mimus has to climb up in there and cut the damned thing down before it falls and kills him or a cat or the dog or someone. A couple more hundred pounds cut down. With a serious stomach-turning thud when it hit. And now to be cut up to be dragged off to my abatis in the gully at the back of my back-yard (the gully is a head-water tributary of a tributary of a tributary of the Ohio). Before I can even think about mowing one last time. Grr. -- tinmimus99@hotmail.com smeeter 11 or maybe 12 mp 10 mhm 29x13 You want a job and a lizard to ride? < _The Einstein Intersection_
On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:52:28 -0500, mimus <tinmimus99@hotmail.com> wrote: >mimus has to climb up in there and cut the damned thing down before it >falls and kills him or a cat or the dog or someone. > >A couple more hundred pounds cut down. > >With a serious stomach-turning thud when it hit. > >And now to be cut up to be dragged off to my abatis in the gully at the >back of my back-yard (the gully is a head-water tributary of a tributary >of a tributary of the Ohio). > >Before I can even think about mowing one last time. > >Grr. just let the damned grass grow, dude. -- dave hillstrom mhm15x4 zrbj this signature might or might not be for mimus. but it is for hatchetmama and shirley and smee. and LaBlueGirl and Dr. Flonkenstein. farewell for the time being, frankb. may you learn more mysteries on the other side than one can count on this plane.
mimus wrote: > mimus has to climb up in there and cut the damned thing down before it > falls and kills him or a cat or the dog or someone. > > A couple more hundred pounds cut down. Didja calculate the mass, cg and angular momentum? Didja work out the 3D force and inertial vectors for each position from the initial break to where you was confident that it was on target? Didja? > With a serious stomach-turning thud when it hit. 'Gratifying thud' in my book - the danger is gone unles you decide to trip over it. > > And now to be cut up to be dragged off to my abatis in the gully at the > back of my back-yard (the gully is a head-water tributary of a tributary > of a tributary of the Ohio). You stand, then, in a somewhat remote position to provide a navigation hazard on the mighty Ohio? > Before I can even think about mowing one last time. Until the last leaf is chopped (thinksgiving or so) I shall continue the struggle. I do it for the worms - they help me, I help them. > Grr. > It's good exercise. Really. -- nuts
On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:30:47 -0500, mixed nuts wrote: > mimus wrote: > >> mimus has to climb up in there and cut the damned thing down before it >> falls and kills him or a cat or the dog or someone. >> >> A couple more hundred pounds cut down. > > Didja calculate the mass, cg and angular momentum? Didja work out the 3D > force and inertial vectors for each position from the initial break to > where you was confident that it was on target? Didja? No, I just did a small rough calculation as to position after impact and was wrong about that. Otherwise, I just sawed and cussed until the thing finally came down. >> With a serious stomach-turning thud when it hit. > > 'Gratifying thud' in my book - the danger is gone unles you decide to > trip over it. I was thinking about any of us being under it when it finally fell. Ugh. At least it'd be quick. >> And now to be cut up to be dragged off to my abatis in the gully at the >> back of my back-yard (the gully is a head-water tributary of a >> tributary of a tributary of the Ohio). > > You stand, then, in a somewhat remote position to provide a navigation > hazard on the mighty Ohio? I'd have to carry the canoe for a mile or two before I could finally start paddling. On the plus side, the mighty Ohio has to rise close to a hundred feet before it can finally get to me. >> Before I can even think about mowing one last time. > > Until the last leaf is chopped (thinksgiving or so) I shall continue the > struggle. I do it for the worms - they help me, I help them. Yeah, that "one last time" wasn't counting the final leaf-fall highest- mower- height mow- 'n'- bag (tree-leaves are bad for the grass). >> Grr. > > It's good exercise. Really. I really think two of these trees need to go-- basically, I've got a back yard full of rotten locusts and one rotten chestnut, two of 'em-- one locust and the chestnut-- reduced by that savage storm about six weeks ago to a single leaf-bearing spike each. I fancy a black walnut at the back of the yard, even though you'd have to wear a helmet back there in Fall, and a maple in place of the chestnut. -- tinmimus99@hotmail.com smeeter 11 or maybe 12 mp 10 mhm 29x13 You want a job and a lizard to ride? < _The Einstein Intersection_
mimus wrote: > On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:30:47 -0500, mixed nuts wrote: > >>mimus wrote: >> >>>mimus has to climb up in there and cut the damned thing down before it >>>falls and kills him or a cat or the dog or someone. >>> >>>A couple more hundred pounds cut down. >> >>Didja calculate the mass, cg and angular momentum? Didja work out the 3D >>force and inertial vectors for each position from the initial break to >>where you was confident that it was on target? Didja? > > No, I just did a small rough calculation as to position after impact and > was wrong about that. > > Otherwise, I just sawed and cussed until the thing finally came down. > >>>With a serious stomach-turning thud when it hit. >> >>'Gratifying thud' in my book - the danger is gone unles you decide to >>trip over it. > > I was thinking about any of us being under it when it finally fell. > > Ugh. > > At least it'd be quick. > >>>And now to be cut up to be dragged off to my abatis in the gully at the >>>back of my back-yard (the gully is a head-water tributary of a >>>tributary of a tributary of the Ohio). >> >>You stand, then, in a somewhat remote position to provide a navigation >>hazard on the mighty Ohio? > > I'd have to carry the canoe for a mile or two before I could finally start > paddling. > > On the plus side, the mighty Ohio has to rise close to a hundred feet > before it can finally get to me. > >>>Before I can even think about mowing one last time. >> >>Until the last leaf is chopped (thinksgiving or so) I shall continue the >>struggle. I do it for the worms - they help me, I help them. > > Yeah, that "one last time" wasn't counting the final leaf-fall highest- > mower- height mow- 'n'- bag (tree-leaves are bad for the grass). > I treat my lawn for leaf repelancy - last cuts as low as the mower goes. Oak leaves aren't good but maple, beech, aspen etc. don't seem to be a problem - I never bag though I sometimes use the leaf blower to move an excessively thick layer (> 1/2" of mulched leaves onto the lilly patch or under the shrubbery. The worms usually have them tilled into the soil by July. >>>Grr. >> >>It's good exercise. Really. > > I really think two of these trees need to go-- basically, I've got a back > yard full of rotten locusts and one rotten chestnut, two of 'em-- one > locust and the chestnut-- reduced by that savage storm about six weeks ago > to a single leaf-bearing spike each. > > I fancy a black walnut at the back of the yard, even though you'd have to > wear a helmet back there in Fall, and a maple in place of the chestnut. > Rock maples are always dropping logs (1/2 a tree every 4-5 years). Sugar maples are somewhat safer to live near but still loose a limb once in a while. Japanese maples are by far the least troublesome - nething never gets big enough to inflict serious harm - oversized bushes basically, and the droppings are excellent for starting the charcoal in the grill. -- nuts
On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:59:03 -0500, dave hillstrom blather'd thus: > On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:52:28 -0500, mimus <tinmimus99@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >>mimus has to climb up in there and cut the damned thing down before it >>falls and kills him or a cat or the dog or someone. >> >>A couple more hundred pounds cut down. >> >>With a serious stomach-turning thud when it hit. >> >>And now to be cut up to be dragged off to my abatis in the gully at the >>back of my back-yard (the gully is a head-water tributary of a tributary >>of a tributary of the Ohio). >> >>Before I can even think about mowing one last time. >> >>Grr. > > just let the damned grass grow, dude. Works fer me. Additionally: if ya forgo all that leaf raking nonsense for a couple seasons the grass dies off and NO MORE MOWIN' either. Trust me on this. -- Dr E-- mhm 17x1 SGM #3 smeeter #13 FWAC:"Old No.-7" Surgeon General-Relativity Commodore/Upper-Half/1st Virginia Volunteers/CEsium Brigade NF & TCIB. ATFFFIQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The flames kindled on the fourth of July, seventeen hundred and seventy six, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism." -- Thomas Jefferson
