Irene...

[gregV]

Hope all on the East Coast that are here on this forum made it through Irene OK. We just now got power back as our area was hit pretty hard with winds.

Saw this on the WFSB facebook page as one of the damaged properties. Rumor is tha it is in Middletown maybe? Anyone know it? Also heard that they consider it a teardown which would KILL me if true. I'd like to find the house.

[jharkin]

A Teardown??? Just for that attic damage?

[SkipW]

That would be a house to buy from the insurance co. after they write it off to the owner....

[letty]

Now I feel lucky that ours wasn't that bad when it happened to us last year...

[letty]

Also - here's an article I found about that house.

http://www.middletownpress.com/articles ... 059997.txt

[James]

Still waiting for the tree guys to get the tree off of my house. About ready to climb up on the roof and start on it myself.

[triguy128]

The previous 200 years that tree wasn't that big. That's a good reminder to keep up on tree trimming. I'm not saying that was the cause, but it can't hurt.

[James]

Well the tree guys came late yesterday and took care of the tree. In less than 90 minutes it was off my house, cut up and reduced to chips. Amazing how fast they were.
Triguy, that particular tree, although at least 35 or 40 feet tall was probably no more than 30 years old. It was not ancient, when I looked at the place the first time back in the early 90's it was not big enough to really notice. From the road the view really does not seem all that different. But from the house looking out it sure does. Will take some getting used to. Hated to lose it, but the half left standing was just to damaged by the split in the trunk to risk leaving it standing. The next hurricane could have easily landed that right back on the house and it might not have been so lucky the next time.