The Tree Won The Battle....

Wednesday morning at 4:30 AM while I was reading the morning paper a tornado passed over our house....I ran to get my wife and she met me in the hall...(safe place)....it ended pretty quick but it left a lot of damage in my neighborhood...I found a 2 x 10 x 16 ft. long in the yard next door...it came from 1/2 mile away...in that same area it picked up a pickup truck and sent it about 500 ft. out on the interstate...when I looked out at my carport, all I could see was tree right behind my Toyota...I couldn't see my truck for the tree...my boat was under the carport hooked up to the truck.....here are some pics taken while they were cutting up the tree...looks like no damage to my boat or Toyota...might need a roof....all wood fences in the back are down...the tree was 44" dia...

You can barely see some of my white truck in the tree...

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Standing in the street looking straight down my driveway...the truck would be on the right facing you...

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As the limbs are removed, my truck slowly appears..that"s my boat on the left with a cover on it..

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Notice that the weight of the tree has pushed my truck almost to the pavement....

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Finally uncovered....

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Now the fun begins to replace it...

Thank God y'all and the boat are ok.

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Glad yall are ok. I hope you had Comp. on the truck.

I tell you what, between you playing Johnny Appleseed with the oak tree and Paw Paw Gene leaving the garden hose on all night. I just don't know what I'm going to do with you 2 boys down there, can't leave ya'll alone for a minute without ya'll gettin in some kind of mischief.

Praise the Lord for your safety.Terribly sorry to see/hear of your losses. All the material items can be replaced.Looking at your truck breaks my heart...we get kinda attached to our vehicles.

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Glad yall are ok. I hope you had Comp. on the truck.

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Yes I did....no deductible..pay for truck & tree removal...

Glad y'all are okay.

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Thankfully it wasn't any worse than it was as far as massive destruction to the house, injury and/or loss of life. Sorry for your trouble and so glad to hear that you had good insurance coverage although I know it's still lots of hassle and inconvenience getting everything repaired or replaced including the "hassle factor" working your way through it all. I had high anxiety about several large trees around our place for many years, until finally, I was able to get a tree company to come in (late winter '19) and trim them all... and to also crop about 2K off the weight of my retirement savings... OUCH!!!

Wow. Glad you're ok

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At least everyone is safe.

Glad both of you are safe.

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So glad you and your family are ok Mr. Bruce!

Could have been a lot worse, glad y’all are safe, sorry y’all had to go through that.


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PPG and Bruce glad you'll are OK I know what you are going through. The contractors are starting tomorrow to repair the roof and all the other damage to our house done by the April 24th Hail and Wind storm that got us here. have good insurance but there is so much damage in the area it is hard to get a good reputable contractor to get the work done.
Ain't God good even in storms.

Wow, that was close PS. Thankful for your and your wife's safety, my friend.

PS...that had to be scarey!
Glad you and your wife are ok!
Hope your boat is ok...!
Maybe it’s me, but it just seems that these thunder storms are getting to be more and more dangerous every year!!


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Thanks guys....I been busy as a one legged man in a butt kicking contest....

Grateful you and Mrs. Didi are OK. Material items can be replaced.