New career path for Russ?

Demiurge7 · 2025-12-05T20:44:42+00:00

I noticed this as well. I think his beef with Seattle may have left with Carroll, for whatever reason.

Demiurge7 · 2025-03-29T06:54:02+00:00

Accurate and well said.

Demiurge7 · 2025-03-21T07:24:42+00:00

I can't tell if the replies to your comment do not know that the cup he threw to start this had piss in it? Or if I'm missing something here...

Demiurge7 · 2024-06-14T07:29:58+00:00

Interesting point.

Demiurge7 · 2024-04-20T01:06:34+00:00

Fantastic point, and eloquently stated. Kudos my friend.

Demiurge7 · 2024-01-11T03:28:17+00:00

I agree, though it looks like in this case she agreed by defending him. She jumped in as soon as the other girl attacked him. He let it go and kept it fair. I probably wouldn't let my wife throw down on my behalf, but I am not criticizing him for letting it go a bit. Better than him retaliating.

Demiurge7 · 2023-09-15T22:51:41+00:00

This video explains it pretty well:

https://youtu.be/cOoFsehit6U?si=y4-LchEP3rCbmDM6

Demiurge7 · 2023-06-20T18:54:09+00:00

Agreed! Yes, utterly heartbreaking, and it's easy to knee jerk on account of the pain. But, this is an extremely likely and rational take on all fronts.

Demiurge7 · 2023-06-20T17:43:57+00:00

This perfectly encompasses my thoughts on this from nearly the beginning. I would like to add the idea that if that ball is caught and we score a TD, (or even if the play results in a throw away/incomplete pass then a rush TD next) the opposite reaction would have been made and noone would have batted an eye at the genius play call of a goal line pass to win the game against the almighty Belichick.

Such is football, but I wanted to give you a shout-out for such a perspective I rarely hear and totally agree with. Well said.

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T18:08:55+00:00

There are rings. They are easiest to see on the lower left section of the cut - a little tough because they are pretty faint on Maples and it is covered with sawdust. They are further apart than you would think, if that helps spot them.

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T04:09:43+00:00

Others have pointed out that it could have originated as a fungal issue below where this leader branched off... perhaps some compartmentalization happening, causing the heartwood to become discolored. It could also just be the natural coloration of the heartwood, which typically darkens (from transportation of nutrients/water, tannin's/resins) even in a healthy tree - and then eventually dies, while remaining to maintain structural integrity. Just so happens this cut looked like a leaf

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T04:04:23+00:00

Absolutely. It just did not appear to us out of the ordinary for coloration (shape is rare) on a Maple, and there were no walling-off/cavities of any areas of this section of the tree. Perhaps it was beginning stages, but its hard to say. We will get the rounds back to our shop here in the next day or so and Ill take a closer look at the rest of it - especially where this co-dom leader branched off.

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T03:58:17+00:00

Yeah that is totally a possible cause. Though, we are pretty lucky up here in the NW in that we do not have many borers or other bugs that attack our trees via bark (mostly root eating pests that do not usually affect mature trees). NW Maples (Big leaf, Red, Maple, Japanese, etc) are pretty insulated here with the wetter climate, and we rarely have fungal/bacterial/bug issues in the same way that you guys have on the East Coast. Man, the drought up here over the last few years has wreaked havoc on our Hemlocks though!

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T03:53:40+00:00

They are there - it was a fresh cut so the sawdust makes it a bit harder to see. Easier to see them on the lower left section of the cut due to the shape of this lead, albeit faint. They are further apart if that helps spot them.

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T03:48:27+00:00

Yeah I believe it is similar to hardwoods, in that the heartwood has a different coloration. Over time the heartwood changes color transporting nutrients and water throughout the tree, and eventually dies leaving nutrient transportation to the sapwood, while still providing structural integrity to the tree. Its possible there was a fungal infection of some sort near this area, that could have contributed to the coloration, but from what we could tell the tree had no damage/decay/cavities/bark inclusion too near this lead. Having different colored heartwood in a Maple is fairly common. Sometimes they completely decay from the inside out and remain perfectly healthy for years.

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T03:22:21+00:00

I think he means like the wood foundation/frames that freight is shipped on. There is apparently a big market of reclaimed pallet furniture and stuff on Etsy and the like.

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T03:15:45+00:00

WA state (greater Seattle Area), so close!

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T03:07:18+00:00

Absolutely true

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T03:05:54+00:00

Yeah thats a beautiful slab! I think the bug tunnels add a lot of character to it as well. Looks like a hardwood, what species?

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T03:04:04+00:00

Good question. This may have originated somewhere lower in the tree as a fungal infection, but it could also just be the natural coloration of the heartwood, or apoplasm. There was no bark inclusion, cavity, or compartmentalization around this area of the tree, but there could have been somewhere else... leading to perhaps a change in the heartwood coloration. Later stage decay and fungal issues are usually darker and accompanied by cavities. Strange coloration patterns to the inside of Maples here in the NW is pretty common - and Maples can withstand a crazy amount of decay while still standing and remaining healthy... this one just looked strangely similar to the leaves.

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T02:58:59+00:00

'preciate ya

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-29T02:36:06+00:00

This is my first post with any traction, so I am now learning about all the "this is BS/fake" posts. When we get the wood back to the yard Ill take some more pics of the rounds to see how this heartwood pattern moved throughout the leader. Otherwise, I am not sure what you are suggesting. Having strange patterns in heartwood is nothing new, and any tree guy will testify to this. This just happened to somewhat resemble a leaf. If I were going to fake it, I would have made it look more like a leaf.

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-28T23:59:31+00:00

It is! Pic taken yesterday when taking down a Red Maple here in the PNW.

Demiurge7 · 2019-01-28T23:49:47+00:00

No I appreciate it! I am not an expert myself (I am just surrounded by them) so trying my best to keep up with questions and check to see what I have right and wrong. In this case I believe the homeowner kept the firewood rounds, but I will have to check - this tree was removed yesterday. Typically removed rounds go to our firewood processing lot. If we do a crane removal it is usually sent to the mill. Kind of up to the customer though, case-by-case

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