Tag Archives: tree

Our Long Arboreal Nightmare is Over

Posted on November 3, 2010 by

Over two hundred years ago a little sapling sprung up in Massachusetts. Yesterday it got hauled away in a dump truck. The concrete in the trunk did not extend all the way to the bottom. The stump grinder guys were … Continue reading →

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The Ents Have Seen My Backyard, and They’re Not Happy

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

No, I have not been shrunk down to gnome size. That’s the ten-foot section of trunk that’s left of the centuries-old oak tree that used to be in our backyard until it started falling apart a few weeks ago. Yesterday … Continue reading →

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Wish Us Luck

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

We’re still five days away from getting the rest of the tree taken down.

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USAA Insurance Can Eat a Bowl of Poo

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

The tree company came out and got the tree off the neighbor’s house and out of the yard. They also cut some branches off of the portion of the oak still standing to relieve the weight on the trunk until … Continue reading →

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A Tree-Mendous Pain in the Ass

Posted on October 2, 2010 by

Yesterday amid the constant rain (and following a lot of wind on the previous day) I was working in my office when I heard a loud crash and felt the house shudder. I went out back and found out that … Continue reading →

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