Path: ...!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 17:15:28 -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: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:15:29 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="444573"; 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:sRW8HZVw3bO3aQ3G1uCo3uRoV3c= Content-Language: en-US X-User-ID: eJwNwoENwDAIA7CXwoBUnAMd+f+ETXY6jfcEk5H63YKm99jblFEDxFSuGM/CSMILjG4vAR8kiBDD In-Reply-To: Bytes: 4876 Lines: 75 On 4/10/2024 1:58 PM, 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: >>>> >>>>> 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. > > Sure, they are real. Nobody is discounting that. I was referring to > them being an invasive species. I believe they first came from Russia Yeah, my dad sometimes called them Russian thistles. > 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. >