Number 4 was gentle on us. Not much wind and only got around 9 inches at one house and maybe 7 at the other. It melted pretty fast and now there are just patches left here and there.
Am at my house this weekend to cut up as much as I can. Our town agreed to pick up branches piled at the edge of the street if they are only 4 feet long and less than 4 inches in diameter. That is the extent of the town's wood chipping equipment apparently. After Sandy they hired professionals who had more extensive equipment and took bigger stuff. But at least it's something. They start the pickup on Monday.
I can cut up a lot of the branches myself but will have to hire a service to take care of the big pine that came down in the back. Way too big for my chainsaw (or my arm and back).
I could just throw a lot of it into the woods but since I plan on putting the house on the market I need to have it a bit more presentable. It was pretty much ready to go but now there will be some touch-ups and fixing to do.
Got up on the roof the other day to remove some of the branches laying there and did not see any real damage but will know for sure tmrw when I remove the layer of pine needles that covers the flatter areas.
The other house has a half pine leaning toward the street that I'm not sure I can remove. The power company cut off the top half that was leaning on the wires, threw the debris all over and left the bottom half in kind of a precarious position. The easy thing to do is cut the trunk near the bottom but then it would fall into the street (and crush some fencing). So I may have to call in the professionals. UGH. They get a small fortune for doing even the smallest of work and are gauging people after the latest storms.
Oh, they say we may get a few inches early Monday. ENOUGH!
Jim, we get almost every natural event (except volcanoes) to one degree or another. Makes life interesting.
