L. Marcus Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Wood chippers? No, ma'am, we cut trees up in the manly fashion -- by hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Around here chippers are mostly used on brush, rendering it into small bits suitable for composting, as well as something that can be efficiently carried in a tub from place to place. Trees are cut up and used in fireplaces, if nowhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER . . . We're one of the biggest exporters of wood and wood-derived products in the world. My hometown has two massive papermills, and hence smells pretty horribly to the unaccustomed. "Hä lukt pängar å arbetstillfällän" -- "Smells like money and work opportunities", as we say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Yes. I am familiar with what a paper mill smells like. They have them all over Maine. People generally make mulch out of chipped wood, as I understand it. It's an ugly landscaping material, and catches fire at the drop of a spark, but it's used all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Yes. I am familiar with what a paper mill smells like. They have them all over Maine. People generally make mulch out of chipped wood, as I understand it. It's an ugly landscaping material, and catches fire at the drop of a spark, but it's used all over the place. Mulch catches fire easily? I would have figured that for the dry wood chips, not for mulch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER They use a lot of mulched cedar bark around here, and I loathe the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Hm. Yes, that term "wave height" does mean what I thought it meant, though I still haven't verified whether the numbers tabulated are in feet or meters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Feet! FEEET!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Looks like it depends on which station and which interface. Some files have it labeled feet, others have it labeled meters. I don't like thinking about that latter when lots of the numbers are in the 6 to 7 range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savinien Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER We only use non-arsenic mulch here. Why would they put arsenic in mulch anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER We only use non-arsenic mulch here. Why would they put arsenic in mulch anyway? The arsenic is from treating the wood to prevent insects and such from destroying decks, etc... though it is being phased out. However, the old decks tend to get recycled often as mulch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Mulch catches fire easily? I would have figured that for the dry wood chips' date=' not for mulch.[/quote'] It does around here. It merely smolders, and smells really bad, though. The Extreme Drought conditions don't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Off we go on the duty visit. At least the cold front passing through has dropped the temperatures in Yakima down into the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER . . . Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savinien Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Off we go on the duty visit. At least the cold front passing through has dropped the temperatures in Yakima down into the 80s. For whatever reason I read that as doodie visit. Heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Actually, that's more appropriate than either you want to know or I want to explain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I can live with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER We all survived the visit. Drove through a nice little downpour on the way there, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savinien Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I almost always Number one during a number two visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER My daughter put a white doll sweater on Siegfried, the senior, big fat black cat. He was angry about it (violent tail-thrashing) but is mellow enough that he didn't do much. The funniest thing was when Hobbes (1 yr old tabby) came in the room, looked at Siegfried, and slowly fluffed his tail. Did not recognize him at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER My daughter put a white doll sweater on Siegfried, the senior, big fat black cat. He was angry about it (violent tail-thrashing) but is mellow enough that he didn't do much. The funniest thing was when Hobbes (1 yr old tabby) came in the room, looked at Siegfried, and slowly fluffed his tail. Did not recognize him at first. We try out a lot of cats on harnesses at work. Every so often I try out Nazilla. Last time, we were trying a bunch of cats and found a few that like them, but when I walked into Nazilla's room, she took one look at the harness and hissed. Normally she comes over for pets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Herc's the only one of the two we can get into a harness. (He's also mild-tempered enough that you can pick him up, flip him upside down, and bury your face in his belly fur. The worst reaction I've ever gotten is that he shakes himself off when I put him back down.) Water, however, is a different story. Herc turns into a wild creature when he needs a flea bath. Risu bears it all quite patiently, but she trembles and makes big, pitiful eyes at us. Then she hisses at us every time he try to pick her up for the next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER the are catching up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER The Musings on Random Musings thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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