If a tree falls on a house in Finger, and no one is around, does it still make a noise?

Well, my first gut reaction is, yes, I'm sure it made a really loud noise. More of a crashing, maybe, but a loud noise nonetheless.

For those of you who didn't hear, there were some major storms that blew through West TN, and one of those wind gusts knocked over a really large oak or hickory tree right next to our house. That hasn't sold yet.

Here's the picture, courtesy of the Naylors--Mr. Naylor, Jr., keeps our yard looking nice, and I called him on Saturday to arrange to have him pressure wash the house, Mr. Naylor, Sr. is our realtor:


Nice, huh? Mrs. Naylor sent us 5 total pictures...this one is just particularly poetic. I like this one, too:


You really get the feeling of motion, what with the splitered wood & all.

And the funny thing is (because you have to laugh--otherwise you'll cry), we had to repair a puncture in the roof just about a year ago when a branch from this very same tree put a nice little hole in the roof. I guess I should have known then that the tree was after us.

Here's another picture Mrs. Naylor sent:


The color is a little wonky, but what it illustrates is that the top of the tree is CRUSHING the big aerial antenna that was on the OPPOSITE site of the house. That's right, boys & girls--the tree went OVER the entire house. So yes, it could have been so much worse.

But then again, if it hadn't happened at all, we'd be so much happier.

Luckily, we've got great insurance, and we just have a $500 deductible--everything else is covered. And, it's great to know that we've got a proactive realtor & great neighbors. Our realtor went to check on the house after the storm to make sure everything was okay. And when it wasn't, he rallied his troops, and even started working on finding someone to remove the tree once we got the okay from Allstate.

Hopefully the damage is just localized in that one area...but right now we've got other things that we need to focus on. We're just going to let the insurance people do their thing, get it fixed up & hopefully Mr. Naylor (realtor Naylor) will get it sold for us. Quickly. Before another natural disaster strikes. (I guess I should be lucky that Finger isn't known for it's tsunamis.)