Well, that was quite an adventure! A cat was stuck in one of my trees for two days over the New Year's Holiday, and the poor owner (a darling 15-year-old girl) and her mom could only look on helplessly, trying to coax it down. It must have been 50 feet up. The Fire Department stated that they don't take cats out of trees anymore. Animal Control's ladder truck was broken, and they hoped to come out in a few days (never did). I and some neighbors tried to get the cat down ourselves with all kinds of approaches involving tall ladders, high climbing, poles, ropes and nets. By 9:00 p.m. on New Year's Day, we had to give up because all we had succeeded in doing was spend a bit of money at the Home Depot, and drive the cat even higher where we could not see it, and it had stopped meowing its location. In the morning, we were able to see it about 60 feet up in the canopy, meowing piteously. At 7:10 a.m., I decided to call Gary.
By 8:30 a.m., he and his crew were there. In no time, a hero was up the tree, had the cat's limb roped off, and was sawing it free. The cat was ultimately released to a cushioned semi-controlled fall, and it sprinted home, where it began to drink like crazy.
Although such was not really the purpose of Gary's visit, he likes for people to get value for his money, so, while the crew was there, they cleaned up the other trees, and hauled away the dead branches and trunks.
Gary had a full day's work calendared, but he put us at the top of the list to do something beyond his normal scope of work. He was friendly and caring ever step of the way. His crew were consumate professionals. I have nothing but praise for this professional service.
Ethan Marcus ( ) | Mon, 01/02/2012 - 11:23am
Well, that was quite an adventure! A cat was stuck in one of my trees for two days over the New Year's Holiday, and the poor owner (a darling 15-year-old girl) and her mom could only look on helplessly, trying to coax it down. It must have been 50 feet up. The Fire Department stated that they don't take cats out of trees anymore. Animal Control's ladder truck was broken, and they hoped to come out in a few days (never did). I and some neighbors tried to get the cat down ourselves with all kinds of approaches involving tall ladders, high climbing, poles, ropes and nets. By 9:00 p.m. on New Year's Day, we had to give up because all we had succeeded in doing was spend a bit of money at the Home Depot, and drive the cat even higher where we could not see it, and it had stopped meowing its location. In the morning, we were able to see it about 60 feet up in the canopy, meowing piteously. At 7:10 a.m., I decided to call Gary.
By 8:30 a.m., he and his crew were there. In no time, a hero was up the tree, had the cat's limb roped off, and was sawing it free. The cat was ultimately released to a cushioned semi-controlled fall, and it sprinted home, where it began to drink like crazy.
Although such was not really the purpose of Gary's visit, he likes for people to get value for his money, so, while the crew was there, they cleaned up the other trees, and hauled away the dead branches and trunks.
Gary had a full day's work calendared, but he put us at the top of the list to do something beyond his normal scope of work. He was friendly and caring ever step of the way. His crew were consumate professionals. I have nothing but praise for this professional service.
Thanks!
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