“…annoying vinyl 2000s new-construction Ryan Homes siding…”
I laughed so hard I scared my dogs. And some sort of bird outside. Also the neighbor’s dogs.
The entire northern Virginia area has been overrun by Ryan Homes. These homes have windows that aren’t windows. Actual closed shutters to nowhere, nothing. Maybe a portal to another dimension? It’s so strange to me.
When I worked in advertising, my job was to go around to these new home communities and get their new home communities to advertise in our mag. I have been to more Ryan Homes sites than probably any human on earth. 🤣 Does this qualify for my resume?!
That stuff in the photo is the old stuff we're taking down - I'm all about the new stuff, though! (And, bahaha, I only had TWO groups of trick or treaters that weren't people I knew, but it was still so nice to have a first Halloween here!)
Ok, so anyway it absolutely is TRUE that trees will tell ya when it's gonna rain. Other planta, too.
Have you ever looked closely at a tree leaf, I mean one that's alive and still attached to the tree?
The top part is waxy. That's to "seal off" the leaves, so as to protect the tree's "internal fluids." So they don't dry out. I think the idea is , when it's gonna rain, they show the underside to be "smelling" and anticipating the coming rain. Maybe to "drink it up?"
Anyway, yep. It's a thing.
At least, that's what i learned in Biology class. (I did a double- major: Bio & Psych.) That was years after being told trees do that by a farmer.
However, Gurgle says it's because of the increased humidity, it makes them limp. Then the wind gusts can blow them upside down.
However... I also know that all plants grow toward the sun, and leaves can change directions faster than branches & stalks. And, if you rotate a potted plant, it'll grow more evenly (as opposed to leaning to one side). So, yeah, leaves can move under their own power, they're not just subject to wind & limp-ness.
So I think Gurgle is FU. That fancy pants AI thinks it knows shit.
Now, you can choose your explanation for why the tree's leaves do that, or you can even make up a new one that you like better!
Either way, it's true. The leaves "show their underside" when it's gonna rain.
Ok. So, I've made it a theme of my life that I've had all kinda of jobs, and managed to make money from every hobby I've ever had. Plus a lot of non-hobby skills that I learned. That means I'm certainly on-board with ya there! That means:
🔊
You can't put ME in a "box!"
(You have to say it like, "They can't HANDLE the TRUTH!")
🔊
(But, after a lifetime, I do have "lengthy" experience at stuff. Decades, for some things.)
❤️ Love the idea that anyone can live anywhere and make a living. I don't mean just being a handyman, either. Or "anything for a buck" jobs.
(Although, having lots of skills is pretty handy! Ha, ha.)
Ok, so for the pine straw on the roof, get yerself a battery-operated blower.
I recently acquired a 40V Worx Nitro Blower and it's awesome! It's quieter, lighter and overall easier (& more sustainable) than a gas blower for sure. And it's fun!
See, we like trees and shade, but that means we always have twigs & leaves in our yard, on the roof, and of course, filling the gutters. This electric blower is SO cool: it has 3 speeds, plus a "turbo" button. I tried it out when it arrived, on some thick, heavy wet leaves.
On speeds 1 & 2 it not only pushed the thick, heavy wet leaves and piled them up, it also started blowing the mud underneath!
Now, I love the Worx tools that all use the SAME 20V batteries! This tool takes 2 batteries. It can really push those CFMs, too!
Get one, you'll have a ball blowin' that pine straw off your roof. Just make sure it's 40V (needs 2 batteries), uses the "shared batteries" and that it has high CFMs (cubic feet per minute). And get a few extra 3 or 4 Amp-Hour batteries, so you can always have 2 charged.
And shoes? Wear sneakers on the roof, of course!
Just climb up there with a ladder, and walk around on the roof---no need for scaffold.
Blow that shit off your roof! Then you can blow it around the yard, and pile it up wherever. It's like remote-control driving the pine straw!
I'm tellin' ya.
So, that's that!
I hope I could be helpful.
Oh, and BTW, great ideas you have! I love all of 'em!
The problem with the sweat is stuff gets stuck to it 🤣🫣
After moving in here I know more about drainage than I ever wanted to know. Weep tile, field tile, french drain, pipe material, and sump pumps! No river in the basement anymore at least.
Mold is such a pain in the arse. We get so much rain and snow in Alaska it can be a real pita and it just sprouts out of nowhere I'd swear. I am a German girl and love my wine, but I also have a range of wines from elsewhere I love so that I don't act like a snooty wench in public, lol. I imagine that snooty people dislike their snooty buddies too! Tit Sweat, that one made me laugh because I have that too everytime I come in from the barn!
Yes you will lol. I'm super selective about my wine too. So much so that I haul a case home from the lower 48 everytime I'm down there that I can't get here in Alaska. I beg the stores here to bring it in, but it falls on deaf ears so I have a special case to haul it home on the plane :) I don't know why people are so awful. It's why I like animals more lol.
Make sure the stripes go in the right direction or your room will always feel fat.
LOL it's a tough call! The stripes seem like they should face front to back of house, but you walk through the house left to right. 🤣
That's certainly a dilemma.
Any chance you can rotate the ceiling or the doors/hallway 90 degrees?
Ha.
“…annoying vinyl 2000s new-construction Ryan Homes siding…”
I laughed so hard I scared my dogs. And some sort of bird outside. Also the neighbor’s dogs.
The entire northern Virginia area has been overrun by Ryan Homes. These homes have windows that aren’t windows. Actual closed shutters to nowhere, nothing. Maybe a portal to another dimension? It’s so strange to me.
When I worked in advertising, my job was to go around to these new home communities and get their new home communities to advertise in our mag. I have been to more Ryan Homes sites than probably any human on earth. 🤣 Does this qualify for my resume?!
There is definitely something there to leverage!
I laughed so hard at this one 😂😆
I only buy rotisserie chickens if they're dead. Always worth asking if you're not sure. 🤣
That scalloped siding is adorable!! And ceiling stripes!! 🤩🤩🤩 I hope Trick or Treating was a blast!
That stuff in the photo is the old stuff we're taking down - I'm all about the new stuff, though! (And, bahaha, I only had TWO groups of trick or treaters that weren't people I knew, but it was still so nice to have a first Halloween here!)
Is a scallo-ped related to a milli-ped? Or a chephalo-ped?
Geez, Ash!
(See the exclamation point? D'ya like it?!)
Ok, so anyway it absolutely is TRUE that trees will tell ya when it's gonna rain. Other planta, too.
Have you ever looked closely at a tree leaf, I mean one that's alive and still attached to the tree?
The top part is waxy. That's to "seal off" the leaves, so as to protect the tree's "internal fluids." So they don't dry out. I think the idea is , when it's gonna rain, they show the underside to be "smelling" and anticipating the coming rain. Maybe to "drink it up?"
Anyway, yep. It's a thing.
At least, that's what i learned in Biology class. (I did a double- major: Bio & Psych.) That was years after being told trees do that by a farmer.
However, Gurgle says it's because of the increased humidity, it makes them limp. Then the wind gusts can blow them upside down.
However... I also know that all plants grow toward the sun, and leaves can change directions faster than branches & stalks. And, if you rotate a potted plant, it'll grow more evenly (as opposed to leaning to one side). So, yeah, leaves can move under their own power, they're not just subject to wind & limp-ness.
So I think Gurgle is FU. That fancy pants AI thinks it knows shit.
Now, you can choose your explanation for why the tree's leaves do that, or you can even make up a new one that you like better!
Either way, it's true. The leaves "show their underside" when it's gonna rain.
Ok. So, I've made it a theme of my life that I've had all kinda of jobs, and managed to make money from every hobby I've ever had. Plus a lot of non-hobby skills that I learned. That means I'm certainly on-board with ya there! That means:
🔊
You can't put ME in a "box!"
(You have to say it like, "They can't HANDLE the TRUTH!")
🔊
(But, after a lifetime, I do have "lengthy" experience at stuff. Decades, for some things.)
❤️ Love the idea that anyone can live anywhere and make a living. I don't mean just being a handyman, either. Or "anything for a buck" jobs.
(Although, having lots of skills is pretty handy! Ha, ha.)
Ok, so for the pine straw on the roof, get yerself a battery-operated blower.
I recently acquired a 40V Worx Nitro Blower and it's awesome! It's quieter, lighter and overall easier (& more sustainable) than a gas blower for sure. And it's fun!
See, we like trees and shade, but that means we always have twigs & leaves in our yard, on the roof, and of course, filling the gutters. This electric blower is SO cool: it has 3 speeds, plus a "turbo" button. I tried it out when it arrived, on some thick, heavy wet leaves.
On speeds 1 & 2 it not only pushed the thick, heavy wet leaves and piled them up, it also started blowing the mud underneath!
Now, I love the Worx tools that all use the SAME 20V batteries! This tool takes 2 batteries. It can really push those CFMs, too!
Get one, you'll have a ball blowin' that pine straw off your roof. Just make sure it's 40V (needs 2 batteries), uses the "shared batteries" and that it has high CFMs (cubic feet per minute). And get a few extra 3 or 4 Amp-Hour batteries, so you can always have 2 charged.
And shoes? Wear sneakers on the roof, of course!
Just climb up there with a ladder, and walk around on the roof---no need for scaffold.
Blow that shit off your roof! Then you can blow it around the yard, and pile it up wherever. It's like remote-control driving the pine straw!
I'm tellin' ya.
So, that's that!
I hope I could be helpful.
Oh, and BTW, great ideas you have! I love all of 'em!
👍👍👍🤪
The problem with the sweat is stuff gets stuck to it 🤣🫣
After moving in here I know more about drainage than I ever wanted to know. Weep tile, field tile, french drain, pipe material, and sump pumps! No river in the basement anymore at least.
That reminds me, I was gonna ask Ash(!) about the tit-sweat she mentioned (only) in the title.
Oh, well. Maybe next time...
Mold is such a pain in the arse. We get so much rain and snow in Alaska it can be a real pita and it just sprouts out of nowhere I'd swear. I am a German girl and love my wine, but I also have a range of wines from elsewhere I love so that I don't act like a snooty wench in public, lol. I imagine that snooty people dislike their snooty buddies too! Tit Sweat, that one made me laugh because I have that too everytime I come in from the barn!
I'm going to be the dehumidifier QUEEEEENNNNN!!!
Also, I am really selective about wine, having tasted it all over the world, but you know what I mean?! Why are people so awful, lol
Yes you will lol. I'm super selective about my wine too. So much so that I haul a case home from the lower 48 everytime I'm down there that I can't get here in Alaska. I beg the stores here to bring it in, but it falls on deaf ears so I have a special case to haul it home on the plane :) I don't know why people are so awful. It's why I like animals more lol.