Posted by Warm Southern Breeze on Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Perhaps you’ve read the story.
It, like many, circulates through email.
Who thinks up that junk?
And yes, it’s SPAM – pure and simple.
And yes, you probably chuckled when you read it.
But there’s a truth – as all those stories purport to espouse, albeit quietly.
And yet, with this one, there’s an even higher truth.
For those of you NOT aware of the story, although it appears in various forms, it’s summarized as Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Warm Southern Breeze on Monday, February 21, 2011
In a previous entry, I shared that Auburn University‘s historic Toomer’s Corner oak trees were poisoned with the powerful herbicide Spike 80DF, according to a telephone call made by the now-arrested prime suspect, 62-year-old Harvey Almorn Updyke of Dadeville, AL.
Mr. Updyke called the Paul Finebaum sports radio talk show and confessed on air that, “The weekend after the Iron Bowl, I went to Auburn, Alabama – because I live 30 miles away – and I poisoned the two Toomer’s trees. I put Spike 80DF in ‘em.“
In that entry entitled “Arrest Made in Poisoning of Auburn’s Historic Toomer’s Corner Oak Tree,” I remarked that “There may be some saving grace in this issue because warm weather and Spring have not arrived with any consistency yet, and therefore the trees may not yet be in bud, and (I suppose) do not yet have foliage, thus preventing significant uptake of poison.”
Now, it seems that at least one other voice concurs.
And, that’s good news!
Expert: Toomer’s trees may stand a chance
By Elizabeth Zimmerman
The outlook for the poisoned trees at Toomer’s Corner is grim, but they may Read the rest of this entry »
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