Rude awakening

[divingbiker]

Cops just came and said the county roads dept and Pepco will take care of it, so I'm off to bed.

[Mr. Bloom]

Glad you weren't hurt or suffering more damage. You're very lucky that someone else is taking care of it. That wouldn't be the case in my world

[OakLeaf]

Eek! So sad about the tree, but good you're okay and your house still keeps water out (it sounds like?!)

Hope you got some sleep. We barely got a wink here with all the lightning and thunder. It's still going - and looks like it'll keep it up most of the day.

[divingbiker]

Now that it's light, here's what it looks like. Police tape is blocking off the whole street till the roads people come. We're supposed to have storms later, so I hope I can figure out a way to cover the exposed area where the fascia used to be.

I think I'll probably have to remove some of the tree that's not blocking the road, and the cable and phone companies will have to reattach their cables. What a pain.

[KnottedYet]

Oh, goodness! Glad it didn't land *on* the house. and the bike blinkie was a great idea!

[Tuckervill]

Yes, I'm so glad it missed the house!

If you tell your insurance company that water is going to get in, they will usually send someone to put a tarp over that part. Unless there's widespread damage in your area, which would mean they're too busy.

We've lost three trees since we moved into this house, so I feel for ya.

Karen

[divingbiker]

I love my neighborhood!

One of the guys who parks on my street all the time came to the door this morning and said he'd take care of whatever part of the tree the county left behind. And he helped me put a tarp over the exposed area and reconnected the gutter as well as could be done, given that it's all bent up. Might as well give my neighbor some business and let the insurance company pay him.

I feel much better now that I don't have to wait for State Farm's contractor to show up and do that job today.