I remember the tree coming down too. We have a big Poplar out front that is getting old. We have had it trimmed but it is showing more age every year and we worry about it doing damage to the house one of these times. It was planted in the 40's and when the H. was young he hung a horseshoe on a branch. In 85 when we moved in you could only see one edge but now it is buried in time.
The weather man tonight said we are getting a real winter storm this weekend,. We will see since we have not had one yet this year.