Author Topic: The Official TBR Silliness Thread---2022 (Read 261867 times)

sneakypete · « **Reply #4150 on:** June 27, 2022, 05:42:06 pm »

Quote from: Kamaji on June 27, 2022, 03:32:46 pm

@Kamaji

Holy CRAP! Is that a real photo of a cactus? I had no idea they grew that tall.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #4151 on:** June 27, 2022, 05:47:45 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on June 27, 2022, 05:42:06 pm

@Kamaji

Holy CRAP! Is that a real photo of a cactus? I had no idea they grew that tall.

It's a shoop, but yes, they do grow that tall. Taller than a house.

sneakypete · « **Reply #4152 on:** June 27, 2022, 05:54:16 pm »

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on June 27, 2022, 05:47:45 pm

It's a shoop, but yes, they do grow that tall. Taller than a house.

@Cyber Liberty

WOW! I'da never guessed! Drove through Arizona a couple of times,but don't remember seeing any that tall,or even half that tall.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #4153 on:** June 27, 2022, 06:58:53 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on June 27, 2022, 05:54:16 pm

@Cyber Liberty

WOW! I'da never guessed! Drove through Arizona a couple of times,but don't remember seeing any that tall,or even half that tall.

Ya gotta get out into the Sonoran Desert to see sights like that. Take a Guide.

Kamaji · « **Reply #4154 on:** June 28, 2022, 08:11:38 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4155 on:** June 28, 2022, 09:09:50 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4156 on:** June 28, 2022, 09:10:46 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4157 on:** June 28, 2022, 09:11:20 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4158 on:** June 28, 2022, 04:58:12 pm »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4159 on:** June 28, 2022, 04:59:10 pm »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4160 on:** June 28, 2022, 05:00:03 pm »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4161 on:** June 28, 2022, 05:01:10 pm »

DCPatriot · « **Reply #4162 on:** June 28, 2022, 06:12:02 pm »

240B · « **Reply #4163 on:** June 28, 2022, 06:22:05 pm »

Quote from: Kamaji on June 27, 2022, 03:32:46 pm

Believe it or not, several people are killed every year trying to steal saguaro cactus from the desert.
Mostly landscapers looking to sell them on the black market. But homeowners too trying to dress up their yard.
Saguaros are very slow growing. The one in the picture is likely well over a hundred years old and weighs several thousand pounds.
And that is the point. The poachers underestimate the weight and when they get it loose and it falls on them, that is lights out.

deb · « **Reply #4164 on:** June 28, 2022, 06:23:54 pm »

Quote from: 240B on June 28, 2022, 06:22:05 pm

Believe it or not, several people are killed every year trying to steal saguaro cactus from the desert.
Mostly landscapers looking to sell them on the black market. But homeowners too trying to dress up their yard.
Saguaros are very slow growing. The one in the picture is likely well over a hundred years old and weighs several thousand pounds.
And that is the point. The poachers underestimate the weight and when they get it loose and it falls on them, that is lights out.

Weeding out the stupid ones.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #4165 on:** June 28, 2022, 07:41:43 pm »

Quote from: 240B on June 28, 2022, 06:22:05 pm

Believe it or not, several people are killed every year trying to steal saguaro cactus from the desert.
Mostly landscapers looking to sell them on the black market. But homeowners too trying to dress up their yard.
Saguaros are very slow growing. The one in the picture is likely well over a hundred years old and weighs several thousand pounds.
And that is the point. The poachers underestimate the weight and when they get it loose and it falls on them, that is lights out.

Which is grievously illegal. The government (used to at least) will come to the desert if anybody reports an empty Saguaro "socket"and take DNA samples. If you have a Saguaro in your yard and you don't have the proper tags for it, and the DNA matches, it's a multi-thousand dollar fine.

And that one in the picture weighs several tons (if it's not a shoop). They store a lot of water!

240B · « **Reply #4166 on:** June 28, 2022, 07:54:25 pm »

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on June 28, 2022, 07:41:43 pm

Which is grievously illegal. The government (used to at least) will come to the desert if anybody reports an empty Saguaro "socket"and take DNA samples. If you have a Saguaro in your yard and you don't have the proper tags for it, and the DNA matches, it's a multi-thousand dollar fine.

And that one in the picture weighs several tons (if it's not a shoop). They store a lot of water!

It is 'grievously' illegal even to damage a saguaro. If someone is caught using them as target practice (which people do for some reason) or just chopping at them for no particular reason, they will likely go to jail. Arizona loves their desert fauna and are very protective of it. If there is a desert landscaping motif around a business or residence, they are required to have documentation as to from whom and where all of it originated.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #4167 on:** June 28, 2022, 08:34:53 pm »

Quote from: 240B on June 28, 2022, 07:54:25 pm

It is 'grievously' illegal even to damage a saguaro. If someone is caught using them as target practice (which people do for some reason) or just chopping at them for no particular reason, they will likely go to jail. Arizona loves their desert fauna and are very protective of it. If there is a desert landscaping motif around a business or residence, they are required to have documentation as to from whom and where all of it originated.

That is 100% correct. We understand that cactus is a very slow growing plant, and Saguaros are 75 years old when they develop the first branches. I've see my share of 150 year old Saguaros.

I had a barrel cactus in my yard in Phoenix and it took about 20 years to double in size. It was 3 feet across when I moved away. Thankfully I have a barrel that size in the front of the Castillo.

Kamaji · « **Reply #4168 on:** June 29, 2022, 08:50:32 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4169 on:** June 29, 2022, 08:50:59 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4170 on:** June 29, 2022, 08:52:02 am »

sneakypete · « **Reply #4171 on:** June 29, 2022, 09:29:39 am »

Quote from: Kamaji on June 29, 2022, 08:50:59 am

@Kamaji

Been there,done that.

Kamaji · « **Reply #4172 on:** June 29, 2022, 11:21:01 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4173 on:** June 29, 2022, 11:21:49 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4174 on:** June 29, 2022, 11:22:14 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4175 on:** June 29, 2022, 11:22:42 am »

corbe · « **Reply #4176 on:** June 29, 2022, 01:08:37 pm »

240B · « **Reply #4177 on:** June 29, 2022, 01:27:05 pm »

corbe · « **Reply #4178 on:** June 29, 2022, 03:37:31 pm »

corbe · « **Reply #4179 on:** June 29, 2022, 03:43:56 pm »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4180 on:** June 29, 2022, 04:05:09 pm »

Quote from: corbe on June 29, 2022, 01:08:37 pm

I'm pretty sure it's because I keep forgetting sh*t!

Kamaji · « **Reply #4181 on:** June 29, 2022, 04:12:19 pm »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4182 on:** June 29, 2022, 04:13:18 pm »

corbe · « **Reply #4183 on:** June 29, 2022, 04:19:21 pm »

GtHawk · « **Reply #4184 on:** June 29, 2022, 04:32:57 pm »

Quote from: corbe on June 29, 2022, 01:08:37 pm

That's the beauty of getting old, works out the same either way.

GtHawk · « **Reply #4185 on:** June 29, 2022, 04:37:49 pm »

Quote from: Kamaji on June 29, 2022, 04:13:18 pm

And the problem is? I see a scenic local, quiet with no neighbors and plenty of property to expand on with no permits or inspections required. It looks pretty good to me, considering I'm in a chicken coop with assholes above and to either side of me for not all that much less.

roamer_1 · « **Reply #4186 on:** June 29, 2022, 04:47:38 pm »

Quote from: corbe on June 29, 2022, 01:08:37 pm

Maybe @corbe you dreamed up all that busy work, and this is just you snapping back to reality...

Or the true wisdom of age... 'Bleep it... it will keep till tomorrow when it ain't so damn hot'

There is much value in a shady porch, a rocking chair, and a jug of sweet tea. As I have aged it has become easier for me to identify the opportunity.

Kamaji · « **Reply #4187 on:** June 30, 2022, 08:45:18 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4188 on:** June 30, 2022, 08:46:19 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4189 on:** June 30, 2022, 08:47:12 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4190 on:** June 30, 2022, 09:05:44 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4191 on:** June 30, 2022, 09:07:53 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4192 on:** June 30, 2022, 09:08:18 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4193 on:** June 30, 2022, 11:10:21 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4194 on:** June 30, 2022, 11:12:04 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4195 on:** June 30, 2022, 11:12:32 am »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4196 on:** June 30, 2022, 11:13:20 am »

240B · « **Reply #4197 on:** June 30, 2022, 12:15:46 pm »

GtHawk · « **Reply #4198 on:** June 30, 2022, 12:18:47 pm »

Quote from: Kamaji on June 30, 2022, 09:08:18 am

Personally I think that's brilliant.

Kamaji · « **Reply #4199 on:** June 30, 2022, 12:56:43 pm »

Quote from: GtHawk on June 30, 2022, 12:18:47 pm

Personally I think that's brilliant.

As do I.