BillZ260 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Spent most of the day yesterday trying to keep my driveway clear of the fractured remains of our 30+ food Bradford Pear. I guess we are lucky it lasted this long! Roads are totally fine, all the trees however are all coming down. We lost two, luckily no property damage to home or cars. We still have power, even though most of Tulsa does not. I hope it stays that way, the neighbors tree staying strong holds that in the ballance for now. The whole area is pretty much depressing looking. I have never seen so many trees shredded and spit and dismantled! Looks like a warzone. I hope most of the trees can survive, otherwise our once quite and parklike 50 year old housing development is going to look exacly like the new suburbs / once farmland NO TREE housing developments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsommer Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 We dodged the bullet over here in NW Arkansas. I spoke with a guy in SW Tulsa yesterday, he said it was bad, trees down everywhere, no power. Been there done that, don't want to go there again. Feel blessed you have power!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 Feel blessed you have power!!! I definitly DO! I'm at work hearing all the others tell their stories, we are really lucky!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Bradford pears are problem trees anyway. Was only a matter of time before it fell. I have had two come down near my house. I am going to cut down the other two before they fall. Weather has been mild in maryland this year. Thank god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TeamNissan Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Oh I cant wait till this storm hits me in 2 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 We had the same thing happen a few years ago. We lost power very quickly after the strom began. I went outside into the darkness to hear the sound of cracking trees and branches at the rate of about 3 per minute. It sounded like a warzone. We had no power for 5 solid days. No water either. I caught water melting off the roof in a drum and used it to flush the toilets. I used the wood stove to heat and cook. The barbecue came in handy. I have since purchased a 6500 Watt Generac to power the well pump, the boiler, the fridge and some lights if it happens again. I will go filll up the cars with fuel and use a syphon pump to transfer fuel to the generator as needed. The trees will look crappy for about 5-10 years after a storm like this. It's a good opportunity to re-landscape and let the lower growth flourish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaparral2f Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Glad you came through OK. I lived in Sand Springs for a couple of years, and I know how it can get. It is one of my favorite parts of the country, but the weather can be really extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Weather has been goofy lately... It was almost 80 degrees here in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffer949 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 im in daytona beach and am going home to kansas which also got hit by the ice storm for christmas. dang i hope its gone by then lol i called my mom and told her it was 80 out today and i was in shorts and a t-shirt she didnt think it was too funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 It's a good opportunity to re-landscape and let the lower growth flourish. Good point! Now, just to get the hundreds of branches out of my yard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonZ Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I lost my old trusty pick up truck to an overgrown elm tree Tuesday. Still trying to dig out so I can hitch up the trailer and move my drag car out of harms way. It lost it's place in the garage to the Datsun. lol Could have been much worse. Thankfully no damage to the house or garage but it looks like we are in for a few inches of snow Thursday night. Have to love Kansas weather! Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timh Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I hope most of the trees can survive, otherwise our once quite and parklike 50 year old housing development is going to look exacly like the new suburbs / once farmland NO TREE housing developments I lost power for 18 hours in South OKC. I was lucky enough to pick up a generator before the panic started and live in a "No tree new housing development". Other than not being able to find a McDonalds with a play area open for the kid, it was mostly just a day off work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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