why do people hate trees?

[hollysmom]

29. Yeah my not intelligent but likeable neighbors cut down most of the deciduous trees

near them and then complained to me how their air conditioning bill got higher - duh!!!

When I moved here 30 years ago, I didn't even own air conditioners, on hot days I would use the attic fan to putt air in the house at night and close the shades during the day. now I have an air conditioning bill a few days a year, but still use a fan more than most. My brother also cut down a beautiful large deciduous tree near (but healthy and not threatening and not going to fall on the house) his house and complaining about how hot it got in his house. he also cut down about 50 large cedars separating his property from his neighbors and complained his yard was hot.

As for falling branches, hire some one every 5 years to trim you trees, that is what I do, I haire a good arborist that respects the tree and trims carefully.

Interestingly, we had a tornado pass near here and 2 20 foot huge branches fell off one of my trees, but didn't land on anything but the grass. the branches that are over my house are small (trim and feed those trees)

With hurricane Sandy, a large branch crashed on the edge of my garage and broke off some trim that I found was rotton already.

The other thing is build a strong house. I have a 200 year old oak fall on my house and hit the roof of the room I was sleeping in, I didn't even wake, up ,although my husband did and dealt with it. It knocked off the gutter edge and put a small crack in the ceiling, but otherwise bounced off the house onto my front lawn. it cost about 200 dollars to have the power restored (ripped out our line) and get a new corner gutter. Our neighbor's insurance paid for it all. And a brick got knocked out of our chimney. That was it, I swear this house was built to survive anything.

As to a trailer - I had a trailer in a trailer park, I envied those with trees, they all had smaller trees like cherry trees that just shaded them, but not a big danger since they never grew very big. A large tree in a trailer park can be a danger.

the trees are beauty and shade and just happiness. I love our parks because in the summer, you can walk through any park and always be in the shade, our town has a resident arborist who checks on the trees to make sure no one is in danger from branches. Sadly, you have to leave shade to walk to the parks as most of the trees on property have since been taken down.