Storm

We had a bad storm last night. It was a very rough and long night. We got several inches of rain (that's on top of the 4 inches of rain we got a few days ago) and 65 mph winds. There's a 12 foot tree on my property that still has most of its leaves on it - which is unusual for this time of year - that I am worried will break and fall and if it does it will destroy the electric and phone line. I called a local tree guy who will try to come and look at it tomorrow if he can make it up my mountain. Many of my town's roads are closed because they were washed-away or had power lines and downed trees on them. Most places (like my mountain) only have one way in/out so when that way is closed it is a major issue. 

I don't plan on going anyplace today (not even driving down to the mailbox) but hopefully I will be able to tomorrow and, as I already said, hopefully the tree guy will be able to come here. The leaning tree can fall at any time and then the landline phone and regular electricity would be cut off. Cell phones have never worked around here and even if my generator kicks in I wouldn't be able to call anyone if I needed something. I am as prepared as I can be for any storm (rain, wind, ice, snow, etc.) and know that it could have been much worse on my mountain like it was in the rest of my town.