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Old 18-01-2007, 09:16 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Sacha wrote:
One 100 + year old Macrocarpa about 30 of Ray's paces (he's over 6'
tall) from the churchyard onto our adjoining path, missing the power
lines by inches and one 12 year old Scots pine of about 30 feet on
the corner of our front drive, missing the wall by inches. It's
supposed to be abating but I wish it would get on with it.


four different sections of front fence gone, two of them smashed, one back
section smashed.
Chimneystacks fallen into main road in town centre (St Helens) closing it
off.
Part of Saints RLFC stadium destroyed, falling masonry and electrical cables
dangling loose..this has caused the first game for months (a friendly) to be
postponed, and I only bought tickets last night online!
A huge tree fell over in local cemetary,destroyed about a dozen gravestones
and left a hole 8ft deep and ten feet wide- I managed to get some pics but
they aren't very good:

http://i11.tinypic.com/2upscp0.jpg

http://i18.tinypic.com/2qvyusj.jpg
(notice the gravestone in this one, at right angles to the ground)

http://i18.tinypic.com/29dzf5i.jpg

http://i14.tinypic.com/2nb60w5.jpg

http://i18.tinypic.com/48xtd7l.jpg