[geeks] I really don't get it ...

[Dave McGuire]

On Sunday, October 27, 2002, at 04:48 PM, dave at cca.org wrote:
>>> I've known others to plant bamboo, which is terribly invasive and
>>> won't stop until it hits pavement or some other impenetrable barrier.
>>> It's an excellent privacy screen, and has many practical uses after
>>> you harvest it.
>
>>   Chucking a handful of bamboo seeds into someone's yard is an
>> excellent general method of revenge for something big.  There's *no*
>> getting rid of the stuff.  Ever.
>
> If you're looking for revenge on their grandchildren maybe. It
> takes a *long* time for the root system to get established. Once
> that's done, there's no stopping it, but...

   I don't know anything about the root system, but the only person I've 
ever done that to had a yard that looked like a jungle in less than a 
year.

          -Dave

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Dave McGuire                  "Mmmm, big."
St. Petersburg, FL                -Den