As usual, been pretty busy. Got most of the trees cut down but there are a few I want to cut down by the creek bank, then I think I'll be pretty much done. I did get all the trees on that stupid bank cut down and was lucky enough that none came down and hit the deck, pool, or shed, though at least twice when the tree started going I wasn't to sure, but everything turned out good.
It's not that the trees were big at the base, probably 6-10 inches at most, but they were tall, and trying to control a tall tree falling is harder then a short tree. A few of them I had to tie ropes on them to either keep them from falling in a certain direction, else having a person pull on a rope to bring it in the direction I wanted it to fall. A few trees I cut most of the way thru then help the person pull it over. But as I siad, nothing got smashed and no one got hurt which is all good.
We did end up getting a fire pit and put on the top of the hill so we can look out over the pool as well as watch the sky for UFO's (hahaha) or watch for falling stars. Of course we don't see a lot of the sky because of the mountains and more trees right behind us.
This first picture is the fire pit we bought with a stack of wood to burn. Actually we have like three stacks of wood like that which will probably never burn. When I took this picture we didn't put the two chairs for us yet then we also built a table out of some scrap wood we had to set our drinks, etc., on. The black barrel you see in the picture is the old deer feeder which I was made to take down by the game warden. Didn't know it was illegal to feed deer and it was up in plain sight for about 2-3 years. Anyways, it now serves to hold kindlin wood to start the fire. We didn't get to try out the fire pit yet but will soon.
In this picture you can see how we can over see the pool from where the fire pit is and you can see the mountain in the background that kind of blocks our view of the sky in that direction. Although we don't have a great view of the sky, we still see many things such as falling stars, satellites, the space station, and yes, one UFO.
This picture shows the way up to where the fire pit is. This was actually the old road that went up to the bridge referred to as "The Old High Bridge". My dad who was the youngest out of 10, said when he was a boy the only thing left was the beams going across the piers which they used to crawl across. His oldest brother who was 20 years older said when he was in the Army they used to go across that bridge with horses and wagons and that it was so steep getting onto the bridge they had to help push to get the horses and wagons onto the bridge.
COMPLAINING TO THE NEIGHBOR:
I don't do a lot of complaining most of the time, but I have complained to my neighbor a number of times about his trees. The problem is, if they fall, I'm the one that loses, not him. After complaining many years about his trees, he did cut some down "after" one fell over and crushed our Bronco, I mean it crushed it.... destroyed. Who lost? We did. Sure his insurance covered some of the cost which wasn't enough to buy another car so we had to go in debt to get another car not to mention having to fight with the insurance company.. What did he lose? Nothing and he got free firewood out of the deal.
Our neighbor has a habit of not doing anything about his trees. Why? Because he doesn't want to cut his trees. Ok, I can understand that but when someone else's trees are a hazard to your property, they should do something about it.
Take a look at the tree below:
That big Willow tree is my neighbors property and I've been after him for years to cut it down. Almost every big Willow tree I know of that was big ended up breaking off. What you see in the picture is only half of the tree, the other half broke off at the trunk and fell in his yard. Every spring I have to pick up twigs and branches that has fallen off this tree. Anymore I don't even like company parking on the other side of the Jeep for not knowing when it might come down. It's even to the point I don't like going under it when mowing the yard anymore.
Another tree that just came into question is the tree below:
This tree I first thought was dead, but about a week or so later I did see it was starting to bloom. Ok, so it's still a live tree, but that's not the problem, alive or not, if it falls where is it going to go? The tree beside this one I'm not concerned about, and to the left of that second tree another big tree fell over by uprooting itself. If this tree go over the way it looks to be leaning, it could or would take out our truck, the Jeep, an outhouse, a shed, and maybe even a part of the house, not to mention a high voltage power line of 60-80 thousands volts which could cause a fire.
So anyways I complained to him for a few days being he didn't want to cut a perfectly healthy tree, but that's not the point, healthy or not, it's still a dangerous tree if it goes over. I have a lot to lose, where he would lose nothing. I did send him this below as well as told him the township was going to stop by and look at the trees. He did finally agree to take down both trees.
I can understand where he's coming from not wanting to cut his trees down, but at the same time he should put himself in my position and what I have to lose if it does come down, where again he will lose nothing but a tree. So why wouldn't he want to take preventive measures so nothing does happen? Beats the hell out of me.....
Landowners are responsible for maintaining the trees on their property. Legally, they have two duties: make reasonable inspections and take care to ensure the tree is safe. If your neighbor doesn't remove the dangerous tree, and the tree does in fact cause damage, your neighbor may be held liable.
If you've spoken to your neighbor about the tree issue, and he hasn't done anything about it you do have laws that protect you. The tree may constitute a nuisance, by interfering with your use and enjoyment of your own property. You could file a nuisance claim, and if the court finds that the true is a nuisance, the court may order the tree removed.
Most cities have ordinances prohibiting property owners from keeping dangerous conditions on their property. If you call your municipality, they may remove the tree themselves or order your neighbor to do it.
Utility companies may also have an interest in the tree's removal if the tree's condition threatens any of its equipment or causes a fire hazard. A simple call to a utility company may prompt them to remove the tree themselves.
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