OT - Going Green when you're gone

Green ants !!!! Ouch !!!! Don't remind me of those anti-social little mongrels :))))

Whatever is left after organ donation is destined for the final BBQ as far as I'm concerned :))))

Only the good die young GoneTroppo. We'll be here for a long time :))))

or green ant tea :)))))

I rekkon some of this green business is exactly that. Look at my recyclying bin, collected by the council.
I pay for the packaging, then have to spend my valuable time sorting out what goes into which bin. Then the council contractor collects it if I've paid the council their yearly rippoff.
Then they sort it and recycle it or sell it offshore for a huge profit.

Take my stuff to the council tip. I have to sort it out...tyres here, batteries there, steel somewhere else. Just to make life easier for those who recycle the stuff I've bought so that they can make a profit.
Geez, talk about money for nothing and chicks for free !!!

Muddy , My thoughts as well!, its all out of control unfortunately, Overhear on the east coast NSW, we are having severe weather conditions, a friend of ours pleaded with council to allow permission to have a tree lopped which overhung their house, they carried on about what habitat issues with wild life, inspector so&so will have to investigate!, Guess What?, the F..... thing came down in high winds we had, and knocked the house in half!!. It was a miracle know one was Killed. Greene's have a place, but need controlling big time!!.

Cheers Axle.

Gramps!, Raving Greenatics !!! Love it.

Axle.

Yeah - we had a tree like that in Adelaide last week. Massive gum tree that was starting to drop limbs and looking a bit sickly. The owners neighbors wanted it cut down as it was thier property that was more threatened. The owner was sympathetic and lodged all the paperwork involved.

The local Council fought and stalled and prevaricated for over 6 months before finally agreeing to allow it to be removed. This involved an arbourist report (at applicant's expense - some hundreds of dollars), fees payable to council for consideration of application and a few other costs.

Last week they hired a contractor to remove the tree. At 5am on the DAY the contractor was due to start a windstorm hit Adelaide and the tree came down on the nieghbours carport badly damaging 2 cars, crushed the carport and did minor damage to the house.

Was front page news here in Adelaide and prompted a week of arguments and letters to editor from the tree huggers and tree haters on the issues of safety versus preservation.

General Consensus is that Councils have become real nazis on tree preservation and it virtually has to be proven that it is a safety risk before you can remove one. This of course cost hundreds of dollars and sometimes they will even order you to try and "save" the tree which can cost thousands!

Where will it all end????
Muddy

I vaguely remember (as with most of my remembrances) a story about a homeowner battling for months with his local council to remove some trees from near his house. Council refused, tree fell down and killed said homeowner. Surviving family then set about council. Cannot remember end result.

Greenatics - maybe should have had it copyrighted hahahahaha

Organ donation is very important and something EVERYONE should consider. Agree with you 110% Chris.