Show us what you see!!!

[Jim_in_Delaware]

@Ronnie, unfortunately, I think you are out of luck unless you can show negligence and they knew the tree was a danger.

Five or six years ago, had the top part of the neighbor’s tree fall on the hood of my 2012 Ram. It fell because it was dead. Good news just a couple of dings to the hood ($600 repair). Bad news it fell because it was dead. Neighbor didn’t offer to pay even part of it. Glad I don’t have that sh$t as a neighbor any more. Probably could have sued in small claims court, but you gotta pick your battles. In the end, I didn’t even fix it, just considered them ’battle scars.’

That other car doesn’t look so good.

Jim

 

[Ronnie]

Fortunately, neither of the cars damaged recently is mine. I did have a car damaged by a fallen tree at work a few years ago. I took pics and sent them in with a request for reimbursement, it was denied and the rationale being that the tree was recently trimmed and was in good condition before the wind knocked it down. I asked my in house attorney about it and he said what @Scottintexas ’s grandfather said to him. “You can push and get paid but will likely be first on the next layoff list.” I didn’t even bother to submit a claim with my insurance company and end up doing worse damage to the paint afterwards.

if this was just a neighbors tree that fell and caused damage I think “neighbor law” is clear, the owner of the tree is responsible for all damage it or it’s leaves / branches cause. The law school example is a tree whose leafs fall into a neighbor’s pool and cause the pump to fail. The neighbor who owns the tree is on the hook for a new pump and the labor to replace to broken pump. To this day I know instructors and coworkers who pay to have leafs from their trees cleaned off of their neighbor’s roofs and backyards. Their rationale being preventive maintenance is less expensive than repair and replacement, plus they realize that they cannot just move to a different house whenever they have a disagreement with a neighbor.

 

[Ericd]

Out fishing in SWFL today. Rough chop in Gulf brought us inshore. The big one (AJ) got away, but we landed a few others. Seeing more boats out, which is nice after the hurricane. 210 FSH

 

[zipper]

The view tonight from the deck.

 

[J-RAD]

View of Utah Lake from the back deck of a new construction home on Traverse Ridge in Lehi Utah. We're here wrapping up install on the cabinetry for the next few days.

Here we are on April 6 and the amount of snow surrounding the Valley is unlike anything I've ever seen. The snow fall in inches and the snow/water equivalent for the Wasatch Range has surpassed all prior records. It's incredible to see coming off the heals of 2022, it being one of the driest years on record. There's no doubt going to be some localized flooding but the most the reservoirs are still way down and ready for the runoff. Utah Lake is currently at just 62% and should be able to take it.
There's a satellite view year to year. The red pin is where I was, just to the North of the Lake.

The other great news its, everything on the eastern side and north east of the state all flows into the Colorado River to Lake Powell.

The forecast is finally looking like I'll be able to unwinterize the boat soon. It's been a loooong winter ...I'm done!

 

[rockinthesuburbs]

Took an evening stroll with my wife to the marina and the full moon was reflecting off the lake. Echoing @J-RAD - the amount of snow and moisture we got over the winter is incredible. Looking forward to this season! If all goes well we might launch this weekend for a shakedown run.

 

[Jim_in_Delaware]

My wife and I are currently in Barcelona, Spain, after completing our 2 week trans-Atlantic cruise of the Viking Star. The cruise was a repositional cruise as the ship wrapped up the winter carribean cruising season and is now cruising the Mediterranean Sea. We had port visits to St. Maarten and then Madeira (loved it) - an autonomous group of Portuguese islands located off the coast of Morraco.

Viking ships are smaller cruise ships with only 930 passenger (reportedly about 650 passengers on our cruise) and a crew or about 600.

We were blessed that we had a fantastic crossing. Lots of sunshine and temps in the upper 60‘s. They say that the weather on east-bound cruises follows you across the Atlantic and we had great weather, didn’t once use the sea-bands or Dramamine that we brought. One of the most relaxing 2 week trips of our lives.

Unfortunately, my wife came down with the flu, two days after we arrived In Barcelona. Fortunately, we are renting a 2 bedroom apartment as it would have sucked to be cooped up in a small hotel room.

Here is the view from our balcony, with Sagrada Familia in the background,


Here is what the church looks like,


Jim

 

[haknslash]

Recently I changed jobs after 19 years in the fire protection manufacturing industry. I now work in the utility infrastructure industry manufacturing switches for power substations. This is one of our medium sized switches ….which is freaking HUGE to see in-person. It’s been quite the challenge learning an entirely different beast in substation components and just the infrastructure in general but I’m enjoying the new career so far.

 

[AZMark]

Recently I changed jobs after 19 years in the fire protection manufacturing industry. I now work in the utility infrastructure industry manufacturing switches for power substations. This is one of our medium sized switches ….which is freaking HUGE to see in-person. It’s been quite the challenge learning an entirely different beast in substation components and just the infrastructure in general but I’m enjoying the new career so far.

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That’s pretty crazy. Those big bars pivot up & conduct electricity to close the switch?

Edit: wow!

 

[haknslash]

Yup that’s what we make and what you see in that video shouldn’t normally happen but it is crazy cool. They either have a fault or no interrupter on that bus. I think the largest switch we make is intended for over 600 kv!!

 

[Jim_in_Delaware]

Went for a walk yesterday while my wife was resting. Ended up walking down to the beach area (Barcelona has many miles of nice beaches) - about 2 miles. Passed this iconic Barcelona office building, Torres Glories. The French architect says if reminds us of a geyser bursting up from the ground. Err, it reminds me of something else!

At the beach (about 65 degrees so not many people in the water,



Lastly, Mar Bella, Barcelona’s nude beach,



Jim

 

[zpaul]

55 degrees, low tide but the season is open

https://imgur.com/a/bLoGqIh

 

[Ericd]

Went for a walk yesterday while my wife was resting. Ended up walking down to the beach area (Barcelona has many miles of nice beaches) - about 2 miles. Passed this iconic Barcelona office building, Torres Glories. The French architect says if reminds us of a geyser bursting up from the ground. Err, it reminds me of something else!
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At the beach (about 65 degrees so not many people in the water,
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Lastly, Mar Bella, Barcelona’s nude beach,
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Jim

Nude beach photo was pretty disappointing lol

 

[suke]

Getting around to using my quickjacks. Getting a vibration slowing down from highways speeds. Not bad, but I hate steering wheel shake. I've had really good luck replacing OEM rotors and pads that have this issue with duralast. These should last longer than I own the truck, I hope.

 

[Coult45]

Got a nice shot of an eagle this morning, enjoying his view of the lake...

 

[Farny]

Easter Brisket smoking away tonight

 

[John McLaughlin]

Went for a walk yesterday while my wife was resting. Ended up walking down to the beach area (Barcelona has many miles of nice beaches) - about 2 miles.

Barcelona is a beautiful city so much to see and do. If you get a chance see the the chocolate museum the carving will blow your mind. Also do you ever think they will finish the Cathedral.

 

[Jim_in_Delaware]

John, we have been in Barcelona for a week now, and haven’t really seen much as my wife got a bad case of the flu, the day after we arrived. After a week, we went out today to Castell de Montjuic as a nice leisurely way to get back into seeing the sights. We are planning on Park Guell tomorrow, and the Picasso Museum on Wednesday. Ironically, although we are only 2 1/2 blocks from Sagrada Familia, we may not get a chance to visit the insides on this trip (the lines are crazy long!) There has been a lot of work done to the church since I last visited it (maybe 15 years ago?). Construction began in 1882 and the last tower is planned to be completed in 2026 (the 100th anniversary of Gaudi‘s death) although the church will not be fully finished until some time later. We definitely want to return to Spain for an extended visit in the near future and will give the Chocolate Museum a check.

Jim

 

[John McLaughlin]

John, we have been in Barcelona for a week now, and haven’t really seen much as my wife got a bad case of the flu, the day after we arrived. After a week, we went out today to Castell de Montjuic as a nice leisurely way to get back into seeing the sights. We are planning on Park Guell tomorrow, and the Picasso Museum on Wednesday. Ironically, although we are only 2 1/2 blocks from Sagrada Familia, we may not get a chance to visit the insides on this trip (the lines are crazy long!) There has been a lot of work done to the church since I last visited it (maybe 15 years ago?). Construction began in 1882 and the last tower is planned to be completed in 2026 (the 100th anniversary of Gaudi‘s death) although the church will not be fully finished until some time later. We definitely want to return to Spain for an extended visit in the near future and will give the Chocolate Museum a check.

Jim

I am glad your wife is feeling better and you now both have a chance to see the sights

 

[Ericd]

Easter Brisket smoking away tonight
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Love those Green Eggs — I need a table for it!