This is the tree that was hit by lightning. The tree service guy told me it would take a couple of hours tops. It took them seven hours but they finally got it down. He and his helper were two tired dudes. The city will come by later in the week to pick it up. To more pictures of the various stages of it coming down go to my Flickr group.
Looks like a good time to invest in a smoker. Lots of wood for it.