This morning started clear and warm with a high of 85 and about 40 miles visibility. Then about 4:00 it turned into 1 mile vis and a wind storm of about 40 mph gusts. I thought it would be good to go to Home Depot in the Series truck.
Luckily, I was actually paying attention as I was just thinking it would be bad if a branch came down on me with no top on the truck. If I hadn’t, I’d have been under this when it came down.
I locked up all four wheels and came to a stop with my head down. It took another minute or so for the electricity to stop arching. So I got the extinguisher ready and backed up, then got a pic or two. I would have bred injured badly, maybe even killed if I was 10 feet further on.
Can’t really tell from here, but the shoulder isn’t drivable, and the tree is big enough that even the Series would have had a bit of work to drive through/over it. But I’m still not sure if the power was still on, or I might have tried it. As it is, it is going to take a while to get the branches and debris out of the Rover.
Now we are stuck in our dead end street with no power. Camping meals for dinner!
Luckily, I was actually paying attention as I was just thinking it would be bad if a branch came down on me with no top on the truck. If I hadn’t, I’d have been under this when it came down.
I locked up all four wheels and came to a stop with my head down. It took another minute or so for the electricity to stop arching. So I got the extinguisher ready and backed up, then got a pic or two. I would have bred injured badly, maybe even killed if I was 10 feet further on.
Can’t really tell from here, but the shoulder isn’t drivable, and the tree is big enough that even the Series would have had a bit of work to drive through/over it. But I’m still not sure if the power was still on, or I might have tried it. As it is, it is going to take a while to get the branches and debris out of the Rover.
Now we are stuck in our dead end street with no power. Camping meals for dinner!