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Old 07-18-2025, 07:58 AM
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Ground moist but not saturated. Southern area has not been hit with much rain.
Tree did not appear to have any internal rot. Looked like good condition.
Roots seemed shallow, but not excessively.
Winds were a gentle breeze. 1 to 7 mph. No gusts.

Anyone with a tree within falling onto house distance is at risk. No warning, no prediction.
probability of event: minuscule, but non zero

probability that event was random: 99.99999999%

risk is therefore extremely minimal but non zero. I live on a street across from an entire row of live oaks which are exposed to North to East winds, and a hurricane passing on the wrong side of the house can create an increased probability of an event, but not moving nor selling for the risk level.

When your time is up, it's up! random with Parkinson's or driving down the road. . there are no guarantees, and the future is uncertain, sometimes, very uncertain. .

good luck to us!