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As far as I can tell, with the introduction of MethodHandle in Java 7 came the introduction of compiler-generated method overloads.
The javadoc for MethodHandle states (I've trimmed the examples):
Here are some examples of usage:
Object x, y; String s; int i; mh = ... // (Ljava/lang/String;CC)Ljava/lang/String; // (String, char, char) -> String s = (String) mh.invokeExact("daddy",'d','n'); // (Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object; // (Object, Object, Object) -> Object x = mh.invokeExact((Object)1, (Object)2, (Object)3); // (Ljava/util/List;)I // (List) -> int i = (int) mh.invokeExact(java.util.Arrays.asList(1,2,3)); // (Ljava/io/PrintStream;Ljava/lang/String;)V // (PrintStream, String) -> void mh.invokeExact(System.out, "Hello, world.");
Each of the above calls generates a single invokevirtual instruction with the name invoke and the type descriptors indicated in the comments. The argument types are taken directly from the actual arguments, while the return type is taken from the cast immediately applied to the call. This cast may be to a primitive. If it is missing, the type defaults to Object if the call occurs in a context which uses the return value. If the call occurs as a statement, a cast is impossible, and there is no return type; the call is void.
In effect, invokeExact and friends behave as if there is an overload for every possible combination of paramaters and return type.
I've heard that MethodHandles are preparing for features in Java 8 like lambdas. (I know they are already useful for scripting languages.)
So, are there more of these compiler-generated overloads hiding around in Java? Are there hints there will be more of them in the future (say, with extension methods)? Why is it necessary in the first place? Merely speed? How does it help lambdas out (
I thought lambdas would compile to an anonymous inner class)?
In short, what's the rationale; why are they (generated overloads) useful now and in the future?
UPDATE: What I call compiler-generated overloads here, the Oracle guys call signature polymophic.

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what's up with that....Usually I don't have much trouble trying to stay on plan but for some reason today I am hungry...I have to add up my points to see where I am but I am probably right on target and shouldn't be hungry....I just keep repeating to myself...you want to be 148 tomorrow or back into the 150's.....this is the kind of day that makes you want to throw up your hands and quit...
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Memorial Jacaranda Tree - please help
Hi there, this is my first time posting. My 20 year old son was killed last year by a drunk driver and I opted to have a jacaranda tree grown from his ashes. A friend that cares for plants brought it from the seed stage up to about this year in Prescott (cooler) and I brought it home 2 months ago. Since I got it home the tree has lost all of the leaves on top and it seems to be spreading downward. I first kept it under my patio out from the heat worried that it would be hard coming to the warmer temp, then it started to drop leaves so I thought maybe it was still too hot and brought it indoors under my big picture window, it didn't stop dropping so I thought maybe it needed more sun and yet to stay cool so I put it in an afternoon facing spot on my porch and it just lost the next level of leaves... I'm freaked out. This tree is more than precious to me, I'm new at doing anything like this and I don't know what to do. The bottom seems to be fairly healthy but the new little buds are starting to dry up too. I've never posted on here but saw the forum and am praying you can help tell me what's happening and how to stop it from dropping it's sweet leaves. It's in a self watering pot. I shared one picture. there are no leaves from about 1/3 up (the others are the tree behind it) If you need more and will tell me how to post more than one I'm happy to do so. and I'm so grateful for your help in advance. Thank you.
My advice would be to find a prominent place you want the tree to be located and account for its mature size, then get it out of the pot and into the ground.
Make sure you soak the pot thoroughly before planting.
Make sure you soak the hole you have dug thoroughly.
When you plant the tree, make sure you do not plant too deep, better to plant too shallow than too deep.
Once you plant it you should not need to water it very often, Jacaranda like to get dry in between watering and you will kill it by over watering, the hard part will to be to resist watering. If its already damaged it will likely not improve immediately, be patient.
I would water once a week or less since we are getting monsoon rains. Once we get into fall water it every two weeks.
During winter and into spring I would only water it once a month just to keep the roots moist.
Expect leaf loss in the winter and do not increase the water.
You need to cover it the first couple years during winter if there is an expected frost. Once they get big enough to where you cant cover them you do not need to worry about it.
You can take the top green shoot and train that as the new central leader.
Im attaching a link to a picture to show what I mean, but basically you take a stick as tall as the tree ,and strap it to the main trunk, then take the green shoot at the top and strap that to the stick.
Best of luck
Here is a link that might be useful: new central leader
good morning Matt,
Thank you for responding. Unfortunately I'm renting my house until I decide which part of the city I want to settle down in so I can transfer it just yet. Hopefully by next summer. Would you think just letting it dry out in between waterings would keep it alive until then? I've been keeping the self-watering pot at a constant level but maybe that's what's doing it? Thank you also for the link and tip for training the leader. I've read not to trim it so I've just been letting it do what it wants but that's for sure a great idea. Sorry to pick your brain once more, but thank you again! I'm so glad you responded.


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Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, we'll have ESPNLosAngeles.com Los Angeles Lakers bloggers Andy and Brian Kamenetzky stopping by for their weekly chat.
Before joining ESPNLosAngeles.com, Brian and Andy hosted Lakers Blog for the Los Angeles Times from 2005-09. They host the ESPN Kamenetzky Brothers Lakers PodKast and frequently appear on ESPN Radio 710. As contributors for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, they have written about virtually every sport known to mankind.
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Brian Kamenetzky (1:31 PM)
Hey folks! Big win for the Lakers last night. Let's fire it up. I'll be here, with Andy hopefully poking his head in, for a while to answer your questions.
24Lakers7 (Bellflower)
How is Bynums knee after Game 3? Is he gutting it out or what? Shouldn't this stop the Bosh for Bynum rumors? I hope so. I've been defending him on Twitter all season long.
Brian Kamenetzky (1:34 PM)
24Lakers7-Just got the update from Andy: "He said it feels the same today. Worse in the moment than the next day Basically, same story. Not a setback."Obviously there will be more later on the Land O'Lakers Blog and ESPNLA.com, but for now, that's the news. I'm sure he's in some pain, but at this point he's going to play unless he really truly can't move. He's gone this far, you know?
Good morning guys , what's your take on LO's game last nite?? Bynum ? who else you guys think needs to step up for the series. gracias and have a great day !!!!
Brian Kamenetzky (1:35 PM)
George-I thought LO did exactly what they need- he came in, and had an impact. And most importantly, he kept himself available and out of foul trouble. The problem through the first two games wasn't so much poor play as it was no play. He racked up fouls so fast he couldn't stay on the floor. With that corrected, Odom was very solid.
MLASF (Los Angeles)
Paul Pierce has been underwhelming to say the least (13 of 36). How much of that do you attribute to Ron Artest's defense?
Brian Kamenetzky (1:37 PM)
MLASF-A lot, but not all. Pierce isn't shooting the ball well, and as a team the Lakers are doing a good job running him off the spots he likes to be in, and helping in those moments when Pierce gets a step. But look at last night- Artest is out at the two minute mark, and Walton comes in. PP misses all five shots he takes to finish the quarter. Give Walton some credit- he's an underrated defender against bigger SFs- but it illustrates the idea the Lakers are doing well in team schemes against him, and that Pierce has been disrupted.
Jimmy (LA)
Can somebody please tell Shannon Brown to keep moving the ball?
Brian Kamenetzky (1:38 PM)
Jimmy-No question. I think Brown's lack of comfort with the more mechanical aspects of the offense really come through against a high quality defensive team like Boston. They force players into uncomfortable positions, and SB doesn't trust his knowledge of where the next pass should go, etc. Plus, he's not a natural ballhandler, which doesn't help.
Gregg (Newport)
do you get sick of Chris from ESPN Boston and Chris from USA Today constantly making up excuses for Boston's defeates and giving no credit to LA?
Brian Kamenetzky (1:41 PM)
I think you mean Chris Sheridan from ESPN.com? Either way, I think you're looking at it from a purple and gold perspective. Look around the media (ESPN and beyond) and you'll see plenty of people giving LA (especially Fisher) credit. Forsberg writes for ESPN Boston, and naturally will approach things with a Boston slant (not as a homer, but investigating things more deeply with his team), just as we do here. After Game 2, we talked a lot more about what the Lakers did wrong than what the Celtics did right. It's just the nature of things.
Brian Kamenetzky (1:41 PM)
I think you mean Chris Sheridan from ESPN.com? Either way, I think you're looking at it from a purple and gold perspective. Look around the media (ESPN and beyond) and you'll see plenty of people giving LA (especially Fisher) credit. Forsberg writes for ESPN Boston, and naturally will approach things with a Boston slant (not as a homer, but investigating things more deeply with his team), just as we do here. After Game 2, we talked a lot more about what the Lakers did wrong than what the Celtics did right. It's just the nature of things.
Jacob (LA)
Wow. Kobe shoots less nearly 30% and we come away with a victory!
Jennifer (LA)
How important is Game 4 to the Lakers? This one IMHO is crucial for the Lakers. How big would this be for the Lakers?
Brian Kamenetzky (1:43 PM)
There's really no such thing as a non-crucial Finals game, I don't think. This one certainly is a biggie. If the Lakers win, the series isn't over... but it's basically over. If Boston wins, we're not quite right back where we started-- LA already has the win it needs to get back to STaples for G6- but obviously it turns Game 5 into a mini Game 7. I expect another good, tight game.
GAR (Santa Monica)
Going in to the playoffs, the conventional wisdom was that the Lakers weakness would be at point guard. Given what Fish, and even Farmar, have done against the murderers row of pgs they've faced, how surprised are you?
Brian Kamenetzky (1:46 PM)
Not very. The PG problem, as it were, was exactly the same last year, and the Lakers won a title. It was the same the year before that, and they went to the Finals. Part of the reason LA's PG situation looks bad is because they're so talented everywhere else. It's a problem too when both Fish and Farmar aren't producing at all. But the defensive thing is overrated. Fisher does a lot of good things defensively, and the Lakers are hardly the only team in the NBA who struggle against fast PGs. Do Steve Nash/Williams/Paul, etc. only put up numbers against LA? Of course not. Team defense is what matters, and the Lakers are a very good defensive team.
Mike (Los Angeles)
K bros!!! You guys are blowing up, chatting on post game chats, you're on Mason and Ireland show all the time, keep it up guys... Anyway, big win for us last night, I finally could get a good nights sleep. But this is how I see the series panning out, Lakers lose 4, win 5 and win 6 @ home. Your thoughts?
Brian Kamenetzky (1:47 PM)
Hi Mike. Thanks for the nice words. That pattern sounds about right to me. I actually had LA winning G's 1 and 2, losing 3, winning 4, losing 5, winning 6. But yours works just as well.
Gregg (Newport)
do you think the only moves LA makes this offseason is to re-sign Fisher and sign Steve Blake? Or do you foresee more than that? I kinda think Fisher and Brown may be jettisoned. thoughts?
Brian Kamenetzky (1:48 PM)
Anyone frequenting these chats knows I'm an advocate of Blake. I think they'll make a run at him, and bring Fish back- how can they not, now?- but SB returns.
Jared (LA)
DFISH, great leader, person, clutch, potentially 4 rings= RAFTERS
John (denver)
BK.. Do you think Sasha should play Shannon Browns minutes instead
Brian Kamenetzky (1:49 PM)
Hard to say. Neither plays a ton, and in G's 1 and 2, Sasha had more burn. It's more dictated by situations and matchups. Neither is exactly Old Faithful in terms of the reliability category.
Majeed (San Diego)
Kobe hater Sheridan said Gasol is MVP to this point and gave a C- for Artest! Is he watching the same series the rest of us are? Artest was brought in strictly to play D, not score. And despite Kobe's 10-29 last night, he more than paid up for it on D with his blocks
Brian Kamenetzky (1:51 PM)
Having a different opinion doesn't make someone a hater. You can make a VERY strong case for Gasol, based particularly on his numbers in the first two games and his work on KG there. Doesn't mean Kobe's been bad- it's an acknowledgment Gasol has been good.
Britta (RI)
Do you think last night was Kevin Garnet's swan song? Meaning, was it his last great effort on a big stage in the NBA? It just seemed to me that he put the pedal to the medal and still came up short. I don't know if he has that juice left for the rest of the series.
Brian Kamenetzky (1:52 PM)
He didn't come up short, his team did. Garnett was great. It's important to remember he may not be what he was, but is still pretty capable of putting up good numbers- just not as often and not with the same explosiveness. He was pretty good against Cleveland, if memory serves. He's not quite done. That said, I don't think he can do that four more times.
Mike (Alhambra)
K bros, I know you've guys been saying sign a PG like Steve Blake all season, are you hearing this through any sources or is it purely something that you guys discussed amongst yourselves and think he'll be a good fit? I completely agree even before this season, we need someone like Steve Blake... Knows his role and isn't too flashy with the ball. I seriously think Farmar is done after this season, he just doesn't fit. He plays like he's out of control a lot of times.
Brian Kamenetzky (1:53 PM)
Hey Mike-Thanks for bringing it up. Totally speculation on my part. He's just a guy I think fits well, and when you look at the available PGs, it's a thin group. The Lakers have very specific needs (a shooter who doesn't turn over the ball, doesn't have to start, doesn't make a ton of money), and he's the best fit as far as I can tell. And I agree, no way Farmar is back.
Lance (HB)
Fish will not reach the rafters any quicker than Cooper will. The lakers only put hall of famers there, and as good as fish is,he is not a HOFamer.
Brian Kamenetzky (1:54 PM)
Lance-I think you're right, but it'll be fun to attend Derek Fisher Night after he retires, that's for sure.
J. Warren (Anaheim, CA)
Ron Artest has done great job defending Paul Pierce so far, although has struggled offensively. What do you guys expect from Ron Ron offensively going forward?
Brian Kamenetzky (1:55 PM)
More of the same, I'd say. Some nights/moments where he looks very good, others when he looks... not so good.
Britta (RI)
Brian---You really don't have to stick up for Sheridan. He is well known for his disdain for all thing LA. I know you are just being a nice guy, but the guy does spin everything.
Brian Kamenetzky (1:57 PM)
I just don't like the whole "hater" culture. Many Kobe fans, sometimes for good reasons, sometimes not, are incredibly sensitive, looking for slights in everything. Sometimes it's silly. Gasol has been very good, and is a legitimate MVP candidate through three games of the series. He probably won't win- Kobe would have to be pretty bad the rest of the way to lay his way out of a Finals MVP- but my point is it's a reasonable thought, leaving thoughts of Sheridan and his work aside (I think he's very good, very credible).
Lance (HB)
Most of ESPN hates the Lakers. Just go read Stein and HOllinger. They both picked the Lakers to lose before the finals and in the finals.
Brian Kamenetzky (1:59 PM)
Again, doesn't make them haters. Our job is to make picks. When the playoffs started, I picked the Lakers to get out of the west, but had them losing to either Cleveland or Orlando. Doesn't make me a hater, just means I have a good chance to be wrong.
Jonathan (Alhambra)
Hey K Bros, Alhambra, Ca representing strong in today's chat! What are you thoughts on reversing calls on replays? Sure it helps to get out of bounds calls right, but what about when fouls are missed? Lakers should have been given the ball based on Rondo's foul on LO going for that missed free throw down the stretch!
Brian Kamenetzky (2:01 PM)
We were talking about this last night among the ESPNLA.com staff. What's the right way to handle it? The refs did it right- there is nothing in the rule allowing them to take into consideration a foul after the play is dead- but is it something the NBA should consider? Does the rule need to be tweaked? It does seem unfair that the ball went to Boston when the only reason Odom lost the ball was because Rondo fouled him. You'd hate to see a Finals swing on a play like that, in either direction. Very fascinating problem that gets to some of the stickier issues with replay in sports.
Lance (HB)
Fish always comes up big in the big games. Farmar has been a great surprise.
Ron Artest (Boston)
Brian,I feel as though I need to start popping up the shots that are open instead of hesitating, dribbling around and then clanking the shots off the rim. Good idea?
Brian Kamenetzky (2:02 PM)
Anything is better than the dribbling, Ron. No. More. Dribbling.
Lorenzo (Los Angeles)
How about the play of Luke Walton? The guy makes some good decisions!
Brian Kamenetzky (2:03 PM)
Lorenzo-I think Walton's play in Q1 was massive. He comes in with Boston on a roll, the building rocking, and outplays Pierce. Not that he put up huge numbers, but he had a bigger impact. PP 0-5 in the quarter. It's the little things like that, a team hanging in and even excelling in a moment where a game can get out of hand, that make a huge difference.
24Lakers7 (Bellflower)
Who do you think will have a big Game 4 for the Lakers? I'd guess Ron. I think he will be the difference. I look for him to have an impact offensively, because now the C's are going to worry about our guard P
Brian Kamenetzky (2:05 PM)
I'm going with the old standbys. I always assume Kobe will play well, because he usually does. Same with Gasol. Assuming Bynum is okay, he'll continue to have an impact. Can Odom stay on the floor two games in a row? I think so, and if he does he's likely to be solid. Of course, I don't really know, right? I dind't think Gasol would go 5-11 or Kobe 10-29. That's why they play 'em!
Phil (LA)
Lance is incorrect. Stein and Hollinger BOTH picked the Lakers, as did 4 other experts. 6/10 picked the Lakers, while Adande, Sheridan, Legler and Broussard picked the Celtics.
Brian Kamenetzky (2:06 PM)
Thanks for the clarification. The real point is that making a pick in a series doesn't make a media member a "hater." Maybe something else could, but not that.
Rob D (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
The Lakers are every bit as good a defensive team as Boston but you never hear it too much from (especially) TV talking heads. Why is that?
Brian Kamenetzky (2:09 PM)
I think people are coming around on that, but it's because the perception is they're a finesse based, offensive team. Narratives are extremely slow to change, especially in this day and age when there are so many voices delivering opinions. People tend to recycle what they've already read or heard. The reality is the Lakers were a subpar offensive team (by championship standards) for most of the season, but very good defensively. They were very good defensively last year, too, and underrated in '08. Can't get as far as they have without being good on that end.
Jake (Santa Barbara, CA)
If, and that's a big IF, the Lakers are able to take home the Larry O'Brien trophy at the end of this series, who's jerseys do we see make their way up to the rafters? Kobe, Fish, and Pau are the only ones I see based only on what theyve done up until this point in their careers (Andrew may eventually but to this point he hasnt come close to earning it)
Brian Kamenetzky (2:09 PM)
Jake-Kobe obviously, Pau perhaps (he's on a Hall of Fame arc), but probably not Fisher. But he could beat both in a race for Mayor.
Lance (HB)
I get tired of people pointing to Kobe's shooting woes. The guy is a flat out scorer. I would guess that 5 or 6 of those misses were on plays his teammates throw him the ball with 2 seconds on the clock. Yes his shot was off last night but he had 29 points was perfect from the foul line and was awesome on defense.
Brian Kamenetzky (2:12 PM)
Lance-I agree he had to take a lot of bail out shots last night, but bigger picture I don't think you can absolve Kobe of some criticism on bad shooting nights (keeping in mind everyone will have them). If a player takes 29 shots, he needs to make more than 10, especially against a great defensive team like Boston. Some of his shot selection last night was, honestly, very poor. Even uberstars have semi-off nights. But yes, he definitely made contributions defensively that helped mitigate it. But it's not right to heap all the praise on Kobe, but make him immune from criticism. He's Kobe Bryant- he can handle it.
James (Agoura Hills)
In the Boston Globe today, I thought Dan Shaughnessy had a good column about the Lakers not folding. Seemed very fair, especially considering the town he works in.
Brian Kamenetzky (2:12 PM)
He's a good writer, for sure. One of the more respected guys in the industry. And the Lakers don't get enough credit for their intestinal fortitude.
Kobe Bryant (Boston)
How many MVP type years do I have left in the tank?
Brian Kamenetzky (2:13 PM)
I don't know if you'll actually win another MVP, but I think you've got two to three more seasons of looking like the Kobe Bryant we've come to know and love. Beyond three, it's gravy and hard to predict.
Britta (RI)
What is your take on Kobe's defense last night. In my view, his defense was really key. He was able to keep Rondo away from that danger zone of driving the lane and kicking, he boxed Rondo out on almost every possession and was able to still wander and either block or disrupt several shots. It just seemed to me that he was really in a zone defensively. agree, disagree or somehwre in the middle>?
Brian Kamenetzky (2:15 PM)
Britta-I thought he did a very good job on that end, as did his teammates. Shutting down a guy like Rondo, like many things, requires a village. Not being in foul trouble made a huge difference. He's still one of the best on-ball defenders around when he's motivated.
Neil (Apple Valley, CA)
I thought the big difference between Kobe G2 and Kobe G3 was his play down the stretch - in G2 he tried too hard and was clearly outplayed by Rondo, both letting him get key rebounds on offense and also getting cleanly pickpocketed on a crucial possession. He didn't shoot any better in G3, but his defense was fantastic and he made excellent hustle plays
Matt (CA)
Robert Parish just picked the Celtics in 7 on another ESPN chat. Rooting with his heart, rather than his brain seems like.
Brian Kamenetzky (2:15 PM)
Would you expect Robert Parish to take the Lakers?
The Machine (Los Angeles)
Those two free throws to put the game away felt so good!
Brian Kamenetzky (2:16 PM)
Good for you for stepping up and knocking them down. And good for PJ for getting him on the floor for that very purpose. Another less talked about move. Not as critical as going to the 1-2 P and R, but important.
James (Irvine)
My co-worker keeps arguing that the only reason why Boston is losing is because they're not showing up, not putting up effort. I keep arguing that the Lakers length is making them uncomfortable, but he keeps saying that they're not showing up or they could be up 2-1 at least. I think he's nuts, your thoughts?
Brian Kamenetzky (2:18 PM)
I don't know your friend, but he's wrong about them not showing up or putting in effort. It's the freakin' NBA Finals. They're efforting. LA is a good team. But sure, they could be up 2-1. The Celtics had an opportunity to win last night. But you could say the same about the Lakers. They had a chance to win Game 2, and then they'd be up 3-0. When good teams play, this is what happens. Games are close, and often could go either way.
Brian Kamenetzky (2:18 PM)
I don't know your friend, but he's wrong about them not showing up or putting in effort. It's the freakin' NBA Finals. They're efforting. LA is a good team. But sure, they could be up 2-1. The Celtics had an opportunity to win last night. But you could say the same about the Lakers. They had a chance to win Game 2, and then they'd be up 3-0. When good teams play, this is what happens. Games are close, and often could go either way.
Lance (HB)
Great point no one is talking about....Going to the pick and roll and out of the triangle totally messed up Celtics D
Brian Kamenetzky (2:19 PM)
Absolutely. I emailed a few friends of mine last night, and none of us could remember them using the 1-2 P and R all season. I don't think I've ever seen it from them, actually.Brilliant move (at least it is when Fish makes the shots... if he misses everyone freaks out and wonders why they did something they NEVER DO!!!! but that's the nature of things, right?).
the hammer (cali)
Do you you think we continue to see a fair amount of Luke Walton regardless of RonRon's foul situation? The offense looked so much better with Luke in there.
Brian Kamenetzky (2:20 PM)
He'll play a few more minutes, but not "big" minutes.
Morris (Los Angeles)
Wouldn't you rather have KG go off on us than Rondo or Allen? If you ask me 3-pointers are big momentum swings as opposed to buckets in the paint.
Brian Kamenetzky (2:20 PM)
Morris--I would, and I think the coaching staff would, too.
Bstylez! (LA)
Boston is going to come out toughtomorrow, but the LAKERS showed they could handle it warch for another LAKER win!
Britta (Rhode Island)
Let Parish have his moment!!! Lord knows Kareem kicked his butt enough times.
Lance (HB)
Is efforting a verb? lol
Brian Kamenetzky (2:22 PM)
My high school football coach used it a lot. I love it.
Brian Kamenetzky (2:22 PM)
Time for a couple more, folks. Thanks to everyone for the great Q's, and sorry if I didn't get to yours. It's a packed room today!
Gregg (Newport)
Is it me or has Bynum grown up this postseason? He appears more motivated than I have ever seen him. I think this kid may have some leadership abilities down the road. You could see him riling his teammates up, thinking the game, and even yelling at LO about defensive assignments.
Brian Kamenetzky (2:24 PM)
Gregg-You're absolutely right. He's incredibly motivated to play through his injury and show he can truly contribute to a title run. I think he's very sensitive to not being able to be part of last year's run, of his reputation as injury prone, and so on. It's extremely important to him to show he's not unreliable. Earlier in the postseason, he said he wasn't a veteran b/c he hadn't done enough in the league. Can't say that now. Ironically, though, playing through the injury serves mostly to reinforce the point that he's hurt, which is the reason he could be moved. Sports are like that.
Rob D (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
Bynum. The kid deserves a medal for courage. ARe you surprised as I am that he is able to give so many more quality minutes than expected? He's so low key in interviews and I think I took that (at times)as a lazy attitude. But he's all business on the court and he's still a young kid really. Impressive
A. Bynum (Boston receiving treatment)
Does my play in the finals make sure I will be here next year, or will I be in Toronto?
Brian Kamenetzky (2:27 PM)
Hard to say. Obviously the rumors are out there, and Bosh is very, very good. It would be a hard deal to pass up, especially b/c of your injury history (which complicates everything). But anyone willing to trade you should do so understanding that even with adding Bosh, there are perhaps some unintended consequences from moving you. It really changes the fundamental nature of the team. Makes me nervous.
Xavier (Los Angeles)
How come Lance keeps getting posts?
Brian Kamenetzky (2:27 PM)
I'm not counting-- looking more at Q's than names.
Matt (CA)
Lamar needs to drive to the basket when Big Baby is guarding him. No way that guy can move his feet fast enough to keep up with LO.
Brian Kamenetzky (2:28 PM)
I think they need to exploit Davis no matter who he's on. If it's LO, drive. If it's Gasol or Bynum, get it into the post. The recognition hasn't always been good.
Will (Los Angeles)
Why is it that every time a team wins, they suddenly become favorites to win the series? Can we sustain public perception this time or will we give it right back to the Celtics after game 4?
Brian Kamenetzky (2:29 PM)
To some extent, we're all prisoners of the moment, but history plays into it as well. Teams getting the 2-1 advantage have historically been extremely successful in 7 game series and the Finals. It's a math thing.
Matt (CA)
Lakers can't pass up Bosh if they can get him for Bynum. That scoring tandem (Bryant, Gasol, Bosh) would be unbelieveable. And it gives Lakers more optionality if / when age starts to creep up on Kobe.
Xavier (Los Angeles)
IDK if Bynum is close leader material yet....
Walter (Los Angeles)
Could you make the case that we have the top-2 position players at Shooting Guard, PF and Center?
Brian Kamenetzky (2:29 PM)
SG and PF absolutely, C you can make the argument if Bynum could stay on the floor.
Jame' manager (Irvine)
I think James should get off the computer and get back to work !!
Brian Kamenetzky (2:30 PM)
You heard him/her!
Brian Kamenetzky (2:30 PM)
Okay, gotta go! We'll have more coverage from today's practice at the Land O'Lakers Blog, as well as ESPNLA.com, of course. Thanks to all for a lively chat!
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Last week was shaping up to be pretty good week. Sherry celebrated turning 30. We declared the kitchen done(-ish). Spring was in such full bloom it was practically summer. In fact, we even got a pretty awesome thunderstorm one night. Seriously it rained buckets. Faster and harder than we had ever seen since moving into our new house. And then around midnight, it happened…
We were watching some TV when we heard a sudden, loud rushing sound. Like someone dumped a gallon of milk on the floor in the kitchen. Our first instinct was that the new-ish-ly installed dishwasher was leaking, so we both dashed towards the kitchen – only to stop in our tracks when a stream of water hit us from above before even entering the kitchen. It was coming from one of the beams in the living room. And then we noticed a pretty steady stream coming out of a nearby wall too. Crap.
Neither of us had dealt with a leaky roof before. And I can tell you it was far less charming and danceable than Andre 3000 and Big Boi make it look in the Ms. Jackson video:
It all happened so fast. We scrambled to grab a bucket to catch the water streaming out of the beam and stuffed a big ol' towel at the base of the wall that was dripping. Since it was still pouring outside (with a fair amount of thunder and lightning), our only plan of attack was to go into the attic to see what was up (since going outside with a big metal flashlight or ladder sounded like a really bad idea). So I crawled up into the attic with a flashlight and my iPhone (so I could document the damage for Sherry by snapping a picture) while Sherry stood in the living room and tapped on the beam so I could orient myself in the attic and follow the sound. Sure enough, I found a general area where water seemed to be seeping into the house. Did I say "crap" already? If so, here it is again. Crap. It was so bad that Sherry came up into the attic with me and we both just sort of crouched there staring at it.
The area was too narrow for me or Sherry to get into (there's no flooring in that area) and since things were starting to dry up outside (thank goodness!), we decided to call it a night. At this point it was around 1:30 in the morning, and we figured that in the am the roof would hopefully be dry enough for us to get up there and see what was going on (you know, without getting hit by lightning). The stream from the wall had stopped and we left a bucket out to catch anything else that decided to drip from the beam – but that had pretty much stopped too since the storm had finally passed.
As if this weren't bad enough on its own, it had now gotten too late to finish our DVR-ed episode of Dancing With The Stars. Tragic, we know. Watching Urkel strut his stuff would just have to wait.
The next day was sunny and hot, so we figured the roof would have dried by the time Clara was down for her nap that afternoon, which was the first moment of the day that we both could tackle the roof thing together. First we headed back into the attic to see if the spot had dried up. Yup, it mostly had.
Next I went up on top of the house to try to identify whatever was causing our leak while Sherry "Afraid Of Heights" Petersik watched from the ladder. I sort of half hoped for / half feared finding a big gaping hole. At least then I would know what needed fixing. Oh and it bears mentioning that this roof (a 30-year asphalt shingle one) was installed the spring before the previous owners sold us this house, so it's only a few years old.
And yes, we do have quite the smorgasbord of rooflines. In case you're totally disoriented, here's roughly how this lines up with the floor plan below (note the chimney, which connects to our fireplace which is between the kitchen and living room – that's usually what I use to orient myself).
When I headed to the area above the leak, it was pretty obvious that I was looking at the culprit. Not a big hole, just a big ol' pile of leaves.
I try to keep the roof pretty clear of sticks and leaves, but I guess this pile had collected since I was last on the roof in the fall. And since it's completely invisible from the ground, I had no clue this troublemaker was lurking up here. So after a few sweeps of the rake, the leaf collection was no more.
How does a pile of leaves cause a leak? It wasn't so obvious to me at first, but having googled "find source of leaky roof" a bit the night before, I had a better idea. Shingles are overlapped in a way to allow rain to flow down over them. But when water flows up them, or rather builds up around them (like if there's a leaf dam preventing water from moving off the roof quickly enough), it can seep under them and find its way into nail holes or other less waterproof surfaces. And you can see from the wet mark above just how high the water had built up. It must have finally found a way in, and swoosh, down it came, into the attic and the living room below.
I couldn't be 100% sure that clearing the leaves would solve our problem, but I was pretty darn hopeful. Hopeful enough that I was even able to enjoy being on a roof a bit. Why yes I did tell Sherry to go into the sunroom and look up at one point. Skylights = a rip roaring good time.
We got to test our repair theory when we got a lot of rain over the course of a few storms that came through Richmond in the last week since the leak. It rained for hours on more than one occasion. And we were actually happy about it for once since it meant that we could test Operation Leaf Removal to make sure we had truly solved the issue.
After we survived about 5 hours of rain in the first of two storms, we decided it was time to check the attic to see if perhaps the water just hadn't made its way into our living room yet (but was stealthily building up in the attic or something). Thankfully the attic looked totally dry. Victory!
And we had the same luck with the second big rainstorm (once again we checked the attic, and it was nice and dry). So for the time being, we're considering the problem officially solved – and thanking our lucky stars that the leak didn't ruin anything in our house, and didn't cost anything to fix. And now we've learned our lesson about letting so many months go buy without checking the roof for leaf build up since there are some spots that we can't see from the ground – and apparently leaves can be sneaky little buggers. We're mainly just beyond grateful that the leak didn't happen while we were in Hawaii. We can't imagine coming home to a living room full of water.
Who else has a leaky roof story to tell? Was yours easy fix? Did it do more damage? Did you catch it just in time? Did you think your dishwasher was leaking at first? Any tips to pass around to the group about preventing, finding, or fixing leaks would be much appreciated – especially since we felt so inexperienced and unprepared this time around!
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The only thinkg worse than water is an ice dam.
We had one the night before we were catching an early flight to Florida. We noticed a big brown spot on the ceiling in our dining room. When my husband climbed the roof – on a rickety ladder in 5 feet of snow (panic attack for me) we figured out what it was. All he could do was chip away at it and wait for it to melt. Vacation was spent worrying that we would come home to a flooded dining room. Thankfully it did not thaw fast and we were able to control it when it did.
Of course this happened after we had already planned to have the roof replaced that spring. Blerg.
*raises hand* I just got a new roof two days before Christmas. I noticed my dining room ceiling was peeling a bit in one spot and ignored it for a while. Then I noticed it was getting worse so I went up in the attic to check it out, just as you did. Lo and behold the insulation and wood below the insulation (above dining room) was soaking wet. Right above that spot was a roof valley that I figured was leaking (with leaves, like yours).
I had several companies give quotes and the first contractor who came to the house cleared the leaves off. After he did that it rained a few times and less leakage happened (but I did keep a bucket in the attic). My roof was 25 years old, so I figured it was time to get a new one anyway. But I learned my lesson about the leaves as well!! Water backs-up under those babies.
A leaky roof instantly makes me nauseated ever since we had a tree fall on our home last year (when we were in our temporary home is actually when I came across your blog- I think I had house project withdrawal): http://downmodernhome.com/2011/11/a-scary-event-for-a-homeowner/
I hope that you solved your leak! I think weathering the last couple of storms is definitely a good sign.
Glad this didn't cause any major repairs for you guys! Though I want to warn you… keep an eye on those skylights. Our house is only 12 years old but a few months ago I was sitting on the couch and felt something drip on my arm and I looked up to see that the corner of our skylight was leaking! Even though we tried caulking it for a temporary fix, we ended up having to replace it soon after. Fingers crossed yours hold up for a while!
Sooo scary! When we rented a house a few years back we had a huge leak from a bathroom on the second floor. It was a such a mess in the living room while we tried to find the exact source. Glad yours was easier. I have to check out our leaves situation when I get home.
Speaking of water (but in a much happier way) we just relived our falls hike in Kauai, HI. Luckily we didn't come home to any scary surprises from that trip. http://wanderdownpennylane.blogspot.com/2012/03/flashback-friday-kauai-hi-falls-hikes.html
That stinks, but glad it was an easy fix! Last summer we came home one night to see water leaking into the ceiling of my husband's office. Worst feeling ever for a homeowner! Good news is that we had three separate roofers confirm that our 12 year old roof is in great condition, but we needed to replace and reseal some of the flashing up there. We had a ton of rain and strong wind in 2011 up here in NE Ohio so I am guessing that's why we had a problem. I am hoping for no more roof problems!
You mentioned that the spot in the attic doesn't have any flooring for standing. But is there enough of a floor for water to accumulate? If so, you may want to consider putting a Leak Frog (a leak detector that "ribbits" when it detects water) in that area. It'll compromise your insulation, I'd guess – but it's spring, so it should be fine until air conditioning season starts up.
It may not give you much warning, but it also may give you enough time to run towels or a shop vac up there in case something more severe happens. (Though I'm going to guess you two'll have your heads poked up there during the next rainstorm…)
When we were a younger couple, we moved into a ranch style home in New England. Like most homebuyers, we hired a home inspectorb before moving in. Everything checked out fine, including the roof. Then comes the first big rain. Not only did our roof leak in one place, it leaked in 3 places. Unfortunately it wasn't leaves piled up – it was an older roof going bad. The home inspector was either not thorough or not honest with us. We put on a new roof ourselves and are much wiser now about such things. Glad your experience turned out well, John and Sherry :-)
We're actually finally dealing with a continuing issue this week. We were getting water in the area above our fireplace, including a little bit of the ceiling. The culprit was a leaky chimney. This week it's been re-tuckpointed and waterproofed, and new flashing is getting installed.
That area above the mantel had a Venetian plaster finish that is all bubbled up and destroyed. The wall itself is cement but we're going to need a plaster guy to fix the ceiling. Wish us luck finding one!
Oh Boy! Glad it all seemed to dry up. While we were away for a week, we had a pipe burst in our downstairs wall. Turns out (via the plumber) he remembers our house being a dog grooming salon like 10 years ago. Instead of properly taking care of the pipes, someone just capped it and built a wall over it. It must have been leaking for years, slowly without anyone noticing, and decided to burst while we were away.We have mold and have to redo the entire downstairs. We are still working on it!
Oh man, I would've been freaked out thinking was a huge costly problem and here it was a pile of leaves! But I NEVER would've thought of that so thanks for that!
I have to know, when you see something like that where most of us would be freaking (and I'm sure you guys were too) do you say "man this stinks but it'll make for a great blog post!" I do that way more than I'd like to admit with mini-tragedies!
You guys seemed way more calm than I would have been in a situation like that. I would have been frantically running around, threatening to call my lawyer (no idea who I'd be suing, but SOMEBODY would pay! LOL), and forgetting to use child-safe swear words around the kids who would then spend the next week repeating everything I said to random people at the grocery store.
I'm so glad it was an easy fix! And dang, your roof line is all sorts of crazy! I never would have imagined it looked like that up there!
We also had a leave dam form and cause the roof to leak in the house. After removing leaves we caulked the edge of the shingles all the way down the valley – just in case!
Well thats good to know! We are buying a house in Dallas this summer and the weather here can be a little crazy. I never would have known that the leaf thing would be an issue. Always a learning moment on YHL!!!!
I can't think of many things that are worse than a leaky roof. Glad to hear you were able to identify the problem. Love the photo of John in the skylight. Happy weekend.
y'all are so lucky that it was a cheap (free!) and easy fix! we had some major roof problems last year, but ours were anything but easy or cheap.
we knew when we bought our house that there had been roof problems in the past, but we were under the impression that they had all been taken care of. a few years later we noticed a small leak in our family room we quickly had "fixed". a year later the leak was back (http://alanna-wendt-to-tennessee.blogspot.com/2011/04/when-it-rains-it-pours.html). and to top it off we had just installed new sheet rock in our family room and kitchen that was at risk of being ruined… it was absolutely terrifying! we were in the middle of a big kitchen renovation and hadn't budgeted for this type of expense. we weren't sure if we should just patch it or replace the whole thing. thankfully, in the end i was able to convince my husband that a roof isn't something to take a gamble on… and in the end we bit the bullet and had the old roof replaced entirely (http://alanna-wendt-to-tennessee.blogspot.com/2011/05/back-in-black.html). and i'm happy to report that so far we haven't had any more problems!
When I started reading this, I felt almost the same dread for you as when we discovered our major roof leak in our workout room (bonus room of the house). We had to get an entire new roof – down to the plywood! – late last year. The leak got so bad it caved in part of the ceiling in the workout room… but it had been gathering water for some time before it caved. The insulation was soaked and moldy!
Turns out that when the last owner put the addition on, her friends who helped her build it did the roof too, and did a terrible job! There was so much wrong with it… basically, everything! When we finally got a good roofing company out they said the entire thing would need to be replaced, because the remaining part of the roof was older than the old owner let on and pretty damaged because that wasn't installed properly either.
Sooo that was not a fun way to spend our Christmas and year-end bonuses, but if we didn't, we would not have a functional and dry roof over our heads!
I'm so glad it wasn't nearly that bad for you guys! Nothing like buying a house you love only to find a huge, major problem like this, and there's nothing you can do about it other than pay to have it fixed.
Glad you solved the problem! By the way, seeing that picture of your patio reminded me that I wanted to ask you a question: Do you have trouble with weeds/grass growing up between the cracks of your pavers? I see some green stuff in the picture but is that as bad as it gets? We also installed a patio (about 2 1/2 years ago) and are having major problems with all kinds of things growing on it. Unlike you guys, we didn't use the polymer stuff, just sand. I wonder if it's worth pulling out every single weed (and let me tell you, there are A LOT) and putting the polymer in between the cracks?
As soon as I saw that first photo, I wondered if leaves might be the culprit. We had something very similar in our guest bedroom last year. We only have guttering partially around the house and way too many trees in our neighborhood. They got clogged so easily any time there was a storm, even if they were freshly cleaned that day. Our leaf pile started at the end of the roof guttering and overflowed up onto the roof. We cleared the leaves the next day and installed gutter guards (mesh half circle coverings to help keep everything flowing and we haven't had a problem since. And if you might recall, Memphis had some pretty historic flooding last fall, in which lots and lots o' rain was partially to blame. We have also learned where our tricky spots on the roof and gutters are… that helps to be able to spot clean those places more often. So glad that it was the same fix for you guys as well. I had that same sickening feeling as well as we had only moved into our house a few months prior (with a new roof less than three years old).
Here in Oklahoma (where the wind comes sweeping down the plains), 30 year roofs literally only last about 10. We had a microburst (a sudden, isolated tornado-ish storm with powerful straight-line winds) that was literally just about a mile wide. It hit our neighborhood and in 10 minutes while on a date for our two-year wedding anniversary, we went from having a perfectly fine roof to having a dead roof.
It worked out well though. Instead of getting snow cones to top off our wedding anniversary date, we got a new roof compliments of the insurance company! We upgraded to this super mega lifetime roof that saves us quite a bit on homeowners insurance every yeah. So hopefully no leaks anytime soon. Considering we live 10 miles from the site of the largest tornado in recorded history, there's really no guarantee!
Holy smokes, so scary! When my parents got a second-story addition built onto the house over 10 years ago they didn't realize the contractor didn't properly ventilate the attic. We found this out when I noticed water dripping into my room, a few years after the addition was built. The mold was UNBELIEVABLE. I'm shocked none of us got sick, and they had to have professionals come out and kill everything. It was like living on the ET set! Plastic tarps everywhere.
So glad it was an easy fix, just keep a close eye on your attic for the next few months!
OMG how crazy! We had a similar thing happen to us the day before Thanksgiving. We noticed that after a huge storm one of the corners in our house started leaking…Little did we know it had nothing to do with the roof but everything to do with our laundry exhaust going directly into our house and not pushing the hot air outside. We recently fixed this ourselves saving us a ton of money but boy was that a pain :)
Thank goodness for an easy fix! We haven't had a leaky roof but we did have a leaky basement window. The summer we moved into our house we decided that the first things to go were the horribly ugly, overgrown evergreen bushes in the front.
Well, our first big rainstorm after the removal of the bushes showed that the bushes were protecting the window well there. We were upstairs and heard a running water sound coming from the basement. We ran downstairs to find water literally pouring down the basement window! It was like a waterfall down the cinderblock! My husband ran out in the rain with an empty rubbermaid tub to cover the window well while I used every free towel we owned to try to mop up the water (we didn't own a wet/dry vac yet).
Now, there's a lovely clear window well protector there while our new landscape is growing to cover it up a bit and thankfully, we hadn't painted or covered the old linoleum down there with carpet yet so all is well now!
Yipes, scary!! I love the problems that are so easily fixed :)
By the way, for future reference of attics – you most likely have beams running across the attic under the insulation. You can walk across the attic on the beams, if you are careful to always distribute your weight between a couple beams. Or if you need to work in one area, lay down a nice big square of plywood or other wood to distribute the weight for you – instant floor! My dad is an awesome handy man so I have learned from him – recently I installed a new electrical outlet in our kitchen, adding the junction box up in our attic that looks a lot like yours! :) (I also took some electronics classes in college, thus the electrical skills)
However insulation is v. annoying to deal with. I try to minimize moving any of it around, wear a face mask and gloves and long sleeves/pants and shoes that I can shake out/wash afterward. Yay for careful! ;)
After the earthquake that hit last summer, followed a few weeks later by the hurricane we had a pretty big size leak in our family room. We hadn't noticed any dameage to our house at all after the earthquake (my hubs didn't even feel it! My neighbors assured me that they definitely felt it. I was in Richmond for the day), but when we got the rains from the hurricane we knew something was wrong. Once the weather cleared the hubs got on the roof and noticed the ridge vent had seperated.We ended up replacing the ridge vent, removing a 3×4 foot section of dry wall from the celieng and living with a hole for 3 months. I wanted to make sure we had really taken care of the problem. We finally replaced the dry wall and patched and painted. Thankfully it wasn't anything more serious!
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Ah, Sunday evenings, always so bitter-sweet. You've (hopefully) had a lovely and relaxing weekend but Monday is close by! I hope your weekend was one of the lovely sort! I've been a bit quiet over the last week; it is … Continue reading
November 9, 2014
by alysha
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