250' tree about takes out RW home

A 250' widow making alder fell and landed about 4' from the garage, it shook the whole house and diffently gave us a WTF moment about a hour before dinner. I've been through countless California earthquakes, but nothing has compared to this tree and the sound it makes when it hits damn near on top of the garage...

 

Damn...close call, glad to hear it missed for the most part. sounds like fire wood time, need any help? what no photos? has to make for a good back drop with a VFR in the forground, No?

 

She's all cut up now, now it's time for the ax part, firewood in about a year and a half. The bad thing about living surrounded by 250' trees is the fear of one day a tree will land on your house...

 

Wow, glad you are OK, R.W. I guess that is one more thing to be thankful for before heading back to work tomorrow!

 

There is just too many trees to personally inspect, the tree that fell was probable 100' from my house and about 6 rows deep. Up here in Washington it's just a whole new world, the tree that fell was a Alder, very tall and skinny, but most of the trees around my house are big and thick pines.

It's great to not see any neighbors and very private, but the tree coming down is one of the few negatives about living on 5 acres...

 

Pictures!!!

 

The tree fell on thanksgiving, and the next morning I was at it bright and early because I knew it would be an all day job, so there was no pictures.

 

If a tree falls in Washington and Im in California....does it make a sound?

 

luvin' trees

If a man speaks in a forest where no woman can hear...is he still wrong?Had a 4' diameter jeffrey pine fall on my house years ago in Mammoth CA @4am,wtfo,what a sound/vibe experience,earthquakes are different,cracking and crashing,vs the shake and rumble,alder burns well though

 

Ah man I missed out, what an excuse to have to work up a sweat to lose weight huh? Hahaha.. so hows that going this time of the year? hard no doubt.