Doug Freyburger wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>>"Karen" > wrote:
>>"Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>We had a huge tree at a
>>>>local college that put out an incredible harvest but they finally cut it
>>>>down because people were falling out of it at 3:00am trying to pick the
>>>>topmost ones which are always the best.
>>
>>>If I had an avocado tree, I would never be in a bad mood.
>>
>>I tried growing them when we lived in CA. Couldn't get it to grow and I
>>heard that it could take many years before it would produce.
>
>
> If Karen's mood depended on the fruit it would take a long time
> for her mood to settle. Those trees grow for a *long* time before
> bearing fruit. Time scale like nuts or almost olives.
>
> And Karen's mood better not include weather. The trees are so
> gigantic almost the entire canopy is above the roof. In a wind
> storm the avocadoes breaking free that hit the roof make a very
> loud noise. I remember that from visiting an old friend in Santa
> Barbara.

I wouldn't mind living where it rained avocados. Unless I could find
someplace where it hailed chocolate every time the wind picked up.