Kudos to the “Men At Work” of Middlebury when a very large pine tree came down in the windy night of the recent storm. It landed across Munson Road, bringing with it the electric wire and into my driveway, preventing traffic access to Route 116. Very shortly, at about 9 a.m., a team of workers arrived and got to work releasing the wire to be attached to the pole. The men efficiently cleared Munson Road for traffic to resume by 11:15 a.m.

The next day a John Deere loader arrived, and work began to remove a massive amount of tree trunks, limbs and debris, each man stepping into his particular job.

I had a front row seat from my living room watching this very smooth execution of a monumental job. The entire project took approximately six hours, and without wasting a moment of time they were off to the next eagerly awaiting dilemma.

My thanks and appreciation to the men here and all the men who keep Middlebury beautiful.

Jean Panicucci

Middlebury