By Hans Posselt Imagine yourself a mother of three children living in the country. You have beautiful trees, a garden and pond for the kids to swim and play. You work hard 40 hours a week to pay the mortgage and bills, but home is sweet and worth your efforts. But one day things change dramatically. You are outside enjoying the day when your house shakes from a blast at the nearby quarry.
Dust rises into the gentle summer breeze.
Heavy trucks loaded with sand and gravel continually pass by at speeds too fast to be safe. When the wind blows from the southwest a foul egg stench fills the air. You close all your windows and make the kids stay inside. It's very hot but you can't afford to buy an air conditioner. But they say that the fish are gone now and so is the fun.