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, says... On Oct 26, 12:43*pm, JustWait wrote: On 10/26/2012 12:28 PM, thunder wrote: On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:09:36 -0400, BAR wrote: I have had to pay to have a few of them cut down over the past couple of years. One was an 80 foot tall blue spruce that fell over in a wind storm. $1000 to have it removed and the fence repaired. Then there was the 80 foot tall Norway maple that needed to be cut down, $1500, because it had a Y that was splitting to the ground. There were two wires holding it together about 40 feet up. Do you have some kind of blight where you are? *I've lost 3 blue spruced in the past year, and looking around the area, I see quite a few sickly blue spruces. *I haven't heard of any blights, but the blue spruces don't look healthy. I've also got a 1/2 acre of Norway spruces that seem to be thinning out. I don't think that is a blight though, more likely old age. I think it was Spruce we lost here a couple decades back from something, shag bark hickory is very rare too I think I remember my dad saying something about something that hit them too. Oooops, just remembered it wasn't spruce although they did get hit with something. But it's Dutch Elm disease I remember my dad talking about. My mother lost two Chinese Elms to Dutch Elm disease. |
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says... On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:09:36 -0400, BAR wrote: In article , says... On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:17:03 -0400, BAR wrote: In article , says... On Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:48:46 AM UTC-4, BAR wrote: In article , says... On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:08:41 AM UTC-4, GuzzisRule wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:49:39 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 10:15:59 PM UTC-4, bob wrote: Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice year it was...and 6 months to Spring! I'm not ready. In fact, it's going to be 83 degrees today, and I'm taking the afternoon off to go out on the lake. When we come back in this evening, I'll have to tie back up in a different slip so the entire dock we're on can be replaced in November. I'm not ready either. But...the leaves have started their merry trip to earth, and I've not even gotten a good start on the bumper crop of acorns we had this year. Don't ever buy a house with twelve big oak trees thereon. Too late... we have nothing but 90 foot tall oaks. Huge acorns. But our leaves are just now starting to get some color. Squirrels are going "nuts" right now. I bought one of these a couple years ago... worth every penny. http://www.shindaiwa-usa.com/Products/Blowers/EB802.aspx I bought one of these 13 years ago and I haven't had to do anything with leaves but run over them with it. http://www.toro.com/en-us/homeowner/mowers/walk-power- mowers/Pages/Series.aspx?sid=Super-Recycler When my leaves are at full-tilt, I'd have to use that every other day, and the bag would have to be emptied 20 times. My riding mower, with the two huge bags, is useless after 4-5 days. I don't use the bagger. I just run over the leaves and they disappear. You need a few more trees! I have had to pay to have a few of them cut down over the past couple of years. One was an 80 foot tall blue spruce that fell over in a wind storm. $1000 to have it removed and the fence repaired. Then there was the 80 foot tall Norway maple that needed to be cut down, $1500, because it had a Y that was splitting to the ground. There were two wires holding it together about 40 feet up. This doesn't count all of the work done on the other trees over the last 13 years. Fortunately, I have a huge natural area in the back that I can blow the leaves into. My neighbors get ****ed when I throw our dog poop over the fence into their yard. I suppose they would have the same problem if I blew my leaves into their yard. I really don't believe you throw the dog poop into their back yard! Luckily my wife takes the dogs for a walk every day and they eat and poop while on their walk. The problem is that my wife brings the poop home and tosses it into our trash can. It is not pleasant around the trash can in the summer time. I keep a little trash can out by the side of the garage with a plastic grocery bag therein. After walking the dogs, I throw the poop bag there, and then empty it into the big trash can on trash day. Works pretty well. Oh, I get my poop bags here now: http://www.uline.com/BL_5577/Newspaper-Bags Hell, 2000 for $51. Much cheaper than at the store! We get ours from the Washington Post. |
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On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:16:00 -0400, BAR wrote:
Gee, Meyer, why are you so snarky? A guy says he picks up after his dog and you go after him for that. Why are youso concerned about where someone lives? You must live in a mansion, right? Is that you Harry "Snarky" Krause? \ === Isn't amazing how a limited vocabulaty follows some people around. |
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says... In article , says... On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:16:00 -0400, BAR wrote: Gee, Meyer, why are you so snarky? A guy says he picks up after his dog and you go after him for that. Why are youso concerned about where someone lives? You must live in a mansion, right? Is that you Harry "Snarky" Krause? \ === Isn't amazing how a limited vocabulaty follows some people around. Asshole's can't lose their smell. snerk |
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On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:31:23 -0400, BAR wrote:
In article , says... On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:09:36 -0400, BAR wrote: In article , says... On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:17:03 -0400, BAR wrote: In article , says... On Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:48:46 AM UTC-4, BAR wrote: In article , says... On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:08:41 AM UTC-4, GuzzisRule wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:49:39 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 10:15:59 PM UTC-4, bob wrote: Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice year it was...and 6 months to Spring! I'm not ready. In fact, it's going to be 83 degrees today, and I'm taking the afternoon off to go out on the lake. When we come back in this evening, I'll have to tie back up in a different slip so the entire dock we're on can be replaced in November. I'm not ready either. But...the leaves have started their merry trip to earth, and I've not even gotten a good start on the bumper crop of acorns we had this year. Don't ever buy a house with twelve big oak trees thereon. Too late... we have nothing but 90 foot tall oaks. Huge acorns. But our leaves are just now starting to get some color. Squirrels are going "nuts" right now. I bought one of these a couple years ago... worth every penny. http://www.shindaiwa-usa.com/Products/Blowers/EB802.aspx I bought one of these 13 years ago and I haven't had to do anything with leaves but run over them with it. http://www.toro.com/en-us/homeowner/mowers/walk-power- mowers/Pages/Series.aspx?sid=Super-Recycler When my leaves are at full-tilt, I'd have to use that every other day, and the bag would have to be emptied 20 times. My riding mower, with the two huge bags, is useless after 4-5 days. I don't use the bagger. I just run over the leaves and they disappear. You need a few more trees! I have had to pay to have a few of them cut down over the past couple of years. One was an 80 foot tall blue spruce that fell over in a wind storm. $1000 to have it removed and the fence repaired. Then there was the 80 foot tall Norway maple that needed to be cut down, $1500, because it had a Y that was splitting to the ground. There were two wires holding it together about 40 feet up. This doesn't count all of the work done on the other trees over the last 13 years. Fortunately, I have a huge natural area in the back that I can blow the leaves into. My neighbors get ****ed when I throw our dog poop over the fence into their yard. I suppose they would have the same problem if I blew my leaves into their yard. I really don't believe you throw the dog poop into their back yard! Luckily my wife takes the dogs for a walk every day and they eat and poop while on their walk. The problem is that my wife brings the poop home and tosses it into our trash can. It is not pleasant around the trash can in the summer time. I keep a little trash can out by the side of the garage with a plastic grocery bag therein. After walking the dogs, I throw the poop bag there, and then empty it into the big trash can on trash day. Works pretty well. Oh, I get my poop bags here now: http://www.uline.com/BL_5577/Newspaper-Bags Hell, 2000 for $51. Much cheaper than at the store! We get ours from the Washington Post. That *is* about the only reason to take the Post. But, our free six months ran out a while back, so I can't fall back on the Post bags. Besides, they often had holes in them from sliding across the driveway. |
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On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:48:47 PM UTC-3, Earl wrote: wrote: On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 11:15:59 PM UTC-3, bob wrote: Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice k year it was...and 6 months to Spring! I had my boat out on Friday cruising the harbour and circling three harbour islands plus buzzing a large cruiseship. Guess it's time for winterization. Since the boat was brand new this year, I'll probably pay the $200 to have the dealer winterize it. I've received my Navigloo cover from Costco to protect the boat over our long damp winters. Get a custom cover. You will regret the generics. I do have the custom cover for the boating season but it's not recommended for heavy snowfall. This Navigloo shelter is an alternative to shrinkwrap. Get a proper cover. They might run close to $500 but that's a bargain to keep your boat in good shape. |
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