Here was another message I received after the storm from our neighbors Nic Arbatsky and Ann Tortorelli. Thankfully with some help from friends and neighbors they were able to get this cleaned up in no time.
Here is what Nic had to say about it all:
Glad to hear your side of the Valley's getting back together.
Here are a few shots from our place at the beginning of the valley.
#1) Our new front yard with vertical landscaping, minus 75' hemlock.
#2) View of our garage & truck from the road, obscured by the top of 75' hemlock.
#3) View from driveway.
Surveyed the damage on 10/31/12 & had a huge outpouring of support & immediate help with clean up/damage assessment.
We were lucky & it could have been much worse. Will send updated images & a list of people to thank once we can find gas & get back upstate.
The great thing about Phoenicia is that within a matter of hours, people stopped by & got the word out that we were having difficulties. Scott Outwater (renting Eugene's house in the Valley), Art Christie, Al Frisenda, Lyndon Brisset, Joe Sweet, Darren Smith, Wayne Fichtner & Callie and the folks @ NYSEG all helped to get us back to some sense of normalcy in a short period of time...
Luckily the snow storm stayed south! Here is the after photo with the tree all cleaned up and cleared away!
Photos by Nic Arbatsky
