OAP Barrie just wants to watch his TV but these massive trees block the signal!
HIS FLAT IS ALSO PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS
AN East Marsh pensioner who can’t watch his new Sky TV or get daylight into his flat because of 70ft overgrown trees said he is prepared to scale them himself.
Barrie Enderby, 81, of Albion Street, Grimsby can’t get a TV signal to his top floor flat in which he has lived at for 34 years.
The problem is frustrating him so much, he wants to climb up and chop down the top branches himself - but he has been newly fitted with a pacemaker for a heart condition.
He complained his flat is shrouded in darkness even in daylight because of the shadow cast by the trees.
After coming out of hospital fitted with his new heart monitor, Barrie decided he wanted to buy a new Sky TV box.
But when the engineer arrived to fit it, he said the trees - understood to be a copper beech and a sycamore - blocked the signal.
An attempt to extend a cable a further 40ft upset neighbours who did not want the cable on their wall.
The properties are managed by Lincolnshire Housing Partnership.
The retired refinery fitter told your Grimsby Telegraph: “I have lived here for 34 years and am the oldest resident. I am having to go through LHP to see if I can get the trees trimmed.
“They are not trees you should use for landscaping around flats. They are forest trees and should never have been planted here.
“I have watched them grow. But over the years they have gradually blocked out all the light. You can see the sunrise in the east over the Smokers Arms pub, but I never see it until it is setting in the west and it comes through the kitchen window at the back.”
He added: “I would like to climb up the trees and do it myself. But I have just had a pacemaker fitted. They did a brilliant job in hospital and I am feeling fine.”
Barrie said he treated himself to a new Sky package but when the engineer arrived he left disappointed. All I want to do is watch Netflix and all the sports, like, golf, cricket and football. I am a big fan of Bear Grylls and all the nature programmes,” he said.
Barrie added: “I love nature and don’t want them chopping down. They are good for oxygen. But I have to keep the lights on through the day so that costs more. It will be more when the clocks go back at the end of the month.”
A LHP spokesman said: “We are aware of a customer having problems with trees in Albion Street, Grimsby.
“Our contractors, Lindsey Tree Services undertake an annual inspection of trees on LHP property, where they identify any hazards and complete any associated work.
“Our previous annual inspection did not highlight any risks associated with these trees.
“The next annual inspection of these trees is scheduled to take place in the coming months.
“However, as a Customer First organisation, we understand the customer’s concern and we have arranged for Lindsey Tree Services to attend the area as soon as possible, around their current workload.
“They will undertake an inspection of the trees and assess how they can reduce their height by around 30 per cent.
“Lindsey Tree Services will be unable to reduce the tree height by any more than 30 per cent as the trees are currently healthy.
“We would urge any LHP customers who have concerns about trees in their gardens or next to their properties to contact us directly through our website or download our smartphone app, MyLHP, directly from the Google Play or Apple app stores.”
I would like to climb up the trees and (prune them) myself. But I have just had a pacemaker fitted.
Barrie Enderby