Felling a 180 foot sugar pine

Gosh, your headspace seems full of ownership-cobwebs.

To clear away these troubling nuisances for a more fulfilling existence, throw all your furniture at poachers and leave it to decompose serenely wherever it lands. The only furniture you need is a clear conscience.

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I agree. I always hate saying it, because I think it dilutes arguments and is kind of… nihilist? But humans are cockroaches without the survivability - we aren’t sustainable (modern man), so I don’t see how anything we can do is. But I’m not one of those cooks that suggests everyone should be off’ed when they turn 75. It’s kind of a problem without a solution - unless you want to get quite dystopian.

But you’re right in that I think to some extent it’ll solve itself - wars, famine, disease etc. - when all governments care about is enriching the 1% then eventually we’ll just be left with the 1%.

Edit: Shit, I forgot I said I was bowing out! Now I’ve broken the seal…

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Very well made point - I hadn’t personally considered that angle - and there’s one person I know who really needs to hear that perspective (he’s one of those ā€˜kill everyone when they retire’ sadists).

I, for one, am disappointed in you. Now I know how my mom feels.

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We’re all disappointed in you both. Now go to your rooms.

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I’m really disappointed in all of you and how this thread has turned into such a bummer now.

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Let’s have an Airing of Grievances!

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I’ll bring the pole!

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Know what is a bigger bummer? An oak fell down on my sister in laws lot and I don’t have a big enough saw to grab a few center pieces.

Japhroaig needs coffee tables!!

And why yes, I had a neighbor next to the hazelnut forest and across from the mint distillery that has his own saw Mill. Why do you ask?

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Holy crap. Craigslist time! Skip straight to hiring a portable sawyer. Look for an hourly guy over 60 rather than a younger guy who goes by the board foot. And pay for saw blades; they’re cheap.

(Says the guy living vicariously through you…)

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