Re: [MBZ] OT Re: best chain saw NOW Angel Oak

[Rich Thomas]

I will ask my Angel Oak experts and see what they say.

--R


On 6/16/13 6:50 PM, Craig wrote:

On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:00:22 -0600 Brian Toscano
 wrote:


The Angel Oak is the largest tree east of the sequoias in CA, it is
not known how old it is, some say 1400 years, some say maybe a few
hundred. There was a scheme to build a bunch of apartment buildings
close by, I think we have managed to stop that, the developer went
bankrupt and I think the conservation trust people are buying the
land to add to the park, so that is good.

Why do the branches appear to touch/come very close to the ground?

Not like the Live Oaks I see in Savannah, etc.


It could be because it is a different variety, or because it is older.

For more information, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_virginiana


Craig


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Re: [MBZ] OT Re: best chain saw NOW Angel Oak

[Craig]

On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:00:22 -0600 Brian Toscano
 wrote:

> >> The Angel Oak is the largest tree east of the sequoias in CA, it is
> >> not known how old it is, some say 1400 years, some say maybe a few
> >> hundred. There was a scheme to build a bunch of apartment buildings
> >> close by, I think we have managed to stop that, the developer went
> >> bankrupt and I think the conservation trust people are buying the
> >> land to add to the park, so that is good.
>
> Why do the branches appear to touch/come very close to the ground?
> 
> Not like the Live Oaks I see in Savannah, etc.


It could be because it is a different variety, or because it is older.

For more information, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_virginiana


Craig


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Re: [MBZ] OT Re: best chain saw NOW Angel Oak

[Brian Toscano]

Why do the branches appear to touch/come very close to the ground?

Not like the Live Oaks I see in Savannah, etc.


On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 4:58 PM, WILTON  wrote:

> Would ya, could ya send me coupla its acorns?
>
> Wilton
>
> - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas"  constructivity.net >
>
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:06 PM
> Subject: [MBZ] OT Re: best chain saw NOW Angel Oak
>
>
>
>  The deal with the photoshoot is that this guy takes pics of nekkid people
>> in various locations communing with nature, and then sells the photos and I
>> think he has some books or something.  They are not untasteful once you get
>> past some of the nekkid folks who probably shouldn't be, but to each
>> his/her own...
>>
>> They organized the thing for an early Sunday morning, I think the park
>> was actually open (the site is part of the Parks Dept) and there were a few
>> people there, to whom they explained what was going to happen so they could
>> stay or go or whatever.  I think someone got upset and went and called the
>> cops, or maybe the cops had wind of it since so many showed up so quickly.
>>  The po-pos acted fools, basically created a problem where there was none,
>> or a small one or something.  Now the tree is back down a dirt road about a
>> half mile, in the woods, nothing else visible anywhere but trees, so it's
>> not like it was out "in public" even though it was in a public park. But in
>> the great scheme of things, it was kinda minimal, at least to my view of
>> things.  I think I might have known it was going to happen, and thought
>> about riding my bike over there (about 10mi from the house, but sometimes I
>> park over close there to ride on Wadmalaw Island which is just down the
>> road).  I didn't or my friend who organized it (and who did not get nekkid,
>> she explained it lamely at some point) probably would have made me shuck my
>> lycra and join in. The other girl in the video I know probably would have
>> worked on me too (though hanging around would have been pleasant but might
>> have had some unseemly results...).
>>
>> The Angel Oak is the largest tree east of the sequoias in CA, it is not
>> known how old it is, some say 1400 years, some say maybe a few hundred.
>> There was a scheme to build a bunch of apartment buildings close by, I
>> think we have managed to stop that, the developer went bankrupt and I think
>> the conservation trust people are buying the land to add to the park, so
>> that is good.
>>
>> The tree was a gathering place for a long time for the local blacks, back
>> when they were slaves then later after the Late Unpleasantness.  It has a
>> spot in the history of Johns Island, and a lot of the old Gullah folk
>> remember going there as children for picnics and meetings and such, the
>> white folks sorta left them alone in that regard, out of respect for the
>> tree and what it symbolizes.
>>
>> If any of you are ever in the Charleston area it is definitely worth a
>> visit, it is a natural treasure for all of us, and quite amazing to see. I
>> meant to go over there and collect some acorns last fall and never did,
>> will have to do that this year and plant some in pots to see if I can grow
>> some baby angels.
>>
>> --R
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/15/13 5:28 PM, WILTON wrote:
>>
>>> BTW, Rich, how old is the tree?
>>>
>>> Wilton
>>>
>>> - Original Message - From: "Andrew Strasfogel" <
>>> astrasfo...@gmail.com>
>>> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:23 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] best chain saw
>>>
>>>
>>>  I inhabit a very different universe, free of inappropriate nekkid butts,
 pale or otherwise. You have my sympathy.

 Ry
 On May 15, 2013 3:41 PM, "WILTON"  wrote:

  Rich, is that you there in the ---, or are you the one with the white
> butt? ;<)
>
> Wilton
>
> - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas"  constructivity.net 
> 
> >>
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] best chain saw
>
>
>  A bunch of them are fat and have ponytails and beards of some sort,
> and
>
>> ride loud Harleys in packs for reasons I do not understand, and maybe
>> shoot
>> guns, so yeah, but we were talking about tree-huggers.
>>
>> We had a bunch of nekkid tree huggers at the Angel Oak here on my
>> island,
>> a friend of mine organized  the event, but did not get nekkid, which
>> was
>> probably A Good Thing.  They did not make much noise but apparently
>> the
>> po-pos did.
>>
>> http://www.**charlestoncitypap**er.com/**charleston/first-**
>> look-the-**
>> angel-oak-nude-shoot/Content?oid=3391208> charlestoncitypaper.com/**charleston/first-look-the-**
>> angel-oak-nude-shoot/Content?**oid=3391208

Re: [MBZ] OT Re: best chain saw NOW Angel Oak

[WILTON]

Would ya, could ya send me coupla its acorns?

Wilton

- Original Message - 
From: "Rich Thomas" 

To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:06 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT Re: best chain saw NOW Angel Oak


The deal with the photoshoot is that this guy takes pics of nekkid people 
in various locations communing with nature, and then sells the photos and 
I think he has some books or something.  They are not untasteful once you 
get past some of the nekkid folks who probably shouldn't be, but to each 
his/her own...


They organized the thing for an early Sunday morning, I think the park was 
actually open (the site is part of the Parks Dept) and there were a few 
people there, to whom they explained what was going to happen so they 
could stay or go or whatever.  I think someone got upset and went and 
called the cops, or maybe the cops had wind of it since so many showed up 
so quickly.  The po-pos acted fools, basically created a problem where 
there was none, or a small one or something.  Now the tree is back down a 
dirt road about a half mile, in the woods, nothing else visible anywhere 
but trees, so it's not like it was out "in public" even though it was in a 
public park. But in the great scheme of things, it was kinda minimal, at 
least to my view of things.  I think I might have known it was going to 
happen, and thought about riding my bike over there (about 10mi from the 
house, but sometimes I park over close there to ride on Wadmalaw Island 
which is just down the road).  I didn't or my friend who organized it (and 
who did not get nekkid, she explained it lamely at some point) probably 
would have made me shuck my lycra and join in. The other girl in the video 
I know probably would have worked on me too (though hanging around would 
have been pleasant but might have had some unseemly results...).


The Angel Oak is the largest tree east of the sequoias in CA, it is not 
known how old it is, some say 1400 years, some say maybe a few hundred. 
There was a scheme to build a bunch of apartment buildings close by, I 
think we have managed to stop that, the developer went bankrupt and I 
think the conservation trust people are buying the land to add to the 
park, so that is good.


The tree was a gathering place for a long time for the local blacks, back 
when they were slaves then later after the Late Unpleasantness.  It has a 
spot in the history of Johns Island, and a lot of the old Gullah folk 
remember going there as children for picnics and meetings and such, the 
white folks sorta left them alone in that regard, out of respect for the 
tree and what it symbolizes.


If any of you are ever in the Charleston area it is definitely worth a 
visit, it is a natural treasure for all of us, and quite amazing to see. 
I meant to go over there and collect some acorns last fall and never did, 
will have to do that this year and plant some in pots to see if I can grow 
some baby angels.


--R



On 5/15/13 5:28 PM, WILTON wrote:

BTW, Rich, how old is the tree?

Wilton

- Original Message - From: "Andrew Strasfogel" 


To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] best chain saw



I inhabit a very different universe, free of inappropriate nekkid butts,
pale or otherwise. You have my sympathy.

Ry
On May 15, 2013 3:41 PM, "WILTON"  wrote:


Rich, is that you there in the ---, or are you the one with the white
butt? ;<)

Wilton

- Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas" >
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] best chain saw


 A bunch of them are fat and have ponytails and beards of some sort, 
and
ride loud Harleys in packs for reasons I do not understand, and maybe 
shoot

guns, so yeah, but we were talking about tree-huggers.

We had a bunch of nekkid tree huggers at the Angel Oak here on my 
island,
a friend of mine organized  the event, but did not get nekkid, which 
was
probably A Good Thing.  They did not make much noise but apparently 
the

po-pos did.

http://www.**charlestoncitypaper.com/**charleston/first-look-the-**
angel-oak-nude-shoot/Content?**oid=3391208

Here's a vid, I know one of the girls in there, maybe some others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=HLvipGedfFQ

It is all quite tasty, er, tasteful.
--R


On 5/15/13 2:15 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:

And the right wingers don't organize and travel in packs??  And make 
loud

noises?




On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Rich Thomas <
richthomas79TD300@**constructivity.net>
wrote:

 True, but they travel in herds for moral support, so you have to

multiply
the sound factor; whereas, a manly man with a chainsaw might be out
there
all by himself raping and pillaging Mother Gaia.

--R


On 5/15/13 12:59 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:

 Their sounds don't travel ne