On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

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>"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote
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>> I have a large yard -- approximately three standard lots. There are
>> six pecan trees (used to be seven) in the yard. The wet summer we had
>> this year ended a nearly two-year drought. And the drought-stressed
>> pecan trees went -- ummm -- nuts. They lost limbs from the weight of
>> the pecans, in fact. There are so many pecans in the yard that we've
>> given away more than we've kept. So many that instead of bending down
>> to pick them up, I've taken to sitting on the ground with my bag when
>> I pick them. So many that parts of the yard are crunchy.
>>
>> Shelling pecans is a good antidote to job stress: mindless,
>> repetitive, and just a little violent.
>
>What are you going to do with them all? It's a nice problem to have,
>I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot in Texas?
>
A quart or two will make decent little Christmas gifts as part of a
packet of munchies. We gave three quarts to our daughter this
morning. And yes most of them are in the freezer.

I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150 feet.
When my house was built in 1952, the owner bought the land from a
cotton farmer. (He had to wait till the crop was harvested before
beginning construction.) There's a survey around here someplace, but I
can't put my hands on it right at this moment.
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modom

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