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On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:55:54 -0700, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>In article 
><1782814550.734460645.097495.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>,
> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> 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.