"William Rose" wrote in message
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On the other hand, when a hundred foot redwood comes down, the houses
can look like freshly cut birthday cake.

More like a cake cut with the new Darth Vader light saber wielded by the 4
year old birthday boy.....I've seen both 'house sliced by tree' and 'cake
slaughtered by saber'.......vivid comparative visual; neither is purdy

Val