tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post4563850552216952465..comments2024-03-15T23:15:30.992-05:00Comments on The Box House: I Hope Lightning Doesn't Strike the Same Place TwiceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-69150590144253140902008-05-01T00:39:00.000-05:002008-05-01T00:39:00.000-05:00Tonia--We were house hunting last year during that...Tonia--We were house hunting last year during that freak storm, and a tree fell very close to where we were <A HREF="http://boxhouseblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/contenders.html" REL="nofollow">waiting out the weather</A> in our car.<BR/><BR/>nkjvcjs--Thanks for the tip about Horigan; I'll have to look into that.<BR/><BR/>Denise and Andy--I like the idea of mulch or firewood; we are considering Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374925727669703513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-73101369644598088272008-04-30T22:11:00.000-05:002008-04-30T22:11:00.000-05:00Joanne, we had a tree issue here, too, but space c...Joanne, we had a tree issue here, too, but space consideration really made the decision for us. You're telling great stories - always do, but especially lately. Keep it up!Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450218137145794788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-47962233201109781352008-04-30T21:10:00.000-05:002008-04-30T21:10:00.000-05:00I was going to suggest that instead of offering it...I was going to suggest that instead of offering it up as a free tree, why not chop it down in pieces and offer it up as free firewood, or something? That would require serious work on your part, but at least maybe you'd feel better about it. I don't know! :)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14283888397129595640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-71641753076530247822008-04-30T11:45:00.000-05:002008-04-30T11:45:00.000-05:00Try contacting Horigan Urban Forset Productshttp:/...Try contacting Horigan Urban Forset Products<BR/>http://www.horiganufp.com/index.html<BR/><BR/>They use trees form the "urban forest" (trees in the Chicago area that need to be taken down for whatever reason)to make lumber, thus saving some actual forest trees from being cut down. I don't know if they work with homeowners, but it is worth a try to solve your moral dilemma. <BR/><BR/>I forgot to nkjvcjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738994298827047410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-54265430726899213612008-04-30T09:46:00.000-05:002008-04-30T09:46:00.000-05:00I tend to feel bad about killing plants too, but I...I tend to feel bad about killing plants too, but I agree with Tonia. I heard or read somewhere that "any plant is a weed if it's unwanted", so I try to look at it that way.<BR/><BR/>Besides, a large tree planted that close to your foundation could be doing damage. You could always use the tree chips as mulch as a way to benefit your garden and make the tree more useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865137195444403241.post-27977493251909435662008-04-30T04:01:00.000-05:002008-04-30T04:01:00.000-05:00When I bought my place, it had two tall, tall tree...When I bought my place, it had two tall, tall trees in the back yard. They were at least five stories high. How I grew to hate them! Turns out they were Chinese elms, junk trees. Grew like weeds, and planted demon spawn all over the yard, and my neighbors'.<BR/><BR/>Plus, they were weak. My neighbors had a yard sale and one large, enormous branch came sailing down right in the middle of theirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com