tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post7517685919123705407..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Closing The Barn DoorLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-27964471600587098342013-03-30T13:24:14.947-04:002013-03-30T13:24:14.947-04:00"If, as rumored, 15,000 years ago a mastodon ..."If, as rumored, 15,000 years ago a mastodon relieved itself in what is now our front yard, does that mark our property as an endangered species habitat?"<br /><br />Doesn't count. Around here you have to have some significant cultural or literary importance and then if it was thought you peed on the side of a barn, it would be marks as untouchable even after it was torn down. Walter Graffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-74741365734088899822013-03-30T12:46:20.487-04:002013-03-30T12:46:20.487-04:00"Rumored" to have been a Frost hangout a..."Rumored" to have been a Frost hangout and thus untouchable. Wow. The Emily Dickinson house, sure. But come on. Where do we draw the line with historical preservation restrictions? If, as rumored, 15,000 years ago a mastodon relieved itself in what is now our front yard, does that mark our property as an endangered species habitat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com