L. Marcus Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER That's okay, I guess. But as a kid I preferred the less harsh jams. Lingonberry is used more in "real" food, like meatballs and mash, or with palt. Goes great with meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Hmm. Probable daytime high today: 49 F. Probable overnight low tonight: 48 F. I'm not sure most buildings' climate control systems can perform at that level of consistency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER 'Strewth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Mind you, those climate control systems don't have the 75% chance of rain (and a 20% chance of more than a quarter-inch of it) tonight, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER ... I gather the main export of Washington State is rain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I don't think we export it; ours comes off the Pacific Ocean. It just happens a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Sounds like Llamedos on Diskworld. It grows mistletoe and holly -- everything else just rots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Too wet for mistletoe here, at least west of the Cascade Range. Western Hemlock, Douglas Fir, Western Red Cedar, Sitka Spruce, Pacific Yew, Vine Maple, Grand Fir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER And lumberjacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Some, but most logging is done with power machinery now. Not a lot of axe-toting guys any more, it's all chainsaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Only hobbyists use chainsaws nowadays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Except for sculpture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I think the lumberjacks might take umbrage at the comparison. ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I think most of the chainsaw sculptors are out-of-work lumberjacks, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I don't think we've had lumberjacks of that stripe over here for the last few decades ... Logging is a very mechanized industry nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER and at its head...log-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER ... He mechanized? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Well, they did do about 30 years worth of clearcutting back in the early years of the Reagan Administration. Make lots of money fast, then lay off all the workers, then coast for 20 years pulling down fat bonuses. Fairly standard US business practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER ... Aargh aargh aargh ... Longterm investments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Well' date=' they did do about 30 years worth of clearcutting back in the early years of the Reagan Administration. Make lots of money fast, then lay off all the workers, then coast for 20 years pulling down fat bonuses. Fairly standard US business practice.[/quote'] Where was the Arbor Day Foundation when we needed them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Where was the Arbor Day Foundation when we needed them? getting organised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Then Secretary of the Interior James Watt branded them godless commies and chainsawed them, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER ... The managers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER No, the Arbor Day subversives that value trees over dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Well, it's always nice to have some wood to spare, in case of bad winters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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