-=PCTechTalk=- Re: - Re: wyatt Re: Glad to be back
- From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 08:08:06 -0400
Hi Faythe!!
We built a house somewhere about 16 years ago, and our builder took the Cherry
from the lot where the house went. His workmen were amish, and they were
allowed to take whatever they needed to heat their homes. We found out later
that the builder was building Reindeer and Sleighs out of the wood from the
lots in the housing plan we lived in. He had given our one neighbor one. So we
asked him for one. We still use it every year, and it's really a neat thing to
have from when we lived there!
Most people where I have lived have cared about the trees and surounding
natural areas. My home now is on an old dairy farm, and any original trees that
could be saved are still here, and all of my neighbors have planted trees and
flowers and as they are maturing, it is becoming quite lovely. The neighborhood
lost a few trees after our last bad storm, but neighbors have already replaced
them. You might think my neighborhood is one of those 'formal' ones - because
most everyone maintains their grass in their front yards ! But we all have at
least an acre of ground to play around with - or to let natural !! We do have
covenants here too - pretty much at this point, everyone respects the ones that
are worth respecting - mainly because that is the appeal to where I live.
Pretty much, no aluminum or vinyl siding is allowed, and no above ground pools.
We only have one pool in the neighborhood anyway - and I think if it was done
right, you could blend an above ground pool in without complaints. One house
has vinyl on the upper dormers. Sheds are wood - One interesting covenant was
that your driveway was not allowed to come out of the front facing side of your
house! But we only have 17 homes here - we moved here from one of those
humongous 1/3 acre lot housing plans where we had side door neighbors and back
door neighbors....People still planted their trees! but there was no privacy !!
Cris
----- Original Message -----
From: Faythe & Al
To: PCTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 11:56 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- - Re: wyatt Re: Glad to be back
Bonfires are nice, as long as you handle them with respect, and it sounds
like you do. It is nice that you plan to do something with some of the
wood. Al used to much more woodworking, before his injuries. It was a shame
to see out trees end up as firewood. the one oak & the old maples had some
beautiful grains . It wasn't until about 2 months after we had them cut
down, the local paper ran a story on a man who would bring his lathe to your
home & cut logs into whatever width you'd like... we could of saved some
long pieces & used them eventually...
We still have lots of trees , but not to many big old ones.
We also let a lot of our acre planted in wildflowers , we keep it
naturalized looking, since we live in a rural area , we can get away with
it.. No subdivision or city rules to fight.
Has been nice discussing the lives of our trees with you!
Not to many people now adays even know or care about there nature in their
yards, everything has to be so formal looking...
Faythe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wyatt M. Portendt" < >
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 12:48 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: wyatt Re: Glad to be back
We're having a bonfire with the remainders. I burned the small brush that
I didn't have room for in front already. I saved a part of every tree that
went down for the bonfire. I also saved a reasonable piece of heartwood
from each to carve/use later in remembrance. My Gran'pap cut wood for a
living and for heat from the time he was 12 (1910) till he was no longer
able to at 89. I have a very real respect for trees and a sort of awe when
it comes to their life and time on earth.
It was sad to read the story of the big one in back. It struggled very
early and had hard times through about its first 30 years. After that, it
had nice, tight rings and no blemishes until the end. An educated guess at
the age places it at slightly before or at the same time the house was
built. Damned shame to see it go. The one in front is the same, although
I can't tell until it's a stump how it fared. From the looks of it, it was
a right stout tree before the house was even built.
On 8/2/2003 at 9:53 PM a whisper was heard, and the one known as Faythe &
Al was rumoured to have uttered....
| Yep, refrigerated or frozen items are usually an
| extra cost, but minimal, like around $8 a year . We had our
| power go out for a couple days after a different tornado took
| down a whole road of electric poles & most of the towns
| electric ... we did have that coverage, and the weird thing is
| I had called my agent that year before renewal & asked him to
| remove it.. figured I'd never use it... but there was a heat
| wave during this time & we also had a chest freezer. the
| charge wasn't removed, so I was still covered & they replaced
| the stuff I had. I had to list every item & then get a price
| from the grocery store for each item , they never questioned
| my amount, close to $100 i think??? but I suppose they figured
| with the big chest freezer I could of had a side of beef or
| something in there ... and I always submit stuff like this
| carefully.. not worth getting an extra 5 dollars & then have
| them cancel your coverage for suspect of fraud .
| Yes the trees & landscaping are a major part of the
| attractiveness & salability of a house ... but I also learned
| the hard way... you have to have a rider for special
| ornamental trees , ect & they charge big bucks for that ....
| Glad someone could remove the wood & use it, saved you some
| money. we are in a rural area, so we did alot of burning ...
| hubby likes to have campfires in the yard to sit by.... but it
| wasn't worth the expense or the loss of 3 huge shade giving
| trees ! we really feel the difference in the heat held in the
| house now that those shade trees are gone.
| Hubby had heart surgery in January & wasn't feeling well that
| July before, so was to pooped to cut up & move our trees, so
| we had to pay... oh wellll, at least no one was hurt !
| Faythe
|
| >>>>The food was our fault. We overlooked that on the policy.
| The trees are
| mostly removed now, we'll grind the stumps later. We lucked
| out and three
| guys cut the biggest parts up in return for the firewood.
| They said they
| might be interested in doing the same for the remainder of the
| last big
| one, half of which is still standing and still of considerable
| size. Even
| still, we spent all day cutting and carrying tops and have a
| pile of
| branches in front of the house about 15' X 30' and about 8'
| high. By
| tomorrow it will be larger, but we'll be done with the back
| and side yards.
|
| By rights the trees were a valuable part of the property and
| they should
| have given something for them on either removal or landscape
| value, but,
| it's not worth it to fight over it.
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