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Horrific that the linked news article and the picture from the television report misgendered and deadnamed the nurse

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I enjoyed WWZ because of the constant moving about and showing how a bunch of others are trying to handle it.


If this is your basis for having enjoyed the movie, you really really should read the book. It is a quick read.

re: Persimmon help/advice

Posted by luvdoc on 9/8/26 at 2:54 pm to
it looks wonderful, but you still have the forked trunk with bark inclusion

pick 1 of the 2 main trunks and cut the other off. That can be delayed till next spring or later so that you can take scion off of the fork to be sacrificed and graft it onto the permanent 1.

Grafting is fun!
You can also probably disconnect the current cord and install an extension cord of your preferred length. strip 3 wires and loosen/tighten three screws since there's probably a ground
The Hornaday American whitetail is consistently the lowest priced name-brand rounds, often lower than PPU, when I am buying 25-06

I have never bought it, but always found it odd that it was priced so low considering the Hornaday name
My garden is overrun with them in BR. Very quick.

I need a non-"firearm" weapon to carry around the yard that can throw some bird shot

Still seeing lots of anoles too, including some younguns.

re: Tree treatment after trimming

Posted by luvdoc on 8/8/26 at 10:59 am to
Cut on the branch side of the collar

re: Best riding mower for hill

Posted by luvdoc on 8/7/26 at 10:36 pm to
Your limit is unlikely to be related to horsepower.

Transmission transmission transmission

All the cheap consumer grade tractors have really crappy transmissions

If you can find a used deere x500 series, you will be happy. Transmission is rated for ground engagement. It also comes with a differential lock foot pedal on the left. Pressing it locks the rear drive wheels together so they spin at the exact same speed to prevent getting stuck in mud or slippery turf or hills.

The x300 series all have the lower spec transmission/transaxle

The x700 series is the Cadillac

After 2012, deere remodeled/ renamed/repowered their high end lawn tractors, generally for the worst.

Some of the models are four-wheel drive, or diesel

If you can find a pre 2012 x500 or x700 series that was decently well maintained, or even the x400 series which is a bit older, it will make you happy

Machine finder dot com: LINK

Tractor finder is another good site

I have a 2004 x500 that is a mule. I got lucky and found it on Craigslist in br around 2008 at a great price

If it sold at a big box store, you don't want it


re: Tree treatment after trimming

Posted by luvdoc on 8/7/26 at 11:08 am to
Ditto

But most trees can be trimmed in a way that shapes them to your preference. All pairs refuse to follow the usual rules and just Branch like mad everywhere. It's hard to make a pretty pair
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Great watch dog site chronicling all-too-common malfeasance in research
Works. Some at least. It will blow off CO2, raising ph, will need to add acid far more frequently
My personal experience is limited but also from the Virginia mountains. That looks like one of the bigger types that does not carry lyme. He looks whole. It's the itty bitty deer ticks you have to worry about

Also, my understanding is they have to be embedded for over 24 hours to transmit the disease

And a single dose of doxycycline within 3 days is 100% effective at preventing lime

re: Help me propagate a maypop vine

Posted by luvdoc on 7/25/26 at 3:09 pm to
You could also try layering

Fill a pot with soil, if the pot is plastic snip a pair of notches in the top on opposite sides, and lay the Vine from notch to notch across the soil, making sure to include a leaf node, cover with more soil, put a brick on top. Keep it from drying out
A local Parish is remodeling, and we will be picking up a pair of pews for our covered front porch

any recommendations for preferred products to strip, stain, and coat for long-lasting protection from sun and humidity?
Well said, and I would put it in other way:

Her vote was based on whether she regarded the consequences of the law to be "good "or "bad ", which is not in the purview of the judicial branch.

Her job is strictly to determine whether the action is legal /constitutional

if she wants to change the law to do "good ", she should run for Congress
For such a beautiful woman, and likely due to the era of the show, her costume did little to flatter her pelvic figure

re: Figs coming in like crazy

Posted by luvdoc on 6/24/26 at 4:29 pm to
I had an enormous fig tree I planted as a cutting and shaped over 15 years, ultimately with 45-50 varieties grafted onto it that got ambrosia beetle borers and outright died

My experience has been that, particularly after a late freeze that kills off new spring growth, the damaged plants put off a scent of decay/alcohol that is ambrosia beetle Chanel number 5