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Reston Family in Unlucky Storm Spot—Twice; A tree crashed into the South Shore Road house during the Derecho in June, and again during Saturday's storm.
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Sparky the Fire Dog!
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Date: September 12, 2012 06:51AM
Reston Family in Unlucky Storm Spot—Twice
A tree crashed into the South Shore Road house during the Derecho in June, and again during Saturday's storm.
http://reston.patch.com/articles/reston-family-in-unlucky-storm-spot-twice#photo-11275651
Work was set to begin Monday on the damage caused when the June 29 Derecho affected Randy and Nina Sands' home on South Shore Road in Reston.
That work may have to be rescheduled, though, because another tree fell on their home on Saturday during a strong storm that blew through Reston.
The Washington Post is reporting that a tornado hit the area, but Patch has not been able to confirm that with the National Weather Service.
"Yes, I feel unlucky," Nina Sands said. "I feel like someone's got it out for us. I wouldn't be surprised if we got hit again."
Saturday's storm, which hit the area about 3:30 p.m. with winds of more than 60 miles per hour, also crushed Randy's 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 truck. No one was injured.
Is there a weather phenomenon in the Fairway/South Shore/Tall Oaks area? In addition to the Derecho, a tornado with winds of 80 mph touched down there on May 3, 2011.
Christopher Vaccaro of the National Weather Service said the organization cannot confirm whether Saturday's storm involved a tornado.
In order to do that, the NWS would have to dispatch a team and survey the damage to determine whether it was caused by tailgate winds, caused by a traditional thunderstorm or caused by a circulation as is the case with tornadoes, he said.
Nina Sands said she had just finished with more than a month of wrangling with her insurance company after the June storm. The tree that fell that time hit the roof above the front door, tearing off gutters and the roof's front corner and causing about $30,000 worth of damage, Nina Sands said.
Saturday's damage was similar as the tree that feel was located about three feet behind where the previous tree fell.
Several other cars and homes on South Shore and nearby streets were damaged as well. The house across the street from the Sands' residence had its carport crushed when a tree fell on it Saturday.
Within a few hours, crews from the Virginia Department of Transportation were on the street with chain saws and trucks to remove debris.
At the Sands' home, the trucks had to maneuver around fresh, new wood set in place for the original roof repair.
* Erica R. Hendry contributed to this story.
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A tree crashed into the South Shore Road house during the Derecho in June, and again during Saturday's storm.
http://reston.patch.com/articles/reston-family-in-unlucky-storm-spot-twice#photo-11275651
Work was set to begin Monday on the damage caused when the June 29 Derecho affected Randy and Nina Sands' home on South Shore Road in Reston.
That work may have to be rescheduled, though, because another tree fell on their home on Saturday during a strong storm that blew through Reston.
The Washington Post is reporting that a tornado hit the area, but Patch has not been able to confirm that with the National Weather Service.
"Yes, I feel unlucky," Nina Sands said. "I feel like someone's got it out for us. I wouldn't be surprised if we got hit again."
Saturday's storm, which hit the area about 3:30 p.m. with winds of more than 60 miles per hour, also crushed Randy's 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 truck. No one was injured.
Is there a weather phenomenon in the Fairway/South Shore/Tall Oaks area? In addition to the Derecho, a tornado with winds of 80 mph touched down there on May 3, 2011.
Christopher Vaccaro of the National Weather Service said the organization cannot confirm whether Saturday's storm involved a tornado.
In order to do that, the NWS would have to dispatch a team and survey the damage to determine whether it was caused by tailgate winds, caused by a traditional thunderstorm or caused by a circulation as is the case with tornadoes, he said.
Nina Sands said she had just finished with more than a month of wrangling with her insurance company after the June storm. The tree that fell that time hit the roof above the front door, tearing off gutters and the roof's front corner and causing about $30,000 worth of damage, Nina Sands said.
Saturday's damage was similar as the tree that feel was located about three feet behind where the previous tree fell.
Several other cars and homes on South Shore and nearby streets were damaged as well. The house across the street from the Sands' residence had its carport crushed when a tree fell on it Saturday.
Within a few hours, crews from the Virginia Department of Transportation were on the street with chain saws and trucks to remove debris.
At the Sands' home, the trucks had to maneuver around fresh, new wood set in place for the original roof repair.
* Erica R. Hendry contributed to this story.
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Re: Reston Family in Unlucky Storm Spot—Twice; A tree crashed into the South Shore Road house during the Derecho in June, and again during Saturday's storm.
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harry homeowner
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Date: September 12, 2012 12:07PM
Unlucky - how about poor maintenance?
Seriously, if you have trees in your yard that could hit your house, it's your responsibility to have them taken down or trimmed. But that takes some $, or you could wait for an insurance payout. If you can't afford to maintain your trees, you cannot afford the house.
Seriously, if you have trees in your yard that could hit your house, it's your responsibility to have them taken down or trimmed. But that takes some $, or you could wait for an insurance payout. If you can't afford to maintain your trees, you cannot afford the house.
Re: Reston Family in Unlucky Storm Spot—Twice; A tree crashed into the South Shore Road house during the Derecho in June, and again during Saturday's storm.
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Woody
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Date: September 12, 2012 12:28PM
harry homeowner Wrote:
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> Unlucky - how about poor maintenance?
>
> Seriously, if you have trees in your yard that
> could hit your house, it's your responsibility to
> have them taken down or trimmed. But that takes
> some $, or you could wait for an insurance payout.
> If you can't afford to maintain your trees, you
> cannot afford the house.
^ Exactly. I just spent a bunch of money doing just that.
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> Unlucky - how about poor maintenance?
>
> Seriously, if you have trees in your yard that
> could hit your house, it's your responsibility to
> have them taken down or trimmed. But that takes
> some $, or you could wait for an insurance payout.
> If you can't afford to maintain your trees, you
> cannot afford the house.
^ Exactly. I just spent a bunch of money doing just that.
Re: Reston Family in Unlucky Storm Spot—Twice; A tree crashed into the South Shore Road house during the Derecho in June, and again during Saturday's storm.
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hoser
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Date: September 12, 2012 12:34PM
"Yes, I feel unlucky," Nina Sands said. "I feel like someone's got it out for us. I wouldn't be surprised if we got hit again."
Look around at your property lady, you live in the woods.
Like the other posters said, you have to maintain your trees. And, it's not always easy to tell which trees have issues (bugs, rot, etc.), but if you had half a clue you could hire someone to make a recommendation for you.
Look around at your property lady, you live in the woods.
Like the other posters said, you have to maintain your trees. And, it's not always easy to tell which trees have issues (bugs, rot, etc.), but if you had half a clue you could hire someone to make a recommendation for you.
Re: Reston Family in Unlucky Storm Spot—Twice; A tree crashed into the South Shore Road house during the Derecho in June, and again during Saturday's storm.
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Two Cents
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Date: September 12, 2012 12:50PM
People like this make me laugh. You have people who live next to volcanoes and then complain when they go off. People live in the flood plains and then wonder why their houses get washed away. Jeesssssus!
Doh!!!
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Doh!!!
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Re: Reston Family in Unlucky Storm Spot—Twice; A tree crashed into the South Shore Road house during the Derecho in June, and again during Saturday's storm.
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harry homeowner
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Date: September 12, 2012 02:48PM
This is why insurance companies look at your credit report when they are deciding on writing a policy. People with crappy credit generally don't have the money to maintain their homes properly, and then when anything goes wrong, they file a claim.