What Pleased You Today!

[stavanzer]

I am too suspicious.

I think he is a Fall Guy.

They had to find Somebody. He is it.

[Ace-Garageguy]

The hoot-owl is back. Every fall about this time, and he's hooting to beat the band tonight. First time this year.  

[stavanzer]

8 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

The hoot-owl is back. Every fall about this time, and he's hooting to beat the band tonight. First time this year.  

All I get are Scrub Jays and Ravens....

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

16 minutes ago, stavanzer said:

All I get are Scrub Jays and Ravens....

 

Just blue jays and crows here.

[Dave Ambrose]

4 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

News announcing they got the guy who supposedly started the Palisades fire. 

Maybe there is a little justice in the world.

If he's really the one, I wonder how long it'll take for him to rebuild everything and work off the rest of the damages.

Oh wait...it doesn't work like that?

There were several distinct fires. We call them Santa Anas, but they are hot, super dry, hurricane-force winds. Start a fire in those conditions, and there is simply no stopping it without a large fire break. There's no way to know what these fires are like unless you've been through one. 

I'm in the San Diego (CA) area. My wife has had Forest Service fire training. We nearly lost our house to the Cedar fire in 2003. We were standing on the roof of our garage, watching peoples' propane tanks go up, and realized we were looking directly upwind. At that point, we left. Our house isn't defensible due to neighbor's trees. Thankfully, the fire stopped at the rodeo grounds because horses generally kill all the vegetation underneath them. Had it gone past that, it would have hit a vegetation corridor that leads right up to the back of our house. 

From what I've seen, arson investigators are very careful, detail-oriented people. This guy is in deep trouble even without restitution. 

[89AKurt]

Went rock hunting today, was hoping to find Hematite or other purple/red rocks, but instead found a mother lode of green rocks.  Rain is forecast by the weekend.

Already took out a few large ones and put at the mailbox, out before backing in.

[Ace-Garageguy]

29 minutes ago, Dave Ambrose said:

...This guy is in deep trouble even without restitution. 

My point was really that there's no punishment equal to the destruction and despair and loss of irreplaceable cherished possessions an arsonist causes...other than maybe feeding him through a wood chipper a few inches at a time, letting him heal, then feeding a few more inches through, rinse, repeat.

[Dave Ambrose]

2 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

My point was really that there's no punishment equal to the destruction and despair and loss of irreplaceable cherished possessions an arsonist causes...other than maybe feeding him through a wood chipper a few inches at a time, letting him heal, then feeding a few more inches through, rinse, repeat.

Very true. Under California law, if someone dies because of your arson fire, you're getting charged with murder too. That will probably happen after the feds try him.

[Jim N]

The sunrise this morning was stunning in my neck of the woods.

[Volzfan59]

Packing up to head to Ennis, TX for the NHRA Fall Nationals. Look forward to it every year.

[FoMoCo66]

I have been getting round 2 adds on YouTube, now those are adds im willing to watch!

[John M.]

A three weekend off with holiday pay for Monday. It's been "Work" "Work" "Work" for me. I'm beat as anything. 

[TonyK]

On 10/8/2025 at 6:57 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

The hoot-owl is back. Every fall about this time, and he's hooting to beat the band tonight. First time this year.  

Pretty much every night at some point. In fact I'm listening to one now at 5:30 AM.

[Zen]

22 hours ago, Volzfan59 said:

Packing up to head to Ennis, TX for the NHRA Fall Nationals. Look forward to it every year.

Nice, enjoy! Will be watching on Fox tomorrow.

[Volzfan59]

Fixing to leave the motel now

[Earl Marischal]

Getting this thing built. I was a real PITA and needed Mrs steve’s help but it was done. Granddaughter pleased!

steve

 

[Tim W. SoCal]

8 hours ago, TonyK said:

The hoot-owl is back.

Last night, a Great Horned Owl perched in my Oak Tree and called for a while. We have different species of Owls nearby and occasionally they get into very interesting conversations. I could listen to them for hours.

Edited Saturday at 09:32 PM by Tim W. SoCal
Typo... Fat Fingers flub it again!...

[TonyK]

Trampolines sure are safe these days. I remember when they had exposed springs with open gaps between them. If you strayed off the mat you might slip through those gaps or just pitch yourself completely off the thing!