Good grief, Grannie...you sound like you are in the midst of a terrible storm....I hate the terrible winds, they scare me...we have only had winds that high, here, once...and then they were at the low end, just 60 mile...but I thought we were all going to be blown away...We have lots and lots of very tall Dougals Firs on our property, and I am always afraid that one will topple...
Tho, a few years ago we had 8 of them taken out, either because they were too close to the house, or they did not look healthy...but we still have lots of trees left...
Stay safe...
I agree totally about not trusting, or even liking, those who don't like animals. That's just not right. Why don't you get a little basset puppy? It would not be big enough to scare the Dizzster, and prolly would bring happiness to him/her to have another floor dweller in the house.
I believe that animals should have animal buddies to be with, and over the years, believe me, I've seen some uncommon bonding. It would do you and the DH some good also. Trust Dr. Jim on this one. ;-)