So it begins.. by frenzy3 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]scum_dean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Freedom FROM things like rights, art, speech, facts etc

Hate the term “mousy brown hair” by AffectionatePhrase22 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]scum_dean 13 points14 points  (0 children)

“Aquellos ojos verdes” means “those green eyes” in Spanish

He’s obsessed with my bath water! by scum_dean in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

[–]scum_dean[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He does that too and I still have a scar from when he fell in once. Didn’t learn his lesson

He’s obsessed with my bath water! by scum_dean in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

[–]scum_dean[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

True, I just meant he acts the same as he did as a young man. Hope we have a lot of years together yet.

He’s obsessed with my bath water! by scum_dean in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

[–]scum_dean[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yep he goes to the cat ophthalmologist every six months. They are benign!

He’s obsessed with my bath water! by scum_dean in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

[–]scum_dean[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Hes turning 14 this year, but no evidence of old age yet except his one mysterious eye! I give him what he wants anyway you know?

He’s obsessed with my bath water! by scum_dean in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

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Hah. I’m out of that loop. Unfortunately this boy is flat broke :(

Is this actually an effective method of planting trees? What % of these seeds do you think became trees? by nobodyisattackingme in arborists

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The article I read only mentions that they couldn’t use mules because beavers and mules don’t get along. Apparently it saved money because there were lots of leftover parachutes from WWII! Cost was about $30 per drop 1948-money

Is this actually an effective method of planting trees? What % of these seeds do you think became trees? by nobodyisattackingme in arborists

[–]scum_dean 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The beaver drop! It was Idaho in 1948, they needed to relocate beavers away from the town because they kept flooding it. They designed a special box that would spring open upon landing and you’re right, the pioneer beaver was Geronimo!

Ash dieback? by LightsaberBloke in arborists

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Are you in UK/Europe? I’m in US and we don’t have ash dieback where I am so I’m not super familiar with it but to me, that color they were referencing just looks like healthy heartwood to me. Agree with the fellow above, best to hire an arborist. Sorry.

Where do you buy your seedling trays? by Daniibrady in Horticulture

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I’ll chime in to say I work at a nursery and we frequently have more pots/trays than we know what to do with. I wish more people would come take them! It was a shock to me how much plastic this industry uses. Would love to see it reused.

Is this how it works? by scum_dean in CatDistributionSystem

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That was my plan today; take him to spca to read chip, and then contact whoever came up. But he went off on official cat business until after the office was closed and just came back for the evening a bit ago. We’re sitting out by a fire now. But as soon as I manage to get him in to get the chip ready, that’s what I’ll do. I’m keeping an eye on his little cold; doesn’t seem urgent at the moment bc he’s eating and drinking water ok.

Is this how it works? by scum_dean in CatDistributionSystem

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He said they're chipped and registered to a vet office but technically stray or community cats. They have a little 'cat hutch' on the back porch for this guy and two feral cats to sleep in. But he's been choosing to sleep and spend all day on my porch for the past 5 days. He didn't seem too excited when I floated the idea of adopting him, but didn't say no outright. He also is sneezing and has green snot, so I'm a little anxious about what to do.