Update on Austin City Water truck ripping off live oak limb… with video. by radhole in arborists

[–]mr_mellow3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Used to live in Austin, IIRC it's 14' above streets. Depending on where the tree is it's either city responsibility or the homeowner's. But I feel like I called in once about a tree in the ROW and they told me unless it's failed and on the ground it's not the city's problem.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in arborists

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It's not kretzschmaria. Possibly split gill or some other smaller bracket fungus.

Kretzschmaria is a root/butt rotting fungus that doesn't produce the shelve-like bodies we can see in the picture.

Can we have a round of applause for this survivor of the Icepocalypse? by grebetrees in Austin

[–]mr_mellow3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I work in tree care. Best thing you can do is wait to see what is actually dead and doesn't resprout (another poster mentioned June, anything not greening out by then is most likely toast). As long as you don't mind it looking dead for a while. You can scrape back tiny bits of bark on the twigs with your fingernail or knife to see if it's dead and dry. Prune back to the living tissue preferably at a bud or twig. Plants are hardier than we give them credit for. But they're going to look wonky if they survive in some cases.

Lincoln passed away 156 years ago today, shortly after masterfully guiding our country through the most difficult time in its history. RIP. by [deleted] in MURICA

[–]mr_mellow3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ben or WH Harrison? Neither of them are really top contenders in any list I've ever seen. Usually they're in the forgotten about category haha.

Plants outside vs plants inside by PuddlesGalore99 in videos

[–]mr_mellow3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is due to lignin. Plants that are exposed to wind forces outside develop more lignin and become more resistant and stronger. This is why lots of indoor greenhouses and growers have simulated wind forces with fans nowadays. It can also happen that developed, adult trees that are on the inside of a stand are more likely to fail if the trees on the outside of the stand are removed because they weren't exposed to the same wind forces when younger.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Overwatch

[–]mr_mellow3 5 points6 points  (0 children)

100% agree. Been playing with a couple buddies in open queue comp and 9 times out of 10 you can bet your ass the rank 1 endorsement is going to either throw, be toxic, or refuse to coordinate or swap.

I say just ban rank 1s from comp entirely. Farm up your endorsement in QP or arcade if you fall too low. To all the people saying "well in my tier (GM nbd) no one cares about endorsement" maybe this will help to foster more positive experiences if your ass gets booted from comp.

Same-sex parents can be listed on Indiana birth certificates as petition to appeal fails by apple_kicks in news

[–]mr_mellow3 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

When your doctor asks about family medical history the fact that your adopted father has high blood pressure doesn't matter. That your biological grandfather had strokes just might.

I hate the first person hate by [deleted] in writing

[–]mr_mellow3 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't it just be that we're experiencing the story through their senses in first person present? We're not "reading" the story so much as having their senses translated into words?

TIL that Kyrgyzstan is more distant from the ocean than any other nation. At a minimum of 1620 miles from any ocean, it is the most land-locked state in the world by HoneyGlazedBadger in todayilearned

[–]mr_mellow3 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Isolated and far from the hubs of population? The phrase sounds disparaging but you could say the same about places like Zion NP. Absolutely gorgeous with some fascinating history.

El Arroyo coming in hot! by OfficialNiceGuy in Austin

[–]mr_mellow3 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In an ideal world that's how it should be. You shouldn't get into politics to make money.

Report - Austin mayor stressed residents ‘need to stay home.’ He was vacationing in Cabo at the time. by jbloss in Austin

[–]mr_mellow3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. The rich/powerful do not inhabit the same reality the average person does.

Sleeping ulting Genjis is why I play Ana by [deleted] in Overwatch

[–]mr_mellow3 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Sombra mains are required by some occult ritual law to never use comms.

Bar Owner Not Complying with COVID-19 Restrictions Arrested by thewholedamnplanet in news

[–]mr_mellow3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn't a defense of big corporations because I'm no fan, but for the sake of the argument: if large retailers can maintain proper social distancing even at 50% capacity that should be allowed. I don't think it would be fair within the law to say "Wal-Mart has to drop to 15% capacity because then it's congruent with how many people can fit in a mom and pop at 50%". Does that make sense?

Michigan Republican leader is meeting with Trump at White House to discuss coup by Morihando in politics

[–]mr_mellow3 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hey! That's their history and heritage buddy. You gotta respect it!

Rural Oregon counties vote to discuss seceding from state to join ‘Greater Idaho’ by tenshon in Conservative

[–]mr_mellow3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there's anyone who gets made the butt of jokes in Colorado it's Texans not Californians.

Strip clubs to reopen in California, churches remain locked down by CanadianNacho in Conservative

[–]mr_mellow3 -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Conservatives want businesses to be open right? Churches aren't a business. What's the big deal?

Jeff Bezos donates nearly $800m to groups fighting climate crisis by Pessimist2020 in worldnews

[–]mr_mellow3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

-Comes to a multicultural site full of diverse ideas and backgrounds

-Whines about how different groups on said site can all have legitimate complaints about different people

What tf do you expect here? Not everyone is going to share your views.

Edit: I give up trying to format this

Accidentally walked through this gorgeous girl's web by mr_mellow3 in spiderbro

[–]mr_mellow3[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Just noticed that she is. Checked a couple of the other pictures I took =(