Obviously the Onion is stuck in the vegetative genre, but what I want to know is ... as the driveway is slanted to the right, when that garage door rolls up, does the right hand side of the door, viewed from the street, hang down some, thereby marring the overall presentation of the house ? And, if so, is it possible to adjust the setting of the door's upper resting place, so as to hide the offending low hanging fruit part of the roller door ?
If I understand you correctly, I'd be worried. But if I understand you correctly, the roller door will be perfectly level, as is the garage, as is the house. There's been a cement foundation laid to make sure of that. While the driveway may be slanted that'd be a separate procedure involved some nifty formwork and probably several rounds of shaping as the cement sets. I think it's the perspective the picture is taken from that's confusing you (over and above your usual confusion). It isn't straight on, more like slightly to right of centre of the garage entry. The entryway looks taller on the right than on the left but has the exact same number of door panels. It's all square. Well, technically rectangular.
First, if you're interested in a lot of different plants (and don't mind a whole lot of swearing) try taking a look at the YouTube channel "Crime Pays but botany doesn't" It's a hoot and very informative (and very against non-native plantings). Second, for Mr Rocket, I'm pretty sure the door that picture is actually rectangular and the distortion is just from taking the picture at a weird angle.
This looks like South Florida. If so, keep in mind that if you have it, flaunt it. We have more 1st magnitude springs than any other state (that means the spring puts out at least 64 million gallons of freshwater a day!), and, in fact, have more than a number of countries.
I'm speaking partially in jest. We shouldn't use about the most vital resource on earth without care. But, yeah, we've got water--and the springs are the most glorious and beautiful waters you've seen.
In truth, our springs and rivers are suffering right now. We've been in an extended drought. Rivers that used to run tan-colored are now fed, in many cases, solely by springs (and not rain runoff), so they are running gin-colored (clear).
But the springs are suffering too. The rain, percolating down through the earth and the massive limestone barrier that purifies our water, is not falling often enough, or in amounts needed, to help recharge the Floridan Aquifer (yes, spelled that way).
To make matters worse, Florida has greedily allowed rampant over-building. What used to be glorious "Old Florida" is now so crowded with traffic and homes that orange groves as far as the eye could see...beautiful central Florida lakes...all the charms mentioned in Glen Campbell's "Southern Nights" song...is about gone...except for a few refuges in deeper south Florida...the panhandle...and north central Florida. There are, of course, "coves" of nostalgia here and there, even in the middle of the ugliness that our leaders allowed in order to seem progressive.
Droughts and over-use of water are damaging the springs. One day, a First Magnitude spring will, overnight, become a 2nd magnitude spring...and it will never come back. Alas!
I would have said that this could be in Southern California but our astronomical water and energy costs help stave off more flippant homeowners from doing this.
As always, we can count on the Onion to pick on the very demographic that is too dumb to understand that they are the butt of the joke.
ReplyDeleteBravo!
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised it isn't paved over so they don't have any yard work at all.
Obviously the Onion is stuck in the vegetative genre, but what I want to know is ... as the driveway is slanted to the right, when that garage door rolls up, does the right hand side of the door, viewed from the street, hang down some, thereby marring the overall presentation of the house ?
ReplyDeleteAnd, if so, is it possible to adjust the setting of the door's upper resting place, so as to hide the offending low hanging fruit part of the roller door ?
If I understand you correctly, I'd be worried. But if I understand you correctly, the roller door will be perfectly level, as is the garage, as is the house. There's been a cement foundation laid to make sure of that.
DeleteWhile the driveway may be slanted that'd be a separate procedure involved some nifty formwork and probably several rounds of shaping as the cement sets.
I think it's the perspective the picture is taken from that's confusing you (over and above your usual confusion). It isn't straight on, more like slightly to right of centre of the garage entry. The entryway looks taller on the right than on the left but has the exact same number of door panels. It's all square. Well, technically rectangular.
First, if you're interested in a lot of different plants (and don't mind a whole lot of swearing) try taking a look at the YouTube channel "Crime Pays but botany doesn't"
ReplyDeleteIt's a hoot and very informative (and very against non-native plantings).
Second, for Mr Rocket, I'm pretty sure the door that picture is actually rectangular and the distortion is just from taking the picture at a weird angle.
This looks like South Florida. If so, keep in mind that if you have it, flaunt it. We have more 1st magnitude springs than any other state (that means the spring puts out at least 64 million gallons of freshwater a day!), and, in fact, have more than a number of countries.
ReplyDeleteI'm speaking partially in jest. We shouldn't use about the most vital resource on earth without care. But, yeah, we've got water--and the springs are the most glorious and beautiful waters you've seen.
No wonder the rest of the country is suffering from drought - Florida springs are taking all the water.
Deletep.s. if FL has so much excess water, why not pipeline to where it is needed? We already pipeline oil and gas all over, so why not water?
if FL has so much excess water, why not pipeline to where it is needed?
DeleteBecause the sugar industry gets it. All of it.
https://www.wptv.com/wptv-investigates/floridas-worst-drought-on-record-so-why-is-lake-okeechobee-water-going-to-sugar-fields
https://www.cato.org/commentary/big-sugar-floridas-bittersweet-red-tide
https://mast.house.gov/2023/11/florida-s-water-doesn-t-belong-to-the-sugar-industry
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717336732
Thanks for the sugar + water news.
Deletep.s. so if sugar is so supported, why is everything sweetened with HFCS? I know, I know, it is to support the corn growers.
In truth, our springs and rivers are suffering right now. We've been in an extended drought. Rivers that used to run tan-colored are now fed, in many cases, solely by springs (and not rain runoff), so they are running gin-colored (clear).
DeleteBut the springs are suffering too. The rain, percolating down through the earth and the massive limestone barrier that purifies our water, is not falling often enough, or in amounts needed, to help recharge the Floridan Aquifer (yes, spelled that way).
To make matters worse, Florida has greedily allowed rampant over-building. What used to be glorious "Old Florida" is now so crowded with traffic and homes that orange groves as far as the eye could see...beautiful central Florida lakes...all the charms mentioned in Glen Campbell's "Southern Nights" song...is about gone...except for a few refuges in deeper south Florida...the panhandle...and north central Florida. There are, of course, "coves" of nostalgia here and there, even in the middle of the ugliness that our leaders allowed in order to seem progressive.
Droughts and over-use of water are damaging the springs. One day, a First Magnitude spring will, overnight, become a 2nd magnitude spring...and it will never come back. Alas!
Dares mother nature to do something about it? What do you think hurricanes are for
ReplyDeleteI would have said that this could be in Southern California but our astronomical water and energy costs help stave off more flippant homeowners from doing this.
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