My neighbor’s tree decided to play an April Fools joke on me… and my roof.
I was sitting in my living room minding my own business when BOOM!!!!!! followed by cats racing around like lunatics, because, as you know, Bob, cats dislike loud noises and are easily startled. A couple of them ran to the closed bedroom door and asked me to open it, presumably so they could hide under the bed, so I let them. I went outside, where my neighbors were looking at the tree in alarm, as it rested not so gracefully across my brand new roof. Joy. I went back indoors and logged on to my homeowner’s insurance site.
About 20 minutes later, there was a second BOOM!!!!! followed by more skittering and clattering as cats hid once again. The noise was coming from the bedroom, so I opened the door, and what to my wondering eyes should appear but a giant pile of ceiling and pink fiberglass insulation all over my bed.
I removed it all, and set about rescuing cats from under the bed. They’re all fine, but needed to be pried out from under the bed under protest. Further investigation showed that ceiling over the tub had similarly collapsed. I guess if there’s rain any leaks will conveniently go down the tub drain?
This would be a much different post if anyone had been injured, and I’m glad I’m not writing it! Instead, it’s just an epic annoyance and inconvenience. I’m still working on my novel every night.
