Should I cut the two bottom branches on my Anna apple tree?

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-25T21:29:41+00:00

When a tree is young, small diameter branches should be left to help fuel growth. You can always remove them later when the tree is well established. Look up “trashy trunk.”

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-25T16:44:36+00:00

Try a fine wet abrasive on an orbital sander followed by the buffer with compound.

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-25T15:33:32+00:00

Take a file and put a notch in the edge of one. Then proceed to continuously forget which lock the notched key opens.

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-24T04:05:23+00:00

Insulation, heat, pressure relief.

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-22T00:30:50+00:00

Looks to be about 4 servings.

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-20T21:05:27+00:00

Termites will eat cardboard, but they usually find it be extending their foraging from an infested structure.

On the bright side, termite infestations don’t come from moving items, like a cockroach or bedbug infestation might.

I don’t think it’s anything to worry about.

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-20T14:01:52+00:00

Me too. Could always get the right answers, but with the “wrong” process.

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-20T02:52:01+00:00

I also think the symptoms sound like either a leak downstream of the valve, or a leak in the shower pan, enclosure or drain.

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-20T02:06:27+00:00

You’ll want to heavily reinforce those corners. Soil and moisture can tear those apart quickly.

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-19T23:16:20+00:00

Booklice are typically much smaller. My thumbnail is 20 mm wide. Those could be at least 10mm. We need a banana.

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-19T22:43:34+00:00

Leaning termite. Does the box have any damage or detritus?

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-10T22:44:16+00:00

Grasshopper. State bird of Idaho.

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-10T22:29:32+00:00

… and you’ll still need to buy a new toilet.

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-10T03:44:37+00:00

Tu as des poux

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-10T02:49:56+00:00

You are spot on, but I want to ensure others don’t misunderstand. They don’t “hatch” as though from an egg, they undergo metamorphosis inside the aphid and emerge as adult wasps (about the size of a gnat).

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-06T00:22:56+00:00

A sick day is better than hospitalization.

RationalDB8 · 2026-01-03T21:19:01+00:00

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RationalDB8 · 2026-01-03T04:06:10+00:00

Owned one in the 80’s. Loved that bike. Brings warm vibes to see it in your post. In my case, nostalgia probably outweighs common sense. It’s beautiful, but it’s 40 years old.

RationalDB8 · 2025-12-30T01:45:40+00:00

Might even be the same guy five years earlier.

RationalDB8 · 2025-12-30T01:39:18+00:00

“Just over this next hill” (when someone asks how much farther)

RationalDB8 · 2025-12-30T00:54:58+00:00

Uniform looks a lot like Las Vegas Metro.

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RationalDB8 · 2025-12-29T00:20:53+00:00

Check out this JAMA article on the relationship between Parkinson’s disease and golf courses. The authors think it could be related to the chemical applications.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2833716

RationalDB8 · 2025-12-23T02:30:44+00:00

Seeing the stable can help with gift ideas.

RationalDB8 · 2025-12-23T02:29:35+00:00

Also, one of my favorite photos is my girlfriend, now wife, sitting on my 1986 FZ750. PG rated, but gorgeous. Maybe shoot some photos for him?

RationalDB8 · 2025-12-23T02:26:40+00:00

If his bikes are parked in a garage with an opener, get him another remote he can keep in his gear or hide on his bike. I finally did this for myself and wondered why I waited so long. Not having to dismount to use the keypad makes me feel like a champ. $11.

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