Thanks guys. A disaster has been narrowly averted. We didn't get much rain here from the hurricane but we did get serious wind. I had an oak tree lose some pretty big branches. I moved them out of the way but just stacked them. My wife asked why I hadn't cut them up and put them in the burn pile and I told her I was trying to figure out a way to get them in the pond for cover for the upcoming RES. Obviously, I would very much have regretted doing that..............