07-14-2014, 09:22 AM
RB. good luck on replacing your engine. It sounds like you have a reliable dealer there and that seems to be a darn good price for an almost rebuilt.
Just got back from the Walmart that is around two miles south of our house. They have the parking lot planted with a whole lot of Palo Verde trees. I'd say that there had to be a micro burst there last night because I'd guess that a good 20% of these trees had limbs cracked or broken. No such damage in our neighborhood though, just a few puddles here and there.
FYI, for those not familiar with the Palo Verde tree, it's native to here in the Sonoran Desert. Its trunk, branches and very fine leaves are all the same color, bluish-green. In the spring, they have a large amount of yellow blooms that are messy when the fall off, and then they drop a whole bunch of seed pods later on, which are also very messy. A beautiful tree, but just like a two-year old, you are always cleaning up after it. :o ... Now you know why we don't have any on our property.
Just got back from the Walmart that is around two miles south of our house. They have the parking lot planted with a whole lot of Palo Verde trees. I'd say that there had to be a micro burst there last night because I'd guess that a good 20% of these trees had limbs cracked or broken. No such damage in our neighborhood though, just a few puddles here and there.
FYI, for those not familiar with the Palo Verde tree, it's native to here in the Sonoran Desert. Its trunk, branches and very fine leaves are all the same color, bluish-green. In the spring, they have a large amount of yellow blooms that are messy when the fall off, and then they drop a whole bunch of seed pods later on, which are also very messy. A beautiful tree, but just like a two-year old, you are always cleaning up after it. :o ... Now you know why we don't have any on our property.
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD