Saturday, February 06, 2016
Why do I?
Why do I call arborists genocidists?
Let's say your house has always been equipped with a big GUN. The GUN is aimed straight at your head. Fully loaded, off safety, ready to fire when a cat or a fly or anything touches the trigger.
For some paranoid reason you start to worry about this household equipment. You call in an expert to see if there's a problem. You call the local gunsmith, an active NRA member who likes to talk about target practice and concealed carry.
He takes one look at the situation. What does he say?
A. Seems like a fine old revolver. Fully functional, properly aimed and loaded. Let me lube the trigger just a bit so it will be certain to fire, then you're good to go.
B. JESUS CHRIST! GET OUT OF THE HOUSE NOW! I'll unload this thing and take it down and haul it off, then you can come back in. GET OUT NOW!
I'm fairly sure the NRA dude would pick B, though he might say it in a calmer way.
An arborist, called to examine a similarly situated TREE, would always pick A. If the tree is healthy, it has the privilege of killing you.
That's why I call arborists genocidists.
For some paranoid reason you start to worry about this household equipment. You call in an expert to see if there's a problem. You call the local gunsmith, an active NRA member who likes to talk about target practice and concealed carry.
He takes one look at the situation. What does he say?
A. Seems like a fine old revolver. Fully functional, properly aimed and loaded. Let me lube the trigger just a bit so it will be certain to fire, then you're good to go.
B. JESUS CHRIST! GET OUT OF THE HOUSE NOW! I'll unload this thing and take it down and haul it off, then you can come back in. GET OUT NOW!
I'm fairly sure the NRA dude would pick B, though he might say it in a calmer way.
An arborist, called to examine a similarly situated TREE, would always pick A. If the tree is healthy, it has the privilege of killing you.
That's why I call arborists genocidists.
Labels: Carbon Cult, defensible spaces
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