beers. I had started Tandoori Chicken
so all be had to do for supper was heat up the BBQ. We were full from
snacks and opted to cook our supper later. We plopped ourselves down
in front of the television and enjoyed the air conditioned comfort.
Around 6:30 there was a sudden powerful gust of wind. We heard a
sustained crunching noise and then we lost out power. I went outside
to check it out and saw that the huge maple tree in my front yard had
lost one of it's main limbs, about 3 ft in diameter and more than 40
feet long. It took out a utility pole, the power lines and phone line.
and heavy.
There was a Mexican worker on our lawn and wanted to hide from theYou didn't invite him inside, out of the rain and away from the live wires? tsk tsk
rain under our overhang to hide from the rain. He spoke only enough
English to explain that he had just passed under the tree when it came
down. The tree was sitting on the live wires and they were arcing
and smoking.
I finally had power back at 4:15 and I got a coupe hours sleep beforeAre you going to have to pay for the limb on your property taking out
the town's tree contractor started cleaning up at about 7 am.
Apparently they will be back sometime soon to remove the rest of that
old tree. We figure it was about 350 years old.
the pole & power lines?
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