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July 11, 2009 at 12:47 PM in reply to: OT: “Bank of America sets cutoff for redeeming California IOUs” #429178
LesBaer45
Participant[quote=AN][quote=flu]Well, look on the bright side.
At least the person who picked up your call didn’t say
“Hello, thank you for calling the IRS. This is Chandrarama Sumbraharaynan from Bangalore. How can I help you?”
….well, at least not yet……though had that happened, he probably would have known what an LLC is….
Oh shit, I need to stop giving our government ideas…[/quote]
I don’t know who you call, but all of the Indian call center that answered my call always have Indian w/ VERY AMERICAN names, such as Bob or Cindy.[quote=socrattt]I haven’t called them lately but do they have “Press 2 for Spanish” yet? I can’t imagine they would!![/quote]
I’m getting used to the “Press 2 for Spanish” but I just recently heard “Press 1 for English” from BofA. I was like, WTF, this is American right? I shouldn’t need to press anything for English.[/quote]BofA
I think I found your problem.
Participant[quote=AN][quote=flu]Well, look on the bright side.
At least the person who picked up your call didn’t say
“Hello, thank you for calling the IRS. This is Chandrarama Sumbraharaynan from Bangalore. How can I help you?”
….well, at least not yet……though had that happened, he probably would have known what an LLC is….
Oh shit, I need to stop giving our government ideas…[/quote]
I don’t know who you call, but all of the Indian call center that answered my call always have Indian w/ VERY AMERICAN names, such as Bob or Cindy.[quote=socrattt]I haven’t called them lately but do they have “Press 2 for Spanish” yet? I can’t imagine they would!![/quote]
I’m getting used to the “Press 2 for Spanish” but I just recently heard “Press 1 for English” from BofA. I was like, WTF, this is American right? I shouldn’t need to press anything for English.[/quote]BofA
I think I found your problem.
Participant[quote=AN][quote=flu]Well, look on the bright side.
At least the person who picked up your call didn’t say
“Hello, thank you for calling the IRS. This is Chandrarama Sumbraharaynan from Bangalore. How can I help you?”
….well, at least not yet……though had that happened, he probably would have known what an LLC is….
Oh shit, I need to stop giving our government ideas…[/quote]
I don’t know who you call, but all of the Indian call center that answered my call always have Indian w/ VERY AMERICAN names, such as Bob or Cindy.[quote=socrattt]I haven’t called them lately but do they have “Press 2 for Spanish” yet? I can’t imagine they would!![/quote]
I’m getting used to the “Press 2 for Spanish” but I just recently heard “Press 1 for English” from BofA. I was like, WTF, this is American right? I shouldn’t need to press anything for English.[/quote]BofA
I think I found your problem.
Participant[quote=AN][quote=flu]Well, look on the bright side.
At least the person who picked up your call didn’t say
“Hello, thank you for calling the IRS. This is Chandrarama Sumbraharaynan from Bangalore. How can I help you?”
….well, at least not yet……though had that happened, he probably would have known what an LLC is….
Oh shit, I need to stop giving our government ideas…[/quote]
I don’t know who you call, but all of the Indian call center that answered my call always have Indian w/ VERY AMERICAN names, such as Bob or Cindy.[quote=socrattt]I haven’t called them lately but do they have “Press 2 for Spanish” yet? I can’t imagine they would!![/quote]
I’m getting used to the “Press 2 for Spanish” but I just recently heard “Press 1 for English” from BofA. I was like, WTF, this is American right? I shouldn’t need to press anything for English.[/quote]BofA
I think I found your problem.
Participant[quote=AN][quote=flu]Well, look on the bright side.
At least the person who picked up your call didn’t say
“Hello, thank you for calling the IRS. This is Chandrarama Sumbraharaynan from Bangalore. How can I help you?”
….well, at least not yet……though had that happened, he probably would have known what an LLC is….
Oh shit, I need to stop giving our government ideas…[/quote]
I don’t know who you call, but all of the Indian call center that answered my call always have Indian w/ VERY AMERICAN names, such as Bob or Cindy.[quote=socrattt]I haven’t called them lately but do they have “Press 2 for Spanish” yet? I can’t imagine they would!![/quote]
I’m getting used to the “Press 2 for Spanish” but I just recently heard “Press 1 for English” from BofA. I was like, WTF, this is American right? I shouldn’t need to press anything for English.[/quote]BofA
I think I found your problem.
Participant[quote=GoUSC]Here are some…
Bottle Tree
Foothill Palo Verde
Australian Willow
Bradford Flowering Pear
Brisbane Box
American Sweet Gum
Desert Willow
California Sycamore
Holly Oak
Non Fruit-Bearing Olive
African Sumac
Madrone
Orchid Tree
Gold Medallion Tree
Crape Myrtle (very popular)
Aristocrat Flowering PearThese are all lower water trees that I have used on many of our projects (I do development) that we like. If you need the actual specific names I can provide those as well but this should be a good start for you. My personal favorite is the non-flowering olive tree but that doesn’t go with everything. Some of these trees do flower and drop their leaves but most are fairly easy to maintain. Hope this helps!
MARK[/quote]
Bradford Pear? Here in the south, they are known for breaking off or snapping over in any kind of high wind. Lots of places used to plant them as a border tree or a liner for a drive or walk. They grow rather fast, but then the first high wind and it’s snappo city.
American Sweet Gum? A nice looking tree but I thought it liked wetter areas. Plus those “balls” are a mess. I realize there are “non-fruit” varities but they are (were) tough to find.
The rest sound like reasonable choices.
I’m surprised no one mentioned a dogwood tree. There are some that can tolerate a lot of sun and they can be ‘managed’ very easily to provide shade and not overpower a house.
* I am not a trained arborist nor do I play one on TV.
Participant[quote=GoUSC]Here are some…
Bottle Tree
Foothill Palo Verde
Australian Willow
Bradford Flowering Pear
Brisbane Box
American Sweet Gum
Desert Willow
California Sycamore
Holly Oak
Non Fruit-Bearing Olive
African Sumac
Madrone
Orchid Tree
Gold Medallion Tree
Crape Myrtle (very popular)
Aristocrat Flowering PearThese are all lower water trees that I have used on many of our projects (I do development) that we like. If you need the actual specific names I can provide those as well but this should be a good start for you. My personal favorite is the non-flowering olive tree but that doesn’t go with everything. Some of these trees do flower and drop their leaves but most are fairly easy to maintain. Hope this helps!
MARK[/quote]
Bradford Pear? Here in the south, they are known for breaking off or snapping over in any kind of high wind. Lots of places used to plant them as a border tree or a liner for a drive or walk. They grow rather fast, but then the first high wind and it’s snappo city.
American Sweet Gum? A nice looking tree but I thought it liked wetter areas. Plus those “balls” are a mess. I realize there are “non-fruit” varities but they are (were) tough to find.
The rest sound like reasonable choices.
I’m surprised no one mentioned a dogwood tree. There are some that can tolerate a lot of sun and they can be ‘managed’ very easily to provide shade and not overpower a house.
* I am not a trained arborist nor do I play one on TV.
Participant[quote=GoUSC]Here are some…
Bottle Tree
Foothill Palo Verde
Australian Willow
Bradford Flowering Pear
Brisbane Box
American Sweet Gum
Desert Willow
California Sycamore
Holly Oak
Non Fruit-Bearing Olive
African Sumac
Madrone
Orchid Tree
Gold Medallion Tree
Crape Myrtle (very popular)
Aristocrat Flowering PearThese are all lower water trees that I have used on many of our projects (I do development) that we like. If you need the actual specific names I can provide those as well but this should be a good start for you. My personal favorite is the non-flowering olive tree but that doesn’t go with everything. Some of these trees do flower and drop their leaves but most are fairly easy to maintain. Hope this helps!
MARK[/quote]
Bradford Pear? Here in the south, they are known for breaking off or snapping over in any kind of high wind. Lots of places used to plant them as a border tree or a liner for a drive or walk. They grow rather fast, but then the first high wind and it’s snappo city.
American Sweet Gum? A nice looking tree but I thought it liked wetter areas. Plus those “balls” are a mess. I realize there are “non-fruit” varities but they are (were) tough to find.
The rest sound like reasonable choices.
I’m surprised no one mentioned a dogwood tree. There are some that can tolerate a lot of sun and they can be ‘managed’ very easily to provide shade and not overpower a house.
* I am not a trained arborist nor do I play one on TV.
Participant[quote=GoUSC]Here are some…
Bottle Tree
Foothill Palo Verde
Australian Willow
Bradford Flowering Pear
Brisbane Box
American Sweet Gum
Desert Willow
California Sycamore
Holly Oak
Non Fruit-Bearing Olive
African Sumac
Madrone
Orchid Tree
Gold Medallion Tree
Crape Myrtle (very popular)
Aristocrat Flowering PearThese are all lower water trees that I have used on many of our projects (I do development) that we like. If you need the actual specific names I can provide those as well but this should be a good start for you. My personal favorite is the non-flowering olive tree but that doesn’t go with everything. Some of these trees do flower and drop their leaves but most are fairly easy to maintain. Hope this helps!
MARK[/quote]
Bradford Pear? Here in the south, they are known for breaking off or snapping over in any kind of high wind. Lots of places used to plant them as a border tree or a liner for a drive or walk. They grow rather fast, but then the first high wind and it’s snappo city.
American Sweet Gum? A nice looking tree but I thought it liked wetter areas. Plus those “balls” are a mess. I realize there are “non-fruit” varities but they are (were) tough to find.
The rest sound like reasonable choices.
I’m surprised no one mentioned a dogwood tree. There are some that can tolerate a lot of sun and they can be ‘managed’ very easily to provide shade and not overpower a house.
* I am not a trained arborist nor do I play one on TV.
Participant[quote=GoUSC]Here are some…
Bottle Tree
Foothill Palo Verde
Australian Willow
Bradford Flowering Pear
Brisbane Box
American Sweet Gum
Desert Willow
California Sycamore
Holly Oak
Non Fruit-Bearing Olive
African Sumac
Madrone
Orchid Tree
Gold Medallion Tree
Crape Myrtle (very popular)
Aristocrat Flowering PearThese are all lower water trees that I have used on many of our projects (I do development) that we like. If you need the actual specific names I can provide those as well but this should be a good start for you. My personal favorite is the non-flowering olive tree but that doesn’t go with everything. Some of these trees do flower and drop their leaves but most are fairly easy to maintain. Hope this helps!
MARK[/quote]
Bradford Pear? Here in the south, they are known for breaking off or snapping over in any kind of high wind. Lots of places used to plant them as a border tree or a liner for a drive or walk. They grow rather fast, but then the first high wind and it’s snappo city.
American Sweet Gum? A nice looking tree but I thought it liked wetter areas. Plus those “balls” are a mess. I realize there are “non-fruit” varities but they are (were) tough to find.
The rest sound like reasonable choices.
I’m surprised no one mentioned a dogwood tree. There are some that can tolerate a lot of sun and they can be ‘managed’ very easily to provide shade and not overpower a house.
* I am not a trained arborist nor do I play one on TV.
Participant[quote=creechrr]I don’t know that this is a rant speficically about California. You could substitute just about any state for California. The nation as a whole in the crapper. I suggest everyone listen for the woosh and prepare for rotation.
[/quote]
This.
NC is basically in the same mode, although (thank gooodness) not to the level of CA just yet. Budget deficit, tax increases to cover shortage, education cutbacks, state gov. layoffs, climbing unemployment rates. Check, check, check, check.
Already they are looking at all sorts of ‘revenue enhancements’ aka taxes to make up a predicted shortfall next year. It’s going to get ugly.
Still no word on really going through the budget and removing the truly unnecessary programs added in the ‘good’ years, just hand wringing and cries of “deep cuts” to “essential services”.
Sound familiar?
Participant[quote=creechrr]I don’t know that this is a rant speficically about California. You could substitute just about any state for California. The nation as a whole in the crapper. I suggest everyone listen for the woosh and prepare for rotation.
[/quote]
This.
NC is basically in the same mode, although (thank gooodness) not to the level of CA just yet. Budget deficit, tax increases to cover shortage, education cutbacks, state gov. layoffs, climbing unemployment rates. Check, check, check, check.
Already they are looking at all sorts of ‘revenue enhancements’ aka taxes to make up a predicted shortfall next year. It’s going to get ugly.
Still no word on really going through the budget and removing the truly unnecessary programs added in the ‘good’ years, just hand wringing and cries of “deep cuts” to “essential services”.
Sound familiar?
Participant[quote=creechrr]I don’t know that this is a rant speficically about California. You could substitute just about any state for California. The nation as a whole in the crapper. I suggest everyone listen for the woosh and prepare for rotation.
[/quote]
This.
NC is basically in the same mode, although (thank gooodness) not to the level of CA just yet. Budget deficit, tax increases to cover shortage, education cutbacks, state gov. layoffs, climbing unemployment rates. Check, check, check, check.
Already they are looking at all sorts of ‘revenue enhancements’ aka taxes to make up a predicted shortfall next year. It’s going to get ugly.
Still no word on really going through the budget and removing the truly unnecessary programs added in the ‘good’ years, just hand wringing and cries of “deep cuts” to “essential services”.
Sound familiar?
Participant[quote=creechrr]I don’t know that this is a rant speficically about California. You could substitute just about any state for California. The nation as a whole in the crapper. I suggest everyone listen for the woosh and prepare for rotation.
[/quote]
This.
NC is basically in the same mode, although (thank gooodness) not to the level of CA just yet. Budget deficit, tax increases to cover shortage, education cutbacks, state gov. layoffs, climbing unemployment rates. Check, check, check, check.
Already they are looking at all sorts of ‘revenue enhancements’ aka taxes to make up a predicted shortfall next year. It’s going to get ugly.
Still no word on really going through the budget and removing the truly unnecessary programs added in the ‘good’ years, just hand wringing and cries of “deep cuts” to “essential services”.
Sound familiar?
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