Last week we got our 1st snow storm of the season and it was anything but pretty this year. With over 9.5 inches of heavy wet snow in less than 24 hours it created a mess.
The snow started around 7:00 pm and by 9:30 pm we heard the 1st BANG … it was a LONG night with tree branch after tree branch breaking from our big Cottonwood and Elm trees, several of them hitting the house. By the morning our yard was covered with snow and branches. Mother Nature trimmed our trees!!
Lucky we didn’t have any major damage from the branches hitting the house only fence damage along the west side of our property. The snow storm created such a mess that the City of Fort Collins will be using emergency funds to clear all the broken branches from properties within the city limits.
The only good thing that came out of the storm is weeks and weeks of winter hauling. Since Dwight’s business is contracted with the City of Fort Collins his dump trucks will be hauling branches for weeks to come. Winter is generally Dwight’s down season so financially the storm is a very nice unexpected winter bonus. It makes cleaning up the mess a lot easier when you’re getting paid by the City to haul your own branches off.
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