From: C_PUFFER@unhh.unh.edu (Charles   Puffer)
Subject: Re: Great diesel beasts at Pennsic
Organization: University of New Hampshire
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 15:53:40 GMT
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In <1992Aug31.203734.21956@access.digex.com> corun@access.digex.com writes:

> In article <1992Aug31.123211.16136@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> carl@silver.lcs.mit.edu (Alexander of Kiev (mka Carl Alexander)) writes:
> >John McGuire (John T Dillon) writes:
> >>
> >>  The great diesel beasts at Pennsic were an annoyance, bleating their 
> >>challenge out in both daylight and darkness.  However blame not all of 
> >>them as being unfriendly and malicious.  Most of them were blaring not to
> >>awaken campers, but to express displeasure and alarm at the throng of smaller
> >>dragons perched on the roadside, or in the road, peering into the camp.
> >>
> >I suspect the State of Pennsylvania would be happy to permit us to 
> >engage in a roadside beautification project:  We could acquire a 
> >bunch of saplings, of one of those fast-growing tree varieties that 
> >various lumber companies have developed, and plant them in a fairly 
> >close-packed row along the fence, as far up the embankment as the 
> >State would permit.  If we did the planting during the war, there'd 
> >be plenty of volunteer labour.  (We'd want to have the holes dug 
> >beforehand, of course -- doing that by hand would be a little too 
> >period for most people's taste -- but I suspect the Coopers own 
> >a backhoe; if not, it wouldn't be that expensive to rent one for 
> >a day or two.  Dropping the trees off a truck, setting them in 
> >the holes, and filling in the holes wouldn't be a big deal for a 
> >bunch of healthy young fighters.)  If we started off with 15-foot 
> >saplings, it would do some good immediately, and probably make 
> >the campground completely invisible from the highway by PW XXX.
> >I for one would be willing to contribute both time and money to 
> >such an effort; I suspect the Coopers would as well.  (For those 
> >who object that we may not be at Coopers' Lake that much longer:
> >I disagree, for a variety of reasons there's no point in going 
> >into here.  But you're entitled to your opinion:  if you think 
> >it would be a wasted effort, then don't contribute to the effort.)
> > 
> >I'm serious about this, and would like to know what other people 
> >think.  (Can you tell I was camped on the Serengetti, too close 
> >to I-79?)
> 
> I know from personal experience that the Cooper's would welcome and help
> for improving the campground, and they do own a backhoe. Whether you can
> get the permission of the state to plant is another thing, remember, it's
> Pennsylvania, the laws are different. I applaud the idea and will lend
> my support both moral and physical when the time comes.
> 
> In service,
> 
> Corun
> 
> -- 
> ===========================================================================
>     Corun MacAnndra     |  The great thing about travel is getting to
>   Dark Horde by birth   |   meet new people and see new places.
>     Moritu by choice    |                            G. Khan

I would be happy to help also. I also think that if the trees are on the
Cooper's land there is little that will concern the state. Trees are not like
billbords or signs that distract drivers.


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