tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709694636953135917.post4552895089878813147..comments2024-01-30T09:09:15.694-05:00Comments on Blog of an Ancient Gardener: Football Fan Becomes Herbicidal FanaticBob Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640977102535139641noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709694636953135917.post-57586096844907348892011-02-26T19:53:31.117-05:002011-02-26T19:53:31.117-05:00Oh, I surely over react when it comes to negative ...Oh, I surely over react when it comes to negative press, maybe because our state has had its share, and justifiably so. I should have taken a deep breath and counted to ten. <br /><br />Now, hopefully, with this guy being treated as a criminal, any other nuts out there will take notice before behaving so irrationally. <br /><br />Oh, I hope the tree lives in spite of all this hype. I don't know how much weed killer it would take to kill something with roots reaching 100 feet deep most likely, when I can't even get Round Up to kill dandelions. Go figure.Gladys Hodge Sherrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126005622696904100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709694636953135917.post-34890854363125318682011-02-25T11:29:48.672-05:002011-02-25T11:29:48.672-05:00The news reports and columns that I've read do...The news reports and columns that I've read don't mock or finger-point at Alabama, Gladys. Many are sports-oriented and say the event may have a positive effect on the fringes that lurk on the Alabama-Auburn rivalry. Many are focusing on the huge amount of donations that are pouring in to save or replace the trees. And all point out that this one guy is an idiot. So Alabama is home to one insane idiot, Gladys. I suppose Maryland is Alabama's equal in that category, as is every other state.Bob Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640977102535139641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709694636953135917.post-79907382208534098202011-02-25T08:29:50.471-05:002011-02-25T08:29:50.471-05:00Okay, this freak-of-nature person who tried to see...Okay, this freak-of-nature person who tried to seek sick personal vendetta by killing a tree, then telling on himself... is INSANE, and not representative, in any way, of the state of Alabama or the University. He is not even a graduate. He is surely mentally deranged, just like to shooter in Tucson, AZ. <br /><br />Oh. Think of the publicity (negative, of course) for the state and both schools though, and now a chance comes to turn a beautiful tree into cash. Thanks to greed, the tree most likely will not live, for if any limbs refuse to produce foliage they'll be pruned back, turned into souvenirs and sold. <br /><br />And the world will continue to mock... the South, specifically Alabama. <br />You know, it's not what happens to a person, but how one reacts to what happens that shows character. Alabamians are disgusted with the whole issue, and especially that this insane crime offers another opportunity for finger pointing. <br /><br />Oh well. I suppose the whole sordid scenerio of a poisoned tree takes our minds from reality of the Mideast war we fight, dirty politics, violence and other more important issues.Gladys Hodge Sherrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126005622696904100noreply@blogger.com