Ah, yes, we had one of those extremely colorful Texas thunderstorms last weekend where you get about 9 inches of rain in about 15 minutes. As the wind blew and the thunder roared, Ian got up throughout the night to check on his new tree, only to find that all was well with the world. It wasn't till about 9am the next morning after a few more inches had accumulated that I looked out the window and gasped "Uuhh- the tree fell over!"
Well, putting it up the second time was almost as exciting as the first! In true engineering fashion, Ian designed a pulley system from the tree -to the house -to the car. Why not? One palm tree is worth risking the house and the new car, right?
Not to worry, though, we got that baby back up (not straight, but off the concrete) and it remained tied to the outermost pilings of the house and the truck for the remainder of the weekend. So posh.
A few days later, I am glad to say it is now straight and secured. Ian assures me that the tree won't fall again unless either the metal cables break or the house comes down...very comforting...
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