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Jul. 5th, 2006
Damn Tree Murderers!
Jul. 5th, 2006 10:22 pmThe neighborhood I live in is about 30 years old. Actually, it's getting close to 40, but, it's still relatively young. They planted trees at the outset, meaning we have many wonderful trees beginning to tower over our streets and buildings, helping us keep ten degrees cooler on these sweltering days.
Except they're cutting them down.
Granted, it was rather poor planning for the original planters to put some of the trees directly over the sewer lines, but, well, the only reason I can condone the murder of these beautiful, healthy, innocent decorative trees is if they are actually going to replace the old aluminum wrapped cardboard pipes! (Truly. Can you think of anything more stupid and gross?)
But even so, don't punish the dear trees for the piss poor money saving techniques the developers used!
*pouts*
So far they haven't attacked our tree(s). They aren't planted directly over the line, either. But our neighbor's tree is now gone. And it was only this afternoon that I was thanking it for the shelter it provided, noticing that it actually was ten degrees cooler underneath its sturdy boughs.
*pouts some more*
What I don't get is that at least one of the neighbors is happy about their tree being gone! Do they not understand anything about thermoeconomics? Trees = Shade Shade = Cool Cool = Lower Energy Bills (LEB) LEB = Money saved. Cutting down trees = more money spent on keeping cool.
Not to mention they're pretty.
The worst bit is that I have a feeling I will have to cut my trees down eventually. *sob* The one in front has a major upper trunk impaling itself on a grounding wire, while the one in back is very possibly diseased.
I don't want them all to go!
I think I'm going to go submerse (forget immersion!) myself in Jane Austen. At least Lizzy likes her woods.
Except they're cutting them down.
Granted, it was rather poor planning for the original planters to put some of the trees directly over the sewer lines, but, well, the only reason I can condone the murder of these beautiful, healthy, innocent decorative trees is if they are actually going to replace the old aluminum wrapped cardboard pipes! (Truly. Can you think of anything more stupid and gross?)
But even so, don't punish the dear trees for the piss poor money saving techniques the developers used!
*pouts*
So far they haven't attacked our tree(s). They aren't planted directly over the line, either. But our neighbor's tree is now gone. And it was only this afternoon that I was thanking it for the shelter it provided, noticing that it actually was ten degrees cooler underneath its sturdy boughs.
*pouts some more*
What I don't get is that at least one of the neighbors is happy about their tree being gone! Do they not understand anything about thermoeconomics? Trees = Shade Shade = Cool Cool = Lower Energy Bills (LEB) LEB = Money saved. Cutting down trees = more money spent on keeping cool.
Not to mention they're pretty.
The worst bit is that I have a feeling I will have to cut my trees down eventually. *sob* The one in front has a major upper trunk impaling itself on a grounding wire, while the one in back is very possibly diseased.
I don't want them all to go!
I think I'm going to go submerse (forget immersion!) myself in Jane Austen. At least Lizzy likes her woods.
