Broken Trees
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Tree update
- Last week I scheduled some mulch (10 yards) and Spreading Yew bushes to be delivered
- Then a big tree fell down on the spot where the mulch was to be installed
- So I scheduled a tree guy and postponed the mulch
- After a couple cancellations, the tree guy finally showed yesterday a couple hours late
- He got the tree down and destroyed the lawn between the tree and his truck, about 1500 square feet
- To insure the lawn was destroyed he blew a hydraulic line and covered the whole area with hydraulic fluid
- This fluid will kill everything and prevent anything from growing there - ever
- So the topsoil has to be removed and replaced and the lawn replaced
- The tree guy thinks he will be able to repair the tractor tomorrow and get the stupid thing out of my yard
- Just now I rescheduled the mulch/Yew guy and asked him to give me an estimate to remove the poison soil and replace the lawn
- If the tree guy comes to get his tractor tomorrow we can talk about paying for the lawn repair
- I hate this stuff
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@Mik said in Broken Trees:
@brenda said in Broken Trees:
In my family, the sons were the royalty, and the daughters were the maids and outdoor workers. Really, this happened in every family on my mother's side of the tree.
My brother thought everything was owed to him, but I learned to work. That included school work, too.
That's how I could buy my motorcycle and freedom during my teens. I wasn't home much during those years. I loved my little Honda.
I bet you were popular with the guys!
How did you know my Honda was blue?
It was!
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What a mess, Copper. Yes, I hate that kind of stuff, too, but you've had more than your fair share of late.
Make them pay! And make them clean it up to your satisfaction, too.
It's okay to say holy cow. You've earned the right to do so.
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Sorry to hear about this, Copper. I suppose we've all been in the "OK, I can't imagine anything else going wrong" and then, surprise!!
Curious if any insurance kicks in from anywhere? It seems you are concerned the tractor guy might disappear, or drag his heels.
Wait. Why don't I wait until this mess is over for you, then you can fill us in.
I would suggest a Jolly.
Watch him work, while you have some big AK-15 in your hands, rocking gently in a rocking chair. No talking.
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- 16 days ago tree fell
- 14 days ago the tree guy said he'd be here next day
- 8 days ago he showed up late and started work
- 8 days ago the tractor broke
- Today he finished the work and the tractor is gone
- I paid him half, he said he would remove the spilled fluid and repair the damaged lawn
- Before he does that I am having a different landscape guy look at the problem on Thursday
So the tree guy acknowledges the problem and wants to fix it. This is not the time of year to plant fescue.
I am happy that the tractor is gone.
And I eagled the 18th hole today.
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I was thinking of this when I told my neighbors tree guy that I didn't want anything but handheld tools on my property.
The truck and chipper stayed at the street and they brought chainsaws and a wheelbarrow up to where the tree was.
For me the timeline was:
Sunday night 8pm, tree fell.
Monday 1pm, guys came.
Monday 2:30pm. All gone. -
@Copper said in Broken Trees:
And I eagled the 18th hole today.
That is awesome!! Makes everything else a little tiny bit better!!
