padredw, there just might be more pines in your yard than I have in mine! Truthfully, I have always been reluctant to lose pines despite the danger they pose in ice storms. We had one several years ago, and the entire neighborhood woke in the night to their snapping and popping. That was a brutally unpleasant night as we had to worry about one possibly hitting the house or the TT; several roofs in the neighborhood actually had damage, but we were fortunate, you might say. Still, I have not had the pines removed, but I believe the size of the Montana leaves me little option, especially as when I was maneuvering to align the unit on the gravel pad we have, I came within inches of broadsiding it on a sizeable pine. The pale look on Marsha’s face convinced me it and some of its brethren had to go.
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