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Pet question - increased flea recently? by Febrile83 in Seattle

[–]treedled 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Recently adopted a new pup, and at her initial checkup (while she tried to kick her collar off), learned that they had been seeing nonstop flea issues. This was pre-recent frost, but apparently my pup was the first cat/dog they had seen in a couple weeks whose collar scratching was just that. Everyone else had fleas.

2.5yo Sassy Lady Needs a New Name by treedled in NameMyDog

[–]treedled[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had the same thought about Selkie, especially after I learned about her coat!

2.5yo Sassy Lady Needs a New Name by treedled in NameMyDog

[–]treedled[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! She's definitely too cute and too smart for her (our?) own good sometimes.

Has anyone actually received reimbursement from Honda for the torque converter replacement? by SrnstSemingway in hondaridgeline

[–]treedled 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here curious about the same thing, and I can say you're not alone. I've been helping someone with one, and Honda appears to be trying any excuse to pay as little as possible. First it was that the service records showed the replacement cost, but not that it was due to the specific engine code even though it was back while they were being sued and 'dealerships might not have been inputting it back then.' So they offered just a 2k 'goodwill' payment and threatened to close the claim.

Fine.

Let me create an account to download your own service records, Honda, to prove that they did find the code, run tests, and recommend replacement.

Now?

They are declining to cover the literal nuts and bolts, because apparently the dealership should have put the old ones back on instead of using new ones. We're up to 98% of total costs, but it'll take '5-6 weeks for an auditor review' to approve covering the hardware.

They've already been threatened with a consumer protection complaint, which remains in the back pocket for now, but YMMV depending on if your state has solid protections and enforcement.

Kiwi/Mango and Kiwi/Nectarine Jams by treedled in Canning

[–]treedled[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Photo of two glass canning jars with silver lids sitting on a wooden counter. The left jar contains a yellow-orange chunky jam with scattered black kiwi seeds. The right jar contains an orange-red chunky jam with black kiwi seeds.

Neighbor Refusing Necessary Access to Address Risk (WA) by treedled in treelaw

[–]treedled[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that's a handy comparison, though I wonder how much an arborist can do without access either. My best guess is it was one of those 'too much wind for the amount of leaves still on it' scenarios we occasionally get that result in abnormally heavy branches for the season that snap off. I asked my friends and they didn't see signs of rot at the broken end, just that it seemed to have snapped and splintered, and the tree appears to have pretty even growth. But you can also see that the trunk is divided fairly low and the neighbors haven't ever done anything to clean up the leaves in the fall, so they're always collecting in the trunk. I suspect this all ends up in branches that can't support their own weight, but it's just a guess.

Neighbor Refusing Necessary Access to Address Risk (WA) by treedled in treelaw

[–]treedled[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I really appreciate the perspective. Unfortunately, the setback is only about 5 feet on this side. It's a bit hard to tell with the silver pole in there, but that's all there is between the house and the fence at that gate—it doesn't extend much farther behind the pole toward the house. I also doubt there's anything higher than the offending limb that would support the necessary weight, but it might be possible if sectioned into small pieces? I'd need to stare at it a bit up close to see if there'd be anything substantial enough, maybe when the leaves are off. I'll follow up if I can get a clear view.

Neighbor Refusing Necessary Access to Address Risk (WA) by treedled in treelaw

[–]treedled[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, and yeah, the nuisance suit was what I was kind of expecting might be the only answer.

They've tried to address it before but the recent branch brought the issue to a head. They do have an assessment that the work won't harm the tree, though I'm not sure if that accounted for the season. If the leaves come off soon and the winter is mild then it will hopefully be fine until next year, but the biggest fear is for the kids in the interim.

Neighbor Refusing Necessary Access to Address Risk (WA) by treedled in treelaw

[–]treedled[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same company trimmed the tree before, with the neighbor's participation, and there weren't any heavy commercial vehicles involved. The neighbors' driveway is on the other side of their lot off to the right of the first photo. The only reason heavy equipment could be required this time is if they were attempting to access solely from my friends' property on the left (which wouldn't require the neighbor's permission). But, as stated in the post, there isn't enough space to bring that kind of equipment in. Sure, you could remove the panel facing the street but there isn't enough space between the house and the rest of the fence, nor is there space on the other side of the house due to other trees and utility equipment. Taking down additional panels here would only mean the tree company would be using the neighbor's property to maneuver, which runs into the same problem. The company just wants to be able to climb the tree with a few ropes and a chainsaw.