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Singlemalt

Singlemalt

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raratt said:
There are a bunch of them growing around here, don't know what type though. There is one growing on the edge of a pasture that was a volunteer I guess that no one takes care of, but it has fruit every year. Edit: Brown Turkey trees?
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Back in '78-79 when in grad school a buddy and I went fishing, wanted to try a new spot so we went to one of the tributaries off the American river up in the Sierra foothills. We hike awhile and come to a clearing with a broken down cabin over 100 yrs old. Lots of old antique tools, clothes irons( the old ones heated over a fire) with all the wood parts rotted away. Anyway, all of a sudden I notice this huge fig tree about 80ft away, 30-40 ft tall. I was amazed. Had to be some sort of micro niche
 
tyler.durden

tyler.durden

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Laughing Grass said:
That's quite the mix of different age groups. Almost looks like a big picnic.
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That's just what it is, a giant outdoor picnic set to music. There are 4000 fixed theater seats up front for those that desire a more traditional concert experience, and the lawn further back that seats about 7000. I rarely attend the concerts on the lawn anymore, because it's usually people talking and eating loudly during the music. I can't enjoy the music through that noise, and it pisses me off that the lawn audience does not respect the artists enough to make them the focus of the experience. This concert was different - EVERYONE was silent the entire time. Glorious...
 
raratt

raratt

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Singlemalt said:
Back in '78-79 when in grad school a buddy and I went fishing, wanted to try a new spot so we went to one of the tributaries off the American river up in the Sierra foothills. We hike awhile and come to a clearing with a broken down cabin over 100 yrs old. Lots of old antique tools, clothes irons( the old ones heated over a fire) with all the wood parts rotted away. Anyway, all of a sudden I notice this huge fig tree about 80ft away, 30-40 ft tall. I was amazed. Had to be some sort of micro niche
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You notice that a lot when riding a motorcycle in the foothills. There are places that the temp drops a good 10-15 degrees in a matter of feet, then it returns to normal. Where I live gets much colder than surrounding cities due to down slope breezes I believe, but there are warm pockets also.
 
Laughing Grass

Laughing Grass

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tyler.durden said:
That's just what it is, a giant outdoor picnic set to music. There are 4000 fixed theater seats up front for those that desire a more traditional concert experience, and the lawn further back that seats about 7000. I rarely attend the concerts on the lawn anymore, because it's usually people talking and eating loudly during the music. I can't enjoy the music through that noise, and it pisses me off that the lawn audience does not respect the artists enough to make them the focus of the experience. This concert was different - EVERYONE was silent the entire time. Glorious...
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Looks like it was a great time. I love laid back concerts where you can sit on a blanket in the grass and enjoy the music and weather.

I've done absolutely nothing today, only left the house to take the dog for a walk. I have to go for a sleep study tonight at 9:30 and try to sleep in a strange place with strange people watching :finger: I can hardly wait. :roll:

The Pride parade is on Sunday and the weather is looking amazing, 25°C with no rain. We're going to be on the top deck on of a TTC bus throwing ribbons and carrying on. My dad confirmed he'll be joining us again this year, our 13th parade together.
 
too larry

too larry

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raratt said:
You notice that a lot when riding a motorcycle in the foothills. There are places that the temp drops a good 10-15 degrees in a matter of feet, then it returns to normal. Where I live gets much colder than surrounding cities due to down slope breezes I believe, but there are warm pockets also.
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My hiking trail on my cousin's land has a cold and a warm spot. There is enough of a change you notice it. I always mean to look in the daytime and see if there is some sort of cave opening near the cold spot. When Granny Larry and her sister were kids, {a hair over 100 years ago} they played in a cave in one of the fields. It was big enough they could get down in it and not be seen across the field. I've never been able to find it. We do have some limestone sinks on our land. I always figured it would be around them.
 
too larry

too larry

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Laughing Grass said:
. . . . . . . The Pride parade is on Sunday and the weather is looking amazing, 25°C with no rain. We're going to be on the top deck on of a TTC bus throwing ribbons and carrying on. My dad confirmed he'll be joining us again this year, our 13th parade together.
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Sister was saying the Pride parade in Denver last weekend messed up traffic big time. Huge turnout. Hope you guys have a good time.
 
Laughing Grass

Laughing Grass

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too larry said:
Sister was saying the Pride parade in Denver last weekend messed up traffic big time. Huge turnout. Hope you guys have a good time.
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It's a zoo here every year but it's such a big party atmosphere that nobody seems to mind. As long as you use transit and avoid driving it's easy to get around during the parade. I like to go to the nyc Pride parade next weekend as well, just so I can say I've been there but it's not in the budget right now.
 
too larry

too larry

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Laughing Grass said:
It's a zoo here every year but it's such a big party atmosphere that nobody seems to mind. As long as you use transit and avoid driving it's easy to get around during the parade. I like to go to the nyc Pride parade next weekend as well, just so I can say I've been there but it's not in the budget right now.
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They were coming from Colorado Springs, so on the interstate. It took a couple of hours to get through town.
 
Singlemalt

Singlemalt

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cannabineer

cannabineer

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raratt said:
You notice that a lot when riding a motorcycle in the foothills. There are places that the temp drops a good 10-15 degrees in a matter of feet, then it returns to normal. Where I live gets much colder than surrounding cities due to down slope breezes I believe, but there are warm pockets also.
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I experienced that when I still had my bike.
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

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raratt

raratt

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What are the odds? One of the sprinkler solenoids went south on me right when I replaced the timer. The second timer has a circuit check built into it and it kept saying check zone 2. I redid all the wires, still no go. Buzzed out the lines and that solenoid was almost shorted. The first timer was thrown into a big box with no packing, so I assumed it got rattled and broken. So much for assumption. I ended up doing swaptronics like I used to bitch at my Airmen for doing. All fixed now anyway (dumb shit).
 
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