Post #587103 by Swanky on Fri, Apr 29, 2011 12:20 PM

I did not want to sidetrack the Mystery Girl bowl thread, so, reposting here.

Monday night we had severe storms in Knoxville. A gigantic oak fell on our garage and house. I watched it fall and it came within inches of crushing the patio with me in it, and/or me, and inches from the Hideaway.

It was amazing it did not destroy more structure. Close enough to rip the gutters and soffets off, and nothing more.

Holes in the roof and some damage. The Tapa Room in the Hideaway will have to be gutted and rebuilt. All hanging lamps and fish floats, etc, fell. I had 2 bottles of booze on the bar and they bounced off from the impact. But the only real loss in the bar was the tapa on the walls.

We got lucky. Many others, on my street even, did not. I hope we will have electricity when I get home... A shower, laundry, cold beer, ice...

The window to the left is where The Tapa Room is. Garage to the right.

Tree that just missed me. To the right is the entrance to the Hideaway. Had to cut several limbs to get inside. It really was just a couple of inches from destorying everything.

Garage in front, patio/bar are to the right here.

Root ball of the tree that fell, not from our neighbors yard, but the next house over. Must have been 200+ years old.

Mai-Kai Memories Series Custom ceramic mugs coming Spring 2011!

[ Edited by: Swanky 2011-04-29 12:22 ]