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Happy Arbor Day! |
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Posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 16:30:15 2012 your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Apr 27 16:52:59 2012, in response to Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 16:30:15 2012. I love trees. They make such great looking furniture:
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Posted by Olog-hai on Fri Apr 27 16:57:43 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Apr 27 16:52:59 2012. Pretty good for railroad ties as well. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Fri Apr 27 17:23:13 2012, in response to Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 16:30:15 2012. Yesterday was National Pretzel Day, too. Pass the mustard . . . |
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Posted by bingbong on Fri Apr 27 18:14:50 2012, in response to Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 16:30:15 2012. There's nothing more innately American than drive-thru trees. |
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Posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 18:26:54 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Apr 27 16:52:59 2012. Not to mention they add good flavor to smoked meats of all kinds. your pal, Fred |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Apr 27 18:46:02 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 18:26:54 2012. Except for pine. :) |
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Posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 18:51:39 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Apr 27 18:46:02 2012. True, although the rumor about Black Forest Ham is that it's smoked over pine.Believe it or don't, Black Forest Ham is smoked over fir. your pal, Fred |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Apr 27 18:54:07 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 18:51:39 2012. Sure ain't smoked over the resiny shit we have in the northeast. Always get a kick out of chimney fires caused by moe-rons burning 2 x 4's in their fireplace. :) |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Apr 27 18:59:53 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 18:26:54 2012. Now you're talkin!And lets not forget the mighty White Oak:  ....the wood used to make this delicious beverage: 
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Apr 27 19:00:22 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 18:26:54 2012. Now you're talkin!And lets not forget the mighty White Oak: ....the wood used to make the BARRELS for this delicious beverage:
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Apr 27 19:01:18 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Apr 27 18:54:07 2012. ....pressure treated ones are even more fun.... :) |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Apr 27 19:07:17 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 18:51:39 2012. If you smoke with pine, not only does it taste bad, but it will fill your firebox with tar and turpentine (which is how you make both substances).I'll stick with hickory. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Apr 27 19:07:56 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Apr 27 19:01:18 2012. Yep ... burn those and you're going to lose more than just the chimney. :) |
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Posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 19:16:51 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Apr 27 19:07:17 2012. True, pine is good for furniture and Pine-sol.Your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 19:22:47 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Apr 27 18:59:53 2012. Im realizing that Arbor Day is a lot more important than I thought :)Your pal, Fred |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Fri Apr 27 20:44:48 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Olog-hai on Fri Apr 27 16:57:43 2012. Maybe back in 1902... |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Fri Apr 27 20:46:05 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Olog-hai on Fri Apr 27 17:23:13 2012. Mmmmm, pretzels :)I'll take one unsalted, please |
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Posted by Fred G on Fri Apr 27 21:05:16 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by Olog-hai on Fri Apr 27 17:23:13 2012. +12your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Fri Apr 27 21:22:38 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Fri Apr 27 20:44:48 2012. Prestressed concrete still very expensive. Wood just as relevant today as back then; certainly beat the original stone ties. |
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Posted by JohnL on Sat Apr 28 02:57:27 2012, in response to Re: Happy Arbor Day!, posted by bingbong on Fri Apr 27 18:14:50 2012. That’s an unfir remark! |
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