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Rebecca Eilering Mar 4, 2023

I’m happy to be a homeowner but we got our first real taste of what it means to be a homeowner and the responsibilities of it.

We had a bit of a winter storm blow in and one of our neighbors trees snapped and dropped into our detached garage. Needless to say it’s a mess and we got some damage/holes in the roof now. Plus it pulled down but didn’t snap out power line (we still got power). CWLP (our city’s power co) still hasn’t responded to us. We also lost our cable/internet. We called our insurance. Called Comcast. Neighbor doesn’t seem to be home. Took a bunch of pictures too. This is just the start. We’ll have to clean this up and get repairs done once the insurance is settled.

Also nothing really valuable in the garage. No vehicle or other expensive items in there.

I’m grateful that it didn’t fall on the house or on one of our cars that we usually park right in front of the garage. Also no one was hurt. All in all just an inconvenience.

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Ray N. Franklin 🇺🇸Mar 4, 2023

@rebeccaeilering Sorry to hear about all the trouble. Please be very careful around the power line and anything it touches. Even though you have power inside, current could be flowing through the fallen tree. Let the power company do the initial clean up to restore the line to its original condition. They know how to do it safely.

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Rebecca Eilering

@rnf guys from the power company we’re just in my backyard looking at the issue. No idea they be in my backyard at 11pm with flashlights like creepers. We’re also looking at the lines and poles in back. Came out and introduced myself and told me they’ll get it off the ground and back up but I’ll have to get an electrician out to look at the connection on my house and get that fixed up. It’s progress!