Mighty Winds Make Mighty Good Neighbors

Mighty Winds Make Mighty Good Neighbors

Noel Laflin

12-4-16

The wind came whipping Friday past,

And struck our tree with quite a blast.

Neighbors came with saws and grit,

And cleared the path that took the hit.

Here’s to great neighbors who took it upon themselves to deal with this downed pepper tree when we were not home.  The strong Santa Ana winds took it down late Friday night.  The neighbor to our left called at 11 pm to tell us about it.  My long-time neighbor to the right took this picture early Saturday morning and sent it my way, informing me that both the water and gas lines were intact.  A third  neighbor called a short time later to see if we were aware of the situation, and a fourth neighbor kept us apprised of the progress being made by two wonderful  other neighbors who showed up with chain saws and went to work.  Up until then, all I could visualize was breaking out the old buck saw and having at it today.  Instead, the driveway was cleared and we could park.

And some folks wonder as to why I’ve lived here for more than half my life.