The neighbor to our south cleared out a few trees a couple of years ago but for some reason left this dead one standing. All it would take would be a strong wind from the south and it would tumble. The wind came last night and the dead tree fell ungracefully over taking one six foot section of our fence and one long support beam of the grape arbor with it.
The rain abated long enough for Charlie to cut up the branches and the trunk and unceremoniously return them to their home. He has put up a temporary fencing so Zoe can’t escape. We haven’t seen the neighbor so we don’t know if she realizes we are also keeping her dog in her own yard. Thus far she has benefited from our fence, not needing one of her own.
Sadly we had never asked her to take down the tree so we are responsible for repairing the damage on our side. Apparently that was the last dead tree on our fence line, so the fence once repaired should stay erect. I am just grateful that the dead ones which formerly abutted our fence line were gone. They would have done significant damage to the blueberry structure.
May the rest of you stay dry and calm as we hope to. At least it hadn’t snowed!
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Had to be pretty frustrating. Geez.
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Any snow there yet or has it gone so far north you are still getting rain like us.
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Nope. Nothing. 😦
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Neighbour issues can be very challenging indeed Elizabeth…I’m glad no one was hurt including your dog. Here in Australia the tree would have been the owner’s responsibility for the damage caused whether asked to remove it or not.
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Oops! I would have thought the neighbors would be liable. Interesting. At least it’s all repairable and no one got hurt.
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I agree.
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We have renters in a house near us. Their big spruce has already damaged our fence twice.
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Can you ask to have it removed? Here if the town recognizes a hazard it can come down.
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I’ve discussed it with the owner. It would be an enormous expense, considering the size of the tree. Still, it would be the right thing to do.
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What a disaster, neighbours could be unneibourly
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Sorry Betsy, clicked it before finishing my comment. We are on a corner lot. The back is vacant but the one my left side is a problem. They had their second but they didn’t build the downspout properly so when it rains, rainwater drops to our side. I had to have the garage repaired when we had our renovation last month because of it.
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That would be a real pain.
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Oh my, what’s happening to my fingers. Words are lacking here, ouch!!!
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Indeed.
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I don’t understand why you are liable
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If it was our tree in her yard it would be her liability. Of course we have no dead trees. In theory it is fair, in practice rarely so.
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That really doesn’t make sense to me
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It is raining here, but unusually warm, (10C) so no complaints. We have also had some gusty winds, but none of our neighbours have trees that could break our fences. Over here, the neighbour would be liable to pay for that damage, and would be expected to have 3rd party insurance to claim on.
Best wishes, Pete.
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That is interesting. Unless it has been noted as a hazard by the town, the person it lands on is liable.
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Yes, it could have been much worse if the other dead trees had still been there. What a storm yesterday. We were lucky that trees didn’t come down. Had it been snow…😳
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The wind hit just right Sunday night.
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I wonder when she will realize the tree is down and how it cut itself up.
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So sad! No one needs extra work this time of year.
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Except a retired man!
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That’s true!
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