Posted by Johnnymac 2:37 PM
This has nothing to do with poker aside from the fact that we often play in my garage (which is along the left side of the pictures below).

Centerpoint called last week and said that they were sending someone to trim the large live oak tree in our backyard because it had grown into the power lines. Apparently no one had been to the neighborhood in at least 10-15 years, because it's a big tree and judging by its shape, it had never been trimmed. Someone just planted it under the line and it had grown straight up 25 feet to where it was brushing the bottom of the high voltage lines at the top of the utility poles.

So we called and set an appointment and the guy came out and told us what he was going to do:



Which, really didn't seem that bad until we saw what he did to a similar tree in our neighbor's yard. It looked bad. So Mrs Johnny Mac and I decided that rather than risking having an ugly tree and having to pay someone to remove it later if we didn't like it after the trim job , that we would just go ahead and ask them to completely remove it.

The tree crew came this morning and was wrapping up when I came by the house at lunch to check on their progress:



So it looks like crap now, but our we have an appointment with our landscaper tomorrow afternoon to give us a better idea what we can plant away from the lines and along the fence. It was a pretty tree, but maybe we can make the yard better. Hmmm... And now at least I have some firewood for my chiminea and for my smoker, too.

2 Comment(s):

Posted by  Anonymous, at 10:22 AM, May 06, 2005  

You are absolutely right. This has nothing to do with poker!

I should point out, "Only God can make a tree". How could you cut down such a beautiful tree? Your yard is vacant and there should be a big vacant space in your heart.

Also, I think there is really bad Karma in you garage now. Expecially after the bad beat that happen there last night.

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Posted by  Johnnymac, at 4:06 PM, May 06, 2005  

Dude, my wife and I are in mourning over the damn thing, but Centerpoint made it pretty clear that if it were to be left standing it wouldn't be anything like what it was. They were pretty serious about trimming it severely and we made an economic decision that they could either remove it for free or we would be stuck with the bill if it turned out looking terrible - or even dead, which was a real possibility - after Centerpoint got through with it.

Trust me, there is a vacant spot in my heart right now. But we're going to try and get the stump cleaned out next week and have something new planted by next weekend.

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