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Well one of those sissy ass Belhaven Democrats need to get off their ass, get a chainsaw and clear it....or are they waiting for the "government" to do it?

No one has a chainsaw ?

I guess no rednecks with chain saws live in that neighborhood. If so it would have been gone by now.

Just pray about it and it’ll go away. Duh

One man’s road hazard, is another man’s firewood...

845, I'm in B'haven. Good redneck from way back. Have two chainsaws. But wanted to spend my Easter Sunday at church and then with my family.

Tree down can wait til Monday. Plenty of ways to drive thru the hood without having to take this particular block. What's KF got his arse in a wad over this about? Or any of the rest of the bitchers? How many of you even drive this road once a month, much less daily?

If your chainsaw is a wussy Poulan ain't no way, no how you're a redneck.

After Katrina, 5 redneck chainsaw amateurs were killed by chainsaws.

Meh, I clean up messes like this on my property after every rain.

Not to worry. The mayor will appoint a committee today. they will quickly hold coffee and donut meetings and come up with resolution.

City releasing a rfp soon on how to best handle the situation

My understanding is that the nearby neighbors' frustration is due to the fact that this appears to be Belhaven University's tree that fell (hence the "Blazer" reference), yet BU has done nothing to clean up "their" mess. I am a woman living in the neighborhood and I own a chainsaw myself--but my own yard is enough of a mess after last week's storm! If this were an elderly neighbor or someone else truly needing a hand--sure, neighbors would step in. And, for my part, I generally appreciate BU as a neighbor. A neighbor with their own grounds crew, though! Come on! They should pick up their own mess!

I would remind some of you that Easter weekend is a time when families gather. Some leave town to visit and some have family and friends come to visit.Children are excited and hunt eggs and people gather at places of worship. Family and worship come first for some and the sound of chain saws might not be a welcomed interruption.
I also know that some neighbors are too old to use chains saws, but are nice enough to assure their neighbors that a tree service has been contracted and will take care of the problem on Monday.
That the above didn't occur to many of you is really sad. Is your first assumption always negative and angry? How miserable that must be.

If a tree falls and no one hears it, does it make a sound?

I'm not sure, but a bunch of morons will definitely blog about it.

The tree was on Belhaven University property so it is their responsibility to remove I would assume. This no doubt happened Thursday afternoon after the school was already all but shut down for Good Friday. It looks like someone, whether BU or neighbor, trimmed some of the top branches and piled them on the left side of the street so it could be driven/walked around. What's the big deal waiting, no doubt, till today?

The point is, Belhavan "University" has grounds and maintenance personnel who could've quickly cleaned up the mess. The tree was on BU's property and fell unto the public right-of-way. If Belhaven was a good neighbor, they would've removed the debris from the street in short order. But Belhaven is not a good neighbor - they're a crappy neighbor, as has been demonstrated time and time again.

Hey "Redneck in Belhaven, Poulan owner"

This happened Thursday. What's your excuse for not clearing it Friday? Saturday?

It may be this: If you clean it up yourself, you have to cut trunk and large limbs into manageable pieces and stack them in order to have it picked up free. If the City does it, there is no charge after a storm.

Belhaven resident here - The tree that fell was located on Belhaven University's property and is their responsibility. Some neighbors managed to cut a small lane late Saturday. I don't know if the school was closed Friday for the Easter weekend but surely someone on staff could have called a tree removal service by now - since it's been on the news since Thursday PM...

Not to be confused with Blazer Brass.

Sorry all you legal eagles. I'm working on a personal tree claim this morning. If a neighbors tree falls onto your property, everything on your side of the property line is your problem, even if it hits your house. In this instance, the city is responsible for the street and right of way removal, not Belhaven. That being said, a good neighbor like Belhaven should jump on it and get it out of there.

If my tree hits your house, call your insurance agent. That's what you pay them for and that's what the law says.

belhaven might not have the money to pay to remove it...

You're joking on Belhaven not having the money to pay it, right?

1:57. Nope. Look at their financial statements..but hey, they are in better shape than Millsaps...

Is it time for an update for all those well conneceted well off men facing criminal charges who seem to never face da music? They's been a couple of em recently iffn I remember correctly.

I feel really bad for the tree. No one has expressed any remorse for its demise.

So, who is responsible for the worn-out, beat-up street?

I thought Greymont was north of the Coliseum.

Friday was Good Friday to those of the Christian faith. Perhaps Belhaven Univ. was celebrating the death of Jesus, as foretold by the Jewish prophets?