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(...) does not a misquote make...

Just a useful tool to avoid a lot of noise...

old_dude already had 2 points on his own...
 
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Try this. Floods and droughts are merely parts of the cycle of nature that began here on planet Earth long before man began assigning blame. Go dig a hole, plant a tree, water it and watch it grow.
 
KidRockET said:
There is no water for the tree...

OOPS, did I misquote you...:facepalm:
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Then urinate on it. It's mostly water but also high in nitrogen. Trees eat nitrogen and wash it down with the evil carbon dioxide. Then, they eat rockets. :horse:
 
It has been raining off and on here in Western Oklahoma for the past couple of weeks.
Currently it is pouring outside.
Hopefully this will be a trend throughout the spring and summer months.
 
tmacklin said:
Try this. Floods and droughts are merely parts of the cycle of nature that began here on planet Earth long before man began assigning blame. Go dig a hole, plant a tree, water it and watch it grow.
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Pick a nice drought-tolerant tree, or whatever is appropriate for your local climate. Be sure to water your tree well until it is established. And don't pee on it until is older! Pee has water and nitrogen, true, but it's usually a bit too concentrated and salty and can burn roots and kill your plants.

You are right about droughts and floods being part of the natural cycle of nature. This is what is so ridiculous about the recent posts in the thread regarding climate change and global warming, posted in response to my posts that were NOT about global warming and climate change. One of the arguments often made in the debate around climate change theory is that the variability we see in weather and temperature is due to natural cycles, not human influence, and I think that is what you are hinting at too when you mention "assigning blame."

My post was not about the global warming debate at all, but if you actually read it, it is fully consistent with that "natural cycles" point of view. If someone wanted to interpret my post as being about global warming, then I would think it is actually HELPFUL to the side that thinks it's all due natural cycles! I said that the hot weather we are experiencing now is attributed mainly to an El Nino weather patters that is certainly happening now, and may also be influenced by a Pacific Decadal Oscillation trend that may also be starting now. Those are natural cycles that are not attributed to human influence.

You'd think that if there were anyone hostile to the idea that global warming is caused by humans (a "hoax" as mentioned by one member earlier), then those people would actually want to make notes about my post so they could back their ideas up with something more than the usual blather. That way, when they heard someone say, "This hot weather must be due to Global Warming." They could say something like, "No, this hot weather is caused by an El Nino weather pattern. It's a well-known natural weather cycle, not man made." Instead of talking in vague terms about "natural cycles," why not learn something about what those natural cycles are?

I get the impression there are certain reactionary personality types who don't really listen or try to understand what they read, or maybe they can't understand. I've got this vision of someone staring into their monitor and thinking, Oh, it's THAT GUY again, and he's talking about hot weather --- must be about GLOBAL WARMING! I gotta SHUT IT DOWN! What's this? El Nino? Sounds Mexican! DEPORT IT! And this? Pacific Decadal Oscillation? Sounds like science! DENY IT!

To reiterate, I was talking about naturally occurring weather cycles --- El Nino and Pacific Decadal oscillation. Not Global Warming.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled drought, already in progress.
 
ThirstyBarbarian said:
How much water can I buy with 5 Quatloos?
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Five Quatloos won’t even get you a slap in the Face by a green haired alien woman wearing a metallic silver “Battle Bikini”.
 
Peartree said:
Stop. Just stop. Both of you.

Please.
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Sorry, John.

For all those following along, Thirsty and I belong to the same rocketry club, launch rockets on the same field, both have beards and wear glasses, both of us drive SUV's, both are of Northern European ancestry, and we both have ties to the University of California at Berzerkely (Thirsty's tie is more formal while mine involved occupying Sproul Hall as part of the Free Speech Movement).

I routinely urge Thirsty to build and launch bigger rockets on bigger motors. It seems to be working; he's now talking about an L2. Enabling is just one of the many services we provide here on TRF.

BTW, I even introduced myself at a launch to Mrs. Thirsty as "the one on TRF who cuts Thirsty no slack on [weather]." She laughed.
 
o1d_dude said:
Sorry, John.

For all those following along, Thirsty and I belong to the same rocketry club, launch rockets on the same field, both have beards and wear glasses, both of us drive SUV's, both are of Northern European ancestry, and we both have ties to the University of California at Berzerkely (Thirsty's tie is more formal while mine involved occupying Sproul Hall as part of the Free Speech Movement).

I routinely urge Thirsty to build and launch bigger rockets on bigger motors. It seems to be working; he's now talking about an L2. Enabling is just one of the many services we provide here on TRF.

BTW, I even introduced myself at a launch to Mrs. Thirsty as "the one on TRF who cuts Thirsty no slack on [weather]." She laughed.
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I'm beginning to feel the love again. We're all friends here, right? Well, except for me and that old, no good S.O.B ...........:wink:
 
Stay on topic - drought and the cancelation of launches. Not Global Warming politics.
 
Looks like the drought here in north Texas may be coming to an end, cancelling today's launch at Frisco. This will make the grass grow until it stops raining in June and once the vegetation dries out burn bans will be instituted with more fun being cancelled.
 
tmacklin said:
Looks like the drought here in north Texas may be coming to an end, cancelling today's launch at Frisco. This will make the grass grow until it stops raining in June and once the vegetation dries out burn bans will be instituted with more fun being cancelled.
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I'm offended at your use of the term drought...

Perhaps you could be more sensitive huh...

Instead use the phrase water deficient...

Sheese, some people...
 
o1d_dude said:
we both have ties to the University of California at Berzerkely
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That could explain a lot! We joke about recruiting “normal controls” at Berserkly...

o1d_dude said:
mine involved occupying Sproul Hall as part of the Free Speech Movement).
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Oh no, are you saying “The failed Socialist State” failed because it wasn’t leftist-enough? You radical!
 
o1d_dude said:
Sorry, John.

For all those following along, Thirsty and I belong to the same rocketry club, launch rockets on the same field, both have beards and wear glasses, both of us drive SUV's, both are of Northern European ancestry, and we both have ties to the University of California at Berzerkely (Thirsty's tie is more formal while mine involved occupying Sproul Hall as part of the Free Speech Movement).

I routinely urge Thirsty to build and launch bigger rockets on bigger motors. It seems to be working; he's now talking about an L2. Enabling is just one of the many services we provide here on TRF.

BTW, I even introduced myself at a launch to Mrs. Thirsty as "the one on TRF who cuts Thirsty no slack on [weather]." She laughed.
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All true!

We get along great at the launches. Online, it's more like being in the crew of Jackass --- they're friend's, but they can't stop kicking each other in the nuts for fun.
 
I got my "painting booth" set up earlier this week. A couple of painters drop cloths suspended from paracord lines in the backyard to protect the patio and shield the wind. I've been painting and sanding this week. Well, this morning I woke up to find it very overcast. Checked the forecast, and it called for rain! I had to take everything back down and haul it into the garage. Sure enough, it started raining. Why does it only come when you don't want it? I'm on a very strict painting schedule to be ready for Dairy Aire in a week!
 
ThirstyBarbarian said:
I got my "painting booth" set up earlier this week. A couple of painters drop cloths suspended from paracord lines in the backyard to protect the patio and shield the wind. I've been painting and sanding this week. Well, this morning I woke up to find it very overcast. Checked the forecast, and it called for rain! I had to take everything back down and haul it into the garage. Sure enough, it started raining. Why does it only come when you don't want it? I'm on a very strict painting schedule to be ready for Dairy Aire in a week!
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Call the Governor and offer to make it rain once a week for a nice sum of money.
 
Peartree said:
Hmmm, I spent most of a week in Berkeley in the early 90's.

This explains a lot.

:tongue::grin:
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What a coincidence!

I spent a week in Berkeley one day in the early 70's.

Which explains even more. :y:
 
On April 17th I posted that it was raining heavily and consistently here in Western Oklahoma.
Well it is now May 8th and DITTO THE ABOVE.
In fact it is forecasted to be this way throughout the remainder of this week and possibly well into next week.
Some regions have received as much as a foot of rain just since the BEGINNING OF MAY.
This sounds like a lot but Foss Reservoir is still 12 feet below where it should be and Altus/Lugert is even worse.
Not sure how the big lakes in Eastern Oklahoma are fairing as I know they were all so low that water recreation on them was pretty much a goner these past few years.
 

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