tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post930264157997879842..comments2024-03-19T09:02:05.763-05:00Comments on Althouse: At the Arborist Alehouse...Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66535313918221344142009-02-11T21:21:00.000-06:002009-02-11T21:21:00.000-06:00But, Bissage, that would still be about a foot in ...But, Bissage, that would still be about a foot in diameter. And you dropped it without breaking any windows or killing any kittens. AND you were drunk on your ass.<BR/><BR/>I'd say that's still pretty impressive. Especially for a white-collar kind of guy who probably fully understands the potential liabilities involved.Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117933390338651739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66528179418311970132009-02-11T20:22:00.000-06:002009-02-11T20:22:00.000-06:00I was wondering about that, but since I have sawed...I was wondering about that, but since I have sawed walnuts that were over 3' in diameter, I figured you were a demon with an antique saw. <BR/><BR/>Biggest logs I have worked with have been red oaks just under 6' in diameter. Folks would tell me "That tree is 400 years old". Sure it is, but funny thing is, there are only 120 annular rings on the stump. Red oaks grow well here.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71384088137924324662009-02-11T19:55:00.000-06:002009-02-11T19:55:00.000-06:00CORRECTION: Regarding my 8:37 AM comment, I made ...<B>CORRECTION:</B> Regarding my 8:37 AM comment, I made an error.<BR/><BR/>I just measured the stump at the top, 16 inches high, bark removed. It was 37 inches <B>IN CIRCUMFERENCE.</B><BR/><BR/>Now you know . . . and so do I.<BR/><BR/>Ha!Bissagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439910009646381418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78640871927006534142009-02-11T11:05:00.000-06:002009-02-11T11:05:00.000-06:00FLS - you are a dick. That's English. You need to ...FLS - you are a dick. That's English. You need to finish your education.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68219643054013125412009-02-11T10:43:00.000-06:002009-02-11T10:43:00.000-06:00It looks like that white baffle just above the int...<I>It looks like that white baffle just above the intersecting gutters may have been installed to cope with the increased flow of rain water from the altered roof line.</I><BR/><BR/>Yep. The goofy roof line directs water back toward the house, where it merges with other water and runs down a valley at high volume. The white deflector is supposed to keep the water from cascading past the gutters. <BR/><BR/>Heck of an ice problem in winter, I'd bet.Michael Hazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261384414481528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84494571196446383222009-02-11T10:00:00.000-06:002009-02-11T10:00:00.000-06:00Mr. SchmuckIn English he would be Mr. Jewell.Only ...<I>Mr. Schmuck</I><BR/><BR/>In English he would be Mr. Jewell.<BR/><BR/>Only in Yiddish, (you schmuck, you putz) would the family jewel be a pejorative.former law studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196697206046544350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51310087014234003802009-02-11T09:57:00.000-06:002009-02-11T09:57:00.000-06:00It looks like that white baffle just above the int...It looks like that white baffle just above the intersecting gutters may have been installed to cope with the increased flow of rain water from the altered roof line. <BR/><BR/>People will go to great lengths to be different, won't they?<BR/><BR/><I>When the Rain comes, they run and hide their heads...</I>chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89654304620226680872009-02-11T09:40:00.000-06:002009-02-11T09:40:00.000-06:00...Mr. Prairie Home Leaking Water Damage hisself, ...<I>...Mr. Prairie Home Leaking Water Damage hisself, Frank Lloyd Wright.</I><BR/><BR/>*sprays first sip of coffee*<BR/><BR/>LOL Pogo!chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22302090923953091132009-02-11T09:26:00.001-06:002009-02-11T09:26:00.001-06:00We need to know the address of the Zen roofed hous...We need to know the address of the Zen roofed house so we can visit this now famous roof job on our next Madison visit. It can become a major tourist attraction in Fodors guide to Cheesey Country.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56356944878023739582009-02-11T09:26:00.000-06:002009-02-11T09:26:00.000-06:00I dropped a pine tree Satuday, missed all the stru...I dropped a pine tree Satuday, missed all the structures in the yard and hit the ground. I don't drink. <BR/><BR/>I knew a drunken tree guy - he kept hitting the ground, too. Drunk, but not smart. He only had a masters degree. Master of none. <BR/><BR/>How anyone can consume alcohol and then run power tools is beyond me, but like the roof, it makes for plenty of work for others, namely ER docs.<BR/><BR/>Around here, when there is severe weather, you get two waves of patients at the ER - the ones injured in the storm, then, a day or two later, those who injure themselves cleaning up. Chainsaws are not forgiving tools.<BR/><BR/>And Hechingers - is that a blast from the past or what? Imagine riding the wave from a small hardware store to a chain of stores to political office then bankruptcy. If only Obama had ever worked in the private sector we could analogize his career like that, on a grand scale...The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23684304248842473342009-02-11T08:56:00.000-06:002009-02-11T08:56:00.000-06:00I once hit my head on a low hanging limb I didn't ...I once hit my head on a low hanging limb I didn't see and all I had was a cup of tea.Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117933390338651739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18079963951363201962009-02-11T08:51:00.000-06:002009-02-11T08:51:00.000-06:00And it only took 30 minutes and three beers.I once...<I>And it only took 30 minutes and three beers.</I><BR/><BR/>I once hit three double bullseyes consecutively while playing darts.<BR/><BR/>Less than a minute, and less than three beers. ;-)Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642443487136176511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90663156882446739752009-02-11T08:37:00.000-06:002009-02-11T08:37:00.000-06:00Last Spring I threaded a 50 foot, 28 inch caliper ...Last Spring I threaded a 50 foot, 28 inch caliper walnut between three other trees and smacked the bucket on the lawn I was aiming at dead on.<BR/><BR/>I did it with an ancient 18 inch McCullough hand-me-down my father-in-law got at Hechinger’s or someplace.<BR/><BR/>And it only took 30 minutes and three beers.<BR/><BR/>Not bad for a dumb lawyer!<BR/><BR/>And yes, I’m just boasting, here.Bissagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439910009646381418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50045885306092496082009-02-11T08:16:00.000-06:002009-02-11T08:16:00.000-06:00No roof; no house.<I>No roof; no house.</I>Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117933390338651739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78213240230472466332009-02-11T08:14:00.000-06:002009-02-11T08:14:00.000-06:00another successful roof design inspired by Mr. Pra...<I>another successful roof design inspired by Mr. Prairie Home Leaking Water Damage hisself, Frank Lloyd Wright.</I><BR/><BR/>No kidding. They look nice, but are famously drafty and leaky. This roof looks like trouble waiting to happen.kjbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02205930548533839170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35451979058468600632009-02-11T07:30:00.000-06:002009-02-11T07:30:00.000-06:00"Arborist Alehouse" posted by "Ann ..."Arborist Alehouse" posted by "Ann Althouse" - <BR/>> 50 comments and nobody even mentioned Ann Arbor (e.g. in combination with student drinking habits)? Strange ...Positrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11278129787494440150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80144957454294106882009-02-11T07:16:00.000-06:002009-02-11T07:16:00.000-06:00As a builder and a tree guy, you have got to be sh...As a builder and a tree guy, you have got to be shittin' me - that roof was built like that? Terrible design. I assumed, as had others, that the tree had stoved it in. But it is, in its own small way, a stimulus plan waiting to happen - when it fails, there will be work aplenty.<BR/><BR/>I use a Stihl 088 with a 36" bar - that is one cutting saw. Top that, Maxine! My big saw is a Stihl with a 60" bar. I rarely drag that one out - it frightens the women more than a trillion dollars worth of debt.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7285921748467588352009-02-11T06:59:00.000-06:002009-02-11T06:59:00.000-06:00It reminds me of some ancient Japanese buildings. ...<I>It reminds me of some ancient Japanese buildings. That may have been the influence.</I><BR/><BR/>Sounds about right. I'm not familiar with the neighborhood where the house was built, but I'd bet that the house was built in the 1930s-1940s, during the American Craftsman Bungalow era. The owner, builder or designer may have wanted to distinguish this home from other bungalows by adding a faux Japanese design element to the roof line.Michael Hazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261384414481528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71242357515424762712009-02-11T06:26:00.000-06:002009-02-11T06:26:00.000-06:00That charming roof sounds like another successful ...That charming roof sounds like another successful roof design inspired by Mr. Prairie Home Leaking Water Damage hisself, Frank Lloyd Wright.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81061532297768480012009-02-11T06:22:00.000-06:002009-02-11T06:22:00.000-06:00It reminds me of some ancient Japanese buildings. ...It reminds me of some ancient Japanese buildings. That may have been the influence.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30981523142185606762009-02-11T05:50:00.000-06:002009-02-11T05:50:00.000-06:00One way I'm sure it's intentional is that that is ...<I>One way I'm sure it's intentional is that that is a newly build roof, enclosing what was once an upstairs terrace.</I><BR/><BR/>Speaking as a home builder, that roof is a major leak problem waiting to happen. Water should drain away from, not towards, intersecting structures.Michael Hazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261384414481528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73446861496432897292009-02-11T05:29:00.000-06:002009-02-11T05:29:00.000-06:00Plus, it has "curb appeal"!Plus, it has "curb appeal"!blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14424943762886551092009-02-11T05:11:00.000-06:002009-02-11T05:11:00.000-06:00"Sounds like something a realtor would say."One wa..."Sounds like something a realtor would say."<BR/><BR/>One way I'm sure it's intentional is that that is a newly build roof, enclosing what was once an upstairs terrace. It matches the original roof of the house (which is perpendicular to it) and that roof is straight across the middle but tips up at each end exactly like that. It's not a big curve, but a tipping up at the end. The whole house is a very stylish prairie style house, with many charming touches of that sort.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64694804545490009182009-02-11T05:04:00.000-06:002009-02-11T05:04:00.000-06:00If your cold And your heat ain't free,Or your stuc...If your cold <BR/>And your heat ain't free,<BR/>Or your stuck up in a tree<BR/>Contemplating massacre,<BR/>It's time for chainsaw therapy.Mr. Forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434516830495603756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52319555357424298792009-02-11T03:00:00.000-06:002009-02-11T03:00:00.000-06:00Don't do it! You have so much to live for!Don't do it! You have so much to live for!blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.com