tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980870119150557142.post7665285904805081119..comments2023-10-20T12:25:45.885-04:00Comments on The Muse: A Little Corner of Bates Mercantile Co.: Do Trees Cry?Pamela Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13251452639317129182noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980870119150557142.post-42773153818642260152013-08-29T19:41:11.405-04:002013-08-29T19:41:11.405-04:00Very sad. I'm betting the developer made a he...Very sad. I'm betting the developer made a hefty campaign contribution to the powers-that-be.<br />Unchecked Capitalism is killing democracy as I once knew it. Very, very, very sad.<br /><br />The old Joni Mitchell song comes to mind, "They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot."pasqueflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726376425071322993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980870119150557142.post-79903314215879518892013-08-29T14:58:00.974-04:002013-08-29T14:58:00.974-04:00I agree, it is really sad. There will be nothing ...I agree, it is really sad. There will be nothing left for our children to hike through. And all so people can have (and be in debt over their heads) for a 2000+ square foot home for a family of 3 or 4. Just yesterday Hubby and I were remembering all the deer and farmland that surrounded us when we moved here in 2000. With 2 new housing developments we have lost most of our deer. Luckily we still have farmland, but that has grown and overtaken the woods.<br />Debbi<br />-<a href="http://www.yankeeburrowcreations.com" title="yankeeburrow" rel="nofollow">yankeeburrow</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304662030244771301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980870119150557142.post-55030399479827119322013-08-29T14:22:17.397-04:002013-08-29T14:22:17.397-04:00Well isn't that the truth! Sometimes, it doesn...Well isn't that the truth! Sometimes, it doesn't matter. They go ahead and do things regardless of the harm to the nature and the people who abut these projects.<br /><br />It is way too sad. Listening to that monsterous machine just shred everything in it's path. Heartbreaking.Pamela Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251452639317129182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980870119150557142.post-60249916230547522922013-08-29T14:08:06.648-04:002013-08-29T14:08:06.648-04:00That's really awful! I hate that sometimes it ...That's really awful! I hate that sometimes it doesn't matter how good of an argument you have against something like this! Sorry to see those trees go!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03056231742745570562noreply@blogger.com