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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>First off, Carol, I really do hope my response wasn’t offensive
to you in any way. Just trying to be helpful, and I really do hope you manage
to get to the bottom of who lopped off your lovely cypress. I love trees – in some
ways more than I love people – and it’s such a tragedy to hear that this
happened. If I can be of help, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>As to Nina – seriously?!? If responding to the call of a
neighbor in distress is “chauvinistic” – such an UGLY thing to call someone, by
the way – then I suppose I would rather continue to be a “chauvinist” in your
eyes. You don’t know me from Adam, Nina. Perhaps you should take some time to
get to know the members of this listserve, before you pass your judgment. Also,
your 63 years should have taught you that the online community does aspire to
maintain and uphold a sort of chivalrous and friendly social contract. Namecalling
and hijacking someone’s thread – as unintentional as these things may be – are generally
frowned upon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I’ll await an apology before I venture inviting you over to
dinner so you can get to know me and my friendly family better.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>My best,<br>
Zach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org
[mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nina Faye<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 13, 2010 2:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> towntalk@riverdale-park.org; 'Carol Prato'; Zach Feris<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RP TownTalk] tree vandalism<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I do not mean to throw a rock in this discussion, but
don't you two guys think your responses are a bit "male
chauvinist?" If the lady says the top of her tree is
missing, while previously it was just leaning, that strikes me as a clear
indication someone removed it. As to why someone would have done it, in
my 63 years I have seen a lot of complete idiots hacking up trees under the
guise of "pruning." I have even tried to explain to a few
that pollarding was invented centuries ago in Europe for the sole
purpose of peasants stealing firewood from the rich, landed, gentry.
Some so called arborist was contacting people in Hyattsville after the storm
telling them that their trees needed to be "topped." To
the best of my knowledge no one fell for the ploy. Do any of the bank
security cameras point towards the injured tree?<br>
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--- On <b>Sat, 3/13/10, Zach Feris <i><zferis@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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From: Zach Feris <zferis@gmail.com><br>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] tree vandalism<br>
To: towntalk@riverdale-park.org, "'Carol Prato'"
<tazimax@verizon.net><br>
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 10:54 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi!
Carol, I’d have to second Bruce’s response. The entire area received record
level snowfalls Feb 1-10. I’m guessing that if you were in the hospital
during this time, that is likely the culprit behind your poor cypress tree’s
unhappy beheading. A drive around the area also shows that coniferous trees seem
to have been hit particularly hard by the snow – loads and loads are broken
and in a similar state to yours. Could this be your answer?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>My
best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Zach</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org
[mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce Wernek<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Carol Prato'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> towntalk@riverdale-park.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RP TownTalk] tree vandalism</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Carol</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We
had a lot of snow recently. The weight of the snow caused the top a
cedar tree next to my driveway to break off. I’ve also seen quite a few
trees in a similar state while walking the dog. Are you sure this isn’t
what happened to your tree. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You
would need a bucket truck or ladder to cut off the top of a tree. Why
would anyone put in this much effort to do this?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bruce</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org
[mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Carol Prato<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 12, 2010 3:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RP TownTalk] tree vandalism</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#0033CC'>I need some help. Sometime in the last 2 weeks (I have
no exact idea due to the fact I was in the hospital), the entire top of one
of my leland cyprus trees was cut off and removed. I live in the house
all by itself on 44th place (between Suntrust bank and the Dental Group
building). The tree in question was one of my big ones along my fence
line between Suntrust bank and me. I asked Suntrust if their
landscapers (Brickman) had done it, but OF COURSE they knew nothing about
it. I called the town just to make sure they didn't do it, and they
assured me that public works would never cut a tree on private
property. I am pretty sure that Suntrust's landscapers did it because
it was hanging over my fence after the snowstorm, but they don't want to admit
it due to the fact that what they would have done would have been illegal.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#0033CC'>I was hoping that maybe someone in the neighborhood saw
someone cutting the trees in that area in the last 2 weeks. If you did
or know someone that might have, please let me know. Those trees are
the only privacy I have between the businesses and my home and now one is
missing about 6 feet of tree. I can only hope it will grow back.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#0033CC'>Carol DePrato Miller</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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