On 16/10/2014 10:07 AM, Becca EmaNymton wrote:
> On 10/15/2014 6:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:40:00 -0500, Becca EmaNymton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/9/2014 10:24 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 8 Oct 2014 21:56:00 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 08 Oct 2014 19:46:25 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/8/2014 9:25 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>>>>>>> I don't imagine that these a new topics but..........!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why are hotdogs sold in packages of six and hotdog buns in
>>>>>>> packages of
>>>>>>> eight?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> It depends on the hot dogs. On the rare occasions I buy hot dogs
>>>>>> I buy
>>>>>> a package of eithgh and also a package of eight hotdog buns. They
>>>>>> match up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why, when the price of a cantaloupe seems to be rising
>>>>>>> inexorably, is
>>>>>>> there no sign of grapefruits at any price?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Canataloupes are not in season right now.
>>>>>
>>>>> The U.S. season just ended and the Mexican season is just about to
>>>>> start. I was getting super sweet $1 cantaloupes up until about 3
>>>>> weeks ago. Now they're $2.
>>>>
>>>> Cantaloupes are at market in the US all year, they ship well by air
>>>> freight, and they are a relatively small melon and since they are
>>>> picked green they travel well... but they don'
>>>> t taste anything like vine ripened home grown, the difference is
>>>> amazing.
>>>> This is the huge tree I had removed yesterday, was too dangerous as
>>>> with its trunks at that angle and their weight, especially when wet
>>>> with rain and on a windy day some had already broke loose:
>>>> http://i61.tinypic.com/s4nn8j.jpg
>>>> Heads up:
>>>> http://i59.tinypic.com/14o9e3b.jpg
>>>> Massive stump:
>>>> http://i59.tinypic.com/2lkf9e8.jpg
>>>
>>> Aurelio took two trees down for us, yesterday, a magnolia tree and a
>>> sycamore. Both of these trees had been struck by lightening, so they had
>>> to be taken down. This has been 7 trees that they have taken down over
>>> the past 2 years.
>>
>> Smart to take down dangerous trees before they cause grief.
>
> Several years ago, my insurance agent called because a hurricane was
> heading towards us. He told me that if we had any dead or dying trees,
> to have them taken down immediately, because if one of those trees fell
> and hit the house, it would not be covered by insurance, because I knew
> the tree was dead or dying. If a healthy tree fell and hit the house,
> then they would pay, which did happen during Hurricane Alicia.
>
> These two trees looked healthy, but we knew they had been hit by
> lightening, so they had to go. I was taking photos and Louie came to
> help. The second photo is a tree that hit my brother's lake house.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/3518g8n/8
>
It's a shame no woodturner was around to take those logs. I managed to
get a couple of big pieces of ash after the recent snow storm in Calgary
severely damaged many, many trees. Next year I hope to get a couple of
salad bowls out of them.
Graham