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| 2019 photo of power pole, NO TREE IN THE LINES |
FPL Power Company keeps the trees off the easement power lines behind our house. the very top line is what they keep clear.
Anything that touches the top line, they remove down to four feet below the line. They came in 2019 and again in 2022. Since 1989 they have cleared the top line and any trees that might grow and become a problem.
The photo above is the same view taken this week. You can see the lines are in the tree.
The top line is power the 2nd is cable/internet and they run to the weather head on our house, see insert.
for 33 years the power people kept that tree at bay off the lines.
Now they don't. They advised us the line from the pole to the house and the digital meter belong to us now and if there is a problem we will have to pay for it. They also advised for the sum of 7.99 a month we can purchase insurance to cover any damage.
My friend Jackie had a neighbor tree fall and take down the power line. It cost her 3000.00 to get it put back.
Bob trimmed the tree each time it got to tall. the trees is a strangler fig, while young and called a banyan when it get 5 feet around.
Due to health issues Bob can no longer keep up with the property. The tree swallowed the entire line and if the wind blows will take out not only electric but the 2nd line is our INTERNET and cable.
The cable guy replaced that line twice in 5 years because of the tree. We were advised if we lest the tree, there would be a charge to do it.
Bob refused to allow me to hire the work done. .
BTW, it's not our tree, it is on the neighbor's yard. I offered 2 years ago to share the cost, he said he has no money and is on disability and could not do it.
Because INTERENT and POWER are necessary for a decent life, I called my cousin and ask for a referral and they showed up the same day I called gave me a price that was 300 less than anyone else, agreed to take it to the top of the fence on Thursday the 17th.
The good news is, the called on the morning of the 16th and asked if they could come do it, they needed to shift some work. I said YES! Awesome! Come Now.
they Did and the tree is Gone and I can rest easy about HEAT with no power and no internet and Bob without his TV.
From this to this. the tree will not die, but we can try to cut the new growth as it happens. The tree is embedded in the neighbors fence, which is what keeps our dog out of their yard. My next project is to nag bob into a new fence.
I asked him to be careful and try to keep the fence standing. He was awesome. it still stands, he climbed the pole to get in the neighbors yard to throw the limbs over to our yard as he cut them. I asked him later did he see raccoons, possums, squirrels or snakes, because that is where they live. The man on disability has no touched the yard in many years.
Walling Tree Services is the best we have ever had. 3 men, 2 saws and it was done in a hour.
They cleaned every single leaf and branch from the yard, blew debris off the pool deck, and even cleaned the leaves out of the pool. Non one of the other tree people did that.
Bob looked at the pool and said it looks better than it did before they came.
We have now over the past 10 years paid for the removal of 5 trees counting this one. We still have 5 more. We bought the house because we love trees, now we are OLD and wow is hindsight 20/20
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| Jungle is what happens if you can't keep up with the growth. our grow period is year round and requires a lot of money to hire it done or a body to do it. Until 2 years ago Bob kept it at bay with no problem. Until health issues hit. 5 years ago he would have removed this one himself, like he did a tree in the front yard that died. |
We are thankful the tree is gone, the lines are clear and that we had the money to pay for it..
We are also thankful for all the years of beauty that we have had from all of our trees.
we love trees. they are worth it.
21 comments:
I'm so glad you found someone good to do it, and that you had the money. Maintaining things is a big, expensive deal sometimes. I'm with you...I love trees! ❤️
Glad they did such a great job and you are happy with their work. We love our remaining trees also, but they are getting hard to manage and are getting too big and we are not getting any younger.
Wonderful news, they are tree superheroes!!
Its so good you found someone to do a good job at a reasonable price and that you could afford it. Are you allowed to poison the tree so that it doesn't grow again. The council should really trim the trees if they are impeding the lines or the electricity company. Even if it's your/neighbour's tree it is their lines.
Hari Om
What a relief to find decent workers not to mention a decent price for that work. YAM xx
Glad you found someone to do the work for less money. Also happy that they did such a good job. You gotta love a worker who cleans up when they are done.
This really is an homage to a tree, and I am glad to hear of your affection for them. Permit me if you will to tell you about an expensive downed utility pole. Twenty-two years ago when Miriam and I bought this house together I sold the rural property I was living in on fifty acres. It was a long driveway from the road to the house and the pole with the transformer near the house was my responsibility. The day before the house changed hands we had a fierce windstorm and the pole snapped and I was responsible for replacing it and the damaged transformer. Had this happened about twenty hours later it would have been the new owner’s responsibility! My finances shrunk by about $5,000!
Hello,
You found a great price and tree service. It is nice when they clean up when they are done. We love trees too, sometimes they can become very scary.
Take care, enjoy your day!
The say they cleaned is awesome and worth a lot.
Glad you took care of the problem! It would have been much more expensive if something were to happen!
hugs
Donna
PS- A hairdryer! Also works!!
Praise God you found such dependable tree people! You're right, hindsight is 20/20. Trees are a blessing but they're also a lot of work. I've made the same mistake having them too near the house or power equipment. We have 6 1/2 acres of trees and have had to have many removed from near our house. I'm too old and too chicken to climb one to remove it myself. That's a shame that FP&L are putting the homeowners in charge of the drops. Thankfully, Satilla REMC (our power company) remove the limbs that travel from the pole to our home at no cost to us. They're quite diligent about it.
Have a great day! 💙
I'm so glad y'all found someone(s) reputable at a reasonable cost. I'd forgotten, but yes. We got one of those notices last year from Alabama Power -- stating if something happened to the lines (that) we'd be responsible. Unless we agreed to pay xxx (I've forgotten) each month. Tom was like, "Absolutely not." Now I've got something new to worry about, lol.
Like Bob, Tom's no longer physically able to do what needs done around here; wish I had $$$ to move us into a penthouse apartment. (jk - not.)
I do so admire the skilly and bravery of TREE MEN...
We are both citified..never owned a chain saw so we have always depended on them
Hugs cecilia
I'm so glad you found a tree service you can trust to do a good job!
At least it's done and gone now but it does seem strange that you had to pay for not your tree. Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
Yes the trees are worth it ...until they aren't. Glad you had such good service and the money to have it done. I love our trees too but they are the bane of our pocket book too.
Sorry that Bob's health issues are getting more difficult. You definitely need all of the devices to just keep going.
Love ya
(((hugs)))
Sue
Glad it all worked out well for you!!
Wow what a powerful post! Glad you have a bit of security for power and cable.
Wow, that's a lot to take in. I'm glad that is done and with that tree down so far you should be able to cut off the new growth when it happens.
I love that you got it $300 less than the others. I know exactly what you mean - what was once beauty - becomes a burden at times when you get older.
But it is hard to see that at the time.
It's good that everything turned out well, but unfortunate that you have been dealing with trees that are not even on your property. I can understand that your neighbor has health issues as well and cannot afford their removal, but it would be nice if you have helped just a bit. That said, it was very good that you took action and found a company not only at a better price, but apparently one that did a very good job, so kudos to you, Sandra. We enjoyed the trees at our former homes as well, but maintaining them was becoming harder, the taller they got as well.
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