tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post7203575458144488527..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: A Big PairMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26437438602900803562016-02-09T07:54:10.619-08:002016-02-09T07:54:10.619-08:00Does Portland not have MISS DIG? They will come ou...Does Portland not have MISS DIG? They will come out in a jiffy and mark the lines in the ground...water, gas, etc.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36515996668947280312016-02-05T10:45:24.955-08:002016-02-05T10:45:24.955-08:00Yup, we needed a permit, but I'm fine with tha...Yup, we needed a permit, but I'm fine with that. It kind of reminds me of when we were looking for a little hut to buy on the mountain. There was a marked difference between the Forest Service cabins, with GOBS of rules (from allowable paint colors to roof materials and certainly no tree removals), and the options on private property. The Forest Service cabins were gentle intrusions on the Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66442090156872084172016-02-05T10:21:09.792-08:002016-02-05T10:21:09.792-08:00Oh my! You need a permit to cut a tree? Easier for...Oh my! You need a permit to cut a tree? Easier for us in the rural areas. However, the cost is about the same.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74521740736730604532016-02-03T21:51:23.516-08:002016-02-03T21:51:23.516-08:00I did watch. Yes.I did watch. Yes.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53198675256861358102016-02-03T21:50:53.934-08:002016-02-03T21:50:53.934-08:00You know very well I'm that hippie, assuming s...You know very well I'm that hippie, assuming someone sends up snacks.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26903539862291131962016-02-03T21:50:22.591-08:002016-02-03T21:50:22.591-08:00Which leads to the rhetorical question, what DOES ...Which leads to the rhetorical question, what DOES a dog like the Poot do on vacation?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17545319092345746302016-02-03T21:01:10.658-08:002016-02-03T21:01:10.658-08:00When I first saw that Murr was writing about "...When I first saw that Murr was writing about "A Big Pair," My mind was spinning out of control. I did not expect the writing from the title! <br />Now what I want to know, did you sit outside adoringly watching the young, strapping,muscular man do what he did? Heck, I might have felt so hot I would have been sipping an ice cold lemonade! But that's just me...Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27204734562988135642016-02-03T20:37:12.401-08:002016-02-03T20:37:12.401-08:00"Really, scraping the hippie out of the top o..."Really, scraping the hippie out of the top of the tree was the trickiest part."<br /> You are the best.<br />Leslie Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933649274394414938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33283825056510806692016-02-03T19:15:49.559-08:002016-02-03T19:15:49.559-08:00No, I don't cruise the internet for possibilit...No, I don't cruise the internet for possibilities. Enough is enough already. I'm ready for the quiet at-home life.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90972633927650131542016-02-03T19:13:35.149-08:002016-02-03T19:13:35.149-08:00You could build Pootie his own little resort getaw...You could build Pootie his own little resort getaway, with a pool or fishing pond.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53702688950673954912016-02-03T19:12:31.271-08:002016-02-03T19:12:31.271-08:00Oh, you've met "Big Ned?"Oh, you've met "Big Ned?"Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7435575406284416912016-02-03T19:12:18.465-08:002016-02-03T19:12:18.465-08:00I wouldn't have minded a few pics of Herc at w...I wouldn't have minded a few pics of Herc at werc, I don't often get to see men doing manly things these days.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65648841139563451502016-02-03T19:11:56.057-08:002016-02-03T19:11:56.057-08:00Oh dear--the stump grinder guy is coming in tomorr...Oh dear--the stump grinder guy is coming in tomorrow! I'm pretty sure there are no pipes or electrical lines in there. Pretty sure.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40273021465084747632016-02-03T19:09:14.651-08:002016-02-03T19:09:14.651-08:00Well done Hercules! I'm wondering if it might ...Well done Hercules! I'm wondering if it might be better to climb to the top and saw those branches first, then work your way down sawing as you go, so when you reach the bottom you're already on the ground to saw the last few, but I know nothing about tree cutting, so I could be wrong there. <br />In my opinion, the woods or anywhere else there are real people, is a far better option for Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85815125342144829032016-02-03T13:40:32.180-08:002016-02-03T13:40:32.180-08:004G for one tree? Would you like me to send the cha...4G for one tree? Would you like me to send the chaps who took out 6 (biggest only around 25' high), swept the driveway and took away the trimmings for change out of $2,000.They also brought in a thing called a "stump grinder" which was, in hindsight, a mistake.But My Man patched-in a piece of pipe where the grinder ground a drain pipe...he works free.dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-634033096156026522016-02-03T13:16:25.882-08:002016-02-03T13:16:25.882-08:00Texas is one place I've never been. Ain't ...Texas is one place I've never been. Ain't that the place where T. Boone Pickens drilled out all the fossil water? Or is T. Boone Pickens a bluegrass star? I get mixed up.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21468399645886790232016-02-03T13:13:55.203-08:002016-02-03T13:13:55.203-08:00Your Dad was super cool. But if I ever threaten to...Your Dad was super cool. But if I ever threaten to put another addition on this house, feel free to call the mental health department.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69038500394453178162016-02-03T13:05:33.378-08:002016-02-03T13:05:33.378-08:00I'm a native Texan (I can't help where my ...I'm a native Texan (I can't help where my parents chose to live). When I moved to Oregon I thought that was the strangest thing I'd ever heard, a permit to cut down a tree. If Texas was more concerned about shade canopy you might not fry like an egg in the hot summers. Glad to hear it's already done. Your furry friend is nice too.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45074325414293443612016-02-03T12:46:31.849-08:002016-02-03T12:46:31.849-08:00Seriously, consider having the tree trunk turned i...Seriously, consider having the tree trunk turned into planks. Dad Downs cut down a maple tree in the yard of the family home, around 1959. Sent the tree trunk to the local lumber mill (Murphy & Ames, Falls Church VA) and had the thing sliced up, sanded, and turned into maple planks. Around 1980, bored with retirement, he built his own small addition to his house. And yup, installed those Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540180242324518225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46562561605541846052016-02-03T12:44:01.103-08:002016-02-03T12:44:01.103-08:00Or maybe some things are more powerful left to the...Or maybe some things are more powerful left to the imagination? <br /><br />No?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11013314606334702892016-02-03T12:37:06.281-08:002016-02-03T12:37:06.281-08:00Murr, I'm starting to wonder if you've los...Murr, I'm starting to wonder if you've lost your edge -- no pics of Herc, doing the deed? Awww, c'mon -- you're not ready for the convent yet, are you? Even something as chaste as a few rippling muscles and a sweat-stained red flannel plaid shirt? Oh,wait. That stuff is for your 'other' blog, right? (Did I say something wrong? :) )<br />Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540180242324518225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36994825721630241802016-02-03T11:24:55.898-08:002016-02-03T11:24:55.898-08:00Indeed!Indeed!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66798048362202658832016-02-03T11:24:46.522-08:002016-02-03T11:24:46.522-08:00Bushtits do everything together. I'm thinking ...Bushtits do everything together. I'm thinking it only takes one to come in for a landing and they all go down.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85647856041192042422016-02-03T10:18:08.084-08:002016-02-03T10:18:08.084-08:00Without killing your precious shrublets? Now that...Without killing your precious shrublets? Now that is a service which DOESN'T come with the $4000 price tag. Your niece has found a gem.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19844645129566446342016-02-03T10:07:10.586-08:002016-02-03T10:07:10.586-08:00The bushtit "fuzzy hail" line is exactly...The bushtit "fuzzy hail" line is exactly what my day needed.<br /><br />I should't be so amazed he doesn't drink beer, right? <br /><br />More for you.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.com