OT-What are you buying right now?

Eoin

frazzdaddy said:

This will be the view from the tub. Take some trees out or no?

I'd take some out.

fishlessman

frazzdaddy said:

This will be the view from the tub. Take some trees out or no?

 those pine boring beatles on the coast have pretty much destroyed all my hard pines, surprised to see that many unaffected. must have taken down 30 last summer and now seeing trees die further up at camp

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Gulfcoastguy

alaskanassasin said:

If they are over the house I would, you know a ice storm will have it raining pine branches 

Nalaskanassasin said:

If they are over the house I would, you know a ice storm will have it raining pine branches 

Not to mention a tornado or hurricane would be laying the whole tree on the house. Thin 3 out of 4 and all within falling distance of the house.

frazzdaddy

Thanks for the input guys all things to consider. I think I will thin some. I do like the pine needle carpet though.

ColbyLang

Just snagged a complete adjustable rig from CGS. Also got the half stone and grid combo

Gulfcoastguy

Drfrazzdaddy said:

Thanks for the input guys all things to consider. I think I will thin some. I do like the pine needle carpet though.

 Dry pine needles are very flammable.

alaskanassasin

@frazzdaddy I can still pop the hood on my truck and find pine straw. 

Sea2Ski

@frazzdaddy  I can offer some management advice. I live in the woods and have a hardwood wooded lot, so I speak from first hand experience. Please consider the following: If you take any down, be selective, and do not do it all at once. When you remove one tree, you are removing the wind break of another. When trees are tight like that and the winds come, the winds end up going more up and over the trees rather then through them. The trees on the outside of the grove and are exposed to the wind the most, are also the strongest because they have been exposed to the wind all their life. Leave those if you can. If you remove those, the next in line which were more protected are now exposed to forces they are not used to. If you do decide to remove any, thin from the inside out, and only remove a few at a time. Another thing to consider, leave a few dead ones standing if they are not a real hazard to life or property.  They are habitat for all kinds of critters.  Take out all the dead wood, now bugs, birds and other things go for the live trees if they are not already their first choice. (This is a real balancing act).  If not done properly,  you will have a quicker die off than if you left a few dead ones standing. 

So in short, know your predominant wind/storm direction, be very selective, and take your time. It may take a day to remove them, but it can take decades to get them back like that.  Good luck. 

frazzdaddy

Sea2Ski said:

@frazzdaddy  I can offer some management advice. I live in the woods and have a hardwood wooded lot, so I speak from first hand experience. Please consider the following: If you take any down, be selective, and do not do it all at once. When you remove one tree, you are removing the wind break of another. When trees are tight like that and the winds come, the winds end up going more up and over the trees rather then through them. The trees on the outside of the grove and are exposed to the wind the most, are also the strongest because they have been exposed to the wind all their life. Leave those if you can. If you remove those, the next in line which were more protected are now exposed to forces they are not used to. If you do decide to remove any, thin from the inside out, and only remove a few at a time. Another thing to consider, leave a few dead ones standing if they are not a real hazard to life or property.  They are habitat for all kinds of critters.  Take out all the dead wood, now bugs, birds and other things go for the live trees if they are not already their first choice. (This is a real balancing act).  If not done properly,  you will have a quicker die off than if you left a few dead ones standing. 

So in short, know your predominant wind/storm direction, be very selective, and take your time. It may take a day to remove them, but it can take decades to get them back like that.  Good luck. 

Good advice. It will be minimal.

Botch

I never expected to learn so much about pine trees, on a barbecue forum!  Thanks folks!  

northGAcock

Botch said:

I never expected to learn so much about pine trees, on a barbecue forum!  Thanks folks!  

Pine trees have shallow root systems and in S.C., where our soil is sandy.....one will come down with a good wind. So additional learning here is, never plant a pine tree. 

alaskanassasin

 The Loblolly pines I saw in NC were as tough as it gets, I cant think of any blowing over with the exception of a tornado and even then they just broke off.

 However they are limb dropping sons of guns, all the pine needles and limbs are at the top of the tree so they as they grow they constantly drop old limbs especially in icing conditions.

 You also have to contend with pine straw clogging you gutters and basically getting into everything, AC unit, piling on your roof and holding moisture etc. 

Lit

alaskanassasin said:

 The Loblolly pines I saw in NC were as tough as it gets, I cant think of any blowing over with the exception of a tornado and even then they just broke off.

 However they are limb dropping sons of guns, all the pine needles and limbs are at the top of the tree so they as they grow they constantly drop old limbs especially in icing conditions.

 You also have to contend with pine straw clogging you gutters and basically getting into everything, AC unit, piling on your roof and holding moisture etc. 

They fall in Georgia all the time too especially when they are not thinned. The smaller ones try to get sun so they stretch and you end up with a tall weak tree. 

alaskanassasin

Lit said:

alaskanassasin said:

 The Loblolly pines I saw in NC were as tough as it gets, I cant think of any blowing over with the exception of a tornado and even then they just broke off.

 However they are limb dropping sons of guns, all the pine needles and limbs are at the top of the tree so they as they grow they constantly drop old limbs especially in icing conditions.

 You also have to contend with pine straw clogging you gutters and basically getting into everything, AC unit, piling on your roof and holding moisture etc. 

They fall in Georgia all the time too especially when they are not thinned. The smaller ones try to get sun so they stretch and you end up with a tall weak tree. 

 In RTP it is 99% red clay, is it the same in Georgia?

DoubleEgger

alaskanassasin said:

Lit said:

alaskanassasin said:

 The Loblolly pines I saw in NC were as tough as it gets, I cant think of any blowing over with the exception of a tornado and even then they just broke off.

 However they are limb dropping sons of guns, all the pine needles and limbs are at the top of the tree so they as they grow they constantly drop old limbs especially in icing conditions.

 You also have to contend with pine straw clogging you gutters and basically getting into everything, AC unit, piling on your roof and holding moisture etc. 

They fall in Georgia all the time too especially when they are not thinned. The smaller ones try to get sun so they stretch and you end up with a tall weak tree. 

 In RTP it is 99% red clay, is it the same in Georgia?

In parts of GA. There’s a distinct line that runs through middle Georgia up through Columbia SC and onward where the soil shifts from clay to sand 

WeberWho

Turns out Aldi milk is just relabeled Kemps milk. The same milk from the same facility.  Which I guess isn't shocking. I'd imagine majority of their other products are name brands with their Aldi label on them.

https://youtu.be/NNUn7wDHM_U 

ColbyLang

WeberWho said:

Turns out Aldi milk is just relabeled Kemps milk. The same milk from the same facility.  Which I guess isn't shocking. I'd imagine majority of their other products are name brands with their Aldi label on them.

https://youtu.be/NNUn7wDHM_U 

This is true with most grocers items. Multiple brands under one manufacturer. Sliced white bread is the biggest. Louisiana has one corporate sliced bread bakery that has 3 separate facilities. 95% of every loaf of sliced bread here, regardless of label, is made in 1 of those 3 bakeries

fishlessman

new mask

fishlessman

WeberWho said:

Turns out Aldi milk is just relabeled Kemps milk. The same milk from the same facility.  Which I guess isn't shocking. I'd imagine majority of their other products are name brands with their Aldi label on them.

https://youtu.be/NNUn7wDHM_U 

aldis mayo is hellmans,  racer candybars are snickers

WeberWho

fishlessman said:

WeberWho said:

Turns out Aldi milk is just relabeled Kemps milk. The same milk from the same facility.  Which I guess isn't shocking. I'd imagine majority of their other products are name brands with their Aldi label on them.

https://youtu.be/NNUn7wDHM_U 

aldis mayo is hellmans,  racer candybars are snickers

Thier generic Millville cereals like Frosted Flakes, Lucky Charms, Golden Grahams, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, etc are all made from General Mills.

EzraBrooks

The Wahl clippers I had on backorder from Amazon finally arrived.  A haircut has never felt so good after being 6 weeks overdue.

hoosier_egger

Actually bought it Friday, but just got it. Pretty sweet!

GrateEggspectations

ColtsFan said:

Actually bought it Friday, but just got it. Pretty sweet!

You left it closed for the shot? What a tease. 

hoosier_egger

GrateEggspectations said:

ColtsFan said:

Actually bought it Friday, but just got it. Pretty sweet!

You left it closed for the shot? What a tease. 

DoubleEgger

ColtsFan said:

GrateEggspectations said:

You left it closed for the shot? What a tease. 

bucky925

ColtsFan said:

Actually bought it Friday, but just got it. Pretty sweet!

Just sent an email to @st@stlcharcoal.  I'm a knife junkie.

bucky925

A local vineyard started doing a pop up market each week.   I though I try the rib-eyes.

dorfami

The Roccbox I can get now, or the Ooni 16 on back order until late August. Hmmm. 

TTC

A new truck entrance to one of my warehouses. Replacing worn out concrete sections, making a new street cut, then a nice coat of asphalt. Be glad when it’s done. 

frazzdaddy

That RR steel is worth $$