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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 12:39:35 GMT -5
I don't know if any of you remember me stressing about all the damned box elder trees along my property line? Well, they are a constant PIA and I have to keep on top of them every year. The past 2-3 years with all the problems with my ex I was having, it got neglected and they got to the point where I couldn't just go out with a nippers and cut them down...they were more like 6 inch trunk sized. It was a bit overwhelming and stressful because they were just getting bigger.
Well, yesterday was my birthday and a bunch of them took me out to dinner and gave me a bottle of Tordon (herbicide for the trees). They said they'd come out the next day and take care of them. Well, despite all the drinking the night before, bright and early this morning they were here with chain saws and about 100+ trees are now cut down and stumps painted. The trees are all still there laying in the field but we're going to wait until Spring to haul them off to a burn pile.
Sweet!!!
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Post by tloonya on Jan 24, 2015 13:02:44 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 13:12:37 GMT -5
Way too cool! As a single woman that has to deal with crap like this I really get it! It is so awesome when our buds come through the way men's do on stuff like this. Yay!!!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 13:17:05 GMT -5
It really didn't even take them that long either. Maybe an hour and a half. I remember spending all afternoon with a saw and pruning lobbers thing taking care of ONE tree last Fall.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 13:21:20 GMT -5
Right on! I'm happy for you.  I am taking care of my own house by myself for the first time in my life just this last 2 years. The feeling of accomplishment when something like that gets handled is amazing. I feel so adult and capable lol  |
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Jan 24, 2015 13:23:52 GMT -5
That's great, MPL! It's so nice to hear a story about good neighbors! All you hear anymore is how crappy neighbors are. How nice of them to help you take care of your issue.
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Post by Formerly SK on Jan 24, 2015 13:37:57 GMT -5
AWESOME!!! I assume that means you'll have less box elder bugs now? The first four years of this house, we were getting tens of thousands of box elder bugs on our house in the spring/fall. Hundreds would get inside. They'd dive bomb us all evening, crawled around everywhere. Couldn't get rid of them. Last winter we got new siding (from cedar to Hardiplank) and the workers found all the dormant bugs behind our old siding. Thousands and thousands of them fell on the workers as they demo'ed the old siding. Funny thing, we didn't have any bugs that spring, and this past fall we had maybe 10. I'm in HEAVEN. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 13:43:21 GMT -5
Your friends are fantastic!!!
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Post by mroped on Jan 24, 2015 13:49:02 GMT -5
I believe geting them drunk again would be in order?!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 14:10:31 GMT -5
AWESOME!!! I assume that means you'll have less box elder bugs now? Surprisingly, I've never had a huge problem with them. Maybe because the closest box elder tree is probably several hundred feet from the house. They are around in the Fall though, but those awful earwigs and asian beetles are worse. |
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Post by tskeeter on Jan 24, 2015 15:54:24 GMT -5
AWESOME!!! I assume that means you'll have less box elder bugs now? Surprisingly, I've never had a huge problem with them. Maybe because the closest box elder tree is probably several hundred feet from the house. They are around in the Fall though, but those awful earwigs and asian beetles are worse. All it take to control the earwigs, and probably the asian beetles is a stroll around the house with sprayer full of insecticide once a month during the warm months of the year. Lay a band on insecticide on the ground and up onto the foundation and you create a barrier that most ground bound insects won't cross. Worked well for me in GA & So Cal, where it never gets cold enough that the insects die off. |
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Post by kent on Jan 24, 2015 16:02:06 GMT -5
I believe geting them drunk again would be in order?! Or, perhaps, a really GREAT BBQ feast for all of those wonderful people? |
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Post by toomuchreality on Jan 24, 2015 17:22:54 GMT -5
Nice! Hopefully the trees are gone/trimmed enough that you won't have to deal with them for a few years. Yay! (I hate bugs!) |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 18:48:46 GMT -5
I believe geting them drunk again would be in order?! Or, perhaps, a really GREAT BBQ feast for all of those wonderful people? I do that every June and July for my kid's birthdays. Next big neighbor party is the Super Bowl and I'm not hosting. Every year we have a pool for the game and the loser throws the following years party. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 18:50:09 GMT -5
My neighbors might be awesome, but my brother kind of sucks. He went traipsing though with his shoes on today when we were gone and there is mud all over my beige carpet.  |
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Post by finnime on Jan 24, 2015 20:18:01 GMT -5
I don't know if any of you remember me stressing about all the damned box elder trees along my property line? Well, they are a constant PIA and I have to keep on top of them every year. The past 2-3 years with all the problems with my ex I was having, it got neglected and they got to the point where I couldn't just go out with a nippers and cut them down...they were more like 6 inch trunk sized. It was a bit overwhelming and stressful because they were just getting bigger. Well, yesterday was my birthday and a bunch of them took me out to dinner and gave me a bottle of Tordon (herbicide for the trees). They said they'd come out the next day and take care of them. Well, despite all the drinking the night before, bright and early this morning they were here with chain saws and about 100+ trees are now cut down and stumps painted. The trees are all still there laying in the field but we're going to wait until Spring to haul them off to a burn pile. Sweet!!! How sweet it is, yes! And yesterday was my birthday too!  |
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Post by msventoux on Jan 24, 2015 22:19:09 GMT -5
A belated happy birthday to both of you!  |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jan 26, 2015 7:57:39 GMT -5
minnesotapaintlady I have a feeling you have awesome neighbors because you are an awesome neighbor. Funny how that works 
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2015 8:31:40 GMT -5
I don't know if any of you remember me stressing about all the damned box elder trees along my property line? Well, they are a constant PIA and I have to keep on top of them every year. The past 2-3 years with all the problems with my ex I was having, it got neglected and they got to the point where I couldn't just go out with a nippers and cut them down...they were more like 6 inch trunk sized. It was a bit overwhelming and stressful because they were just getting bigger. Well, yesterday was my birthday and a bunch of them took me out to dinner and gave me a bottle of Tordon (herbicide for the trees). They said they'd come out the next day and take care of them. Well, despite all the drinking the night before, bright and early this morning they were here with chain saws and about 100+ trees are now cut down and stumps painted. The trees are all still there laying in the field but we're going to wait until Spring to haul them off to a burn pile. Sweet!!! How sweet it is, yes! And yesterday was my birthday too! Happy belated birthday! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2015 8:35:09 GMT -5
minnesotapaintlady I have a feeling you have awesome neighbors because you are an awesome neighbor. Funny how that works Eh...I try. I help during hay season and throw a few parties, but as the only one with little kids up here I can't help out as much as I'd like. |
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