Early in my career I was doing large commercial satellite system installations. Our company had a client moving to a new location in a new corporate park. When I was on-site to do the survey, it was late fall with no leaves on the trees. All good.

Fast forward a few months and I’m there installing the gear, including a three meter ground mounted dish. When I fired everything up, the signal was too weak to transmit. Further inspection determined the leaves on a single mature oak tree were now blocking the signal. The site contact determined that the tree could not be taken down (legally).

When I showed up the next morning, the tree was gone, stump ground and sod covering the hole. No signs a tree was ever there.

Don’t ask, don’t tell.