NationStates Jolt Archive

Well we'll start this story at the school bell ringing the ende of the day. I came outside and it was raining and it started getting quite windy as well. The metal flagpole was actually bending and I was thinking the flag might snap off. So, I decided to wait awhile at school to see if it would stop even for a few minutes. It eventually did and I told my friend "I guess I'll roll the dice and go home now". Little did I know at the time, I had rolled a 7 in effect. I walked on home and it stayed just very windy and no rain. I come down the road for my house and see some branches and such on my lawn. I carry on to see what is one of those events that changes your life forever. The giant double oak that was on the side of my property had lost half of itself to the wind. At over one hundred years old, this tree has seen a lot. It will be greatly missed.

I will be uploading pics later tonight.

Well we'll start this story at the school bell ringing the ende of the day. I came outside and it was raining and it started getting quite windy as well. The metal flagpole was actually bending and I was thinking the flag might snap off. So, I decided to wait awhile at school to see if it would stop even for a few minutes. It eventually did and I told my friend "I guess I'll roll the dice and go home now". Little did I know at the time, I had rolled a 7 in effect. I walked on home and it stayed just very windy and no rain. I come down the road for my house and see some branches and such on my lawn. I carry on to see what is one of those events that changes your life forever. The giant double oak that was on the side of my property had lost half of itself to the wind. At over one hundred years old, this tree has seen a lot. It will be greatly missed.

I will be uploading pics later tonight.

aww, that sucks. Oak trees are beautiful.

you said it was windy, where do you live? I am in Southern New England, CT, and it is crazy here right now. especially earlier.

It was really windy here a few weeks ago, lots of trees got blown down all over campus.

1. You people hat political discussions and I was almost killed and this gets two replies. What would NSG be without Sel Appa. :O

2. I live in the Garden State aka New Jersey. Apparently it was also blowing down in Virginie.

Sel, you can't be killed. You're god!

i think i missed the bit where you're lucky to be alive.

well there was the chance i could have been killed by it falling on me...i dont think god saved me...i was lucky

Pics here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/juvanya/Oak%20Tree/)

Pics here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/juvanya/Oak%20Tree/)

that tree hit a car. that makes me sad :(. bad tree.

Well we were going to junk or sell it for like 200$ so little loss. The car was pretty cool, but a bit old.

Lucky you!
1. You people hat political discussions and I was almost killed and this gets two replies. What would NSG be without Sel Appa. :O

2. I live in the Garden State aka New Jersey. Apparently it was also blowing down in Virginie.well it is Friday night. give the NSGenralites some points for having a life outside NSG!


on second thought... hunt them down!!!

Pics here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/juvanya/Oak%20Tree/)wow... glad no one was hurt.

that tree hit a car. that makes me sad :(. bad tree."but officer it's true, the tree just jumped right out infront of me!"

I went to a place today that's call Oakham Hall. I didn't know you could get ham from oaks. I wonder if there's a way to get bacon as well.

I went to a place today that's call Oakham Hall. I didn't know you could get ham from oaks. I wonder if there's a way to get bacon as well.

"Ham" is short for a term that can be related to the modern English "hamlet", place that we're living it that we call home, and related to the Germanic and Nordic "heim". "Oakham", therefore, would translate as "the place we live that's near oaks". I think that etymologically it's originally Nordic/Germanic. Other notable uses of the suffix "ham" in towns and cities: Westham, Birmingham, Berchem (Berg-hem), Mannheim, etc...

On topic: interesting stuff. Sounds like you consider it a truly pivotal moment. Just glad no-one got hurt, barring the tree ofcourse...

Nah, you wouldn't have died. Trees fall pretty slowly, they're creaking and groaning for ages, giving you plenty of time to run out of the way. Even if it did hit you I notice that its being held up by the car, so there's no chance of you being crushed by it.

In fact, the only danger would have been if it landed straight on your skull, but that is incredibly unlikely.

True, but my mom saw it fall and I don't think it fell slowly.

That car is not holding up the tree, it's holding itself up. The wood is all good, just the roots were weak.

I really can't get out of the shock of it not being up. I left it yesterday morning...It always looked strong. Trees can be deceiving.

...root rot in older trees which may not be apparent on the outside, often only being discovered when the trees come down in a strong gale. Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak#Diseases_and_pests)

I don't get how you nearly died. I tihnk the chances of you being exactly where it fell with no time to jump out of the way are pretty tiny. Getting run over by a drunk driver as you walked home was more likely.

I feel so bad for that car. :(

"Some might say..."

Hey Sel Appa, when did the tree fall... could it have been about the time you would've been walking up your driveway... if you had not waited?

Yes

then you are lucky to be alive. :p

To OP:

Man, that sucks. Was there any damage to your home itself, or did the tree just land all over your lawn? I only read the first 3 posts, mind you...