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In article <37b75b19.77357564@news.erols.com>,
  sarcastro@mindspring.com.nyetspam wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Aug 1999 18:15:31 -0500, jweeks@visi.com (John A. Weeks
> III) wrote:
>
> >And now for the other viewpoint...I hate driving through there
> >because of all the damn trees.  You cannot see anything.  It is
> >like driving through an endless tunnel for mile after mile, almost
> >to the point of making me car sick.  Lets level the trees so there
> >is something to look at while traveling.
>
> I can honestly say I've never thought of that side. Scratch that, in
> winter, when the sun is low and the trees are bare, the
> flash-on-flash-off of bright light can give me a headache. Otherwise,
> I honestly thought everyone liked trees.
>
> Tabling their visual impact on roadsides, surely we can agree that
> they serve other useful functions?

Did you notice John Weeks' current area code?  612 -- Minnesota.
This isn't the first time I've heard the same comment from someone
out West.  The view of the horizon over open plains or wheat fields
in the mid-west, the view of mesas over expansive desert, the view
of soaring blue white-capped mountains in the distance, and the
view of the ocean along California's coastline (where people
actually live and work, not just vacation to) all causes these
people to, when they come to the East Coast, feel claustrophobic by
what we consider to be vibrant lush greenery that masks out ugly
buildings, signs, cars, etc.

It's still difficult for me to comprehend, but they feel like the
trees are in the way of their view, even if that view is the back
of an Exxon.

--
Michael Malak
malak@claygency.com


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