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Dakota Tebaldi
Voodoo Child
Join date: 6 Feb 2008
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05-16-2008 04:08
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ConductorX Nieuport
NO LONGER RELEVANT
Join date: 29 Nov 2007
Posts: 86
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05-16-2008 04:19
No stories. Most of the trees on my property are what we call "water" oaks. They are low grade oak trees that typically live in the swamps and only survive 30 to 50 years. They typically rot from the inside out as they age.
When I purchased my home the first thing we did was cut down and sell all of the pine trees. We sold 43 trees and it took us 18 months to clean up the property after. Pine trees are well known for snapping off at the top or just falling on your house. Several nieghbors and friends had pine trees in their house after Katrina. Our nieghboring parish (county) has prohibited the cutting of any trees without a special permit. They suffered the most property damage after Katrina. I am all for keeping up the environment and local beauty but not at the expence of human safety and common sense. I do have a few Live Oaks, in the south they are evergreen and never completely loose thier leaves. The famous Oak Alley plantation has two rows of these trees that were planted in the 1800s after the plantation was built. My live oaks are very young probably only 75 to 100 years old. Oak Alley Plantation:  _____________________
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Maureen Boccaccio
TWJKFA
Join date: 28 Feb 2008
Posts: 14,484
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05-16-2008 04:39
No stories. Most of the trees on my property are what we call "water" oaks. They are low grade oak trees that typically live in the swamps and only survive 30 to 50 years. They typically rot from the inside out as they age. When I purchased my home the first thing we did was cut down and sell all of the pine trees. We sold 43 trees and it took us 18 months to clean up the property after. Pine trees are well known for snapping off at the top or just falling on your house. Several nieghbors and friends had pine trees in their house after Katrina. Our nieghboring parish (county) has prohibited the cutting of any trees without a special permit. They suffered the most property damage after Katrina. I am all for keeping up the environment and local beauty but not at the expence of human safety and common sense. Wow, that's a lot of trees! Re: human safety vs environmental/aesthetic enhancement...I hear you on that one!  I do have a few Live Oaks, in the south they are evergreen and never completely loose thier leaves. The famous Oak Alley plantation has two rows of these trees that were planted in the 1800s after the plantation was built. My live oaks are very young probably only 75 to 100 years old. Oak Alley Plantation: Yet another reason to have your neck of the woods on my must-see list of cities/regions... |
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Rioko Bamaisin
Unstable Princess
Join date: 16 Aug 2007
Posts: 4,668
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05-16-2008 04:41
Morning all! I am sadly falling behind on this thread. Can some one give me a quick recap?
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Maureen Boccaccio
TWJKFA
Join date: 28 Feb 2008
Posts: 14,484
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05-16-2008 04:49
/me waves at Rioko
when last you joined us: The sharing of travel stories, horror or otherwise (notably Texas and NYC) Trout's friendly relations with the Canadian Mounties CX's tornado and accompanying damage An interesting movie recommended by GG A helluva scary show on youtube (you fiend, you, Isabeau) "what kind of candy are you" quiz and some spillover from the "How to find a mate" thread |
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Rioko Bamaisin
Unstable Princess
Join date: 16 Aug 2007
Posts: 4,668
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05-16-2008 04:56
Thank you Maureen!! Great recap.
I am going back to bed now. Keep it down in here! _____________________
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Maureen Boccaccio
TWJKFA
Join date: 28 Feb 2008
Posts: 14,484
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05-16-2008 05:02
Thank you Maureen!! Great recap. I am going back to bed now. Keep it down in here! ohhhh no...you just *had* to say "keep it down", didn't you? I now feel compelled to make a lot of noise... /me turns up the volume on the stereo, and begins to sing "Feelings" off-key. Hey - are those Rioko's boots? Let's see if they fit. Yes, they do. Oooh, they make such a great noise while dancing on the coffee table... OK, being quiet now. ssshhh! Rioko's is sleeping, for heaven's sake. |
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Amaranthim Talon
Voyager, Seeker, Curious
Join date: 14 Nov 2006
Posts: 12,032
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05-16-2008 05:17
Yay!!! Woohooo and Happy Friday to all the Threadites!
I am:  Cool - Hope everyone has a super duper day Check back with y'all later - and - hmm- it may be early but mushroom risotto sounds good - save me some for lunch  Hey Mac- luck with the chageover - CX- glad you are back in business at home- sorry for the trees - be careful with the cleanup. _____________________
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Xerxes Kingstop
supercalifragisomecrap
Join date: 20 Mar 2008
Posts: 416
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05-16-2008 05:28
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ConductorX Nieuport
NO LONGER RELEVANT
Join date: 29 Nov 2007
Posts: 86
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05-16-2008 05:37
X - WTF is that?
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Maureen Boccaccio
TWJKFA
Join date: 28 Feb 2008
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05-16-2008 05:39
Great pic, Xerxes! Congratulations to all those who are graduating this weekend...or some time soon... |
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Morgaine Alter
dreamer
Join date: 10 Jan 2008
Posts: 1,204
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05-16-2008 05:43
That picture is wild lined up nice and tall too. It almost looks like the soldiers are standing on each other.
CX that sounds pretty smart to get your place ready w/cutting down the trees before hand. I know I was upset when they cut down alot of Banyan & Ficus trees here. However if they are going to land on you they must go.  I do love those Oaks gave me a big smile, ty. Ooh bye Mac come back soon. _____________________
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Morgaine Alter
dreamer
Join date: 10 Jan 2008
Posts: 1,204
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05-16-2008 05:52
Hey I am Laffy Taffy too is this rigged? I do like those quizzes.
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Conifer Dada
Hiya m'dooks!
Join date: 6 Oct 2006
Posts: 3,716
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05-16-2008 06:06
Surely this thread has outgrown this forum and needs a whole website to itself!
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Amaranthim Talon
Voyager, Seeker, Curious
Join date: 14 Nov 2006
Posts: 12,032
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05-16-2008 06:10
Surely this thread has outgrown this forum and needs a whole website to itself! Almost 6000 posts! I recall early on someone saying something about a thread somewhere with like 10k posts... does not seem so far fetched now, does it? _____________________
"Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again. "
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Garrett Laramide
Upholder of Murphy's Law
Join date: 27 Dec 2006
Posts: 249
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Fried Egg Friday
05-16-2008 06:27
Mornin' y'all and happy Friday. Breakfast finds it's way to the table, fried eggs, several strips of thick cut maple cured bacon, homemade waffles with _real_ butter and raspberry syrup, and a steaming hot cup of coffee so strong the aroma alone peels the paint off your walls. Nothing beats the flavor of eggs fried in bacon grease, then heavily peppered with fresh coarse ground black pepper, a dash of salt, and and a liberal sprinkling of tobasco sauce.
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Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam
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ConductorX Nieuport
NO LONGER RELEVANT
Join date: 29 Nov 2007
Posts: 86
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05-16-2008 06:31
Mornin' y'all and happy Friday. Breakfast finds it's way to the table, fried eggs, several strips of thick cut maple cured bacon, homemade waffles with _real_ butter and raspberry syrup, and a steaming hot cup of coffee so strong the aroma alone peels the paint off your walls. Nothing beats the flavor of eggs fried in bacon grease, then heavily peppered with fresh coarse ground black pepper, a dash of salt, and and a liberal sprinkling of tobasco sauce. What no Grits? I had the country boy breakfast, Eggs, Bacon, Grits and a Biscuit. I was up too early for Garrett's wonderful breakfast. Hold the tabasco and salt for me sweetie. "CX" _____________________
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Garrett Laramide
Upholder of Murphy's Law
Join date: 27 Dec 2006
Posts: 249
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05-16-2008 06:35
What no Grits? No grits. I forgot to pick a bag up at the grocery store.  _____________________
Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam
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Morgaine Alter
dreamer
Join date: 10 Jan 2008
Posts: 1,204
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05-16-2008 06:40
Mornin' y'all and happy Friday. Breakfast finds it's way to the table, fried eggs, several strips of thick cut maple cured bacon, homemade waffles with _real_ butter and raspberry syrup, and a steaming hot cup of coffee so strong the aroma alone peels the paint off your walls. Nothing beats the flavor of eggs fried in bacon grease, then heavily peppered with fresh coarse ground black pepper, a dash of salt, and and a liberal sprinkling of tobasco sauce. yumm I love my eggs in bacon grease Garrett. Just what I needed. _____________________
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Amaranthim Talon
Voyager, Seeker, Curious
Join date: 14 Nov 2006
Posts: 12,032
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05-16-2008 06:45
Garrett sounds awesome - can I get some country gravy for my biscuits please?
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Lindal Kidd
Dances With Noobs
Join date: 26 Jun 2007
Posts: 8,371
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05-16-2008 06:48
Good morning, Thread! Hi, Threadlets!
/me pats Rioko's boots fondly. Hi there! Thanks for breakfast, Elora. Got to eat and run...I'm late for a RL appointment. Mac: DON'T GO WITH COMCAST!!!! They'll suck you in and then throttle your bandwidth. /me grabs umbrella and dashes out the door into a gust of wet wind. _____________________
It's still My World and My Imagination! So there.
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Bec Sadofsky
Yup it's Iowa
Join date: 8 Jan 2008
Posts: 535
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05-16-2008 06:51
Happy Friday all!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dekka Raymaker
thinking very hard
Join date: 4 Feb 2007
Posts: 3,898
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05-16-2008 06:53
No Strife!!! No!!!
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Amaranthim Talon
Voyager, Seeker, Curious
Join date: 14 Nov 2006
Posts: 12,032
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05-16-2008 06:59
No Strife!!! No!!! Huh? _____________________
"Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again. "
Robert A. Heinlein http://talonfaire.blogspot.com/ Visit Talon Faire Main: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Misto%20Presto/216/21/155- Main Store XStreets: http://tinyurl.com/6r7ayn |
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Sling Trebuchet
Deleted User
Join date: 20 Jan 2007
Posts: 4,548
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05-16-2008 07:02
Huh? A thread has been closed. The sky is falling! Hooray! Add: --- but not this one. This thread works very well to keep noise out of most of the other threads. _____________________
Maggie: We give our residents a lot of tools, to build, create, and manage their lands and objects. That flexibility also requires people to exercise judgment about when things should be used.
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