tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post600165362643831665..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: palm treesTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-71717031954954887572017-09-08T22:53:10.800-04:002017-09-08T22:53:10.800-04:00I think they were white boys like me, with monkey ...I think they were white boys like me, with monkey ears head bands and monkey tails sewn onto their pants climbing up the trees barefooted using a rope strap to around the tree to climb up and <i>without</i> chainsaws because those things are dangerous and boys shouldn't be allowed around them and using machetes instead, that aren't very sharp, and make the job a lot harder. And 105℉ doesn't mean nuth'n because they don't understand what those numbers mean and they're wearing short pants anyway. Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-37751362070068633972017-09-08T22:44:25.857-04:002017-09-08T22:44:25.857-04:00OTOH, didn't a lot of Hawaiians move to Vegas ...OTOH, didn't a lot of Hawaiians move to Vegas in the early 90s?johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344824510190345160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-71674843234284196922017-09-08T20:39:26.855-04:002017-09-08T20:39:26.855-04:00I have lived with palm trees most of my life, and ...I have lived with palm trees most of my life, and I have never seen one broken. They bend like an Olympic gymnast, but they will not break. Even the ancient ones in L.A. that seem impossibly tall and thin dance like they hear music in the worst of storms. They are always there the next day. <br /><br />I have about a dozen of them at my new house in Vegas. The make an awful mess of a pool if you don't get them trimmed in June. I got this crew of guys to trim them: 4 guys, a dozen trees, 45 minutes total including cleaning up all the debris = $600. They climb these really high swaying trees with just a rope and a chainsaw, and in a cloud of dust and incredibly sharp spiny leaves flying everywhere they git-R-done, AND it was about 105 degrees. Then off to the next lazy dick's house. Some people earn their money hard and fast. <br /><br />Question: Do you think they were White, Black, Asian, or Pacific Islander?<br /> bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.com