Tornado at Lac Sam

[dagibbs]

Just talked to my mom last night -- they'd been at the cottage for a while cleaning things up. Last week while I was down in Florida not being bothered by hurricanes, a tornado went through Lac Sam (where my parents cottage is). My mom was saying that there are 15 (or so) big trees down on our lot, including a couple that landed on the deck; that the power mast to the house was knocked down (but is now fixed); but that the cottage is otherwise ok.

Wow.

I'm wondering how much different it is going to look -- taking out that many trees WILL change things.

Comments

[fairyfly2004.livejournal.com]

Whats a Cottage? Do we have them here in Texas?

=D

Kitty

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

And, I thought you would ask, "what's a lake, do we have them in Texas?", or maybe, "what's a tree, do we have them in Texas?". :)

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Its like a small country house like they have near Austin in Bradley Denton's "Lunatics."

[concordantnexus.livejournal.com]

I'd be more than willing to come up with you for a day trip to the cottage to clear debris, chop wood, make sure that the lake is okay and the tables still useable for gaming. ;)

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the offer. I'll have to talk to my parents about what needs to be done, and stuff, but might be a possibility.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Talked to parents, much of the cleanup is already done. Just lots of splitting of firewood to do. I'm going to be up there next week, and will probably start on it.

Is there a difference?

[jacomothefool.livejournal.com]

*sniff

I am sure the trees notice
wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh =+(

Re: Is there a difference?

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

See pictures in next entry...

Ouch!

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Lots of firewood but I would miss the shade.

Re: Ouch!

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

See pictures in next entry.

Though, what came down were Hemlock and Cedar, neither of which are great firewood -- though they will burn ok. (Just not high heat density like a hardwood, and Hemlock is generally hard to split, too, I think.)

[con-girl.livejournal.com]

If they need a cleaning up weekend, I am there. Except this weekend - e's parents are visiting. I already have a car booked for the weekend after the long weekend.

However, it can be very healthy for wild life to leave some of the trees in their fallen state.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Talked to parents, much of the cleanup is already done. Just lots of splitting of firewood to do. I'm going to be up there next week, and will probably start on it.

But, thank you very much for the offer. I'll let you know, after looking around -- but maybe a small work party that weekend could help.

The trees near/around the cottage do need to be cleared. I think one or two of them farther back on the lot may be left, depending on how much the interfere with walking paths.

[con-girl.livejournal.com]

There is A LOT of chopping (not to mention sawing) to be done so I am sure that you'll still need help but I haven't split logs in YEARS. Still willing to have a go, though.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

My dad said that he had the sawing done. (Power tools, that is, a chainsaw, help.)

Or, if woodsplitting isn't your skill -- it does take a moderate amount of shoulder and arm work -- there is, also, the moving & stacking of the split wood. You know: dodge axe, grab split wood, stack.

I actually intend to buy a splitting axe this weekend. I've got a regular axe, as does my dad -- though his is currently stuck in a log at the cottage -- and he's got some splitting wedges. (I had a splitting wedge, too, but I think mine is stuck in a tree at my house.)