I found a really good article about how they came to be the invasive monster they now are. Maryland had a lot to do with it.

Because it would be incredibly dangerous to get the water there and set up a pumping operation, and the steam created would probably be incredibly toxic.

Iirc, the red, orange, and opaque yellow ones contain mercury based pigments. The science is still out about whether or not they can leech heavy metals, but I personally don't want to risk it.

That's because kidney disease damages the mechanisms that your kidneys use to excrete potassium, causing it to build up in the body to life threatening levels.

Okidoke, will do. Thank you.

What's the process to have your street closed to thru traffic? GPS constantly tries to route semi trucks down our narrow street with tight corners, which has caused several trucks to hit resident vehicles or get stuck and have to reverse back down the street and risk more damage. People also think it's a shortcut and fly down the road like they're drag racing. One of my neighbors' kids is going to get run over if we don't get some traffic calming or completely close it.

Yep. My century house was sold as a HUD home to flippers. It was most definitely not restored to its historic period specs.i wish it was!