The 2nd Monitor

The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a green beetle native to Asia and Eastern Russia. Outside its native region, the emerald ash borer (also referred to as EAB) is an invasive species, and emerald ash borer infestation is highly destructive to ash trees in its introduced range. The emerald ash borer was first discovered in America in June 2002 in Michigan. It is believed to have been brought to America unintentionally in ash wood which was used to stabilize crates during shipping. == Range == The natural range of the emerald ash borer is eastern Russia, northern China, Japan, and Korea...

Phrancis

:(

rolfl

So they are sick, and going to die in the next year or so.

it is much cheaper to bring them down before they die, apparently

and after they die, well, there's side-effects.

Phrancis

9:31 PM

How big are they?

Loki Astari

Have a big bonfire.

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rolfl

The biggest is about a 3feet diameter

The smallest are about 10 inches.

Simon André Forsberg

Ah, the traditional lurker pops in!

Loki Astari

5th of November is just around the corner.

Simon André Forsberg

5th of November?

Big Canadian holiday?

Loki Astari

9:33 PM

Bonfire Night

Bonfire Night is an annual event dedicated to bonfires, fireworks and celebrations. Different traditions celebrate Bonfire Night on different days. Some of the most popular instances include England's Guy Fawkes Night, which is also celebrated in some Commonwealth countries; Northern Ireland's Eleventh Night, a precursor to The Twelfth; 23 June in the Republic of Ireland, sometimes known as St John's Eve, a similar bonfire tradition survives in parts of Scandinavia and is known as Walpurgis Night; in Australia, the Queen's Birthday. Several other cultures also include night-time celebration...

Phrancis

@rolfl if it were my money, I'd bring the horses and clean up the sh afterwards, not that big of a yard anyway

rolfl

We can make it one, remember remember the 5th of november

@Phrancis Yeah, there's a bit of a problem, his time is all booked up....

He's been contracted by the city of toronto to use his horse team to clear the ash from all the urban parks.... especially the ones in conservation areas.

Simon André Forsberg

> a similar bonfire tradition survives in parts of Scandinavia and is known as Walpurgis Night

rolfl

It's goign to keep him more than busy for the next year..? especially in winter.

Simon André Forsberg

we do have that. In April 30th

Phrancis

9:34 PM

Ah. Problematic.

rolfl

the ground is frozen in winter, and it's better to fell the sections then.

The snow stops the sections from rolling as well.

Phrancis

And I'm guessing using a chainsaw is out of the question? Might be worth considering, at least for the smaller ones

Loki Astari

Just don't let it spread
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington

Phrancis

@LokiAstari hint, Wikipedia links have to be in a separate message to show up the full-size preview

rolfl

Phrancis

9:38 PM

Ahhh. Poop.

That's tight.

rolfl

That's the biggest one, there's two behind it to the left, and then the two on the right are mid-size, and there's another cluster behind.

It's more than 10-feet wide between the fence and the house.

hmmm.

Phrancis

Nice sun room though.

rolfl

Yeah, it's great.

I rebuilt it in 2008, and have damaged my braccial tendon (think carpal tunnel), by using an impact-driver (one of those cool little battery things).

Phrancis

Ouch

Loki Astari

emeraldashborer.info/files/…

Phrancis

9:44 PM

Is there much room in the "behind the camera" area?

rolfl

You can see through there from the inside ... not much room. and the trees are tight.

Simon André Forsberg

Nice place!

rolfl

THat was taken just after the renovation..... it's different.

Phrancis

You built that? Man that's pretty damn nice

rolfl

re-built.

Phrancis

9:46 PM

ok. Still.

But yeah I can see your prerogative... not much room for a mistake taking down a tree...

rolfl

No, it's not something I would do myself. Each pane of glass is 4' by 8', tempered, and double-glazed.

about $800 each

But, I am a very capable 'contractor', I do my own plumbing, electrical, drywall, etc.

I got help with the initial parts of the work here though, and I paid people to install the tile flooring, and granite countertop.

Otherwise, between my wife and I, we did a lot of the work ourselves.... and, 6 years later, it's still all there ;-)

@LokiAstari Costs about $1000 for the big tree, and has to be repeated every 2 years. We have 11 trees, the smaller ones are cheaper though, with the smallest 'just' $400

Phrancis

rolfl

I would rather drop the trees now, and pay for new trees (not ash ;-)

Phrancis

We have very large oak trees here, it's a mess to keep the driveway/yard clean

rolfl

That I can believe, are you in a seasonal climate (leaves fall?)

Phrancis

9:56 PM

Yeah. Indiana, USA

Acorns fall pretty much year long though

rolfl

Just checked, yeah, the oak leaves can be a pain.

Acorns are good for catapaults (slingshots).

Shoot them on to the neighbour's yard.

Phrancis

Not to mention large branches when it storms

Simon André Forsberg

@Mat'sMug Is this what you folks do in Quebec?

rolfl

^^^ man, they do the funniest ones.

They have a whole tv show, and it's brilliant

And a yoube channel, @Simon ....

youtube.com/user/JustForLaughsTV

Phrancis

@rolfl I don't have such a thing as neighbor '~'

rolfl

10:05 PM

Ahh, your bedroom, the dog house!

Phrancis

Yes, I keep a blanket and alarm clock in there

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rolfl

I am envious, I would like a larger property, but it's too expensive..... not that where I am is cheap, but I have to get to work too.

RubberDuck

Gunpowder treason and plot. I can think of no reason the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.

Phrancis

This property we're renting is unusual. It's a residential neighborhood and most houses are tightly packed (and, on the correct side of the flood wall)

rolfl

I take it that your house is the flood wall?

Phrancis

10:09 PM

The flood wall is to the right of the last picture, and the river in front towards the 2nd-to-last picture

We don't get massive floods very often, read just about never (we're at last 100 feet above the Ohio river)

But if we did, our house would be f***ed

Simon André Forsberg

@rolfl yup, I know. Although I only watch those that appear on wimp.com every now and then. Like this recent one

Phrancis

10:28 PM

Well I finally got that fudging function to work. Now I need to make it cleaner. But, need to run an errand first. BBS. Should post a new SQL question for CR here in a bit!

Simon André Forsberg

Has anyone else noticed that chat now shows your local time on the messages, and not the server's time?

Phrancis

It always did for me... it seems?

Captain Obvious

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