Anyone else have damage from today? My trees are giving up..

[Pollywog]

http://i.imgur.com/EunU5Nnh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/TtTaguoh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/8B1IKxQh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3W1RTFuh.jpg

[lilmira]

One broken branch so far and they are all sad looking. :(

[avishal26]

ya I meandered out to my backyard and gave the trees a shake to get the wet snow off... some of the branches are still droopy though :( young columnar swedish aspens too :(

[roll_over]

I just got inside from shaking my trees one small broken branch

[88CRX]

Shook trees off when I got home and they're fine. Shrubs on the other hand are looking rough.

[Xtrema]

None so far and I can't shake them clean. Tons of trees broke in the hood.

[nickyh]

We shook some of the snow off the trees, they are all pretty droopy now.
I think one tree may be permanently damaged which is awesome considering we had one tree die over the winter.

[MGCM]

lol the trees in my townhouse complex all look ready to fall over:nut:

[bignerd]

Neighbors columnar swedish aspen is now being held up by the fence... It was big too, at least ten years old.

[Tik-Tok]

You guys got snow up north? +28 and sunny here in the SE today!

...

yes

...

warm and sunny
warm and sunny
winter isn't coming
winter isn't coming

http://media.tumblr.com/c76415a3e13af996992d4b4a696c5a1f/tumblr_inline_mps9pmFY9l1qz4rgp.gif

[xnvy]

At least that tree didn't crust your little white pocket rocket!

[codetrap]

Hmm.. maybe tomorrow I'll take my leaf blower out and blow the snow off the trees. :)

[The_Penguin]

Many of our trees have a ton of berries, or crabapples, pears, so the branches were really drooping. Went out with an 18 foot pole and smacked as many as I could reach, none broken so far.

[firebane]

If they are still the same when I get home tonight the one tree in my backyard has branches almost touching the ground.

2 days ago I could walk underneath it.

[rage2]

Thanks for the advice. Shook all the snow off my trees, and they're looking pretty decent.

[Masked Bandit]

First use of a hockey stick this season, reaching the higher branches. :thumbsup:

[mr2mike]

This guy was lucky.
http://s28.postimg.org/i86cv0d6l/IMG_20140909_070405.jpg

I also felt like an old man shaking snow off my trees.

[CapnCrunch]

Originally posted by codetrap
Hmm.. maybe tomorrow I'll take my leaf blower out and blow the snow off the trees. :)

That will be like trying to blow clay off of them, but good luck.

We lost a tree last night. The stupid thing just broke off and fell right over from the base, right onto the fence posts I just put in on Saturday. :cry:

[nickyh]

So, if my trees topple over onto a neighbors house and causes damage to their home, who is liable?

Would I have to claim their damage on my home owners policy?

My trees are nowhere near that growth stage, but seeing all this damage has me thinking.

[jwslam]

Originally posted by Tik-Tok
You guys got snow up north? +28 and sunny here in the SE today!
°F? And sunny on the other side of the clouds? :nut:

[Pollywog]

Thought things sucked when I posted this yesterday. This morning I got a new tree delivered to the other side of the back door and a fucked backyard.

http://i.imgur.com/pgCdf49.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/6DDoftZ.jpg

[ExtraSlow]

Pfft, you guys have weak sissy-assed trees.

[CapnCrunch]

Originally posted by ExtraSlow
Pfft, you guys have weak sissy-assed trees.

Bitch Please. My trees can bend down, touch the ground, and then stand back up again. Not like your old ass brittle trees that are too scared to bend an inch, or they'll throw out a hip.

[woodywoodford]

First thing I heard when I stepped outside this morning was a big ol CRAAAAAACCKKKKKKK and then saw a tree fall over in someones back yard. Super shitty.

[JfuckinC]

haha i was moving tree branches off the road in bridgeland this morning..

[Xtrema]

Well, mine was all bent but survived round 1.

1 branch didn't survive round 2 from last night. :whipped:

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by woodywoodford
First thing I heard when I stepped outside this morning was a big ol CRAAAAAACCKKKKKKK and then saw a tree fall over in someones back yard. Super shitty.

:werd: While I was brushing the snow off my wife's Jeep, I heard 3 branches and/or trees crack in the vicinity.

My lilac trees are 12' tall, and were touching the ground this morning :nut: . I gave them a shake, but it only lifted a couple of feet.

[C_Dave45]

BRUTAL day here. Huge branches are snapping off everywhere by the minute. First our phone, cable and Internet go down. "That's fine...I downloaded a ton of movies last night so we'll make it a "movie day" and stream through to the TV. 10 minutes later we've lost our power. fuuuck! ! That was over two hours ago. Tethering off the phone right now but Internet is slow as fuck, and can't even upload to photo bucket. So I'll just attach for now. Why can we only attach one photo at a time??
This is just one of dozens that are snapped in and around our yard.

[codetrap]

Originally posted by C_Dave45
BRUTAL day here. Huge branches are snapping off everywhere by the minute. First our phone, cable and Internet go down. "That's fine...I downloaded a ton of movies last night so we'll make it a "movie day" and stream through to the TV. 10 minutes later we've lost our power. fuuuck! ! That was over two hours ago. Tethering off the phone right now but Internet is slow as fuck, and can't even upload to photo bucket. So I'll just attach for now. Why can we only attach one photo at a time??
This is just one of dozens that are snapped in and around our yard.

No Power troubles at my house..... I thought you had a generator?

http://www.apc.com/resource/images/salestools/448/Family/39C17544E47B02A0802576B20037CC75_CCAT_7ZWE22_fam_h_448x150.jpg

[C_Dave45]

Hmmm. ..attachment didn't work.


Originally posted by codetrap


No Power troubles at my house..... I thought you had a generator?

http://www.apc.com/resource/images/salestools/448/Family/39C17544E47B02A0802576B20037CC75_CCAT_7ZWE22_fam_h_448x150.jpg
No I don't have a generator. But we might have to move into our trailer for heat and lights tonight if this keeps up. Data connection seems fucked with my phone. I can't refresh. Can't download apps from the Play store. Wife's Telus phone can't connect. I phone Bell and tech support gives me this as an answer: "well sir, it could be your phone, could be our cel towers, it could be a major Internet trunk line having problems....be patient and try again tomorrow" :banghead: WTF?!!! That much I can figure out on my own, thanks Bell tech support!!

[Env-Consultant]

Originally posted by Pollywog
Thought things sucked when I posted this yesterday. This morning I got a new tree delivered to the other side of the back door and a fucked backyard.

http://i.imgur.com/pgCdf49.jpg

:rofl: at the cat being like "what...in...the...f...."


Originally posted by Pollywog

http://i.imgur.com/6DDoftZ.jpg [/B]

That just plain sucks. Sorry for your misfortune. I'm in Glendale with some 40+ year old trees - not sure if I even want to look in my backyard when I get home after work....

[Mibz]

I received a quick reminder of how gravity works today while shaking down my Dad's trees. Also a lesson on the usefulness of the hood on a hoodie.

The more you know....

[roopi]

The beauty of new communities. No trees. :rofl: Still have power. :D

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by roopi
The beauty of new communities. No trees. :rofl: Still have power. :D
Lol....I hate you right now.
I'd still rather have my trees though. 40 year old community and tons of huge trees.
Does this link work for anyone:
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152301696006892&id=567226891&set=pcb.10152301696851892&source=48

[firebane]

Originally posted by C_Dave45

Lol....I hate you right now.
I'd still rather have my trees though. 40 year old community and tons of huge trees.
Does this link work for anyone:
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152301696006892&id=567226891&set=pcb.10152301696851892&source=48

Here:

https://fbcdn-photos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-0/1601195_10152301696006892_5638576919048835264_n.jpg?oh=8f56281998a48b74306146463614feb8&oe=54971CA3&__gda__=1419539145_409b5c4af9bf92e0e10014cc3afd15cd

[KrisYYC]

Man the city is going to look like shit for the next few years. Trees look like a goddamn hurricane came through :(

[jwslam]

Originally posted by C_Dave45

Lol....I hate you right now.
I'd still rather have my trees though. 40 year old community and tons of huge trees.
Does this link work for anyone:
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152301696006892&id=567226891&set=pcb.10152301696851892&source=48
Yes it works but it also links directly to your FB profile pic of you and your (wife?)

[roll_over]

Originally posted by KrisYYC
Man the city is going to look like shit for the next few years. Trees look like a goddamn hurricane came through :(

Think about it this way we can be known as the bonsai tree city

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by jwslam

Yes it works but it also links directly to your FB profile pic of you and your (wife?)
OMG...that's my g/f!! Quick, take it down!! :rofl:
Yeah I made those few uploads public. Most everything else in my FB is private, other than profile pictures I've used.

[nickyh]

my poor trees

[nickyh]

another

[codetrap]

Originally posted by C_Dave45

OMG...that's my g/f!! Quick, take it down!! :rofl:
Yeah I made those few uploads public. Most everything else in my FB is private, other than profile pictures I've used. Damn! You're old! 1963?

[ExtraSlow]

Originally posted by KrisYYC
Man the city is going to look like shit for the next few years. Trees look like a goddamn hurricane came through :(
The city had recently estimated the value of it's "urban forest" at $335 million dollars. Wonder how much of that got taken out in this storm. Even a few percent is tens of millions of dollars in "value".

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by codetrap
Damn! You're old! 1963?
Rofl....you're just realizing this now?!!
Pretty sure I'm THE oldest beyonder.

[jsn]

Not my house, but there's a park/field they were working on during the summer down the street from my house. They planted a bunch of new trees there. Pretty sure most of them are damaged which is sad since I doubt it'll be high priority to get them replaced/fixed.

Our crab apple tree got tipped over. It took a while for it to actually get rooted but last year it finally started to shape up. And now it toppled over...:banghead:

[C_Dave45]

There we go...photo bucket is working. Around my yard, attached park and neighbour's yards:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/20140910_123932.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/20140910_124010.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/CalgaryDave/media/20140910_124010.jpg.html)


http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/20140910_124100.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/CalgaryDave/media/20140910_124100.jpg.html)

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/20140910_124156.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/CalgaryDave/media/20140910_124156.jpg.html)

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/20140910_124434.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/CalgaryDave/media/20140910_124434.jpg.html)

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/20140910_125130.jpg (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/CalgaryDave/media/20140910_125130.jpg.html)

[baygirl]

Originally posted by Mibz
I received a quick reminder of how gravity works today while shaking down my Dad's trees. Also a lesson on the usefulness of the hood on a hoodie.

The more you know....
+1:(

I also learned that some of the snow on the tree was actually ice:banghead:

[Feruk]

I almost got smoked walking this morning. Heard big ass crack from the tree I was about to walk under and decided to deviate. Sure enough, 10 seconds later the branch collapsed.

[kvg]

I woke up with the power out, then moved my car and dragged limbs off the street. I hope I don't need a roof.

http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i372/Phoneography/7B1D3625-C4DF-4A88-9E5D-FA30B3DDD1DD.jpg (http://s1090.photobucket.com/user/Phoneography/media/7B1D3625-C4DF-4A88-9E5D-FA30B3DDD1DD.jpg.html)

[BokCh0y]

My poor tree in the front and one in the back snapped in half...shitty.

Do I just cut off the snapped off branch or do I have to cut the whole tree down?

[max_boost]

Originally posted by mr2mike
This guy was lucky.
http://s28.postimg.org/i86cv0d6l/IMG_20140909_070405.jpg

I also felt like an old man shaking snow off my trees.

Nice that's right outside my place. Do you live around there too?

Here's a pic from this morning, my 328 avoided the damage from mother nature lol

[FraserB]

This is nuts. Parents are still without power since 0530, no word on when they'll have it back. Think all three of our tress in the back were wiped out as well.

[syscal]

I came home to some large branches in the street that were swerved around all day. I take the sawsall to them and throw them to the side of the sidewalk so people can drive past. Eat dinner, and some jackass takes the trees from his house and puts them in the spots I just cleared. Different species of tree FFS...so pissed but I don't think I'll move those.

Not even sure which house did it.

[topsecret]

I had no power for 12 hours yesterday, a massive branch dented the shit out of the cab of my truck and pretty much all the big old trees on my street lost a lot of limbs :thumbsdow (North Glenmore Park)

[mr2mike]

Scary part is these trees that were still standing when I went to work yesterday at 7am were all over the sidewalks I had walked on by the time I got home.

[KrisYYC]

Already an Arborist/tree cutting crew at my condo complex. I didn't expect it THAT fast. They have a big job on their hands though.

[USED1]

Still without power since 7:00am yesterday.

[CapnCrunch]

So reading on the City of Calgary website...

"Alternatively, tree debris can be cut into 4-foot pieces in length and stacked beside waste and recycling carts to be picked up with regular collection or at a later date, depending on our resources."

Does this mean I just cut up my broken tree and then throw it out into the street where I normally leave my bins on garbage day?

I kind of want to chop it up tomorrow and put it out on the street, but my garbage day is not until Wednesday and I'm on a bus route.

[RX_EVOLV]

trying to find out what to do with my branches. I have a crap load of big trees and most of them snapped during the storm. I started cleaning up and I have enough branches to fill a couple big bins and I'm not even done!

[ercchry]

put this in the winter thread... but yeah :cry:

http://photos-d.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xfa1/10632434_285705788296323_1353058779_n.jpg

other house snapped a few branches too, but not nearly as bad as that

[speedog]

For the CoC to pick up any downed tree/limbs, you first have to determine if it was a CoC owned tree - I know that two of the four trees in our front yard as well as the two lilac bushes in our front yard are owned by the CoC. Fortunately, our 60+ year old trees came away pretty much unscathed aside from two - 2" diameter branches coming down.

So once you have determined whether or not your trees are owned by the CoC, then you can make a 311 report to have the CoC come and either clean-up or pick up the downed trees/limbs. Trees in your back yard are usually owned by yourself meaning you're on the hook for any clean-up.

As far as determining the ownership status of the trees in your front yard (or side yard if it abuts a street) , I can't help you. I just know the status of the trees/bushes in my yard, can't even remember how I cam into such information, possibly the real property report from when we purchased our home some 18 years ago.

Link (http://www.calgarycitynews.com/2014/09/city-responds-to-early-snowfall.html) to CoC web site regarding downed trees.