Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: suzeeq Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Ping anim Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:36:15 -0700 Message-ID: References: <20240409160832.00005336@example.com> <1782814550.734460645.097495.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:36:15 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="450549"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.2.1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:z1Vv/XHLq0Z+4ZHRERqMR3PRsYc= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US X-User-ID: eJwFwYEBwDAEBMCVBP9hHFr2HyF3MB5+1wk6Frs+ZhlpIQc9DR/5lZHdU3Atit6pRm2ljj4VGREv Bytes: 4119 Lines: 60 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: >> >>> Rhino wrote: >>>> One of my friends just shared a video with me touting the features of >>>> the latest Tesla FSD (Full Self Driving) software and I was surprised >>>> to find that it was made in Scottsdale. It's essentially the first >>>> video footage I've seen of the place. >>>> >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX4kekZ2Fps [25 minutes] >>>> >>>> I've always found it interesting to see places I've never been. They >>>> always seem to look different than whatever I've anticipated. This is >>>> no exception. I suppose I was expecting more sandy desert and cactus and >>>> fewer boulders and scrub grass and palm trees ;-) >>>> >>>> Anyway, anyone curious to see what the area looks like might find this >>>> an interesting video. >>>> >>> >>> Thanks for the post. I found it an interesting watch. >>> >>> It does confuse me on several points. >>> >>> The bashes he went to (supermarket) isn’t even in Scottsdale. It’s about 15 >>> miles to the south in another city. Bashes supermarkets are all over the >>> place. There are literally half a dozen between the one he went to and his >>> friends house so I have no idea why he did that. >>> >>> The cheesesteak place he went to, I’ve never heard of, but it’s very near >>> my old office, and only a couple miles from where I live. >>> >>> Most of what you see in the video are freeways, industrial areas, shopping >>> centers. That is what those things look like but if you drove around >>> through neighborhoods people live in, you would see a lot more lawns and >>> greenery. Traditionally people move here from back east to get away from >>> their allergies and bring with them everything they were allergic to. >>> >>> 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.