[16:05] morning [16:05] just got back from AR [16:13] have a few questions for some nativie AR [16:14] ok [16:15] is AR smoggy? [16:15] no [16:15] most of arkansas is too flat [16:15] to hold on to any smog [16:16] other places like fayetteville are too windy [16:17] can't think of anywhere that smog could be an issue [16:17] in Arkansas anyway [16:18] i noticed in NW AR that it seems there are roads everywhere and houses are dropped off those roads at random [16:18] normal? [16:18] I can understand that [16:19] what kind of vine is choking the trees? [16:19] Arkansas is not known for it's planning of roads [16:19] heh [16:19] Kudzu [16:19] * Ahmuck researches kudzu [16:19] have they found a way to deal with it?: [16:19] burn it [16:19] and keep it cut back [16:19] constantanly [16:20] there's more Kudzu in south AR [16:20] looking at wikipedia, it seems goats love it and it has high protien [16:20] seems like the best control method would be the use of goats [16:21] wonder why the AR forest service doesn't fence all large portions and turn goats in on it [16:21] goats themselves can be problems [16:21] how [16:21] usually they don't eat what you want them to eat [16:22] and kudzu grows up into trees and such, so goats can't get to it [16:23] i'd think that grazing the vine below would kill those in the trees [16:23] hrm, i'm wondering if i just saw burn smog when i was there [16:25] we do control burns alot here [16:25] it appeared the mountains were being clear cut for farming [16:25] *controlled burns [16:25] tree farming usually [16:25] if we do controlled burns here, sometimes they get a bit out of hand. the prarie is to dangerous for burning anymore. liablity [16:25] Weyerhouser is big here [16:25] a lot of housing development i noticed [16:26] mountain wise. i'm not sure how to feel about that [16:26] the prarie run off people long ago. it's a hard place to live. [16:27] there's housing development all over [16:33] * Ahmuck wonders how long it'll be before there are no mountains [16:33] got caught in devils den and lost my brakes this weekend [16:33] that's not good [16:34] had to have a park ranger find some brake fluid and give me a hand [16:34] seems like car's don't like braking on the switchbacks as often [16:37] oddly enough, my allergies went away. [16:37] till i came back to ks [16:56] thx for the convo [16:56] yw [16:57] * Ahmuck sets to cleaning office