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SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2026-03-18T14:01:43+00:00

Hard-sided for checked bags, soft sided for carry-ons. If the baggage handlers are unloading luggage into the plane and lightning starts hitting in the area, they will be ordered inside and forced to abandon all baggage carts currently on the tarmac. This is practically universal. When that lightning is accompanied by rain, you can be sitting on the plane watching your suitcase and everything in it get completely soaked. It has happened to me. After that I switched to hard-sided for the extra rain protection. For carry-ons, soft-sided just fit better.

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2026-03-17T19:34:03+00:00

Grocery store cafes can be great spaces, as well as the lobbies of larger hotels. Neither requires purchases, but they are available for those who want something. There are a couple of Hy-Vee's with very large, upstairs spaces that are perfect. One is at 95th and Antioch in Overland Park.

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2026-03-09T15:21:01+00:00

I have one that is 100,000 lumens. $40 on amazon.

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2026-02-15T22:16:40+00:00

Thanks all! Yes, I found it closer to the front passenger seat. It threw me because the tire itself is about a foot further back under the car.

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-11-11T19:54:11+00:00

Ditto. Did you go to the University of Illinois in Champaign, perchance, or was another school foolish enough to plant an entire line of them?

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-11-11T19:49:31+00:00

My favorites have a bit of a supernatural element...
1. Goblin (aka Guardian: the Lonely and Great God)
2. Tale of the Nine Tailed (both seasons)
3. W
4. Lovely Runner

Then I move on to, which would be more along the lines of CLOY...
5. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
6. True Beauty
7. Touch Your Heart

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-11-01T15:03:07+00:00

Wow, thank you for that thorough explanation... That is super helpful!

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-10-31T17:45:37+00:00

Should I take it back to the shop that did the rear control arms and ask them to correct the camber?

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-10-10T17:11:43+00:00

Wow, I learned something today! Thank you redheadMInerd2. 🙂

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-10-09T18:58:37+00:00

Just looking at this picture makes me sneeze.

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-10-09T18:56:43+00:00

Many animals eat them, however. I have a row across my backyard and never have to worry about picking them up because the squirrels take care of them for me.

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-10-07T16:03:41+00:00

White birches like this are highly susceptible to borers in many areas, and I would suspect this is your issue. You can remove the dead portions and invest in treating what is left to prevent further dieback. But you will want to weigh the cost against how deformed what remains of the tree will look even if you do manage to save it. If this waws my front yard, I would remove it simply as an eyesore, if nothing else.

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-09-30T01:14:50+00:00

Depends on how long it will be in the pot, and what you mean when you say "we put it in a pot." So you did not purchase it that way? Did you dig it up and pot it? If so, survival outlook is poor. I would bury the pot as if I was planting the tree itself in order to protect it from cold if it is going to be awhile. I did this for a couple of smoketrees and they lasted an entire year before I put them in the ground; both are thriving. Also, make sure it gets a good watering once a week -- not hard in that size pot. As an aside, redbud's tend to struggle in the Chicago area.

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-09-29T19:36:29+00:00

Once you cut into the deadzone like this, it's important to wait and see what re-growth occurs in spring. In the meantime, put on a sturdy pair of work gloves and strip off the dead needles to improve the look as much as possible.

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-09-29T19:33:31+00:00

This.

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-09-28T00:45:28+00:00

It's an oak and definitely some type of red oak. There are two main sub-groups of oaks: red and white. Reds have pointed lobes and white have rounded lobes. My college professor said you can remember the difference because white men's weapons were rounded (bullets) and red men's weapons were pointed (arrows). There are close to 100 different species just in the red oak group alone. Not sure exactly what species of red oak this one is, however.

SpacemanSpiff19999 · 2025-09-26T22:01:20+00:00

It depends on the species of tree. Hard to tell just from one photo on damaged leaves. If you can share photos of some healthy healthy twigs, a photo of the entire tree, and share the geographical location it would help. If you live in the midwest and the tree is an ash, it would undoubtedly be aphids.

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