tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post1208935341579433957..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: A PC DilemmaLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-58599280747600821282015-01-22T09:18:30.138-05:002015-01-22T09:18:30.138-05:00Ridiculous. We have more trees in Amherst than we ...Ridiculous. We have more trees in Amherst than we need. Cut them down and improve the views and safety along roads. Enjoy the mental benefits of being able to SEE and not be closed in by trees. Less trees = more happiness. Keep them in the forests where they belong, not adjacent to public ways.Wide open spacesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-10910560746243351772015-01-22T09:16:11.092-05:002015-01-22T09:16:11.092-05:00We invented ownership to solve these types of issu...We invented ownership to solve these types of issues long ago. Who ever owns the tree simply makes the decision about the tree's future. There done. It is a lot like your underware, firewood, pizza and your children. Simply yours. Listen to others opinions and do what you want. <br /><br />The law is actually meaningless, because you can easily get around it, like speeding in your car, or often, drunk driving. <br /><br />The owner of this tree can simple girdle it and then the tree will have to come down. Someone could come in the middle of the night and do it. The owner can do it and say he did not know who did it. Then the collectivists will have no say or if they did, they would be responsible to protect people by cutting the tree. <br /><br />Girdling is simply the process of going 360 around the tree putting a break in the bark down to the wood. People take a simple hand saw and cut a circle around the tree about 1/2"-1" deep. This is like cutting the wrists of the tree. Most people will not even notice until the tree starts to not leaf out. The tree will not be able to get the sap/fluid to flow and it will die within a year or two. Learned how to do this at UMASS in Amherst. <br /><br />Don't do this though unless you really own a tree. It sounds like the one in the article is owned by the community, like everything else in Amherst.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-11521089666998404742015-01-22T06:29:55.306-05:002015-01-22T06:29:55.306-05:00A solar company is going door to door in Amherst o...A solar company is going door to door in Amherst offering solar panels (some deal through WMECO they say)<br />Folks are signing on in droves!<br /><br />Reviews of the company and the program are not good (lots of delays and unsatisfied customers)<br /><br />Do your research and read the fine print!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-89876349297558580342015-01-21T19:44:16.234-05:002015-01-21T19:44:16.234-05:00Cut this one down and plant 2 more for me to hug (...Cut this one down and plant 2 more for me to hug (but not simultaneously ;-) on the north side of the house which I can hug - don't lose so much sleep over it!<br /><br />- The LoraxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-39319053036876990812015-01-21T14:36:43.353-05:002015-01-21T14:36:43.353-05:00Only in Amherst do people actually believe they ar...Only in Amherst do people actually believe they are saving the planet. Carbon footprint. Funny!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-46935681966769204552015-01-21T14:21:57.181-05:002015-01-21T14:21:57.181-05:00Solar panels save a few pennies. Trees save your ...Solar panels save a few pennies. Trees save your sanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-42934691613465529512015-01-21T13:21:36.233-05:002015-01-21T13:21:36.233-05:00Too much government involvement Too much government involvement Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-70974098234850222462015-01-21T12:18:43.998-05:002015-01-21T12:18:43.998-05:00More foolishness this town has inserted themselves...More foolishness this town has inserted themselves in. Maybe they can transplant one of the $600,000 shade trees they planted in the woods along South East street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-42776597591298365982015-01-21T12:03:40.238-05:002015-01-21T12:03:40.238-05:00I've read that when presented with this dilemm...I've read that when presented with this dilemma, it is better for the environment to leave the trees and forego the solar installation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-34278264065835919782015-01-21T12:02:32.928-05:002015-01-21T12:02:32.928-05:00PC? What makes your politics more correct than min...PC? What makes your politics more correct than mine? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-48683079877126849292015-01-21T11:58:21.494-05:002015-01-21T11:58:21.494-05:00My carbon footprint is tiny. Not having kids redu...My carbon footprint is tiny. Not having kids reduces eons upon generations of carbon users to...well... Just 1 . I hereby loan some credits to the folks involved . Get rid of the solar panels and the tree as well. Burn coal! The tree will grow again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-23546677288991732982015-01-21T11:48:30.222-05:002015-01-21T11:48:30.222-05:00What kind of fine would be levied, you think? Woul...What kind of fine would be levied, you think? Would the savings with going solar-powered eventually make up that cost?<br /><br />It's hilarious, it really is, because look at the environmental damage caused by big business the world over, and this poor guy can't even surgically remove a tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-84649557491081743602015-01-21T11:32:55.619-05:002015-01-21T11:32:55.619-05:00No, the tree is "in the public right of way&q...No, the tree is "in the public right of way" and if he took it down without town permission he would be fined a fair amount.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-34668952209146628202015-01-21T11:23:55.914-05:002015-01-21T11:23:55.914-05:00Why did they ask for permission to take down the t...Why did they ask for permission to take down the tree in the first place? I assume it is on their land.<br /><br />Better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com