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M15 Best Rain Garden Cities · Two Tools, No Clue

• Jeidan and Anna: Hey everyone, welcome to the Two Tools No Clue Podcast. I'm Anna. And I'm Jeidan And on today's minisode mini but great, we have no clue. About the top twenty-five rain garden cities. Hello. Who is ready for the floods and who's getting washed out? I know one state that's getting washed out. jeez. Someone's already getting called out. so if you didn't catch it, definitely go check it out. On last week's episode I went all out on rain gardens and just like their functions and the importance of them. during my research I came across different styles and ways rain gardens are used throughout America. It got me wondering what states were the smartest for using the rain gardens for any purpose. I don't think you will guess who is number one. And I think you'll be shocked to see who is not on the list at all. And okay, I would like to state. Anyway That's it. That's the statement. That was the statement. LOL. I was like that I'm only gonna speak on the top twenty five cities because on this on this website there were four hundred cities list. I got real confused because I was thinking states, even though I was hearing cities, I was like four hundred states. We don't have them. Thank you. Could you imagine? We all already don't get along Yeah, seriously. but yeah, out of those four hundred, this state was still not here. Okay. And I am I'm just so shocked by it. Wait, this one state had four hundred cities with rain gardens in it and it's still not on the list? No, no, no, no. There were four hundred cities that were listed. gotcha. Top four hundred rain gardens in America. And then it just says like it it tells us like The city that it's in and then like where it is and why they put it up. I thought it was pretty cool. Okay. so yes, out of the four hundred, the state that you're not gonna believe wasn't on it was not on any of those. When do you want me to guess? I muse I've already think we'll get there, don't worry. The way that you're saying this has been just so like, you know. I have one in mind just by the way that you're like harping on this. You already know what city it is or what state it is. Anyway, so let's get started. So before I list the top twenty five, I wanna note that fourteen of the twenty-five cities come from one state. Whoa. And Rain Garden Hog. Yeah, and only one of the cities in the top twenty-five were one of America's biggest populations. And I think that's pretty concerning. Yeah, that is. But good for them for making it on the list. And I wasn't really shocked about this city. Mainly I think I was more shocked of where they were on the list. I thought they would be a little higher up, but their intentions are great. So Anna, can you guess where the fourteen of the twenty five are? Like the the big city that has fourteen No, I want you to guess the state that has the fourteen cities. I was like you want me to guess fourteen different cities? No, no. Just what what state do you think they come from? So this is like the best rain garden state? Oregon. No. Ooh. Florida. Florida So we're gonna start with number one. I'm shocked. I I was too. I was like, Are you fucking kidding me? But honestly, it rains a dumb amount down there. Yeah. They are a peninsula. The hurricanes come. That is true. So I mean, I feel like it was just a natural progression and what a lot of people don't realize and I didn't realize either, is rain gardens, their function are obviously different. Like pond setups. also considered rain gardens because it's not just a pond. And we know Florida has 13 million ponds. Yeah, and that's why they're there. It's to regulate the water. interesting. And all along these, it's like that's where like the berm is, like where how we were going over like the different types. Like so it very is well thought out. It has nothing to do with landscaping, with people being fancy. Like it it is it's rain distribution. I thought that was pretty cool. That is really cool. Anna and I honeymooned in Orlando. We got swindled into a timeshare. We're not gonna talk about that. We went a few times. We went a few times. And one of the times we were there, lot of the resort was flooded. Mm-hmm. because it was at the end of the rain season and it was interesting to see just the way they were building things back up again. And that thought process was in mind while they were doing that. Obviously I didn't know it at the time, but now I'm thinking back and I'm like, okay. This wasn't just some resort being like fancy again. They were just trying to make it so next rain season wouldn't be so bad. I thought I thought was pretty cool. That is really cool. so number one is Miami, Florida. Which makes sense. It's a coastal it's a coastal city right off on the Atlantic side. So I mean they do get a lot of water. It rains crazy down there. Average of like Four and a half inches a year, I think is what it said. I can't really remember. I've only been to Miami once and it was indeed raining when we went. It was raining. and so the way Miami takes care of this a lot is the University of Miami was the shout out on this. on their campus, there was a lot of flooding near the student service building and it inspired a nature based solution. It was called they called it Cypress Pond to manage stormwater. I feel like I've heard of that. Yeah, it's pretty big. and then nearby at Lakeside Village, students living among twenty-six green roofs. cool. And multiple rain gardens surrounded by more than 70 native plants. I more colleges need to be doing this. Yeah. I I thought I just thought it was really cool. Keene State, where are your green roofs? Looking at you. And the local community obviously is inspired by this. the Miami Dade County offers a rebate for completing a free rain barrel workshop. Whoa. Encouraging residents to manage runoff with rain barrels in rain gardens. so it's not illegal for them to collect rainwater like it is for us. Wow, wow. Live free or die, but you can't collect your water. Live free and then you'll die because you run out of water. Yeah. okay, so now I'm just gonna get into it. I'm gonna list the top twenty-five cities and then we're gonna end with number twenty five itself, which was the big population one. Okay. And then I'll yell about a state that's not on the list. Okay, so number one was obviously Miami, Florida. and then next up at number two was Homestead Florida. Homestead Florida. Yeah. I don't know where that is. but I'll I can look it up if you want. Number three, Miami Beach, which I remember. So remember on top of the Miami Beach and Miami, Florida are not the same. Yeah. They're not. Are they Miami Beach is a completely different city. I didn't know that. Wait, but it's in Florida, right? Yeah. okay. Are they the same thing? Next to each other? Yeah. Okay. I'm so confused. I think it's just 'cause it's so big. I think I don't know. I I don't get it. But Connecticut does stuff like that too. It's like how in Windsor it's like there's Poquonock and then it's just like this is Windsor. Windsor Locks South Windsor. Yeah. North Windsor. Number four. Goes out to Atlanta, Georgia. Interesting. Which I thought was pretty cool. but you know what? Like, I feel like people give Atlanta, Georgia such like just instant like, especially from New England. But they're actually very forward thinking. I think we just are like, if they're down south, they must be scary. Yeah. Sorry. Georgia. I don't know anything about Georgia except for their peaches. Yeah. I mean honestly, I think a lot of great things come out of Georgia. They obviously have a lot of dark history, but let's be serious. We live in New England and so do we. Anyway. Where's Atlantic City? New Jersey. No, no, no, no. Not New Jersey. Because I get those confused. I'm like, ew, Atlantic City. And then it's like, no, it's just Atlanta, Georgia. And I'm like, okay. It's either New Jersey or the Carolinas. I can never remember. Our friend was it her honeymoon? Her bachelorette party, or was she going with someone else? She said she was going to Atlanta, Georgia. But we were like, ew, you're going to Atlantic City? She's like, no. Totally different place. number five, Boynton Beach, Florida. Again. Boy in Beach. Boy. I don't know if I'm saying it right, because it's spelled Bo. It's spelled Bo. It's spelled Bo. It's spelled B-O-Y-N-T-O-N. So Bo. Boynton. Okay. Florida. There's a boy in the beach. And then number six. Finally someone up north. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Which I guess that makes sense. It's by the Big Lakes. Is that where the fancy people live? I think so. I've always wanted to go there, I think. I don't know. Northport, Florida came in at number seven. Wilmington, North Carolina, number eight. New Orleans, Louisiana. Number nine. I would sure hope you were on that list. Yeah. I am traumatized from that as a child and I've never even been there, but I remember the floods. Like it was so scary. Were you were you like a baby when that happened? I don't know. What year did that happen? I don't know. I don't even remember. I was young. It was Irene, right? Took New Orleans out. I can't remember what it is. Anyway. number ten. Goes back to Florida. Doral, Florida. Number eleven, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I thought that was pretty cool. Yeah. Why does that why is that a popular place? I'm like trying to think why I know that place. I feel like there was like a pretty big battle in Baton Rouge. okay. That makes sense. Like a civil war type okay. Yeah, something like that. Or maybe like the French Revolution. I don't I don't know. I'm not good with stuff like that, but I wasn't born in America, so I have this thing with names, like whether it be like town names, city names, or people names. It's like I've heard that a thousand times. I know nothing about it. Plus also like in America, there's so many cities that are multiplied, like Springfield, Windsor. I'm blanking on all the other ones, but there's just so many words. It literally could be anywhere. So you could think of one state and then it'd be like, no, I'm talking about That also sounds like it could be in Europe. Like for example When I started working in Vermont, I would say Windsor all the time. And they're like, Windsor, Vermont. And I'm like, Absolutely not. Windsor, Connecticut. Don't get it twisted. Number, number one. Okay. Also, fun fact, this is totally out of pocket, but I'm gonna give my hometown, Windsor, Connecticut, a shout out right now. we have a church in Windsor, Connecticut. It is the one hundred congregational church. It is the oldest standing church in America. Ooh. But what I love about this church is they are open and welcoming to the LGBT community. And they always have They better be if they're the oldest church in America. They always have been this past week. Setting presidents up in here. This past week, a member of the community tore down the LGBTQ flag that hung outside, and the Reverend himself made an open statement to the public and it was beautiful. And it just makes some random person. and he he he did a public statement to the community and to that person. And I thought it was very heartfelt. I thought it was very, very powerful. And I appreciated it. but yeah, anyway. Yeah. I thought it was cool. At least someone's loving like Jesus. Exactly. And he did he did say things like that. You know, he was like, you know Jesus was here. He might not like this. He'd have a scowl on his quoted all the best ones, you know, like Love Thy Neighbor. I love that one. It's my favorite one I go to. I'm like, Aren't we supposed to love our neighbors? It quiets them down in the chat. It really does. Anyway. number twelve goes to Boca Raton Florida. I'm really sorry, Florida. I don't know I don't know how to say half your names. but good job. You're doing great. We're proud of you, Florida. Yeah, I'm like so shocked. Athens, Georgia was number fourteen, followed by Mobile Alabama at number fifteenth. Back to Florida for number sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen. Does Alabama get a lot of rain? I think so. Okay. I think they do. I kind of mush Alabama with Arizona They're right by the gulf so I'm sure they get some pretty crazy storms They're right off the coast of the Gulf America. Kidding, I do not believe that. It is Gulf of Mexico. Like, stop being weird. Yikes. Okay. Sorry. Number 15 or number 16, Davy, Florida. Number 17, Miami Gardens. Number 18, Tallahassee, Florida. So Miami's got three in the top 25. Like go Miami. You know, they have a lot of money, right? They they better be doing crazy stuff like that. Yeah. And honestly, it's a great idea for all cities. You know, New York does a lot of garden cities, but I'm sure it's not intentional. It's all for like Yeah, I was surprised happiness, which good for you. Like you deserve to be happy too and have green plants in the city, but 'cause they have that whole walk. Yeah. I didn't re I lived in New York for a summer and I was a dog walker and I didn't realize on that there if you haven't been to New York, there's stairs that go up and it's just like a walking bridge that cuts through the city and it's covered in beautiful flowers and all these different plants. I didn't realize no dogs were allowed, so here I go with my little dog that I'm walking. Everyone was giving me the dirtiest looks. Everyone was like pointing me to where the stairs were to get off. I'm walking here. I'm walking here. Get out of my way. That's funny. I'm shocked that they don't have more rain gardens. But like, why wouldn't you be able to walk your dog there? One of the safest places to walk your dog in the city, and they're like, you can't be here. No, they don't want them to destroy the flowers or something. I'm sorry, children can walk up here, but dogs can't. I've seen grown ass adults literally pull a fucking tree apart. It's like, what are you doing? We have a tree at my work. And if I turn the corner and I see Grown adults picking at the tree. I'm like, what are you doing? Leave it alone. It's alive. Like, do you want someone coming and literally plicking your hairs out of your beard? I know I won't. If you try to do that to me, I'll punch you in the face. I don't know. It's just so weird. Like, why are you doing that? Anyway. So number 20 goes to St. Louis, Missouri. Which I thought was pretty cool. Missouri. And then at number 21 is Lafayette, Louisiana. Good job. And then we're right back to Florida at number 22, Plantation, Florida. Yikes. Another shout out for Georgia at number 23, Sandy Springs. Number 24 goes to Sunrise, Florida. And number 25 is Seattle, Washington. I was expecting them to pop up somewhere. I really thought they would be number one. Yeah. I j I feel like known for the rain, Seattle. What the fuck? Yeah. And I just I don't know. I it yeah. That that was puzzling to me, for sure. Okay, so number twenty five isn't just high on the list for rain guard readiness. It is also home to a major regional effort led by Washington State University aiming to install twelve thousand rain gardens throughout the Puget Sound area. Wow. If successful. By when, do you know? I don't they have a deadline? No, I don't. I think they were smart to not do that. It also did seem to kind of change hands as it progressed. As I was looking at the website, it started with the university, but then they did outreach and there's a lot of like grant programs that are now involved with it. So it's not just the university that's like taking part in this. it had its own non profit for a while, but then the stewardship partnership. in Washington actually took on the program along with other programs that they have to better the environment. And so that's kind of where they stand right now. Cool. you can they also have another program which I think is pretty cool. It's Adopt A Down Spout and they do like webinars on it and they give you like green prints on how to install stuff. I don't just say green prints? Yeah, they call it green. That's so cute. That's the partner group, I think. but yeah, I just thought it was really cool that they're taking this initiative and then also sponsoring like regular people. It's not just big businesses that are like, this is a great idea to get a tax credit. Like that's not what they're doing. They're going into the genuine community and being like, Listen, it's similar to the Miami Dade program, I'm sure. Like, we're gonna teach you how to do this. You can apply for financing. we know people don't have this money to like spend on it. So I thought that was pretty cool. You can even just as an individual in the community, you can apply for financing rather than like going the grant way, because that grants are intimidating. usually organizations are easier to get stuff like that than an individual. So I I don't know, I thought that was really cool that they were doing that. I put the project link in my show notes just in case anybody wanted to take a look at it. I think it's definitely an inspiring program and I think a lot of communities, especially big cities, could benefit from it. you know, I'm I'm thinking of our neighbors in Vermont who it rains all the time. It rains all the time. You didn't even let me guess. Sorry, Anna. Because I was gonna guess right. Yeah, I knew you were gonna guess right because I just Is that why you didn't let me guess? Sorry. So yeah. Vermont, what is going on? Why don't you have rain gardens? I can't say anything though, because guess what? We don't either in New Hampshire, but we only Not a single one. Not that was noteworthy. But you know where one was? Good old Hartford, Connecticut. Hartford, Connecticut is right where I grew up. And I thought that was pretty cool. But yeah, I was just overall kind of underwhelmed by the amount of New England cities that were not on the list. Maine got some shout outs. Connecticut got some shout outs. I think Massachusetts had like one. New York had one. but like other than that no, two, sorry. New New York had two. But other than that, like what's everybody else doing? It rains all the time. We've been struggling with like dams up here. Like Vermont literally got washed away two years ago. I don't know. Yeah. I don't know if you guys know this, but a lot of the infrastructure in Vermont was destroyed in a genuine flood that happened a few years ago. Like it was not cool. Like cities went under. Yeah and then rural it's gone. Yeah, rural communities are still suffering to this day. There's so many houses on the market in Vermont That will probably stay there forever and they will just continue to rot because they have flood damage. People don't want to buy things like that. When as soon as a flood comes through a home, your foundation is spent. so all of these homes that are on beautiful land are now destroyed due to poor planning and negligence, honestly. Those dams never should have filled like that. They literally had to release a dam knowing. that it would end up in these communities. Like, could you imagine sitting around a table discussing if you're gonna let this dam go or not? Because letting the dam go means that people are potentially going to die. Yeah, cool, cool. They they evacuated some people. I still think about that woman with all the frickin' rocks surrounding her subaru. And her frickin' goats and the fact that She survived. Never mind her goats survived. It had nothing to do with the government coming to aid at a state level, at a federal level, absolutely fucking not. It was all private emergency companies that go into these rural areas that nobody else is gonna go into and they go and save people's lives. And that shit haunted me for a really long time. It's scary. When we were looking at houses There were so many no's because I just didn't ever want to be at risk of of that, you know? And so I just think a lot of opportunities in New England that I feel like we really don't grasp onto because we get lost in I don't know, human rights stuff, battling each other, fighting for just basic needs, so then things like this get put to the side. Right. Vermont really like I know I'm always bashing on Vermont, but it's mainly because I kind of feel bad for the people that live in Vermont. don't get me wrong, there's a lot of amazing people that that live in Vermont. Vermont has one of the most organic farms in America. Like it it is a tiny state and it has the most. It produces so much, not just for the New England area, not just Vermont, but for the country, for the world. And it is a tiny place. And I just feel like they get neglected as communities. so it's like really sad to see. they're not the problem. You know, their governments are the problem. the people that are being held in office for far too long are the problem. Yeah. And we're not any better. Yeah, we're not any better. but I just always think about that flood. And so when I was going when I was going through these cities, like I was like, they've gotta be on here. Like just one, you know? they weren't. you know, Connecticut and Massachusetts show up the most, and yeah, there's a lot of cities in Massachusetts and Connecticut. So it's great that they're doing these things. But what I'm realizing is a lot of these rain garden systems are connected my God. What? Manchester, New Hampshire. Manch Vegas. Manch Vegas! Oh my lanta Wow. So okay. I lied. Manchester is on the list. so I guess, you know, go us. but I just think it's really cool, but also kind of concerning that I feel like more people should be on this list. I feel like the list should be bigger. I'm shocked that there's not one in like Burlington, Vermont. Or like one of the bigger cities. I'm gonna scroll slower right now just to make sure. But I went through this twice. And like Texas is on here so much. But they get a lot of water. I lived in Texas for for one year and that was enough. And when it rained in Texas, my god, it rained. Like it reminded me of Florida rain. Like sheets of rain. Like that doesn't happen very often up here. It would just be like okay. You look at it and you're soaked. Like it it it was a lot of rain. I think it was a lightning storm, but it was just like lightning, lightning, lightning, lightning, lightning. It was terrifying. Yeah, that is scary. Man, I can't find Hartford on here. But you know what? I just double checked. Yeah, Vermont. You gotta get on this list, man. Just make one. Like Burlington, what you doing? Yeah. so yeah, that that was my my findings this week. I thought it was pretty cool. definitely inspired me to get my rain garden on and I hope it inspires you guys too, because one rain garden can benefit you in a lot of ways that you don't realize. but it also can benefit your surroundings. that's what I'm excited about for our rain garden. I know we were talking about it in the last episode, but I'm excited because it's not just gonna benefit us in our like mini flooding episode that we get in our driveway, but I'm hoping it's gonna help the wildlife kind of prosper a little bit more. because that's been something that we've noticed in the last few years is not that many butterflies. The bumblebees are definitely coming back now that we've started to plant stuff, but those are things that we really need to keep in mind. I mean when we first moved in, we moved in in November and it it was absolutely silent. There was not a single bird call. The only bird that we had was this very large owl and it would swoop down It i it lived in the trees by our property. I probably because no one was living there for a while. that that owl was supposed to be there. So my nanny, when she was alive, she would collect owls. And so owls have always been a signal for me. When we were looking at houses before we bought the house, do you remember that owl that swept right in front of us the day we were gonna go look at that horrible house? No. So we were still living in the camper and we were out near like Henniker. I remember driving around the corner and all of a sudden this big owl swooped down in front of us and I was like, Holy shit And at that point in time I was really looking for signs from the universe. I was really struggling at my job, at just like everything. We were down and out. And so when we finally found this house, like twenty offers later, you know? Eight months of living in an R V eight months of an R V. Just like being kicked while we were down constantly by the people that, you know, I was surrounded by at my last job. so when we got here and that owl was there, it was a very powerful and very emotional for me. Like I know my brother felt the same way. It was just like okay. This is where we're supposed to be. Thank you, Nanny and Papa. And it hung around for a while. Yeah, it did. d I think what happened is it it did its little migration bit and then probably just found a different spot. 'Cause that does happen. but yeah, so I'm I'm excited to continue to bring back the species that, you know, do thrive around us. We live in the middle of nowhere and and we have a lot of opportunities. Like the birds came back very quickly. and that's a good sign 'cause that means that you know, we're we're doing right. 'cause they have food that we're providing. not not bird feeders, but like, you know, there's worms in our ground now, so they're happy. I see the the turkeys go by every day. They're like I'm like leave leave the plants alone. And they do, but they're happy and they're here now. so that's what I'm excited for. But I I don't underst this has nothing to do with anything, but I don't understand when like I get it if like a whole crop is getting decimated by a bug, that's frustrating and scary and annoying. But like if the it's if your leaves are just getting munched on, like fr your flower leaves are getting munched on, if you're not eating this plant and it's getting munched on, that's a good thing. Yeah, no, yeah, it is. That's exactly what you want. That means there are things in your ecosystem that are thriving there. I used to always remember my uncle when he was still alive, they had a huge garden in the first house and we always used to go there every Christmas, every summer. We would stay at my Aunt Frances and my Uncle Jerry's house. And he was a gardener. He had a green thumb. And I remember one time there was a bunny in the backyard and I really thought that would be something that would just you know my dad is very particular. I remember one year he was trying to grow cherry tomatoes on our back porch just in like a bucket container like we we do. Mm-hmm. And this freaking chipmunk would come every single morning and look him dead in the face. And eat one of his tomatoes. And it was like driving my dad crazy. My dad doesn't he like, you know, he he's like one of those guys who's like, get me a BB gun. Like, you know what I mean? He's not a gun owner, but like he would always joke about stuff like that. Like he just I don't know. He's a white man who likes his lawn to be cut. Exactly. But just put it in that perspective. And so so seeing my uncle react in a different way, I was like shocked. And I have to think about it all the time. He was just like it's just a bunny He just needs something to munch on. I was like, well, in America that bunny would get shot. Okay. Broccoli leaves are edible, but 95% of gardeners are not eating their broccoli leaves. So why can't the bunny? But you should though. Anna made us some broccoli leaf soup last night and it was delicious. I was proud of myself. It was so good. It tasted like broccoli. and it was no broccoli in it whatsoever, just the leaves. And it actually was better for my stomach. 'Cause broccoli really irritates your gut. but this stuff, it was light, it was delicious. There wasn't like a dumb amount of cheese in it either. So There was no cheese in it. Yeah, just cream cheese. Just chickpeas. And I doesn't think that cream cheese counts, but it it it's a dairy. But it's the better way to do it. It's more like yogurt than it is cheese. It's whipped. but yeah, no, it was good. so yeah, that's my mini but great episode. I definitely hope that you have been inspired to make yourself a rain garden. It doesn't have to be crazy, but just think about it. you got puddles in your driveway, easiest way to get rid of them is a rain garden. I'm excited to start digging some holes out front and get that ready and we'll definitely keep you guys updated. But Check TikTok. If your city's not on the list, get it on the list. Yeah. Talk to talk to your people. You know? You could make a rain garden. so yeah, h I'm hoping that Anna and I will somehow, some way get our little town on the list. Yeah. So yeah. You know. Start small but dream big, my friends. That's how we get shit done in America. Yes. Don't get it twisted. I have a bonus question for you, which you may or may not be able to answer. Okay. If you haven't listened to last week's episode, go listen to it. But I you asked me what I thought of when I think of rain gardens, and I said tropical plants with lots of rain and humidity, and you said hold on to that, and then never got back to it. Do you remember what you were gonna say? Yeah, so a lot of rain gardens are inspired by how natural plants take care of the water. So like a lot of the research was done in big rainfall areas. Interesting jungles and forests and okay. Which is also why I'm like, why isn't Vermont on this list? So they're like looking at big rainfall. rainforests and being like, how can we make this tiny in this one spot? How does this natural occurrence happen to start? Because all rain gardens are at the end of the day is bringing the natural occurrence back to us in our pavement world. So if they're like going to the Amazon and then coming back to New England. How are they being like, well, this is native here, but it will act like this plant there? Not necessarily the species that are out in these places, but a lot of the research is done in like high rainfall areas to figure out just the process of how the water is being filtered through these natural systems. I don't think that man from Maryland Who got the credit for a lot of these things, like went out into the jungle. But I do know a lot of his research came from natural recurring water systems and how they are filtered. just to make sure that it's getting because it's not just to stop flooding, it's also to help with the pollution that happens from runoff in these cities. Like people don't realize, like, it's nasty. I'm sorry, I'm not drinking water that's running down a street, no matter how thirsty I am. That's gross. But running down a stream system through moss, through rocks, through sediment, yeah, I am. Yeah. That's how we're supposed to. I'm sorry I didn't get back to that, but I hope I forgot that question. But I remembered this time, so I figured I'd bring it up. But yeah, like the best way for us to help ourselves is to get back to those systems. We already have a hard time with water supply. Easiest way to fix the water supply is make it more natural again. And don't give it to data centers. Here's a thought, data centers. Why don't you put a fucking garden on top? Ooh, shots fired. Sorry. Muffle it that way, motherfucker. Alright, it's almanac time. Today is a shorty. Is it no. We're castrating white people today. Today is September 17th. Harriet Tubman escaped slavery in Maryland in 1849 today. Maryland Yeah, so like I said, we're castrating white people today. That was actually really funny. today is the best day to straighten your hair, go camping, and prune to encourage growth. Happy September seventeenth. man. the options that they give you in this almanac. Just like these are the three things. There's so many we haven't hit yet. And I think it's because it's always a Thursday. Wonder what Monday's like, Jesus. my gosh, guys. Well, Thanks for tuning in to our minisode this week. You can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok @TwoToolsNoCluePodcast. You can subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/twotoolsnoclue. And we did just upload a How to make sauce video on there. If that's something you're interested in, you can either pay for it outright or you can subscribe and become a member, which you should. and you can email us at twotoolsnocluepodcast@gmail.com. Send me your rain garden ideas if you have any questions. if you got a rant or a funny story for me about rain gardens or your city flooding. Reach out. Yeah. I'm excited to discuss. I know I like joke about a lot of things, but it is it is an important topic. so if you guys need help with things, if you're curious or concerned, you know, we're always here to talk it out. Yeah. So give us a shout out. All right, guys. Well, thanks for tuning in. I hope you enjoy the rest of your week. We will see you all. Stevie's saying goodbye to you. yep, Stevie's saying goodbye. You did a good job. This is actually the first time that we did a morning podcast. And Miss Stevie is doing very well considering she hasn't had her playtime yet. Good job, Stevie. She says plant a rain garden. Yes. Yeah. Plant a rain garden. Thank you. You saying something, okay. All right, everybody. Stevie's ready for a walk. We'll see you next week. for Anna's turn. Woo! Stay safe out there. We love you. Stay seen. Stay hydrated. Bye everybody.