Don’t look up

Dear Editor:

That’s the name of a 2021 Sci-Fi movie where two insignificant astronomers spot a comet on a trajectory to hit the Earth. No one believes them until the threat becomes real. I feel I am in a similar movie right here in Loudoun County. I am not talking about a comet hitting the Earth but, a natural hazard of a lesser nature, which never the less has the potential of causing loss of life and/or severe damage to vehicles.

As of Aug. 30, 2025, there is a large branch suspended about 25 ft. over a roadway, Lincoln Rd., which is ready to come down and damage or kill anybody or anything it falls on. You can see it for yourself, on the right side of the road, just 100 feet from the entrance to Brown’s Farm on Lincoln Road, about 300 ft. from the Purcellville town limits. 

I have called VDOT, Dominion Electric, Verizon and 911 and nothing has been done to remedy the situation. The next heavy wind or rain storm will most certainly cause it to fall. In early August 2025, a tree service charted by a utility, trimmed branches on this tree, so this tree is easily identifiable—especially with the large hanging branch.   

So, until this branch is removed, do look up and drive quickly past this point.

Joe LaFiandra

Purcellville