The Tree Saga
November 21, 2007 by Babat
So a few mornings ago I’m lazily micturating before leaving for work, and I happen to glance out my window. Expecting to see the usual bushes, neighbor’s house, and perhaps a tweeting bird, what do I see? A SIXTY FOOT OAK TREE LYING DOWN IN MY BACKYARD. Apparently, as there was a storm during the night, my neighbor’s gargantuan tree crashed through their fence, and now 98% of it is in my backyard.
Thinking that his insurance would cover it, I didn’t worry too much about it. Turns out, it’s a “natural occurrence”, and unless I can prove that it was diseased and he was negligent, his insurance won’t cover the cost to remove the tree. So then I call my own insurance, and they said since there wasn’t any damage to my house, they won’t cover anything, either.
So now I’ve got this huge tree, that isn’t even mine, just CHILLIN in my backyard. Considering how small my backyard is, it’s literally a miracle it didn’t hit our house or shed (or worse…my Ducati…that’s right, that’d be worse than my house ;)).
We go over to talk to the neighbor about it, as they hadn’t even had the courtesy to call us or come over to talk about it, and they basically said what the insurance companies said- it’s OUR problem, deal with it. I mean, hey, maybe they’d want to split the cost of the tree removal guy. Nope.
The moral of this story (other than let me know if you need firewood)? See below:
Even when you are having a really bad day,
someone will still screw you.
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