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Tree_Fall
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re: Canadian PM announces "our old relationship with the US is over...we have other options"
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/29/25 at 12:33 pm
Also head of Bank of England. The guy knows international banking. Not that he can actually do much for Canada which is much too big for the population. To my limited knowledge the heavy Chinese investment and population are in BC.
re: ICBM Nuclear Missiles
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/28/25 at 9:17 pm
US submarines have missiles with 12 independently targeted warheads. 50 years ago, locating subs was too imprecise for us or the Russians to hit one with a 1st-strike attack making them the defense "ace in the hole". You have to assume that is no longer the case.
re: Best quick lunch stop on I-10 in Mississippi
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/24/25 at 3:58 pm
I can't identify the Indian place mentioned. Two or three in the old GP area have closed. I always enjoy Half Shell Oyster House. It's a nice casual place but not a quick lunch off I-10.
re: What Personal Defense Weapon (think 9mm SMG) is everyone using?
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/23/25 at 7:55 pm
In my other life they 1st gave me a M-14, then a M-16, finally a 1911 45APC. Nice thing about the 1911 was that it was very loud. If down range, you could hear the round hum. There was no doubt that you were being shot at by something that could kill you.
re: What kind of a snake is this?
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/23/25 at 7:44 pm
Every time a ribbon snake picture is posted half of the posters say "garter" and half say "ribbon". Looking it up, the snake genus Thamnophsis has about 40 species in it commonly called "grater" or "ribbon" snake. All posters are right.
Growing up in W Tn, my garter snakes were drab animals with stripes. My ribbon snakes in BTR are pretty spectacular.
Great local website for snakes is LINK
Growing up in W Tn, my garter snakes were drab animals with stripes. My ribbon snakes in BTR are pretty spectacular.
Great local website for snakes is LINK
re: ConocoPhillips plans layoffs as part of broad restructuring
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/23/25 at 9:22 am
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dependable as seasonal weather
Forty years ago, the economic impact of O&G bust & boom cycles surprised so many people that sociologists started studying it. Today hardly anybody outside the industry even notices.
Maybe the worst impact of each consolidation is the permanent migration of top jobs away from rural areas like Homa and Lafayette.
re: Venice question
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/22/25 at 3:44 pm
Museo Fortuny
Torcello for an off the beaten path island with a rare Byzantine Church (Eastern Orthodox).
Save yourself a lot of time being lost and pick up a tourist map at the RR station info desk.
Torcello for an off the beaten path island with a rare Byzantine Church (Eastern Orthodox).
Save yourself a lot of time being lost and pick up a tourist map at the RR station info desk.
re: How do you list your college degree?
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/22/25 at 2:39 pm
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Whatever it is internally titled will show up on a background check
A few years ago, a lawsuit against a chemical company was tossed by a judge when it was found that an expert witness for the plaintiff listed an impressive degree that wasn't actually offered by his college.
Ya never know when somebody at sometime may verify your credentials. If you've lost your diploma, order a transcript and don't embellish it.
re: Looks like Sid Edwards is putting the brakes on the gravy train
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/22/25 at 2:24 pm
Lots of charities depend on gov contracts to provide services. Hopefully, most are not bogus. These organizations use charitable donations to maintain their admin base and contracts/grants to provide services.
re: Raise bed drip irrigation water hammer problem
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/22/25 at 9:22 am
Try putting the pressure regulator between the timer and source. Your house pressure may be more than the timer valve can handle causing the valve to stutter rather than opening and closing cleanly.
re: It's wild what you'll see in a Dollar General in rural Louisiana.
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/20/25 at 6:32 pm
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she's made a lot of bad decisions...prison tattoos
I doubt if they are prison tattoos, no obvious Jesus stuff or crooked letters on the knuckles... but some of her needle artists definitely studied inside the Louisiana Correctional System.
The lemur plus a poorly-executed nature panorama (welk, turtle, dragonfly, unidentified bugs, etc.) shows an appreciation of nature. May have once been a ULL biology major?
re: Traveling To London This Summer
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/20/25 at 4:04 pm
Lodging - Nell Qwynn House in Chelsea near 2 tube stations. It's a condo operation with hotel-like short-term unit... cozy but nice... much to do within walking distance. LINK /
They can arrange to/from airport transportation at a better price.
In addition to other museums, relax in Victoria & Albert, a large eclectic collection. In central London see the Churchill War Room.
I'm another fan of Uber Boat, you can get an app that gives a narrative about things you pass along the shore. The Maritime Museum is a great river destination.
Spend some time studying tubes and buses. They and Uber Boat all take chipped credit cards... no complex pass system. The underground may be your best transportation option. Traffic can be terrible.
Restaurants are expensive, but there are lots of fast-food options to save you money.
They can arrange to/from airport transportation at a better price.
In addition to other museums, relax in Victoria & Albert, a large eclectic collection. In central London see the Churchill War Room.
I'm another fan of Uber Boat, you can get an app that gives a narrative about things you pass along the shore. The Maritime Museum is a great river destination.
Spend some time studying tubes and buses. They and Uber Boat all take chipped credit cards... no complex pass system. The underground may be your best transportation option. Traffic can be terrible.
Restaurants are expensive, but there are lots of fast-food options to save you money.
re: Houston: Once-kosher Genesis Steakhouse to shutter months after losing certificate
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/20/25 at 3:34 pm
I know that "keeping kosher" can be important to observant Jews, but I was told by a Jewish friend years ago that certification for a fee by rabbinical associations can look a bit like a scam. Obviously, opinions vary, and what does a qoy know about such things anyway?
Out of curiosity I checked the website HKA LINK /
Almost immediately a banner announcing Genesis' loss of status popped up.
That's not a great look for HKA ... quite unprofessional. HKA must have a monopoly in Houston?
Out of curiosity I checked the website HKA LINK /
Almost immediately a banner announcing Genesis' loss of status popped up.
That's not a great look for HKA ... quite unprofessional. HKA must have a monopoly in Houston?
re: Best pipe for underground in yard
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/18/25 at 8:23 am
In a mature landscape where straight runs may be hard to find Pex may be ideal. You can even weave it through tree roots if you have too. Flexible poly's ribbed structure will be much weaker that Pex's fiber-reinforced design.
In any short sections where somebody might do some digging, sleve it through 2" pipe to serve as a shield.
In any short sections where somebody might do some digging, sleve it through 2" pipe to serve as a shield.
re: On a distant exoplanet, Astronomers detect strongest signal of life ever recorded
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/17/25 at 1:45 pm
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Dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, and dimethyl trisulfide have been found among the volatiles given off by the fly-attracting plant known as dead-horse arum (Helicodiceros muscivorus). Those compounds are components of an odor like rotting meat
Wiki tells me that the planet must smell really bad! Also tells me that chemical can be made 100% abiotically in the lab.
A cynic might suggest that NASA wants a budget boost rather than cuts.
re: Driver dies after trailer hitch falls off truck, goes through his windshield
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/17/25 at 1:24 pm
That's what those towels are for... protection from a snapped cable? I don't think so. I've been offshore on vessels pulling cables under load. I don't go out on deck. If it snaps on or near the vessel, it's very scary.
re: Ocean Springs MS this weekend
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/15/25 at 1:08 pm
Ocean Springs is our lunch stop anytime we take I-10 east. Maison de Lu is where we eat. The Walter Anderson Museum is a short walk down the street. The Anderson family pottery, Shearwater is a short drive. Sometimes the pottery has something you must have, other times not.
I spent one night at the Gulf Hills Resort just north of Ocean Springs. It's unique in that it's hilly and has a nice golf course... low key place.
You might also check out adjacent Biloxi and Gulfport. Southern Ms has a marine lab at Ocean Springs which may have some public exhibits. It did before Covid.
A less-advertised aspect of the Ocean Springs medical community is the unusual abundance of pulmonologists. The area is something of a center for "B readers" due to the shipyard workers suing for asbestosis in a litigant-friendly state.
Anybody visiting the MS Gulf Coast should read John Grisham's novel "The Boys from Biloxi" .
I spent one night at the Gulf Hills Resort just north of Ocean Springs. It's unique in that it's hilly and has a nice golf course... low key place.
You might also check out adjacent Biloxi and Gulfport. Southern Ms has a marine lab at Ocean Springs which may have some public exhibits. It did before Covid.
A less-advertised aspect of the Ocean Springs medical community is the unusual abundance of pulmonologists. The area is something of a center for "B readers" due to the shipyard workers suing for asbestosis in a litigant-friendly state.
Anybody visiting the MS Gulf Coast should read John Grisham's novel "The Boys from Biloxi" .
re: Computers are getting dumber…
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/15/25 at 12:08 pm
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How to Disable (Most of) Windows 10’s Advertising
Useful post.
If the popup ads seem really excessive you probably are infected with malware. Hopefully your work IT people can clean you up. The bad guys have gotten very adept at slipping a Trojan Horse in.
Internet searches have become extremely annoying. Google may be the worst for dumping a long list of paying customers on you in front of the correct sites. That's how they make lots of money. Load the Tor browser and search with Duck Duck Go.
re: Best way to level front lawn?
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/15/25 at 7:51 am
Sorry, I just showed my age. The "top soil" stuff sold bagged now is pretty much just small-size mulch.. At one time top soil was the 1st few inches of dirt stripped from land being leveled for development.
re: Best way to level front lawn?
Posted by Tree_Fall on 4/14/25 at 12:41 pm
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I add compost/manure for a bit of 'organic material'
Another poster mixed in soil. Whichever, don't use just sand if the sand layer is more than 1" thick in the deepest depressions. The reason is that sand does not hold water.
My font yard was sand-leveled 10 years ago. The depressions filled in with sand dry very quickly and the grass in those areas is visually less vigorous than places with minimal sand. This past winter I had the most freeze damage in those same sandy spots.
If I do it again, I'll have lawn core aerated 1st then top dress with a mix of mason sand and composted cotton burr.
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