Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Ping anim Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:25:50 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 59 Message-ID: <20240410212550.00003935@example.com> References: <20240409160832.00005336@example.com> <1782814550.734460645.097495.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 03:25:52 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="99702150bf6dc844aea7925fd0e57869"; logging-data="1378318"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19tQyClF0FXJteuL6zp7J1cHOj+/PM1lwk=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:0plQBp6QOiVnIqUGvmYDK+v8Szo= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.2.0 (GTK 3.24.41; x86_64-w64-mingw32) X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240409-4, 4/9/2024), Outbound message Bytes: 4074 On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:13:43 -0700 BTR1701 wrote: > In article , > shawn wrote: > > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:36:15 -0700, suzeeq > > wrote: > > >On 4/10/2024 1:07 PM, shawn wrote: > > >> On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:55:54 -0700, BTR1701 > > >> wrote: > > >>> In article > > >>> <1782814550.734460645.097495.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>, > > >>> anim8rfsk wrote: > > > >>>> Yes, palm trees are everywhere! I have had several. They are > > >>>> actually rogue. They just appear in your yard one day and then > > >>>> decades later are 50 feet tall. I have had several removed > > >>>> because they were too close to the house and were going to > > >>>> take the roof right off as they pushed on the eaves from > > >>>> below. > > >>> > > >>> Yes, L.A.'s ubiquitous and signature palm trees are not native > > >>> to California, either. They're an invasive species (actually > > >>> several species) that people just happen to find attractive for > > >>> landscaping. > > >>> > > >>> I've read that palms are also technically not trees. Don't know > > >>> if that's true or not. > > >> > > >> So it is just like the tumbleweed. We associate the tumbleweed > > >> with the old west and palm trees with Los Angeles/Hollywood and > > >> neither one actually belongs there. > > >> > > >Tumbleweeds are real and they're found all over the West, maybe in > > >the midwest too. I've seen them and I live more than 1000 from > > >SoCal. > > > > Sure, they are real. Nobody is discounting that. I was referring to > > them being an invasive species. I believe they first came from > > Russia and have taken off like crazy. If I'm remembering right they > > showed up after the Wild West days which is why I talked about the > > general public associating tumbleweeds with the old west when the > > tumbleweed showed up after the old west days were gone. > > On one of my yearly driving trips from L.A. back to Texas for > Christmas, I was in New Mexico and the wind was really blowing and > suddenly there were thousands of tumbleweeds-- not small ones, > either, some half the size of my 4Runner-- bouncing across the > highway from side to the other all around me, hitting the side of the > SUV, going over the top of it, etc. I couldn't see anything ahead of > me so I just pulled over to wait it out and hoped it didn't last long. Did they damage your car? I can imagine scratches as they brushed by your car.... -- Rhino