BCITORGB wrote:
Tink:
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I assume your buddies are not tree-huggers?... So if you insist, you
will probably want to restrict yourself to cutting down one of your
own
trees on your own acreage up there. ...
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Hmmm... good point....

In my municipality, where most people live on a slope, with
"potential"
view property, everyone is a tree-hugger when it comes to trees above
their lot, and a logger as far as trees on the downhill side are
concerned. Here, you cannot cut trees (even on your own lot) without
prior consultation with the city arborist and then city permission
(which is damned hard to get!).

We've had way too many instances in the past of trees disappearing in
some kind of "cut and run" operation as people seek to create views
where none existed before. Fines can run as high as $20,000 per tree
(cheap in the minds of developers if it creates $250,000 worth of
view).

So, Tink, maybe I'll try reeds (not that any grow here).

frtzw906

frtzw, I know I will pay for all this, but I am having too much fun!

Did you ever hear about the Canadian woodcutter. He had been laboring
for his whole life cutting firewood. One day he heard about the
miraculous invention called a chainsaw. Well a few days later, he
finally broke down and went into town and bought himself a chainsaw.
From all he was told, he figured he would triple the amount of wood
that he would be able to cut, and the nice man at the chain saw store
guaranteed it in writing, or money back.

So he went back to work the next day, and he really worked up a storm,
but it was really dissapointing. The best he could do was about the
same as he had always done. But being a good Canadian, he wasn't ready
to give up and get mad at the nice man in the store, so he doubled his
effort. But alas, again the same frustrating results. After a week of
this, he finally gave up, and on his day off went bck into town to get
his money back for the chainsaw, since it was guaranteed.

He explained the situation to the nice man at the store, who said no
problem, but let me check out the saw first if there is any readily
visable problem. It seemed sharp enough as he checked the blade, so he
pulled the starter rope and it started easily and with a strong roar.

The Canadian woodsman, hearing the roar, was a little surprised, and
said,"What is that noise!" TnT