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?

Why, when the price of a cantaloupe seems to be rising inexorably, is
there no sign of grapefruits at any price?

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

On Wed, 08 Oct 2014 09:25:46 -0400, 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?

I think that one has been around as long as there have been packaged
hot dogs and packaged buns.
>
> Why, when the price of a cantaloupe seems to be rising inexorably, is
> there no sign of grapefruits at any price?

I don't give them a sideways glance unless I can buy them by the each.
Let me know when Ruby Reds hit the market. That's the only grapefruit
I am willing to put time into preparing properly to eat with a spoon.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Wednesday, October 8, 2014 9:25:46 AM UTC-4, 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?

Actually, I don't mind this so much. If I manage to tear a bun
right in half while I'm trying to open it (thus allowing the
vast quantity of minced onions with which I garnish my hot dog
to fall out the bottom), there's a spare.

Although I thought it was buns in eights and hot dogs in tens.

Take comfort in the fact that if you eat a lot of dogs, every
M x N dogs (where M is buns per package and N is dogs per
package) the two will come out even.

Cindy Hamilton

On 10/8/2014 6:25 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?
>
> Why, when the price of a cantaloupe seems to be rising inexorably, is
> there no sign of grapefruits at any price?
>

This week, we bought Hebrew National hot dogs in a pack of 7. The whole
wheat buns were in a package of 6. Being from different manufacturers,
the bun bakeries could not possibly package buns in all the differing
counts of hot dogs.

--
David E. Ross

Visit "Cooking with David" at
<http://www.rossde.com/cooking/>

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
>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?
>
> Why, when the price of a cantaloupe seems to be rising inexorably, is
> there no sign of grapefruits at any price?
>
> --
> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
>
> Extraneous "not." in Reply To.



The hotdogs i buy come in 8 and the buns i buy come in 8

not a problem for me

"David E. Ross" > wrote in
:

>> Why are hotdogs sold in packages of six and hotdog buns in
>> packages of eight?
>>
>> Why, when the price of a cantaloupe seems to be rising
>> inexorably, is there no sign of grapefruits at any price?
>>
>
> This week, we bought Hebrew National hot dogs in a pack of 7.
> The whole wheat buns were in a package of 6. Being from
> different manufacturers, the bun bakeries could not possibly
> package buns in all the differing counts of hot dogs.

They could. There aren't that many permutations. It's either 6, 7
or 12. That Hebrew National should make packages of 7 hotdogs
might appear random, but the number 7 is special to Jews because of
its association with YHWH.

--
Socialism never took root in America because the
poor there see themselves not as an exploited
proletariat but as temporarily embarassed
millionaires. - John Steinbeck

On 10/8/2014 8:25 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's a sign from the culinary gods that you should be really be buying
the hotdogs made by your local butcher. Get any number you want, and
much better quality.

On Wed, 8 Oct 2014 08:24:45 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, October 8, 2014 9:25:46 AM UTC-4, 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?
>
>Actually, I don't mind this so much. If I manage to tear a bun
>right in half while I'm trying to open it (thus allowing the
>vast quantity of minced onions with which I garnish my hot dog
>to fall out the bottom), there's a spare.
>
>Although I thought it was buns in eights and hot dogs in tens.
>
>Take comfort in the fact that if you eat a lot of dogs, every
>M x N dogs (where M is buns per package and N is dogs per
>package) the two will come out even.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

Makes no difference here. We buy a 2 pounds box of the dogs and make
what we want for the meal and maybe a couple of extra. Some are eaten
on buns, others by themselves or with beans, etc. It never comes out
even.

On Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:25:23 -0500, Michel Boucher
> wrote:



>>
>> This week, we bought Hebrew National hot dogs in a pack of 7.
>> The whole wheat buns were in a package of 6. Being from
>> different manufacturers, the bun bakeries could not possibly
>> package buns in all the differing counts of hot dogs.
>
>They could. There aren't that many permutations. It's either 6, 7
>or 12. That Hebrew National should make packages of 7 hotdogs
>might appear random, but the number 7 is special to Jews because of
>its association with YHWH.

How about when you have the hotdogs in an 8 or 10 pack? No reason for
them to come out even anyway.

On Wednesday, October 8, 2014 6:25:46 AM UTC-7, 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?

Why buy industrial dogs? Mutants like the Ball Park franks are best
left on the shelf.

We've been buying Bobak dogs, imported from Chicago. The counts vary
according to size. Eat 'em in a chunk of baguette.

> Why, when the price of a cantaloupe seems to be rising inexorably, is
> there no sign of grapefruits at any price?
>

Even citrus has a season. Imports might threaten the health of our
orchards. In that case, they might be available in Canada, which has no
citrus industry (yet).

On 10/8/2014 12:18 PM, Matt Ferrari wrote:
> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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?
>>
>> Why, when the price of a cantaloupe seems to be rising inexorably, is
>> there no sign of grapefruits at any price?
>>
>> --
>> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
>>
>> Extraneous "not." in Reply To.
>
>
>
> The hotdogs i buy come in 8 and the buns i buy come in 8
>
> not a problem for me
>
>
Are you lucky! Where do you live?

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

On 10/8/2014 12:46 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:25:23 -0500, Michel Boucher
> > wrote:
>
>
>
>>>
>>> This week, we bought Hebrew National hot dogs in a pack of 7.
>>> The whole wheat buns were in a package of 6. Being from
>>> different manufacturers, the bun bakeries could not possibly
>>> package buns in all the differing counts of hot dogs.
>>
>> They could. There aren't that many permutations. It's either 6, 7
>> or 12. That Hebrew National should make packages of 7 hotdogs
>> might appear random, but the number 7 is special to Jews because of
>> its association with YHWH.
>
> How about when you have the hotdogs in an 8 or 10 pack? No reason for
> them to come out even anyway.
>
As I said, hotdogs are usually in packages of six around here.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

On Wed, 8 Oct 2014 13:01:18 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> Now if somebody would make a decent retail weck roll.
>
> -sw

> Omelet wrote:
>
>> He hates me 'cause I never slept with him...
>
> He hates himself because he is all he has to sleep with
> I don't know, sometimes he used to seem normal, then he went petty
> trough vindictive and now I just shun contact. I have enough crazies to
> deal with in my world without encouraging those who refuse to take their
> meds.

For the record, I never once even considered sleeping with you. And
you know that. You're the one who somehow got the idea that I was
going to move in with you - and you posted that to RFC just out of the
total blue.

After having met you twice at casual austin.food gatherings 2 or 3
years ago and not giving you any indication that there was any sort of
romantic interest in the least, you somehow twisted that into MY
MOVING IN WITH YOU?

That was just way too Psycho for me. I sat there at stared at the
screen for at least 15 minutes wondering, WTF? That was just way too
spooky. I've met weird, semi-psycho women before but you win, hands
down. Mapi of austin.general still holds the male title, but at least
he announced his psychosis right there lying on the floor of the bar
at B.D. Reilly's rather than romantically obsessing over me for 2
years.

Needless to say, you need to come to terms with what happened and why
your mind works that way and stop making up excuses for your fixation
and disappointment before we become the next Yoli and Michael. I'd
prefer you use a sniper rifle on me from a few hundred yards away.
There you go - a reason for you to buy yet another gun and ammo.

And Jeremy, I was just tired of your decade of bullshit and visions of
grandeur about all these things you're "working on" or have not done
in the past. Even posting a call for meetings with imaginary people
about imaginary projects of yours at "the normal time and place", as
if you are somebody important with a life. I'm pretty sure you're
manic depressive mixed with habitual liar.

Sorry I don't fit either of your Ideal Psycho Pal Profiles.

-sw

Ed Pawlowski > wrote in
:

> How about when you have the hotdogs in an 8 or 10 pack? No
> reason for them to come out even anyway.

There is a tendency to sell products in even numbers.

--

Socialism never took root in America because the
poor there see themselves not as an exploited
proletariat but as temporarily embarassed
millionaires. - John Steinbeck

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.

As for the grapefruit delay, who knows? It should be getting close to
harvest time in the southern-ish US. You're in Virginia, aren't you,
Jim? I have neighbors who grow grapefruit. Around this time last year
they were offering them for the taking on their front porch right before
the first front. Nice of them, but unfortunately I couldn't figure out
what to do with that many grapefruits.

I do like grapefruit. I don't want to eat it or drink the juice of it
every day.

Jill

In article >,
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?
>
> Why, when the price of a cantaloupe seems to be rising inexorably, is
> there no sign of grapefruits at any price?

it's a fact that most of the companies that make/sell hotdogs own stock
in the large bakeries

On 10/8/2014 4:46 PM, 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.
>
> As for the grapefruit delay, who knows? It should be getting close to
> harvest time in the southern-ish US. You're in Virginia, aren't you,
> Jim? I have neighbors who grow grapefruit. Around this time last year
> they were offering them for the taking on their front porch right before
> the first front. Nice of them, but unfortunately I couldn't figure out
> what to do with that many grapefruits.
>
> I do like grapefruit. I don't want to eat it or drink the juice of it
> every day.
>
> Jill
>

I see grapefruit and canteloup in the supermarket every week. I think I
also see them at Trade Joe's.

--
David E. Ross

Visit "Cooking with David" at
<http://www.rossde.com/cooking/>

On 10/8/2014 12:34 PM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:

>
> It's a sign from the culinary gods that you should be really be buying
> the hotdogs made by your local butcher. Get any number you want, and
> much better quality.

Great idea if you can find them. We don't even have a local butcher any
more lwt alone onr that makes hot dogs. I can get some other sausages
though.

On 10/8/2014 12:55 PM, wrote:

> Even citrus has a season. Imports might threaten the health of our
> orchards. In that case, they might be available in Canada, which has no
> citrus industry (yet).
>


I have my orders placed already. I get a couple of shipments every season.
http://www.floridaorangeshop.com/
The difference is incredible. Peeling these oranges is like holding a
bag of juice in your hand.

On 10/8/2014 7:46 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>>
> Canataloupes are not in season right now.

Won't be here until next July.



>
> I do like grapefruit. I don't want to eat it or drink the juice of it
> every day.

Same here, but I can eat an orange every day in season.

On 10/8/2014 8:31 PM, David E. Ross wrote:

>
> I see grapefruit and canteloup in the supermarket every week. I think I
> also see them at Trade Joe's.
>

Sure, but they taste nothing like a ripe locally grown in season fruit.

spamtrap wrote:
>
> Even citrus has a season. Imports might threaten the health of our
> orchards.

Citrus grows in Groves.

On Wednesday, October 8, 2014 7:12:45 PM UTC-7, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> spamtrap wrote:
>
> > Even citrus has a season. Imports might threaten the health of our
> > orchards.
>
> Citrus grows in Groves.

Citrus Orchard beats Citrus Grove, five to one.

http://googlefight.com/index.php?lan...Ci trus+Grove

On 10/8/2014 8:31 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
> On 10/8/2014 4:46 PM, 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.
>>
>> As for the grapefruit delay, who knows? It should be getting close to
>> harvest time in the southern-ish US. You're in Virginia, aren't you,
>> Jim? I have neighbors who grow grapefruit. Around this time last year
>> they were offering them for the taking on their front porch right before
>> the first front. Nice of them, but unfortunately I couldn't figure out
>> what to do with that many grapefruits.
>>
>> I do like grapefruit. I don't want to eat it or drink the juice of it
>> every day.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> I see grapefruit and canteloup in the supermarket every week. I think I
> also see them at Trade Joe's.
>
I'm talking about locally grown fruit. I don't have a Trader Joe's
anywhere nearby.

Jill

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/8/2014 12:18 PM, Matt Ferrari wrote:
>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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?
>>>
>>
>>
>> The hotdogs i buy come in 8 and the buns i buy come in 8
>>
>> not a problem for me
>>
>>
> Are you lucky! Where do you live?
>
> --
> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
>
suburbs of chicago

i buy butternut buns and oscar meyer beef hotdogs
usually from walmart

The Oscar Mayer hotdogs are in packages of eight. I don't recall seeing any hotdogs at all in
packages of six.....

N.

In article >,
says...
>
> 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.
>
> As for the grapefruit delay, who knows? It should be getting close to
> harvest time in the southern-ish US. You're in Virginia, aren't you,
> Jim? I have neighbors who grow grapefruit. Around this time last year
> they were offering them for the taking on their front porch right before
> the first front. Nice of them, but unfortunately I couldn't figure out
> what to do with that many grapefruits.

Make grapefruit marmalade, delicious.

We can get gf all year round, but all imported of course

Janet UK

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

On 10/9/2014 10:35 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> As for the grapefruit delay, who knows? It should be getting close to
>> harvest time in the southern-ish US. You're in Virginia, aren't you,
>> Jim? I have neighbors who grow grapefruit. Around this time last year
>> they were offering them for the taking on their front porch right before
>> the first front. Nice of them, but unfortunately I couldn't figure out
>> what to do with that many grapefruits.
>
> Make grapefruit marmalade, delicious.
>
Nice idea but I wouldn't have any inclination to make marmelade.

> We can get gf all year round, but all imported of course
>
> Janet UK
>
Yes, it's mostly imported in cold climates. Or out of season.

Jill

On 10/9/2014 12:08 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:24:15 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 8 Oct 2014 21:56:00 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>> This is the huge tree I had removed yesterday,
>> http://i61.tinypic.com/s4nn8j.jpg
>
> That looked like a perfectly good cantaloupe tree! What a shame.
>
> -sw
>
ROFL! At least he took a picture.

Jill

On Wed, 8 Oct 2014 21:56:00 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> The U.S. season just ended

> Omelet wrote:
>
>> He hates me 'cause I never slept with him...
>
> He hates himself because he is all he has to sleep with
> I don't know, sometimes he used to seem normal, then he went petty
> trough vindictive and now I just shun contact. I have enough crazies to
> deal with in my world without encouraging those who refuse to take their
> meds.

For the record, I never once even considered sleeping with you. And
you know that. You're the one who somehow got the idea that I was
going to move in with you - and you posted that to RFC just out of the
total blue.

After having met you twice at casual austin.food gatherings 2 or 3
years ago and not giving you any indication that there was any sort of
romantic interest in the least, you somehow twisted that into MY
MOVING IN WITH YOU?

That was just way too Psycho for me. I sat there at stared at the
screen for at least 15 minutes wondering, WTF? That was just way too
spooky. I've met weird, semi-psycho women before but you win, hands
down. Mapi of austin.general still holds the male title, but at least
he announced his psychosis right there lying on the floor of the bar
at B.D. Reilly's rather than romantically obsessing over me for 2
years.

Needless to say, you need to come to terms with what happened and why
your mind works that way and stop making up excuses for your fixation
and disappointment before we become the next Yoli and Michael. I'd
prefer you use a sniper rifle on me from a few hundred yards away.
There you go - a reason for you to buy yet another gun and ammo.

And Jeremy, I was just tired of your decade of bullshit and visions of
grandeur about all these things you're "working on" or have not done
in the past. Even posting a call for meetings with imaginary people
about imaginary projects of yours at "the normal time and place", as
if you are somebody important with a life. I'm pretty sure you're
manic depressive mixed with habitual liar.

Sorry I don't fit either of your Ideal Psycho Pal Profiles.

-sw

On Thu, 9 Oct 2014 11:08:00 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> What a shame.
>
> -sw

> Omelet wrote:
>
>> He hates me 'cause I never slept with him...
>
> He hates himself because he is all he has to sleep with
> I don't know, sometimes he used to seem normal, then he went petty
> trough vindictive and now I just shun contact. I have enough crazies to
> deal with in my world without encouraging those who refuse to take their
> meds.

For the record, I never once even considered sleeping with you. And
you know that. You're the one who somehow got the idea that I was
going to move in with you - and you posted that to RFC just out of the
total blue.

After having met you twice at casual austin.food gatherings 2 or 3
years ago and not giving you any indication that there was any sort of
romantic interest in the least, you somehow twisted that into MY
MOVING IN WITH YOU?

That was just way too Psycho for me. I sat there at stared at the
screen for at least 15 minutes wondering, WTF? That was just way too
spooky. I've met weird, semi-psycho women before but you win, hands
down. Mapi of austin.general still holds the male title, but at least
he announced his psychosis right there lying on the floor of the bar
at B.D. Reilly's rather than romantically obsessing over me for 2
years.

Needless to say, you need to come to terms with what happened and why
your mind works that way and stop making up excuses for your fixation
and disappointment before we become the next Yoli and Michael. I'd
prefer you use a sniper rifle on me from a few hundred yards away.
There you go - a reason for you to buy yet another gun and ammo.

And Jeremy, I was just tired of your decade of bullshit and visions of
grandeur about all these things you're "working on" or have not done
in the past. Even posting a call for meetings with imaginary people
about imaginary projects of yours at "the normal time and place", as
if you are somebody important with a life. I'm pretty sure you're
manic depressive mixed with habitual liar.

Sorry I don't fit either of your Ideal Psycho Pal Profiles.

-sw

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.

Becca

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.

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

http://tinypic.com/r/67pqnt/8

Becca

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

On 10/16/2014 11:18 AM, graham wrote:
>> >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
>

I put a notice on the local FaceBook page offering the wood for free to
anyone willing to come and get it.... no responses so far and on
Saturday, I am hiring a couple of workers and we are going to load it
all up and haul it away. We have a lot of deadfalls and downed limbs to
deal with so today or tomorrow I have to get the trailer hooked up and a
new chain for my chainsaw.

I'm getting too old for this kind of work... but I'll do what I can
while trying to keep out of the worker's way. Those guys work HARD!

George L