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Tumbleweed Snowman

Kachina624 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:10:06 GMT

Our annual tumbleweed snowman appeared yesterday along I-40 in Albuquerque.

On Tuesday, crews from the flood control authority built a tumbleweed snowman. Workers said the drought made it hard to find tumbleweeds big enough for the task.

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dancingwoman — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:11:35 GMT

@Kachina624 Saw him on the TV news last night..DW

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kittykatkay — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:21:02 GMT

Now THAT'S a snowman!

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spiderw — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:41:26 GMT

What a sight!!! It brings a big smile to my face.

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KingstonMom — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:44:23 GMT

@Kachina624

So cool!

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PansyBoo — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:58:36 GMT

WOW! I can't imagine how big he would have been if they had not had trouble finding tumbleweeds large enough for the task. LOL! That fella is impressive!!!!!!!!

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 22:43:57 GMT

I never realized what a menace tumbleweeds were until I watched an episode of Homestead Rescue.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:22:16 GMT

@PansyBoo wrote:
WOW! I can't imagine how big he would have been if they had not had trouble finding tumbleweeds large enough for the task. LOL! That fella is impressive!!!!!!!!

@PansyBoo. The one pictured is supposed to be only 3 separate tumbleweed plants. I find this hard to believe as I've never seen one anywhere near that large, but thats what they said.

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dancingwoman — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:28:35 GMT

@Kachina624 I find that hard to believe too...I've never seen one that big or dense....DW

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Kachina624 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:30:44 GMT

@dancingwoman. How are you feeling? Getting some exercise? Are you braced for tomorrow's snow event?

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dancingwoman — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:34:53 GMT

@Kachina624 I'm tired but moving around...I guess things are healing like they are supposed to. Still don't have pathology report from my 3 hr surgery at Lovelace last Wednesday. It's always a waiting game for results...I'll keep you posted. Thanks for asking..DW

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dancingwoman — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:36:25 GMT

@Kachina624 DH is braced for the snow... I haven't been out since we got home Friday..the plow is ready and firewood stacked...DW

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Kachina624 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:38:47 GMT

@dancingwoman. Interesting, I just heard on KOAT that a Navajo teacher at Durango is teaching a class in the Dine' language. Probably makes more sense that it did me learning French.

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dancingwoman — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:40:08 GMT

@Kachina624 I took Latin...go figure! DW

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Kachina624 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:46:57 GMT

@dancingwoman. Are you aware that Lovelace, owned by Ardent Health, is one of the hospitals hacked over the weekend? They're not taking patients and no medical records are available. All surgeries canceled. Patients can't even get vital prescriptions refilled. You may have a problem. Better tune in to Albuquerque TV. I doubt you can get further treatment without records. This has been going on for a week with no resolution in sight.

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dancingwoman — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:57:24 GMT

@Kachina624 My drs are not there...I just talked to them today and they didn't mention any problems..geez...I hate the hacker stuff...glad I already had my surgery..DW

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BlueFinch — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:02:20 GMT

On the news yesterday they had a giant tumbleweed that was massive. As large as a car.

They clarified that everyone calls them TW's because they look much alike, but they're actually a different plant.

They're not native to US, but found their way here, I think he said from the Middle East.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:32:19 GMT

@dancingwoman. Google "Ardent Health Care hack". Medical facilities in 4 states in the South were affected. They say they can't access any medical records. Strange your doctor didn't mention it.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:37:10 GMT

@BlueFinch. Tumbleweeds are also known as Russian Thistle and originally came to the US in shipments of Russian wheat. Boy have they flourished. They stick together because they have interlocking thorns on them. They're not pleasant to handle.

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BlueFinch — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 01:06:41 GMT

@Kachina624 Maybe the Russian Thistle is what the news guy was talking about and I got the wrong origination. If they are gigantic in size, but look like a TW, it may be the Thistle. He didn't mention gnarly thorns though. Sounds awful to deal with.

It was fun to see, but I was more interested in looking at the monster, than paying attention to its history, since I don't run into tumbleweeds, unless I'm traveling out west.