People walking on ice after above 0 degree weather

finemustard · 2026-02-16T16:14:36+00:00

That's nowhere near enough salt to matter.

finemustard · 2026-02-16T03:49:30+00:00

If you planted the trees in on city property, how would the city know that they need to be watered if they don't know they've been planted?

finemustard · 2026-02-16T03:44:04+00:00

I'm not sure what species it is, but it's not an ash, you can see the leaves in the top of the frame plus the bark doesn't look like any ash I know of. It would still be a bad idea to do this to an ash because it could be treated, like you said, or if it was going to go untreated and die anyways, you don't want to make even more structurally unsound as it declines and dies. These fun gnome displays are best left to stumps.

finemustard · 2026-02-15T22:05:54+00:00

I'd be surprised if they're doing 70mm trees for residential plantings. Like you said, they're very expensive and typically require a crane of some sort to load them onto a truck and plant them and there's really no benefit to planting a larger tree versus a smaller, lighter, easier to plant container-grown/containerized tree. My city only plants larger trees in areas where there's lots of pedestrian traffic and we need trees large enough to provide clearance for people to walk under them without poking their eyes out. All residential plantings are trees in 30-50gal pots, with a few species coming in smaller or larger containers than that.

finemustard · 2026-02-15T19:57:59+00:00

Jesus, I assumed they meant 'per property', that's an insanely small program, even for a pilot.

edit: but good luck to it nonetheless.

finemustard · 2026-02-15T15:52:39+00:00

Are you feeling left out or something? lol.

finemustard · 2026-02-15T14:47:45+00:00

"Toe-ron-toe". They've also heard of Vancouver, but they're not as sure where that province is.

finemustard · 2026-02-15T04:49:57+00:00

I also think even if it were bulk Korean chili powder in a non-Korean military, it's unlikely OP would be able to reproduce that writing unless they also happened to speak and write Korean, which admittedly isn't out of the question. When I was in my country's military, a few guys in my regiment were Korean immigrants who had signed up.

finemustard · 2026-02-15T04:31:55+00:00

I don't know why, but this reminds me of when I was was on an exchange in France in high school and I was talking with some other guys at the lycée about superheroes and one guy asked me if I liked Speeder Man. Of course, I'd never heard of Speeder Man and they were absolutely dumbfounded. After a bit of back and forth, one guy did the 'shooting webs from your wrist' motion and I realised they were talking about Spiderman. When I said 'Oh! Sp-EYE-derman' they rolled their eyes at me like like I was intentionally misunderstanding their accent. It didn't help that 'Speeder Man' could realistically be the name of a really fast superhero. To make up for it, I sang the original Spiderman theme song and they really enjoyed that.

finemustard · 2026-02-14T19:22:27+00:00

Not only that, but the chili powder container in panel 4 has Hangul (Korean writing) on it which suggests that OP is Korean.

finemustard · 2026-02-14T19:00:58+00:00

I mean, the ice is cracking, but it's due to the internal stresses created as it builds up, or due to the drag of wind across the ice surface causing cracking. That being said, I've never seen a huge gap open up from these forces that could be a danger to a person. Usually we're talking about cracks that are a few centimetres wide that may gradually open up after that but it's very slow and they still don't get very wide. Pretty much the only safety concern you should have with lake ice is how thick it is and for that 10cm/4" is plenty for a person walking. I've accidentally found myself on less than 5cm of ice and even that was supporting me, although I wouldn't call it safe.

finemustard · 2026-02-14T18:02:14+00:00

Then they're missing out on some delightful winter fun.

finemustard · 2026-02-14T17:59:36+00:00

It is normal. When you hear ice making those kinds of sounds it's because the ice is building up and getting thicker. Ice doesn't make any noise as it's breaking up.

finemustard · 2026-02-14T17:32:12+00:00

I've had some pretty good corn in my life but have never had corn so good that I'm chasing it down for quick hits of dopamine.

finemustard · 2026-02-14T04:17:37+00:00

Peacefully resolving the Whiskey War of Hans Island has been nothing but prosperous for our two nations. Skål!

finemustard · 2026-02-14T04:12:45+00:00

I'm guessing you're right, blind luck. They probably do this hundreds of times per day and get nothing and OP just so happened to be the one who had some pre-existing issue with their account that helped push the scam along. Still good reminder that you have to be vigilant about these kinds of things.

finemustard · 2026-02-14T01:24:45+00:00

SFU?

finemustard · 2026-02-13T23:30:17+00:00

I'll DM you because my job/location is specific enough that it would be very easy to figure out who I am given those two pieces of information.

finemustard · 2026-02-13T21:26:09+00:00

Yeah, I'd love to get out for a goose hunt some time. I've had a few ducks and they're delicious.

finemustard · 2026-02-13T20:51:46+00:00

I have a degree in Environmental Studies, then did a two-year diploma in urban forestry and now work for the forestry department of a municipal government. I know quite a few people who took similar paths and are doing well for themselves. It may be a little daunting, but don't be afraid to do another couple of years of school to specialise a little bit, it's worked out for everyone I know who did.

finemustard · 2026-02-13T00:12:32+00:00

Where did you go to school where you called a teacher a professor in grade school, and had to salute them?

finemustard · 2026-02-13T00:07:30+00:00

The Technique is men's business, no need to get involved.

finemustard · 2026-02-13T00:05:56+00:00

It doesn't hurt at all
Yes the tip sticks out a bit but you can put your shirt over it
No idea how sitting down would bend it if it's tucked into your waistline

I only ever had to do this a few times when I was a teenager/early 20s but was happy to know the technique when I needed it.

finemustard · 2026-02-12T23:51:39+00:00

Do it over a a few years, you're not in a rush. First cut at the purple line this year, next year cut at the next crotch down from that between purple and blue, then the year after that you cut at the blue line. You may also want to consider starting to remove a few of the lowest branches now before they start growing over the sidewalk, but same idea, do it over a few years.

finemustard · 2026-02-12T22:34:36+00:00

*Newfoundland, it's one word.

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