tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542472243982243197.post4486056431515444138..comments2023-08-20T06:24:58.759-07:00Comments on begarden: Clumsy Colossuses...Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561072444324317248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542472243982243197.post-33579552865708853012010-05-29T13:08:15.418-07:002010-05-29T13:08:15.418-07:00Barbara, thank you for posting your comment, and f...Barbara, thank you for posting your comment, and for helping me test the new comment format to be sure it works, now.<br />Agree there are other priorities -- schools, health care, police and fire, etc. Yet, no matter how strapped governments and other organizations are for general funds, often untapped funds are available for certain types of uses. They go unused for lack of tenacity in cutting through red tape.Janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561072444324317248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542472243982243197.post-69305060426686340822010-05-29T08:05:56.039-07:002010-05-29T08:05:56.039-07:00Hi again, Janis. Just wanted to thank you for bri...Hi again, Janis. Just wanted to thank you for bringing up so many issues concerning our aging urban forest. Given financial realities it is hard to imagine spending money on trees when schools are closing and other essential services are being cut. Still some failing trees will fall if not removed and people can get hurt. Makes one wonder where all of our tax dollars go - and if I follow this line of thought I may just get political...<br /><br />(By the way, it worked this time. Last time the word verification box didn't show. Weird!)Barbara Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811672524227472795noreply@blogger.com