[bars] Our luck ran out...

[David Marcucci]

Tim,

So sorry to hear. As someone who has had a similar experience (sans radio
equipment), I would take pictures of everything. Make sure to take many
close-up pics as well, showing lack of mold or rust (or other moisture
issues). Check all walls and ceilings in the whole house for small cracks,
which may get larger over time. Ensure that your roof is repaired with the
same ventilation as it had before, including plumbing vent pipes and
soffits. Unfortunately, small corners that are cut now may cause bigger
problems later.

I used Greenleaf for the tree removal (
https://www.facebook.com/greenleafstreeservice/), but it looks like Rich
sold his tree service business. It may be worth calling him anyway,
978-888-1715. His crew did an amazing job. The cost to get the equipment
there was incredibly expensive, which insurance covered, but I took
advantage of him being there to take other trees down that were future
risks at a great price.

Good luck!

Dave KC1TLF

On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM Tim - K1DC via bars <bars at w1hh.org> wrote:

> We've lived here in the woods for ~25 years with only a few minor 'falling
> tree' incidents... until yesterday.
>
> A large oak decided it was a good day to die, breaking off at the base and
> falling onto our deck and roof.  In addition to significant damage to our
> deck and skylights the _real_ painful bit was the loss of my 2M yagi,
> 2M/70cm vertical and my 40M EFHW.  It also ripped the coax cable entry box
> off the wall and pulling the coax WAY tighter than it should be.  That
> damage is yet to be assessed.  Needless to say I'll be QRT for awhile.  ;-(
>
> 73,
>
> Tim/K1DC
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