Holy crap, Jess - glad no one or thing (besides the smoke tube) was hurt. Yikes.
What'd you all order a dead guy for?
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JenP - Jun 30, 2012 5:22:07 am PDT #12185 of 30001
Jessica - Jun 30, 2012 5:22:43 am PDT #12186 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
They were lucky it wasn't more - I'm pretty sure this came off the giant double-trunk oak in their front yard. If it had been the whole tree, they'd probably be homeless this morning.
[edit - In that picture, I can definitely see it tangled in some wires, but since they didn't lose power I'm guessing those are telephone lines.]
JenP - Jun 30, 2012 5:26:49 am PDT #12187 of 30001
No kidding. Still must have been quite a shock - did they know it when it happened? I'd assume it was loud, but I remember waking up one morning in high school to see big apple tree had split off a huge chunk and fallen parallel to the house. I remember thinking, "How did no one hear that?" (If a tree falls in a storm...)
le nubian - Jun 30, 2012 5:27:29 am PDT #12188 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
the trees are trying to kill us. I am glad no one was hurt.
Aims - Jun 30, 2012 5:29:41 am PDT #12189 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Jessica - in looking at your parent's house, it looks a lot like the one that my brother and sister in law are buying in Grand Rapids. Except the garage is on the other side.
sarameg - Jun 30, 2012 6:27:32 am PDT #12190 of 30001
I'm glad they (and house) are relatively unscathed. There are TONS of trees down around here. Target in Towson was dim and running registers off generators, but they've lost everything in the freezer displays (it's a grocery Target.)
I'm putting in the second AC.
sarameg - Jun 30, 2012 6:28:27 am PDT #12191 of 30001
Aaand my Y doesn't have power. Neither does Towson. Sigh.
lisah - Jun 30, 2012 6:35:00 am PDT #12192 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Our power went out last night and is still out. Top of a big tree across the street came down and is blocking the street. It is actually kind of relaxing, though, just chilling out on the porch.
tommyrot - Jun 30, 2012 6:44:29 am PDT #12193 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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sarameg - Jun 30, 2012 6:45:02 am PDT #12194 of 30001
I now have 2 running AC units, if you need them. The upstairs might get kinda full, as I've extended the invites all over, but hey, cool!
Downstairs is definitely warmer. 106 outside will do that, I guess.
Oooh, Dundalk Y appears to be open, I might try there later today if mine doesn't open by the time I'm ready. Before my hair appt got cancelled, I was going to swim in Ellicott, but that's a bit of a ways to go....