There was a knock on my door
@GardenGerty (169479)
United States
July 22, 2023 8:37am CST
It had to have been 7:30 or earlier and a man was at my door offering to take out the tree.
The 30-50 foot cedar tree that attacked my house.
I told him I could not really afford to pay until I hear from insurance. He offered to do it for $40.
He has cleaned up the trees on city property across the street already this morning.
Now there is another guy helping him
I plan to pay more than that. It is such a blessing to have him working on helping get my mess cleaned up. Much faster than Bob every could. Or I ever could.
I will likely pay him twice that much in all honesty.
Happy Saturday morning to you all.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
22 Jul 23
Was it Publishers Clearninghouse?
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 Jul 23
I wish, but no, it was Terry and Andy removing the monster tree. Terry said he saw it fall on the roof and then roll right off to the side.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
22 Jul 23
@GardenGerty Oh he did did he good they are removing it.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
23 Jul 23
It took about five hours, and that involved hauling it all away.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 Jul 23
It is possible, I guess, but it was splintered at about 12 feet high. At this point it has been taken to the community burn pile.One big chunk might have been salvageable, but I would be surprised. He said he knows I work for the school and do not get a check in the summer.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
23 Jul 23
@GardenGerty He seems quite an understanding and generous fellow.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
23 Jul 23
@DWDavis We have some good people in town.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 Jul 23
A professional tree trimmer and service would have charged at least $2500. I feel blessed.
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@DaddyEvil (174528)
• United States
22 Jul 23
Oh, nice! I'm glad it's being cleaned up for you quickly. 
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 Jul 23
Such a huge surprise. I did pay them $80. Both are city employees but they are off today. They have been all over town cleaning up trees.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
23 Jul 23
@DaddyEvil It is also safer for everyone and looks nicer, too.
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@DaddyEvil (174528)
• United States
22 Jul 23
@GardenGerty I don't blame them. If I could earn extra money that way, I would.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
22 Jul 23
I hope he's legitimate. I would pay more than $40 too. I hope your insurance company contacts you soon. Enjoy your day.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 Jul 23
Oh yeah, he is legitimate. He works for the city but of course today he was using his personal equipment. I know his mom, and he has helped me out with another "emergency" in the past.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
23 Jul 23
@LindaOHio I figured it would be at least $2500.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
23 Jul 23
@GardenGerty Oh, that's great. They charge BIG BUCKS to take down or clean up a tree. You are very lucky.
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@BarBaraPrz (51831)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Jul 23
Yeah, I was gonna say "$40? Cheap at twice the price." Who gets to keep the firewood?
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 Jul 23
The trees from all over town have been taken to the community burn pile. With the drought like conditions it will likely stay there a while but anyone who wants it can go get it if they choose.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
23 Jul 23
@BarBaraPrz Not that I know of. That would be pretty labor intensive for our tiny town. They just wait for correct conditions and burn it all.
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@BarBaraPrz (51831)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Jul 23
@GardenGerty Do they put the smaller branches through a chipper?
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@snowy22315 (208996)
• United States
22 Jul 23
Glad it will be gone. When I had the tornado here the insurance company took down the big tree. However there were other trees down. I had people coming out of the woodwork giving me their cards and offering to do work.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 Jul 23
I was so worried about the roof itself that I had not thought to file a claim yet. These two guys work for the city and have been cleaning up all over.
@celticeagle (189902)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Jul 23
Nice of him to do it for such a price. Nice of you to give him more. Seems to work out very well. One of those win-wins.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
23 Jul 23
I know from experience that taking out a tree that large costs thousands of dollars. I am pleased at this.
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@celticeagle (189902)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Jul 23
@GardenGerty .........Usually, it is so costly because of the equipment they have to use and cutting around power lines.
@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 Jul 23
Nope, it went straight to the city burn pile. There are some scraps and debris we will clean up but Wow! that left a big lot of sunshine in my yard.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
23 Jul 23
There are little bits of cedar twigs, etc. We can easily deal with that though. It does make a huge difference.
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@hillhjill (23761)
• United States
22 Jul 23
That's such an blessing and so amazing of you to do by giving him more than he asked.
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
22 Jul 23
Oh it was thousands of dollars worth of work and well worth it.
