And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, January 13, 2023
Big Eucalyptus down in the road near my old stomping grounds (very rural eastern side of the Sacramento Valley between Elk Grove and Stockton). Probably planted in the early 1900's.
I bet it would take over 30 pueblo colorado winters to burn that much wood for heat here in my house. But I'd save over 30,000$ in gas bills over that period.
--heard they were imported from The Oz for the purpose of making railroad ties-(ever heard of Rancho Santa Fe-in northern San Diego County? it 'bout burned up 15-20 years back). No good for ties-splits too easily---the saga continues---
I bet it would take over 30 pueblo colorado winters to burn that much wood for heat here in my house. But I'd save over 30,000$ in gas bills over that period.
ReplyDeleteHard to split and creates mucho creosote. But yeah, an enormous amount of firewood!
ReplyDeleteEucalyptus are notorious for shedding limbs in high winds.
And extreme flammability. Just ask the folks who survived the Oakland Hills fire in '91.
DeleteEuchs are bad news.
Looks more like on the road between Petaluma and hyw. 37
ReplyDeleteI wonder if those trees still line that road. It seemed like every 5 years or so one would come down and kill somebody.
DeleteThat would be Lakeville Hwy.
DeleteOnly a few left a couple years ago when I went by.
DeleteWhen will you import a koala "bear" to go with it?
ReplyDelete--heard they were imported from The Oz for the purpose of making railroad ties-(ever heard of Rancho Santa Fe-in northern San Diego County? it 'bout burned up 15-20 years back). No good for ties-splits too easily---the saga continues---
ReplyDeleteThey were imported for lumber. Of the 70+ variaties of uke they brought the wrong one. Took decades before they realized it.
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