Re: weather conditions

That was very interesting! Russian Thistle was one of the noxious weeds we had to learn about in my class this past semester. Of course no one mentioned where it came from. I guess if it's considered a noxious weed I should have realized it wasn't from Texas. 
A
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com> 
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Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] weather conditions



I knew they weren't native. Thanks for the historical background.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Nov 30, 2006, at 6:07 PM, pdickson wrote:


Cyndi,
Funny that you mentioned tumbleweeds.  My sister in law and brother
are in Armenia for 2 years and she is writing her journal via e-
mails to everyone back home.  I found the following excerpt
interesting about tumbleweeds.  I took out the name of the man she
is referring to since this can be seen by so many.... but I thought
you might find it interesting.
Tricia

" I referred, jokingly, to Texas tumbleweeds in a parking lot at
one of the museums we visited.  A good friend and one whose
knowledge knows no bounds shared with me the source of the plant
which we thought was as native to Texas as the armadillo.  He
shared with me that my Texas tumbleweeds are actually descendents
of Russian thistles.  Evidently, Ukrainian Mennonite immigrant
farmers brought the weed seed interspersed in flax seed when they
came to the US in 1873.  By 1900 the weed had spread from North
Dakota, California, Oklahoma, and Arizona.   The weed seeds were
spread in commercial seed, in cattle cars, and of course by the
winds.  He says, "The Navajos around Snowflake, Arizona where I was
teaching in the late 1950's, dried it and ground it into a powder
to give to people who have the flu.  In the '30's and 40's they
gave it to people who got smallpox, until smallpox was wiped
out."   Maybe it will be the source of a cure for Bird Flu.  Being
the master teacher that he is, I can already imagine his kind
response to this journal edition informing me that armadillo's
aren't native to Texas either.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/
SCSRT" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
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Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 5:23 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] weather conditions



Oh brrrrrrr. Hope your hubby gets home unfrozen!
It's been pretty cold for these parts too. We had our first really
good
frost last weekend and then it let 'er rip. It was 17 degrees Tuesday
night and 15 degrees last night, with 30 mph winds. No rain, although
we've had about 2 feet of falling leaves.
Tell you what, one good thing about creeping suburbanization here is
that there are fewer tumbleweeds. Used to be you'd drive home on a
windy
day, dodging 20 or so of the rolling monsters on the road, and then
fight your way through them piled around the house.

Cyndi

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of pdickson
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:00 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: [CHAT] weather conditions

We have had one of the worst days I can remember in a long long time.
It is like a blizzard.... blowing snow and sooo cold.  I think the
wind
chill is around 5-8 degrees.
My husband just called and told me that he was stuck in a ditch.
He and
a guy that works with him were trying to help another guy out of the
ditch and all 3 of their trucks ended up stuck.  They had another
friend
that they could call that brought a huge 4 wheel drive tractor to
pull
all of them out.  This is headed to Chicago so I don't know how
many of
you that will affect... but get ready.  It is suppose to stop here in
the next few hours.
Tricia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Home again jiggety jig



yeah, here too.  sleeted all afternoon.  i had to dump a pitcher of

water

on
my car door to get it open to leave work.  yippee.

On 11/29/06, Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:


We'll probably have the same fun driving to work on Friday. <YECCH>

I

don't
mind snow so much, but nobody can drive on ice.
zem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Home again jiggety jig


> Well you left just in time... weather is turning fast here.  Been
raining
> all
> day, and tomorrow night we are expecting something- either a

dusting or

a
> foot
> of snow.... either way isn't good as all this wet is going to

freeze-

> should
> be a wonderful Friday morning drive to work.. NOT!
>
> Donna
>
>
> ----- Original
> Message ----
>
>
> I am so glad to be home. Very happy to hear that everyone had a
> good holiday.
> Ours was nice. We fried a 20lb turkey and had one small Ziploc
> bag left. Also
> had the cornbread dressing and all the fixings. This was at my
> Dad and
> Stepmom's house. Got to go for a short motorcycle ride. The
weather
> was
> fabulous and extremely unusual for this time of year. But wow
am I

glad

to
> be
> home.
> A
> Andrea Hodges
> Beaufort, SC
>
>

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