Driving home at 5:30 pm in a torrential downpour, I was congratulating myself
on having done all my tree work this summer, having cleaned out my
downspouts, located the source of the leak in the front hall and properly
positioned the pails, and secured all the porch furniture.

I pulled into the driveway with the rain thundering on the roof of the car
and spent a few seconds making sure that I parked away from any tree limbs
that might fall on it. I gathered my things and opened my umbrella for the 20
foot run to the kitchen door. When I turned around, there was a 100 yr old
tree lying in my driveway where I had passed 30 seconds before, and my power
line was under it. I hadn't heard a thing.

I am a lucky lucky girl.

-- In Good Shape in Montclair

PS - Looks like the BP Pignickers will have to park in the street! I don't
see this thing moving for a couple of days.... The electricity is still on,
just MIND THE WIRE!