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    Will she make it? Red oak appears to be dying after new build

    If the tree was specified to be retained, the builder violated ANSI A-300 Part 5: Tree, Shrub, and other Woody Plant Maintenance-Standard Practices (Management of Trees and Shrubs During Site Planning, Site Development, and Construction). There may be an actionable cause against them to...
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    Show me your van!

    I'm going to divert away from the cool side to the careful side. Do be careful to outfit fire extinguishers near every door. Also, in an abundance of caution, it's a good idea to put a purpose designed protective screen between the drivers and passengers seats, and the cargo area. Remember...
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    Show me your van!

    I was going to say...a sofa is always a nice accessory.
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    Large helmet options

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    Songs of Perfection

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    Ongoing self doubt/fear

    It sounds as though you may be suffering from the effects of Proximity Heuristic, which basically means that your brain weights an occurrence which you can vividly imagine, as being more likely. This is why people tend to have an outgrown fear of plane crashes and of trees falling on them...
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    It Had To Happen . . . .

    Millions of Canadians can't all be wrong.
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    Thinking of Visiting the World’s Tallest Tree? Think Again.

    When one allows their ego to tell them that their bragging rights are more important than the well being of a heritage life form....well, I've seen that applied to giants along the Pacific coast....even in here. I know a bird owner who felt entirely entitled to drive their jet ski into an...
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    Weekend Tree Reading

    Every book I've ever read was made out of a tree. True story.
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    MA research survey

    Getting kind of spammy up in here.
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    MA research survey

    Getting kind of spammy up in here.
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    One dead, Biltmore Estate, Asheville

    I think the presumed guest count, if correct, is a double edged sword and perhaps a bit sharper on one side than the other. While it can speak to the occupancy rate of the road accessing the property, it will also be used effectively by defense to demonstrate ongoing due diligence by showing...
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    One dead, Biltmore Estate, Asheville

    I was considering the notion of two automobiles passing under the same tree every second. So, as I'm sure the defense would do, I reviewed that video clip with a stopwatch and found that the interval recorded was a lot closer to three seconds, than one. Further, if you look beyond the tree in...
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    One dead, Biltmore Estate, Asheville

    It is generally accepted that people choosing to go into remote areas, even those with public and private access, take a great deal of responsibility for what might happen to them out in the boonies. Most people go to back country areas specifically to avail themselves of unaltered nature...
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    One dead, Biltmore Estate, Asheville

    Actually nobody wins a settlement. A settlement is negotiated both as an expedient way to settle the matter with minimal expenses, and because neither side wants to run the risk of a court ruling favoring the opposition. That's the reason why nearly all tort cases result in settlements. How...
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    One dead, Biltmore Estate, Asheville

    Seems the plaintiff's attorney wants to try this in the court of public opinion, if they're behind her making public statements to the media like this. The vast majority of tort cases like this are settled rather than tried. It's going to come down to a battle of experts.
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    One dead, Biltmore Estate, Asheville

    Arborists and tree owners have a duty of care to keep trees in their care acceptably safe. On the other hand, when I open my eyes in the morning and start pulling the covers off....I begin a day-long episode of assuming certain risks to life and limb as I go about my business. If I don't wish...
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    iPhone Case

    My work around is to stick to smaller profile iPhones like the SE series, although I’ve upgraded to the 13pro recently so that I can play with Lidar. I try to get a phone that’s small enough so that when the two layers of Otterbox Defender encase it, it will still fit comfortably in a pocket...
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    Systemic pesticide for pine tree?

    Acephate. (Ace-Caps)
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    iPhone Case

    I tried Life Proof, but found it to be more “Sound Proof” than anything. Having to uncase the phone all the time in order to talk and be heard, and to hear the party I was talking to, sent me right back to Otterbox Defender series.

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