tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post3961379494058232671..comments2024-03-15T09:29:02.240-04:00Comments on Recollections of a Vagabonde: Good-bye to more treesVagabondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-62025187503452096142019-09-24T01:39:13.888-04:002019-09-24T01:39:13.888-04:00I'm so sorry to hear about your husband and ca...I'm so sorry to hear about your husband and cat. Also your large tree we live in central Florida, I have a oak tree that is over 100 years old I hated to cut off 1 large branch that had rot near the trunk. We also had some bad depressing times 6 months after moving here, my Dad died unexpectedly our 13 y.o pomeranian I raised from pup died almost exactly a year later then my sister was killed in auto accident year after. All I had left was my 5 year old daughter. Thank God for her! Take care <br />MMFlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099631934866553290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-55930534327686329552019-09-21T11:39:02.184-04:002019-09-21T11:39:02.184-04:00Dear Vagabonde, as with all those who have read yo...Dear Vagabonde, as with all those who have read your posting and left a response, I find myself with mixed emotions: I'm sad for you that the last year has brought so much loss to your life. How you must grieve for all of it. <br /><br />Not only am I sad, but I can anger roil inside me. Anger at the rudeness of your neighbors. And anger at the cavalier attitude of those who cut down a fine tree. <br /><br />I hope that in the midst of all this upheaval from the death of your husband to the loss of this tree, you have been gracious to yourself. That you have cut yourself a great deal of slack. I hope that you have been able to find some peace at the deep center of yourself where the Love you shared with husband, cat, tree dwells. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Peace. Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-83452250898815936082019-09-15T17:09:46.350-04:002019-09-15T17:09:46.350-04:00That is so very sad. I think the arborists who mad...That is so very sad. I think the arborists who made the mistake owe you a good sized tree. Heartbreaking...Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-89702342119482570642019-09-15T13:37:50.984-04:002019-09-15T13:37:50.984-04:00Oh, my! I'm sad as well Vagabonde. Poor thing ...Oh, my! I'm sad as well Vagabonde. Poor thing live hackberry tree! it was trimmed by mistake. Here we have a high birch tree, that is very old and can fall down by the strong wind. But the neighbors do not worry about,waiting what summer cottage it might fall on. But do not be sad, dear. The hackberry tree is alive and new branches will sprout soon. Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-5965022601792476412019-09-15T02:55:06.288-04:002019-09-15T02:55:06.288-04:00Truly sorry about the snafu - a word (actually an ...Truly sorry about the snafu - a word (actually an acronym) that seems to have more or less disappeared from the national vocabulary. I always liked the fact that the initials, run together, created a word that seemed to suggest, phonically, the situation it described. Even without knowing what the letters stood for, no would welcome a snafu, its very nasalness sounded objectionable.<br /><br />And it is awful that a tree - surely a symbol of what's right with the world - could become in effect an enemy. The same thing happened in front of my neighbour's house. A pine tree which should never have been planted on a housing estate had become a giant, to the point where it was blocking the light from my neighbour's bedroom. Also its roots were threatening the sewage pipes. Somewhat distantly I admired the skill with which it was removed as I tried, simultaneously, to shut my mind to what was an act of destruction.<br /><br />Your map evoked stage posts in my life. Hanover, location for the huge Messe, an industrial fair I've attended several times. Cologne (or rather Köln - as in Schumann's song <i>Im Rhein, in heiligen Strome</i> which I've been taught to sing) where we've visited the Christmas Market. Brussels a reminder of our Brexit sorrows. And Paris of a thousand memories; take one at random, in a St Germain-des-Prés restaurant I tried sea-urchin (<i>oursin</i>) for the first and last time; far, far too bitter.<br /><br />But your post, although sad, was not bitter I think, and hope. Your highly individual voice reached out and touched me, resulting in a comment that is no doubt far too long.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-20602513809857104942019-09-14T20:02:17.483-04:002019-09-14T20:02:17.483-04:00I am so angry for you and I so understand how hard...I am so angry for you and I so understand how hard it is to fight when you are grieving already. I have been through some bad times and without your husband to support you, it is very difficult to go up against the big companies. I fought with Direct TV and Frontier for over a year but finally won my case when I sent a certified letter to the CEO of Frontier and explained my situation and my complaint. But you need to collect from these people who have done you wrong. Get some support and go after them. It is hard, but you are strong. You can do it.Glenda Beallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953170428175025248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-38622970011167855922019-09-13T10:29:37.250-04:002019-09-13T10:29:37.250-04:00I understand how you feel about your trees. The on...I understand how you feel about your trees. The one in the front was probably ready to go, but cutting the other one is a disgrace. And the workers using your back yard is disgraceful and impolite too. You definitely need to demand compensation. <br />It has been a very hard year for you. I am sending my best healing thoughts to you.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-55664708677694959382019-09-12T11:48:37.303-04:002019-09-12T11:48:37.303-04:00What a sad post :( So much for that famous Souther...What a sad post :( So much for that famous Southern friendliness. I'm angry on your behalf at the incompetent, careless contractors (who should make this as right as they can without having to be made to) and at your neighbors (because isn't that trespassing? I mean, really, can't they be charged with trespassing?). <br /><br />I am so sorry :( Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-18468368901171683742019-09-12T09:46:21.823-04:002019-09-12T09:46:21.823-04:00Also, meant to say that I am with you on the loss ...Also, meant to say that I am with you on the loss of your trees. We live near a school, and they recently butchered all the trees! Either they were cut down or cut back so much that we think those will also die! Why? Not near power lines of even the school. Someone has it in for trees.🌳Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-23945460580810610452019-09-12T09:42:27.408-04:002019-09-12T09:42:27.408-04:00Oh my dear, what a time you have had! Bad neighbor...Oh my dear, what a time you have had! Bad neighbors are bad neighbors, no matter where you live. And trespassing is trespassing, period! Still, you have to pick your battles and maneuver carefully with those who live next to you. Hand in there! Anyone who can write like you, write a book about good neighbors and influence those trespassers!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-82355307892741169862019-09-12T09:39:38.814-04:002019-09-12T09:39:38.814-04:00Oh, just reading this post makes me angry on so ma...Oh, just reading this post makes me angry on so many levels. I hate the thought of cutting down a tree that is healthy or not threatening to person or property. And I would pursue replacement aggressively, even if you do not live to see the tree come to fruition. Either a new tree or better still, a HEAVY discount on the cutting of the other. That's unforgivable. <br /><br />As for the back yard, that just makes me incredibly angry. Even if they have to be there, they can at least ask or notify you. <br /><br />No, they were doing you no favor. If you have the energy to fight (and I know that takes a LOT of energy) I would fight that one tooth and nail. Legally, if necessary.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-85679261474446065832019-09-11T20:21:52.224-04:002019-09-11T20:21:52.224-04:00Oh my, how awful. Politeness has no borders it is...Oh my, how awful. Politeness has no borders it is just ignorance on an individual basis. I would be so angry that a tree of mine, especially one that gave shade, was cut down by mistake and would not accept that they were doing me a favor to get out of their mistake. I would want it replaced at their cost because they had no right to be on your property. The same with your neighbors, who should not have access to your property without your permission.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-85835954046626600432019-09-11T16:59:40.165-04:002019-09-11T16:59:40.165-04:00Good photos of a sad reality caused by clash of cu...Good photos of a sad reality caused by clash of cultures. However, that's the situation almost everywhere, even in France.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-89895457655935133472019-09-11T15:13:49.855-04:002019-09-11T15:13:49.855-04:00Hi Vagabonde,
Yikes...sad post! We've lost ...Hi Vagabonde, <br /><br />Yikes...sad post! We've lost a lot of trees here. People bought the lot next door and the builder ripped down all the trees, even the 2 redbuds that the new neighbors and we had agreed to save... The builder had been told to repeatedly to keep them but they were bulldozed! Then there was the big Ash tree right next to our screened porch that died early this year. (Looks like another one is dying now) Big $$$ to take the first one down. All of the ash trees around here seem to be infected with the ash borer beetle. <br /><br />Despite the fact that it will take forever for a new tree to grow to replace your second hackberry, I'd pursue that solution. It would at least be a small victory. We would have gone bonkers if that happened to us!<br /><br />Also can't believe those workers in your yard! We're from Chicago and believe me, it wouldn't have worked there... FYI, we always had great neighbors there. In all my 77 years, I've only had one nasty neighbor...a Chinese doctor. I'm from Michigan, Missouri, Massachusetts and Chicago...now Knoxville TN. There are lousy people and thoughtless workers everywhere, that's for sure. We have gotten into arguments with a painter and a builder here when they didn't perform as requested or expected.<br /><br />Thanks for all the information about hackberry trees. Nice to know! Best of luck with your new home... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419231123238788903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-88233506071952540832019-09-11T08:45:11.402-04:002019-09-11T08:45:11.402-04:00I am also very sad for you, VB. It could not have ...I am also very sad for you, VB. It could not have been a harder year to endure. And what a loss of that perfectly healthy tree by mistake. :-(DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-12404178066077193532019-09-11T04:34:43.429-04:002019-09-11T04:34:43.429-04:00I'm so sad for you. You've had an awful y...I'm so sad for you. You've had an awful year. I agree, the tree needs to be properly removed and a good replacement put there and I hope that you have a friend to support you in your argument. And it isn't okay anywhere to trespass on someone's land without permission. I'm sorry to say that people take advantage of an older woman living alone.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.com