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Mantas Kačerauskas

“I Told You So”: Dodgy Arborist Ignores Warning, Causes $300K Damage, Regrets It Fast

Hurricane Milton wreaked havoc when it tore through Florida in October 2024. The storm reached top wind speeds of 180 miles per hour, and triggered more than a dozen tornadoes. By the time Milton was done, it had left behind $50 billion worneighbor th of destruction. One resident shared how he suffered $300,000 in damages to his home after the storm, but not only because of Hurricane Milton.

The man became the unfortunate victim of a dodgy “arborist” after a neighbor’s tree landed in his yard. Instead of safely removing the tree, the con artist ended up catapulting it onto the man’s pool and house. Then disappeared. The angry resident unleashed a few digital tornadoes of his own, in a bid to make the unlicensed arborist’s business come crashing down. Bored Panda reached out to him to find out more about his epic act of revenge.

Hurricane Milton caused mass chaos for Florida residents, businesses, authorities and insurance companies

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