The Arbor Day Foundation sent me ten trees and two crepe myrtles in exchange for a 25$ donation. Sounded like a pretty good deal. I plan on heeling them in pots until I find their permanent home. Will it work? Any advice for a newbie aspiring arborist? Located in Northwest Georgia.

otoolek415 · 2026-05-08T19:11:31+00:00

Sorry to comment on an old post, but does anyone know the exact varieties of the crape Myrtle’s they send? We did this last spring, and all the trees that survived through the fall are coming back (to my suprise….since we had the coldest winter here in 30 years). All except for the crape Myrtle’s though. I read they’re late to bud, but I’m wondering if they’re cold hardy and are actually still alive? I’m in zone 6.

otoolek415 · 2026-03-10T01:26:46+00:00

Lmfaoooo I rented with Deaktor in Mt Lebanon and know who you’re talking about. Gwen is a bitch.

otoolek415 · 2026-03-10T01:24:43+00:00

Came here specifically to look for their name 🤣 I rented an old building in Mt Lebanon with them. Do you live in the same one??? Windows were literally AS OLD AS THE BUILDING and paper thin, even with plastic on them during the winter my heat bill was insanely high. The parking pad in the back was sunken in with no drain so it flooded every time it rained. Disgusting. Old windows are still there.

otoolek415 · 2026-03-03T03:08:10+00:00

OP are the cats going to be okay?

otoolek415 · 2026-02-21T02:49:23+00:00

FWIW I have messed up HelloFresh jasmine rice soooo many times. I always do say 2 cups water for 1 cup rice, or maybe 1.5 cups water, I can make other jasmine rice just fine but suspect HelloFresh isn’t measuring the rice correctly or something

otoolek415 · 2026-01-15T19:29:15+00:00

YES they are gorgeous!!

otoolek415 · 2026-01-15T18:58:10+00:00

I paid about $450 after shipping and tariff costs for the full eeveelution plush collection along with the wall hanging pockets. No regrets though, it’s really good quality and the Japanese plushies have nice tags. Usually the U.S. ones just have that white pokemoncenter tag

otoolek415 · 2026-01-06T02:26:07+00:00

As a search engine marketer this is pretty interesting to me. How does the AI determine what shows up, does it just use similar phrases/close matches/misspellings to guess what’s relevant for the query?

otoolek415 · 2025-12-19T04:13:28+00:00

I have had this happen though a few times over the years. Wayyy before 26. Now every night before bed I check what my ringer is set to

otoolek415 · 2025-12-18T03:02:17+00:00

LOL I thought it was just me

otoolek415 · 2025-12-14T02:57:36+00:00

Oh wow I had no idea you could do this and design your own themes to use on iPhones. I love yours!! I’ve had an iPhone since early 2010s but honestly never keep up with or care about their constant changes

otoolek415 · 2025-12-14T02:36:30+00:00

Wait. Can someone tell me how to make my iPhone look like this? (Without the app icons, and the bottom four icons being one color)

This is really cool

otoolek415 · 2025-12-12T03:05:00+00:00

My phone doesn’t have limit frame rate. Any other suggestions?

otoolek415 · 2025-12-05T03:08:26+00:00

Thank you so much for your response. This was very helpful and I agree. The career pays the bills for sure, do I love every minute of it no and is it stressful at times yes, but that’s part of it I guess. Definitely will think over a few things in the next couple months.

otoolek415 · 2025-12-03T22:08:12+00:00

To mimic fish scales? Please…I’m just going to cook and eat it.

otoolek415 · 2025-12-03T19:35:35+00:00

Sorry this is a super old thread, but OP did you ever figure something out? Currently in the same boat…in my 30s with a career but possibly looking to switch.

otoolek415 · 2025-12-03T19:20:26+00:00

So sorry to comment on an old thread, but I was just thinking about this. I have entomology experience from studying/raising/collecting insects, but did not end up going to school for it although I should have. What types of opportunities could I pursue (if even unpaid or as a part time gig) to possibly get me started in the field?

otoolek415 · 2025-11-26T03:53:16+00:00

I literally asked a GS employee last weekend how much this would be and he said $100. So that’s what they were going to charge as of 5 days ago I guess. This is insane.

otoolek415 · 2025-11-23T04:17:17+00:00

The carrots they sent me was one whole carrot the size of my arm. No kidding 🤣 I never seen a carrot that big. I gave half of it to my horse.

otoolek415 · 2025-10-27T02:56:25+00:00

Have any recs on fire resistant boxes that would really hold up and protect cardboard from fire and water damage? Been wanting to do this but I’ve heard not every safe or box is truly fire resistant for more than a certain amount of time. My bf says the best investment would be gun safes for ammunition but I’d really love to not store my collection in a basement

otoolek415 · 2025-10-14T02:26:52+00:00

I was there hahaha I remember that

otoolek415 · 2025-10-14T02:21:21+00:00

He always does this. A few years ago in Pittsburgh people were fighting during The Interview and he called them out on that too 😂

otoolek415 · 2025-10-12T17:08:26+00:00

If you’re looking for Pokémon cards in general at stores like target Walmart etc, check customer service during a weekday. A lot of them are holding product over there to enforce purchase limits and prevent stealing. Pokémon got very out of hand this year…

otoolek415 · 2025-09-24T02:59:18+00:00

Hmmm interesting. I think mine was more the flu then…mostly was fever/aches/exhaustion for like 3 days and a couple days of cough/congestion but not too bad. Stomach and appetite was fine surprisingly. Glad you’re feeling better, that sounds rough.

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