Stomping Mad!

I am so mad right now I can feel my heart racing!!!

About 2 weeks ago a man from our electric Co-op knocked on the door to inform me that he was marking one tree to be cut down and two bushes to be trimmed back and that crews would be out sometime within the month to do the work. Quite frankly I was on the phone at the time and thought ok....one tree and a couple bushes cut back, fine.

Later in the day I got to thinking about it and went a looked at what was marked, well the tree was a large shade tree, and the bushes were just shrubbery, but this was really bugging me, they just get to tell me what their cutting and we have no say in the matter?!? Hows that work? Soooo....I have a friend who works at the Coop, I emailed her and asked who I could talk to. She of course did her duty and explained to me how cutting back our trees allowed them to provide better service to our neighbors on down the road.....blah blah blah..(no offense Nat!) but she really didn't know what could be done otherwise.

Now....I should tell you, we live on two acres, with ALOT of very mature trees, 12 in our front yard alone that I can see. They provide TONS of shade in the summer time and also are home to lots of little creatures. OK.....so of those twelve, why am I freaking out about one? Well....you take out one shade tree and up goes my air-conditioning in the summer. Not to mention....they don't replant when they cut anything down....not that I expect them to replant in the same area only to grow in the way of their power lines, however we have two acres......lots of area to replant for the environment.

So a little while ago I hear chainsaws humming outside. I go out to find their not cutting out one tree....they've already cut two down and have'nt even gotten to the original one that was marked for cutting!!!! Are you kidding me? And as for "trimming" two bushes....whatever.....they've "trimmed" half of another tree away, and are cutting things that have not been marked. Now....as I read on the websight.....they contract the tree trimming out. Well all they do is mark a "dot" "dash" or "x" on things that need work. Well my question is......how do they know what to trim? They are "trimming" things that are not only no where near the power lines, but things that aren't in danger of taking out the power lines should they fall!!!! I am so mad I could spit....(lady like I know!)And to make it all worse, the workers don't speak english....or are smart enought to pretend not to because I'm sure they're scared of the crazy lady mad in her yard!!! So I can't even question why things are getting cut that I don't feel should be! As I type I am watching a man looking up our HUGE pine tree....you know, one of those OLD OLD pines that isn't exactly tall enough to be the Rockefeller tree.....but at least 2nd runner up, it's marked to be "cut back" I have a feeling they are going to totally ruin this tree and its one of our major shades in the front area!!! Who knew you could get so worked up over trees!!! The more I type the madder I'm getting!!!

I know logically while I am concerned about the trees and our shade and environment....I'm more ticked that they can just "tell" me they are doing this. They didn't pay for this property, its not theirs to do with as they please.....and quite frankly they put their utility poles on my land rent free while charging me for my power! Don't worry, I know I sound ridiculously irrational right now, but I really do know the logic in all of this. And god love the man I'm watching work WAY HIGH up in my trees, because God forgive me but I'm thinking evil thoughts about him falling! Terrible I know.....and he's meerly the messanger, but he's all I got right now!!!

Not really sure how I'm gonna get over this one, but just know if you're headed towards Darlington on 47N, as you get to Overcoat Rd, your gonna have an even clearer view strait into our living room at night.....I should warn you ahead of time.....we are "COMFORTABLE" in our own home.....don't complain to me if the new view "hurts" your eyes!!! lol