where are the tallest trees?

Collin

RavennaSeattle1911 wrote:

then i see idiots walking around here in 38 degree weather or less, in t shirts -it seems weird to me

its as if they think -"theres no such thing as winter"

Some people are just more tolerant of cold or less tolerant of heat.

RavennaSeattle1911

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothermia

or theyre just outside for 10 minutes or they expect our energy wasting society to have the heat up for them like on a bus - i say people are stupid

then they go up mountains "to get close to god" and expect others to risk thier lives to rescue them

Collin

RavennaSeattle1911 wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothermia

or theyre just outside for 10 minutes or they expect our energy wasting society to have the heat up for them like on a bus - i say people are stupid

then they go up mountains "to get close to god" and expect others to risk thier lives to rescue them

I have a heat allergy, when I don't take my antihistamine pills I get a hives. Today, I was out of pills and on my way to the pharmacist I felt the allergic reaction, I was wearing a t-shirt a sweater and a jacket, I took off my jacket and sweater even though it was freezing.

macgyver06

RavennaSeattle1911 wrote:

i keep wondering if seattle area people are crazy and they refuse to get rid of tall trees near power lines

many maybe, half a million after 5 days are still without heat and power and its like 20 f degrees out not centigrate

i think wa people may be stupid

Tree Rollins lives in Orlando...hes 6'11 im pretty sure

JonnyPistachio

RavennaSeattle1911 wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothermia

or theyre just outside for 10 minutes or they expect our energy wasting society to have the heat up for them like on a bus - i say people are stupid

then they go up mountains "to get close to god" and expect others to risk thier lives to rescue them

These people were experienced climbers who made a mistake. I'd be willing to bet that none of them ever thought of the idea that anone else would be risking their lives to rescue them. You think they EXPECT these rescuers to come running before they set out on their climb? Very presumptuos. AS humans, and with the common decency to help people in distress, i think we all would hope that any person who CAN be helped, deserves to be helped in these situations.

JonnyPistachio

chiefojibwa wrote:

well i hope you don't live in a house, or wipe your ass with toilet paper, or write on paper, or.....

This is just like hunting just to kill something vs. hunting to get something to eat.

If there's no overwhelming need to chop down a tree (ie-just because it might knock down some powerlines) let the mutherfucker live.

If you're gonna use the tree, plant a new one, and go on with your clean booty.

RavennaSeattle1911

all these stories this year of trees cracking peoples heads open and roofs i think we need a "war on trees" except if theyre in ravenna park and parks where theres no power lines

catefrances

chiefojibwa wrote:

nope, the tallest and oldest trees are in cali. giant sequoias.

did you not see that i wrote may suggest

Spunkie

not the 300 trees that came out of the ground in vancouver 4 sure

norm

catefrances wrote:

perhaps in north america. but there are older places in the world. and that may suggest older trees. or not.

Oldest trees in the world:

http://www.sonic.net/bristlecone/intro.html

Tallest tree:

http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/OlgaVapnyar.shtml

NCBRI

RavennaSeattle1911 wrote:

its like 35 degrees here and few days ago it was 10 degrees with wind chills at 20 below -sure a few days without power and no hot showers frozen pipes and no hot food -real fun-

6 days and some in wa still have no heat all because they love the tall trees i guess

It happens everywhere. Every time we get an ice storm down here we get power outages. I had no electricity for 8 days once and it was at or around freezing for all of those days. It sucked, but you don't just go cut down all the trees. We do have to breathe. You can trim them back to try to keep them away from lines, but there isn't much you can do to completely keep them or their limbs from falling on power lines. Fortunately the ice and the snow and the hurricanes don't come that often that it is really a big deal.

RavennaSeattle1911

i didnt say cut down all the trees

are there any old growth in us cities? i doubt it

but there are old 800 year old trees in wa i think not in cities
the old trees are already gone from cities- nothing new

gue_barium

RavennaSeattle1911 wrote:

i didnt say cut down all the trees

are there any old growth in us cities? i doubt it

but there are old 800 year old trees in wa i think not in cities
the old trees are already gone from cities- nothing new

No, probably not.

I think the oldest verifiable tree, at least in the hardwood (decidious) category resides on the east coast of North Carolina somewhere. I saw it many, many years ago; it was in a populated area.

Earthgirl

farfromglorified wrote:

Power lines should be buried. This is a pet peeve of mine.....

power lines should totally be buried, I agree.

RavennaSeattle1911

MrBrian wrote:

It's really expensive to do, over here in orlando the Disney areas have buried power lines but only because of the huge amounts of money they have.
I think palm beach is getting them next. (many many rich folks in that area)

in one town in wa theives hook car(or so the news said on tv) to underground wires and rip out underground wires to sell the wire
-so underground wires are bad as well

maybe ifthey could lock the covers that cover the wire, it would be ok

so people that like trees never buy anything made from wood?

MrBrian

RavennaSeattle1911 wrote:

in one town in wa theives hook car(or so the news said on tv) to underground wires and rip out underground wires to sell the wire
-so underground wires are bad as well

what! haha, maybe, but that's not the reason they don't put them up majority of the time, well from what I hear anyway

MeddleDeal

cutback wrote:

Oldest trees in the world:

http://www.sonic.net/bristlecone/intro.html

Tallest tree:

http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/OlgaVapnyar.shtml

*sighs* i love trees especially redwood:D

RavennaSeattle1911

i wouldnt say cut down old redwoods
when the trees stand alone they blow over when they are in a large forest they protect each other and less are blown down

you have towns -you have to cut down trees

i wonder how much of usa is covered in towns /cities

i heard parts of new jersey reverted from towns back to forests and theres all these old ghost towns and cemetaries and its a very weird state

tybird

According to an A.P. story in today's paper...........Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California.........at least three trees exceeding 370 feet.

RavennaSeattle1911

thats like a 37 story tall building