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2008-04-10 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Tree-hugger neighbors in court, at each other's throats over solar panel dispute

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Posted by Mike 2008-04-10 07:15|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Heh! (tm)

I love hot red-on-red action.

Posted by N guard 2008-04-10 09:12|| 2008-04-10 09:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Chop down the Redwoods onto the solar panels. Win - win.

Posted by ed 2008-04-10 09:52|| 2008-04-10 09:52|| Front Page Top

#3 If you have ever seen these beautiful trees you would understand that they do not belong in any neighborhood.

Posted by Dan 2008-04-10 09:58|| 2008-04-10 09:58|| Front Page Top

#4 That was my VERY first thought, too, Dan. I know it takes eons for them to reach the sizes they do in the National Forests/Nat'l Parks, but jeebus, why would you plant them in a backyard?

Posted by BA 2008-04-10 11:03|| 2008-04-10 11:03|| Front Page Top

#5 but jeebus, why would you plant them in a backyard?

I think Freud would say they were compensating for something....

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-04-10 11:22|| 2008-04-10 11:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Why would you plant them in a back yard?

Redwoods are extremely fast growing. When landscapping in new developments they quickly provide shade and fill in space.

However, they do need to be cut down when slower growing varieties mature. First, unless you have an immense yard, they look out of place. Second, because they have very shallow root systems, single trees tend to blow over in high winds.

Posted by DoDo 2008-04-10 11:48|| 2008-04-10 11:48|| Front Page Top

#7 I had a Sequoia growing in my home in Illinois for 10 years. It was my bet on global warming and a joke. Global Colding finally killed it!

Posted by 3dc 2008-04-10 15:07|| 2008-04-10 15:07|| Front Page Top

#8 That said - if somebody wanted to chop down my trees for Solar Cell sun-view... I would chop them and their solar cells down.

Posted by 3dc 2008-04-10 15:08|| 2008-04-10 15:08|| Front Page Top

#9 If you have ever seen these beautiful trees you would understand that they do not belong in any neighborhood.

And if you had ever seen them in a neighborhood, you'd understand why people plant them. They are quite attractive in a neighborhood of appropriately sized lots, but they grow too quickly, for my taste. They soon (40-50 years) become a liability from a removal perspective. But they sure are nice.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-04-10 15:12|| 2008-04-10 15:12|| Front Page Top

#10 DODO it's called little dick syndrome, aka 50 something yr old men driving red sports cars

Posted by sinse 2008-04-10 18:22|| 2008-04-10 18:22|| Front Page Top

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