Grrrrr! What is it with the car wreckage?!? I woke up this morning to a rock in my windshield!

helllooooooooooo? were you under the tree????????? did you get out ok???????????????????? how's the car???????????

Wow, Sandy, I'm so glad nothing is very damaged (especially the new porch!!!!) Love the kitty photo on the porch, by the way.

Oh goodness! I'm so glad there was no major damage except to the poor tree. And at least you didn't get in the car and have it smashed!

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Oh no-o-o-o! Who needs excitement like that?
Li

I can't see the photos on your blog when I'm at work, so I had to wait until I got home to see the damage, as minor as it was. I'm glad it wasn't worse, but, honestly, couldn't this have happened pre-new porch, when you still had that old station wagon?

And it wasn't the weight of the stash that you were hiding up in that tree that made it fall, was it? ;-)

Oh my I actually gasped when I scrolled down to the picture of the tree and the porch!!!
That popping cracking sound is one I know all too well!!!!
You don't have a fireplace do you?? hehhe

Holy crap lady! I'm glad you, the car, and the porch are all fine :)

Oh no! But I'm glad no one was hurt and no expensive items were squished.

Oh yes, you did exactly what any sane person would do! I'm so glad no one was hurt and the damage wasn't terrible.

Hahaha, I know that OH-MY-GOD thing! I'm glad there was no serious damage.
; )

SOOO glad no one was hurt!! How scary!!! I can't believe your car even survived!!!!

OMGosh, sooo glad you, and your car, and your porch are ok. The tree? I work for a tree care service, I'm bettin' they are gonna tell you it has to go.

Holy crap!!! Glad everyone and everything is okay...holy crap!

OMG, that's scary! Glad that your car and new porch weren't crushed by the tree!!

OH MY GOD!! The new car?? The new porch?? Thank goodness no one was hurt. Wow, Sandy--never a dull moment over there, eh?

Love you, girlie! xoxo

Oh no! Thank god your porch was safe, you were safe and the car is pretty much ok!

Thank goodness no one was hurt! How's Fig? Does he think this is just more of the evil plot to mess with his little kitty brains? How are you this morning?

I can't think of anything to say. I'm just aghast ... and speechless. That's a first!

OMG!!!!! Yes I agree, that is the only thing to do when a huge tree is falling on your car and NEW DECK!! I'm SO glad that it was all superficial and that its ok now.
Now time to take a deep breath!!!

I'm glad no one was hurt - that is too scary. I'm always worried about trees falling on us, the house, the cars and my DH is always telling me it won't happen!

Poor you! I had this happen a couple of years ago, but somehow I lucked out and, while the tree completely smashed the windshield, it didn't damage the rest of the car.

I started parking on the treeless side of the driveway after that!!!

You must be living right. Giant tree branch falls on car and brand new porch but doesn't seriously hurt either one.

Man, oh Man! Not the best way to start a day. I breathed easy when you let us know that the porch was okay. Whew!

eeeeek!!!

I was up at 3A night before last (no sleeping through the night for me at moment) and heard EXACTLY that sound out front. I looked for the source, but never found it, not even the next morning ... I'm wondering if a branch fell and got caught in the tree.

Your experience was much more exciting.

That is some crazy tree mojo going on up there. Car safe! Porch safe! Whew.

I'm glad the damage wasn't too bad, and that no-one was hurt. We used to have a gigantic gum tree in the back yard that creaked in every little breeze. I was so glad the day it got chopped down!

Oh my goodness. Well that would have totally freaked me out - good to see that the car and the porch survived.

There is nothing worse than that cracking sound of the tree breaking. It sends shivers down my spine just thinking about it.

Oh my gosh! I'm so glad you all were not hurt and that your car and porch made it out ok.

WHAT did you do to the tree gods?

Oh my gosh - that's so scary! I'm glad your car and your beautiful new porch are ok.

After experiencing the big ice storm in 1998 and Hurricane Juan in 2003, I'll never forget the sounds that trees make when they fall... and the sick feeling in your stomach as you wonder just where they're falling.

I can just imagine the fright you had seeing a tree on your car and porch roof. What a great relief it must have been to find out things weren't quite as bad as they looked. So glad no one was hurt!

The tree that ate Sandy's car. And porch! How weird...in this relatively calm weather. Luckily, no major damage and no injuries. Whew!

Thank goodness no one was hurt and that the damage wasn't too bad. How scary!

Eeep! Glad your car and porch are (mostly) okay!

Oh no! I'm glad that you all escaped safely!

I hope a good tree surgeon has opened a branch in your neighborhood!

So glad the damage wasn't worse. We had a similar experience recently when a huge oak limb just...fell. Onto our front yard. Just missed the house. The arborist who came told us that the tree was healthy but that limb had developed a rotten spot, not visible from the outside, so it was just a random thing. Scary!!!
Of course, we did have another (dead) limb that fell and crushed the roof of our van a few years ago.
p.s. glad you weren't in the car!

Oh no! But yes, it's one of those good luck/bad luck things . . . you had bad luck but in the luckiest possible way . . . So glad nobody (except the tree) was hurt!

What in the world caused the tree to just split and fall?

Oh no! Not your beloved car! I'm so glad everyone is safe and nothing worse happened.

Go play the lottery! Today's your lucky day! (Glad it wasn't worse!)

Oooohhhh Nooooo!! I am so glad the damages are minimal! You deserve to have the rest of the day to knit on those gorgeous mittens.