Our old neighborhood had many large oak trees. I was at my desk on evening as we were having a light rain with no wind when our house shook. One of the biggest oak trees on the street fell over - roots and all. It completely blocked the street and the branches reached higher than our house. The tree was old and stressed and just toppled over. I cried because it was such a magnificent tree and provided so much shade. Once all city removed the tree, the street looked naked.