Ice Storm In the Midwest
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After last week’s ice storm, the tree near the back of our house has lost about 30 percent of it’s branches. As I sat in the living room with the kids, I sporadically heard huge cracking noises followed by a vibrated thud. The first time this happened I nearly fell off the couch as I rushed to see what had happened.
The branches were falling on our porch just inches from the house. We were one of the lucky ones because the tree and its branches never fell on the roof or our house. My neighborhood has tall oak trees and mature pine trees in almost every yard. Just two houses up the road, a tree fell onto the garage of one home. At least two trees fell over and pulled down power lines across the road.
It was a breath of fresh air when we saw the tree cutters rolling in from neighboring states, some from as far away and Louisiana and . They quickly cleaned up the mess, all except for the mess in my back yard.
My homeowners policy doesn’t cover tree removal unless the tree falls onto the home and because our back porch isn’t a covered porch, it isn’t considered an extension of the home.
Even though it looks like I’ll be cutting up a tree with the next thaw, I’m counting my blessings. Many homes were damaged and are now in need of some major and repair. The huge tree in front of the boys’ windows didn’t lose one limb or ever threaten their safety.
Written by Sarah Little, TQA Director
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