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Wow, that is a great, well thought out and written letter. I agree with it! I know see after the Tamarack fire, the USFS announced on TV they would be proactive, attacking fires right away instead of letting things burn after all these years! I sure hope so!
Let’s all do what we can do! 🙂
Hi Fireman,
Can you please provide contact information? I would like to further discuss your post.
Thanks,
MGHello Bigtrees Tech,
Over the past year or so, I’ve felt compelled to write a letter regarding our terrible wildfire situation in the state and country. As a career firefighter, and one who was called to fight many wildland fires throughout the state, the problem (s) and solution seemed obvious. Unfortunately, as time marches on, those in power haven’t brought forth the reason that these wildfires keep growing in magnitude and devastation. Instead, it seems we keep doing business as normal and the destruction marches on every year!Please read the attached letter and if you agree what I’ve written and observed over the years, pass it on… If you have a different perspective, please contact me, as I’d love to hear your thoughts.
I’ve wondered the same thing regarding lack of posts. I really enjoy checking out Big Trees Tech and sure hope it’s not fading away due to lack of interest after all of Joe’s hard work all these years!!!
No loss of interest here, just not able to get up there much due to possible smoke. It is strange that the AQI index is so high (180 today), but Joe’s pictures are pretty clear. Is the smoke really that bad up there?
If you recently purchased a cabin in BTV in Camp Connell and Dorrington you will also need snow removal. In heavy storms you can expect berms to be blocking driveways and up to 8 ft tall in heavy storms. Berms this tall are impossible to shovel. The county does not allow cars to park on the road while snow removal is going on. Don’t get stuck! Buy your contract now Snider’s Snow Removal 209 795-2847 or snidersnowremoval@outlook.com
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It seems unusual that it’s been quite awhile since there have been any postings – have folks lost interest in the wonderful medium “bigtreestechman” has so faithfully maintained all these years?
Hello neighbors…please make sure your snowflakes for snow removal with Snider’s are still at the end of your driveways. We are getting calls from homeowners that someone is taking them down and they didn’t switch their service. We actually just watched a video from a homeowner. We know who is doing it. I may just post the video but pretty sure everyone would know who it is too…I hate being disappointed in people.
Hi,
We used Ashaway Chimney Sweeps for ours. ashaway1@hotmail.com. Think the guy’s name was Seth. Good service at a reasonable price.The Bay Area may be different than in the mountains. But my close friend had his drop line from the pole to his house replaced by PG&E for free when the line was rubbing against a tree. In his case the insulation was totally worn away!
Best of luck.
Thanks all. The line is touching a tree on the way to the cabin. Many, many years ago a PG&E rep mentioned we are responsible for all wires from the pole to the house. Their website seems to indicate this as well, although probably worth a try to check in with them. If my responsibility, any electrician recommendations?
I’m not sure if you are saying that your line is connected to a tree and then rerouted to your exterior wall, or if a tree is touching the service line on its way from the main power pole at the street directly to your house. If it is the former, allegedly PG&E is in the process of removing all tree supports and putting a service pole on the customer’s property to make sure tree branches don’t interfere. They started this program about 2 years ago, and it is moving slowly, even for PG&E. They cut down about 3 trees and trimmed numerous branches on my property to get ready to put in the pole and re-route the service line in 2019, and then stopped, but I’m told they will complete the job at some point. If it is the latter, when you call (which you should definitely do) they will likely tell you that it is the customer’s responsibility to trim trees that may be in the way, but I wouldn’t believe that, and would still ask for “Vegetation Management” to call you back, and ask for an on-site review.
