MrCozy ([info]mrcozy) wrote,
2005-03-26 20:26:00

Palm Saturday

For the few of you who've actually been in our yard, you might recall a rather wide fan palm in the area we affectionately call "the desert" (since it has no irrigation and tends to get dry as a bone in the summer). We've been actively trying to turn the area into useable land. Fortunately, I hinted to our arborist friend one day that the palm tree was annoying and out of place. He and his wife wholeheartedly concurred, and suggested that they might be able to find it a new home. A month or so passes... Then I had a note from him when I came home on Thursday:

I have arranged, one way or another, Friday, March 25 to have the palm taken care of.

Imagine my surprise. I called his wife (who's effectively his business manager) and found out that he'd worked out a deal to have the tree destroyed. I wasn't pleased—I really didn't want the tree outright destroyed, but they talked me into it. After all, I planned on planting one or more trees in its place.

Apparently some wheeling and dealing occurred, and the tree movers (who, by the way, also sell removed trees) decided the tree was worth removing and putting up for sale. The next thing you know, this happens.

Lemme just tell you, this son-of-an-auto-worker who grew up in corn country was quite impressed with the process. It took around 45 minutes (which you can tell from the photo titles). We now have a huge chunk of yard to play with/in.


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[info]walruz

March 27 2005, 06:03:30 UTC 7 years ago

yep

Even more impressive than the narrative related to me over lunch. I vote for a swimming pool!

[info]newdrunkdrivers

March 27 2005, 19:58:59 UTC 7 years ago

Re: yep

I vote for a Grotto, Heff.

[info]neshura

March 27 2005, 22:45:04 UTC 7 years ago

Hot tub! Swimming pools are bourgeiou...borgieo...lame. Hot tub covers are a lot easier to maneuver than pool covers, unless you love skimming leaves.

Impressive photos; I've seen trees going down the highway on trucks, now I know how they got there.

[info]grechelonsurge

March 28 2005, 08:49:02 UTC 7 years ago

Impressive photos indeed. I like the flying trencher myself.

On an unrelated note: You shoulda mentioned that you watch Stargate; it would have doubled the amount of allusions that could have been made.

[info]mrcozy

March 28 2005, 17:15:20 UTC 7 years ago

Ah, well...

Add SG-1, SGA, BSG, B5, and (of course) Enterprise to the list of usable sources of obscure references.

[info]grechelonsurge

March 28 2005, 17:43:56 UTC 7 years ago

Re: Ah, well...

Now is that the newer remake of BSG? Or the origional, where the cylons were guys wrapped in tinfoil?

[info]mrcozy

March 28 2005, 20:04:58 UTC 7 years ago

Re: Ah, well...

The new one, though "remake" probably isn't the right term; the new series diverged from the original quite quickly.

Oh yeah... add "Firefly". If you were a fan of that, notice the rather striking similarity between the special effects and camera work on Firefly and that of BSG. Same company, same tricks, same convincing results (IMHO). Real geeks love a little bit of accuracy, even in a made-up universe.

[info]grechelonsurge

March 28 2005, 22:10:51 UTC 7 years ago

Re: Ah, well...

Now that you mention it, the camera work does seem similar; the way that it seems like the camera is being held by a two year old with a twitchy finger on the zoom. It makes it more interesting to watch than the average show.

[info]newdrunkdrivers

March 29 2005, 17:45:25 UTC 7 years ago

Re: Ah, well...

on a related note, in the miniseries, when Mary MacDonald is told she has cancer, you can see ships landing and taking off. It is rumored that if you look closely, you can see Serenity take off or land. I've never checked for myself.

[info]mrcozy

March 29 2005, 19:01:20 UTC 7 years ago

Indeed

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