What did you accomplish today?

[Singlemalt]

Do you use your palms to push off the board and paddle threw the surf? LoL

I'm old, I don't remember

 

[raratt]

Our housing on Guam was concrete filled block with a flat concrete roof. The shutters were 3/4 inch plywood you pinned closed with a 16 penny nail. We had 6 typhoons in 2 years, one a cat 4/5. Went through 2 minor hurricanes in Miss. also. I don't miss them at all.

 

[DustyDuke]

I'm old, I don't remember

All good I’m young and don’t remember much. Here’s a photo of the beach I was going to surf shallow and rocky on the bottom and if you don’t bring your A game you just get thrown over the rocks.

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

Our housing on Guam was concrete filled block with a flat concrete roof. The shutters were 3/4 inch plywood you pinned closed with a 16 penny nail. We had 6 typhoons in 2 years, one a cat 4/5. Went through 2 minor hurricanes in Miss. also. I don't miss them at all.

As a lad I lived on Clark AFB in the Philippines for a few years (Dad was SAC) - to say we saw a bit of weather would be a severe understatement.
During the torrential rains we would occasionally hear the muffled ~Boom~ of unexploded ordnance going off in mud-slides in the mountains.
Needless to say we did not venture into the mountains.

But we did see the Bataan death march road and visited Corregidor island (mid/late 60's).
That transformed me as my Father explained what had happened in these places.

 

[raratt]

Clark AFB

When that shut down after Pinitubo erupted we had a bunch of stuff shipped to us on Guam. The boxes were all mahogany plywood that I broke down and stashed away, some of it was 3/4 inch. Unfortunately it was stolen when my shipment was opened on the way to Miss.

 

[Venus55]

I accomplished making two frames for my first attempt at scrogging. There’ll be 4 plants under each one.

 

[BudmanTX]

 

[TacoMac]

At long last, I'm DONE with the flooring. The last bit was the staircase, and what a pain in the ass it was.

Here it is from start to finish including a pic of the original painted handrail w/original wall color that I stripped and refinished:

 

[Chunky Stool]

Fuck.

Looks like I may lose the top half of this plant after all.

And she's a beauty...

 

[raratt]

Fuck.
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Looks like I may lose the top half of this plant after all.

And she's a beauty...
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That sucks, I found out why I haven't caught white fly's in my trap, because they are aphids...

 

[raratt]

At long last, I'm DONE with the flooring. The last bit was the staircase, and what a pain in the ass it was.

Here it is from start to finish including a pic of the original painted handrail w/original wall color that I stripped and refinished:

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Looks really good.

 

[BudmanTX]

Fuck.
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Looks like I may lose the top half of this plant after all.

And she's a beauty...
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damn that sucks.....sorry bro......if she looses the top think she'll rode?

 

[cannabineer]

Yes I can back hand it for a bit if that’s what you ment

The water stroke is real

 

[raratt]

Fuck.
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Looks like I may lose the top half of this plant after all.

And she's a beauty...
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What about trying to graft it and cutting out the bad part? I have not attempted it, but it is a thought.

 

[Laughing Grass]

Fuck.
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Looks like I may lose the top half of this plant after all.

And she's a beauty...
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what caused that?

 

[Singlemalt]

What about trying to graft it and cutting out the bad part? I have not attempted it, but it is a thought.

the problem with that is you can't do it and expect any kind of harvest: with the amount of foliage and top growth it will dry out and die before the endogenous water transport system grows back. If he had a lot of specialized equipment (humid barometric chamber) he might, just might pull it off. It works in fruit trees because it's done in winter when metabolism is almost in stasis.

 

[curious2garden]

Fuck.
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Looks like I may lose the top half of this plant after all.

And she's a beauty...
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She is a beauty, so sorry about that.

 

[jerryb73]

the problem with that is you can't do it and expect any kind of harvest: with the amount of foliage and top growth it will dry out and die before the endogenous water transport system grows back. If he had a lot of specialized equipment (humid barometric chamber) he might, just might pull it off. It works in fruit trees because it's done in winter when metabolism is almost in stasis.

I learn so much here..

 

[BudmanTX]

i do too....

 

[raratt]

the problem with that is you can't do it and expect any kind of harvest: with the amount of foliage and top growth it will dry out and die before the endogenous water transport system grows back. If he had a lot of specialized equipment (humid barometric chamber) he might, just might pull it off. It works in fruit trees because it's done in winter when metabolism is almost in stasis.

I figured a slight chance of success is better than watching it die. Desperate times and all...