Horrible flooding east of Baton Rouge
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Might move to Baton Rouge questions
Comments (6)Well, those are tough questions to answer :) Baton Rouge is mostly flat, but there are some areas that are hilly. The soil depends on where you are (or so I've been told by our ag center) - I'm east of Baton Rouge by about 1 mile (as the crow flies) and I have some areas of good soil, and some areas of clay. I've been mostly doing raised beds for my roses, but all the stuff that was here when we bought the house is thriving, and it is directly in the ground. Rainfall is another story. We've had several years of drought, but we seem to be back into our "normal" pattern of afternoon showers at least several times a week. Now, aren't you glad you asked??? I'm sure others from the area will chime in with their views too. All in all, I like living here. Let me know if you get serious about the move - I'd love to have another antique rose grower nearby :))) Janet...See MoreMarble Care/Restoration/Honing reccs in Nola/Baton Rouge/Houston?
Comments (12)Hi srosen and Kam, Srosen, thanks a million for this info!! I'm really grateful. And yes, my sealer seems to be holding up really well, so it's good to know that I don't need to reseal every year. I just thought that was what I was "supposed" to do. Kam, I just took a couple of pics for you. The quality is horrible b/c of the sunlight streaming into my kitchen, but you can get the idea. My counters are loaded with etches, and I love them anyway. I wouldn't consider re-honing now, but I would maybe think about doing it every 5 years if I'm going to have them professionally stripped and sealed anyway. The chips aren't horrible, they're tiny, but I'd love to see if srosen's guy can remove them. FIRST PIC: The chipping is visible on the edges of the counter. It's right above the DW, and it happened when mugs caught the edge while loading/unloading. Behind and to the left of the chips you can see a small, round etch. You can see another small, round etch right where the counter angle is cut, just behind the chips. SECOND PIC: Here are a few of my many, many etches. I have no idea why, but they're always worst when they first occur. They somehow blend or soften with time. My kitchen is extremely sunny, so etches really, really show. Also, I've chosen to live life and not try to prevent etching. I've been known to cut a lime directly on the counter. I wipe it up right afterwards, so there's no pitting, but I cook a lot, and these counters have seen more than their share of lemon, lime and tomato juice. It's all good :) Good luck! I love my marble and wouldn't trade it for the world. This post was edited by Madeline616 on Thu, Aug 8, 13 at 15:45...See MoreGingkoes: Growing Advice & Recommendations
Comments (57)"Didn't you recommend a raised bed yourself?" Yeah, but Peyton chose to overlook that; it didn't fit with his changing argument. "Is there a flaw in this logic?" Newly planted trees are indeed more susceptible to a wide variety of things that a well-established plant might be better equipped to shrug off. I don't think poor drainage really falls into that same category though. A larger and/or well-established tree would still suffer from poor drainage. Depending on the situation, a smaller tree planted in a small berm might do fine for a while and then gradually get stunted as its root system grew past usable soil. This would probably not be a healthy situation for the then-a-little-older tree. Lots of factors would come into play in determining the actual results. As I wrote earlier, if drainage is the problem, a large berm (proportional to the requirements of the tree as it matures) would be my recommendation. I believe the recommendation for a berm comprised of "one cubic yard of soil" for a larger-growing tree is ill-advised....See More2017 Precip for some US NWS stations
Comments (23)Ok...but look at the link I posted. It says that modern stations use "heating strips". By modern I mean the expensive ones used by airports and universities, not what is sold on Amazon. I too have looked at the raw data sheets, I know data can be missing - especially in smaller towns - but I really doubt it has been a major factor or otherwise the NWS would discuss it more. (You sometimes see M marked for the middle of summer. The reading just wasn't taken that day. Nothing involving snow.) In other words, for example, the Oakland data I posted would have some kind of disclaimer saying winter figures were low quality data. COCORAHS/amateur stations are an entirely different matter...which is why they aren't used for official precipitation figures... I think for any major city it's safe to assume the precip. figure has always included snow. If you consider the origins of the NWS, one of the main goals involved improving agronomic efficiency. It was part of the Department of Agriculture for 50 years. It would have been pretty pseudoscientific to skip counting snow as precipitation....See More
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoIt's just so bizarre. Unlike with hurricanes and tropical storms, there was no warning or expectation that something like this would happen.
On the way to work Friday morning I had to take a small detour because my normal route had begun to flood, but I didn't think anything of it since it's not that unusual when rain is heavy, and I hadn't yet heard anything about what was happening elsewhere. Then I got to work to find out half the staff was missing because they'd been trapped in their neighborhoods by rising water.
A coworker who lives only two miles / five mintues away from work sent us this picture as he and his family were being evacuated by boat.
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