Coulda, Shoulda, Wooda

We had some powerful winds blow through the area recently. Took out power for days in some spots. I was stuck inside at a meeting and had no idea what happened.... until the ride home. The closer I got to the Lair, the worse the drive became. Downed limbs, power lines and no traffic lights even at major intersections.

Thankfully all was good at home. Mostly debris and a few big limbs down. Unfortunately some neighbors got hit with trees. And my friends were not immune either.



This is what the insurance company left behind at the Colonel's place. Yes that's leaning on his deck and his roof. Jekyll is up on the ladder mulling our options to prevent any further damage as we try to remove it. All we need is for Mrs. Colonel to leave so we can get to work.



Running through the house with a chainsaw can be fun. You might be a redneck if you are cutting a tree with a chainsaw out of a second story window while kneeling on a sofa. Someone give that man a beer!



In the end, victory was ours. We didn't create any extra damage and no one got hurt. Fixing the deck will be another day. No sense pushing our luck.



To the victor goes the spoils and these spoils are ready to be burned. Let's hope the Colonel has the hose ready when he lights that pile this time. I promise not to throw any fireworks in this bonfire. It just sends the wrong message to the kids.