It's been a 4 day holiday for the university but decided to go in today to restart one of the servers that shut down during the recent storms. Got a OMG moment. This is right in front of my office, the office right next to me took the brunt of it. A few years ago, as I just left the office and started down the stairs I heard a tremendous crash. Went back up to my office and there was a 20 cm tree branch taking up a place where my chair is (and where I was seated seconds before). Believe this is a teak tree, so sorry guys no handouts. They require a ton of paperwork to remove teak at the university.

The room next door.

View from my office window.

Yes, this morning when i woke up.

Yes, this morning when i woke up.

I had no doubt that would be one of the first replies.

Wow....good you weren't there!!

Wow....good you weren't there!!

Maybe time to find a new room as that one seems to be tree cursed.

my boss always told me not to get rooted to my desk

i will pass on this advice

Should be able to build yourself a heck of a nice set of bookshelves and desk, and chair and....

Are those leaves on the office floor from the same tree? If so, it's not teak. Teak tree leaves very large.

It must to be a conspiracy from the Woodpeckers, i mean, the Common Koels...

Are those leaves on the office floor from the same tree? If so, it's not teak. Teak tree leaves very large.

I think you're right. There are several teaks next to the building that drops really big leaves but don't think this one does. Not sure what type it is now except scrap wood.

My next concern, as it is hanging directly over my office ceiling, as to how careful are the guys going to be when they start chopping it up.

Wow....good you weren't there!!

Yes definately good Tywais wasn't there when ExpatJ had morning wood.

Maybe, while they're removing the tree, they can apply a fresh coat of paint

What is that RB? Looks familiar but cannot tell which building.

why would they want to paint the tree??

why would they want to paint the tree??

I was referring to the ugly stained concrete in the second picture. They could use the fallen tree as scaffolding.

why would they want to paint the tree??

I was referring to the ugly stained concrete in the second picture. They could use the fallen tree as scaffolding.

i was just being flippant with a dash of dry humour-

Not a nice Easter present. Tywais, I hope none of your precious research equipment got damaged. That's not the room with the photospectrometer, is it?

why would they want to paint the tree??

I was referring to the ugly stained concrete in the second picture. They could use the fallen tree as scaffolding.

Actually it was painted just a few years ago but directly exposed concrete like that doesn't seem to stay clean long in this climate.

@Maestro - no equipment was damaged though haven't checked the status of his computer yet. Think it was under a desk so suspect ok. Guess he is going to have to find another office for a few weeks. He only just recently moved into that one.

you said a few years ago, why has it taken you so long to post

why would they want to paint the tree??

I was referring to the ugly stained concrete in the second picture. They could use the fallen tree as scaffolding.

Actually it was painted just a few years ago but directly exposed concrete like that doesn't seem to stay clean long in this climate.

If they painted it properly it might, but Thai "painters" wouldn't know how to......

If it is teak, which seems in doubt, I would be volunteering to clear it.

If it is teak, which seems in doubt, I would be volunteering to clear it.

Ends up it is oak and the base apparently had been termite infested. Oak furniture is pretty nice I believe.

Things went from bad to worse. Appears it rained very heavily later that day as most of the 2nd floor had flooded but somehow my room again escaped it. Also, a 2nd room in line with the tree has a hole punched in the ceiling. Some more images topside. They are standing right on top of my office - hope nothing heavy drops when they start cutting the tree up.

Oops, getting a bit too noisy overhead and think I will leave the room for a bit. And to top it off, it just started raining heavy.

It was one of the bigger ones I have had to endure in all the time here... Frightening. At my house in Hangdong a huge tree collapsed too luckily far away from the house.

Sorry, I'm a little far away right now to offer my services. Cutting down problem trees used to be my specialty.