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Janicholson · Jul 5, 2011

Well I have been using my Stihl 032 For the last 3 days. We were without power for 32 hrs, and had 2 (neighbors) trees in our yard, and massive community effort (about 600 tees in St. Cloud area were blown down or twisted to shreds. No house damage, just a slightly mangled pine tree from the neighbor's tree falling on it. Probably saved the house from damage.
For those who asked for Pictures of RPU, in the RPU posts probably 7 pages back, I will get them out. Jim

Zachary Hoyt · Jul 5, 2011

It sounds like you've been working pretty hard. I'm glad to hear that nothing fell on the house, anyway.
Zach

Nebraska Cowman · Jul 5, 2011

Storms are no fun, Glad to hear you are OK

rhtx55 · Jul 5, 2011

Pics can wait, I am glad to hear you & yours are fine.

Hope the temperature wasn't as bad as here, a chainsaw could kill you when it's really humid, let alone hot on top of it.
We've been fortunate here around Big D, it's really hot & dry, but we have gotten some rain.
San Antonio (south) & Lubbock (west) haven't had hardly any rain all year, I am hearing from my family in the midwest they've had way too much, some guys are trying to either get in the fields for planting, or still trying to get in to replant, still waiting for it to dry out.
Hay here is going to go through the roof soon, first cut was three weeks ago, now it's so dry anyone who waited lost it.

PaulGinMn · Jul 5, 2011

That was some wierd weather that night. I was south west of Willmar and it went north and south of were I was. My moms cousin drives for Conway and was down by Marshall and his truck flipped over while he was in it. He just got banged up a bit but nothing serous. Glad you didnt have damage to your house. Paul

Janicholson · Jul 5, 2011

I am getting to them as I can. Neighborhood looks pretty good now. There is a vacant district school 100ft away from my house being used as a wood waste repository the chipped and loose material are covering about 1/2 acre 12 feet deep. This is only about 15% of the material removed in the area, and much of the solid wood is being reclaimed for heat by anyone interested in gathering it. Jim

agpilot · Jul 5, 2011

Jim: That tore a path of twisted trees all the way across MN. Lots of damage in Pipestone county.(far SW Mn) I took picyures of a couple twisted wind turbines down here. That takes power to twist the steel tower in half and tear off all blades and they are suppose to be programed to go into safety mode,I was told. I was checking the area radar every hour and the storm built up very fast and then moved cross country much faster then normal. Take care of yourself/family before sending RPRU pictires...

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