Gooooaaaaaaal!!!

[susandennis]

Big time soccer here tomorrow night. Mexico and somebody. I remember this last year. They set up a bunch of Latino-ish stuff - food, stuff to buy, etc. Kind of like a street fair in the parking lot. Looks like this year, their taking it even further. And earlier. The game isn't until tomorrow evening but they are getting a bunch of stuff set up today.

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Travis had a major bathtub incident this morning. And I think Betty may have tricked him into it.

I have a metal 3 tiered shelf thingie on the corner of the tub with shampoo and soap and stuff on it. Plus a couple of pumice stones.

This morning, I turned the water on and then set about setting the 5 minute timer on my phone (to ensure I keep the medicinal shampoo on for a full 5 minutes). While I was doing that, Travis hopped up on the side of the tub and then, apparently (this was behind the curtain), not only fell in but managed to pull down the shelf and all the soaps and the stones and make a bunch of racket. Next thing I know a VERY wet cat screetched out of the bathroom and was not seen again for 3 hours.

Meanwhile Betty, who normally stays to herself during work days, came over and spent some high quality purr time next to me and the laptop.

Conspiracy theories abound...

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Otherwise, it's a medium day work wise. I'm all caught up for now but I that's just while the various project managers get their stuff organized to send back to me to do or fix or finish. Fine by me. The Mariner game is at 3 today and that's about it for my hard agenda.

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[ruralrob.livejournal.com]

About the tree we all hate - and this is likely a REAlLY dumb question - but is there anyway to get rid of it? Or is it "landsacping" and therefroe planted for a purpooe that can not be argued with . .

Of course there is always a chain saw in the dead of night approach.

[susandennis]

I love that it's not just me any more. I need to start the opposite of a fan club. Or have I already?

The tree belongs to the city and they will not take it down. My former neighbor had a bunch of meetings with the city arborist and learned that we were totally absolutely and unequivocally SOL. (This was about 3 years after he actually did the chain saw in the dead of night trick - back when the suckers were shorter - he was on the 3rd floor just below me. He got caught and was severely reprimanded by the condo association and the city. Next offence will net a $5,000 fine from the city.)

That fine, by the way, is why I've always done my work at night. Here's what I know will not work (tried over the past three years):

1. Copper nails nailed into the truck (two years in a row)
2. Bleach poured into the soil around the trunk.
3. Some kind of tree killing chemical my other neighbor bought at Home Depot
4. Whining, bitching and moaning to board members and the building manager

We have giant wind storms here. Out in the burbs, trees fall over ever day. Here in the city? N E V E R.

God's sense of humor is warped.

[ruralrob.livejournal.com]

But you havent tried voodoo yet. Buy a miniature tree (bonsai was invented just for this purpose) stick pins in it and recite some very ripe curses. Four out of five doctors recommend it . . .

(results may vary)

[steve98052.livejournal.com]

I read something about the option to cut up to one-third of a tree canopy with a permit. Maybe that's something to investigate.

The reason urban trees generally don't blow down is that they're planted small, and grow up with the strength to withstand winds. Out in the suburbs, they grew up in large stands with other trees, which mutually shielded each other from the worst of the winds, which allowed them to survive without developing the strength an isolated tree would have. So, when you cut their neighbors, they can't stand up to the wind. Worse, digging foundations often ends up cutting up a lot of their roots too. So I've read anyway.

[teasdale.livejournal.com]

I love your Travis and Betty stories. LOL I wonder if Travis will return to his shower post this morning or will the noise and racket have him too traumatized???