How’s the weather?
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I'd love to see a pic of one of those Brit leaf blowers that come with a collection bag...that must be an interesting design...
To be honest I'm not that familiar with leaf blowers, I've never owned one.
I've seen them being used though, and to me it seems utterly pointless blowing leaves from A to B, only for the wind to mess your work up, as krich pointed out!
Now if the leaves were being collected, similarly to grass cuttings for instance when you mow your lawn, then I'd understand it, you'd be cleaning a mess up, instead of just moving the mess, only for it to return when the wind blew!
However, the impracticalities of installing a leaf collection receptacle on the blower itself are numerous. I understand that.
Me? I'll stick to leaving the fallen leaves where they are and let nature do it's thing.
It's one whole degree lower here. But the good thing no sand to be seen, just a jungle paradise.Meanwhile, here in KSA, it's a pleasant 29°C— perfect for us locals But all this brown desert really makes me want to see some white snow.
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@RD andjjohnwm , do share a few pics of the snow! I'd love to get a glimpse of that frosty magic.
Yes, an Oarfish. Very rare to wash up, less than 50 in the last 100 years in California at least. They wash up occasionally, normally make county-wide news. Catalina Island, one of the Channel Islands off the coast, seem to be their favorite spot. Pretty lucky to see one!!
oh, and maybe...I'll think about it!!I reckon 2025 is going to be the year that young surfer dude finally gets his arse into gear and follows through on his promise. Isn't that right .avatar--xss { width: 21px; height: 21px; line-height: 21px !important; margin-right: 2px; }
Lucky indeed! Amazing critters; I enjoyed the episode of Jeremy Wade's show in which he saw and, I believe, actually reached out and touched an oarfish that was regularly observed rising from the depths alongside a heavy cable that reached down into its normal domain and stretched to the surface. Incredible to see.
Apparently there's an aquarium in Japan that has or had juveniles in captivity. They were produced by combining ova and sperm that was sourced from deceased specimens found by Japanese surfer-dudes on the beach!
I'll save some of our regular posters the trouble of asking their normal questions: I've had my oarfish for almost 2 hours and it hasn't eaten anything yet; should I be worried? What's the absolute bare minimum size tank I need to keep him for life? And how about tankmates?
Yeah...suuuuure you will...
To quote an ex-boss of mine, back in the day: "No, no, no...don't think...DO!"
Well the answer to that would be a tank with a minimum depth of about 250 metres! That would be a nice DIY plywood build!! Lol.
I'm about ready to invoke the final solution and cut these damned trees down!
