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Just a few thoughts about history and the environment while roaming the woods yesterday. Also, a mention about Owen and Absu69.

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Added: Jun-10-2012 Occurred On: Jun-9-2012
By: john1054
In: Your Say, Other
Tags: Cumberland Plateau, Logging, History, Environment, Ecology, Hunting, Wildlife, Hiking, Nature
Location: Crossville, Tennessee, United States (load item map)
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  • Clear cutting the Amazon which is going on as I reply to this vid will be, in the end, a tragedy to this planet. Besides destroying the habitat for many species of animals, plants, invertebrates, and to the indigenous people that live there it will eventually become a desert. That top soil of the Amazon is so thin it will not be able to sustain any plant life for years. Sorry for running my mouth here, John, but for once I disagree with you. Luvs, Brudder.

    Posted Jun-10-2012 By 
    -sloop- (2809.52)  

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  • Never really thought about it tbh John but there
    are some large areas over in England too that are
    covered in peat and don't have many trees either.

    At a guess I'd go for the peat being the culprit?
    (Acidic/lack of nutrition, could be wrong though.)

    I've been looking for a little land for 'me & mine'
    for a few years now, just not found any close enough
    or within budget as of yet... But the dream remains!

    Posted Jun-10-2012 By 
    plecostomus (543.76)  

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  • Timeline of British (including Ireland, Scotland and Wales) forestry.

    http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-5rjhs5

    It's actually a fallacy that people believe the UK and Ireland was covered in forests. The lowlands especially were little more than bogs and marshes, indeed, the English Channel is testament to that.

    Posted Jun-10-2012 By 
    CargeLock (1977.32)  

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  • Where did you hear that about the English chopping down all the trees in Ireland, that really is so funny
    Irish-Americans do remind me of Afro-Americans sometimes in this historical search for pity or reparations (I know you're not, but whoever said it)
    Thankfully on the Isle itself you rarely encounter bitterness

    US independence was big blow to the RN timber haul, however Canada provided mighty oaks for generations to come

    The West of Ireland, like Connemara when Higgins shot many vids, is ju More..

    Posted Jun-10-2012 By 
    ElegantDecline (2129.28)  

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    • @ElegantDecline

      The lecture I usually get from Irishmen on either side of the Atlantic is: "That bastard Cromwell! First he killed everyone and then he cut down all the trees! Or was it Elizabeth? Maybe William..."

      But the English do have a problem inasmuch as they'll often agree with the worst stories told about them. I sometimes wonder if the biggest haters of England aren't the English themselves. I never understood it.

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      john1054 (5064.34)  

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    • @john1054 Ah yes, we're taught that we apparently owe an apology to every last nation, religion, race on planet earth due to some dastardly behaviour in the past!

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      ElegantDecline (2129.28)  

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  • ill dop the hatfields and mcoys YS soon. got some other business to attend to. Thx.

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    absu69 (2089.74)

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  • good stuff john

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    brako (1312.14)  

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  • Great video.
    Looks like a awesome place for a hike
    and a great way to spend the day.
    Thanks for sharing the video

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    10fold (1497.90)

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  • Nice yoursay, John.

    Serious question: Do you ever stumble upon a moonshine still when you're out hiking?

    Posted Jun-10-2012 By 
    RickBond (6389.90)  

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    • @RickBond

      I've never come across a hidden still. With most of the dry counties gone and excise taxes no longer outrageous, there is no profit in moonshine anymore. The only folks who run stills now do it as a hobby and show it off as part of their heritage.

      What is far more common these days is to stumble across hidden marijuana patches and the toxic remains where somebody dumped their meth lab materials.

      Posted Jun-10-2012 By 
      john1054 (5064.34)  

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    • @john1054

      Thanks, John. I was wondering about the remains of an old still.

      I haven't seen much of TN. I had several business trips to Arnold Engineering Development Center (near Manchester???) and I remember the very thick forest on each side of the highway. Also remember driving at night and having to pull over to wipe the bugs off the headlights because they would get too dim. I didn't know what Love Bugs were back then, but if you've got those, that's probably what they were. Beaut More..

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      RickBond (6389.90)  

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    • @john1054 ---jeeze--in 20 years the kids will be doing uranium 236---

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      ARNOLD-R-LANE (1018.48)  

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  • Very pretty in there and peaceful. We just watched the Hatfields and McCoys series on TV, but I'd like hearing you tell about it.

    Posted Jun-10-2012 By 
    marinemom (5343.08)  

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    • @marinemom

      Absu contacted me wanting to know if I'd watched the series because he wanted to talk about it. I had to tell him that while I'd be happy to talk about the famous feud, I hadn't watched the series nor bothered with the History Channel at all in more than a decade.

      Posted Jun-10-2012 By 
      john1054 (5064.34)  

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    • @john1054

      It's a very good series, imo. A history buff like you would like it I think.

      Posted Jun-10-2012 By 
      marinemom (5343.08)  

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    • @john1054


      I think you'd love the History channel these days..check it out sometime,really cool stuff there now.

      Posted Jun-10-2012 By 
      fils290 (758.02)  

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  • Thank you John, but what's the deeper meaning that I'm not picking up here??

    You're a smart man, there's got to be a deeper meaning then just the forest growing back.

    The clear cutting occurs, few decades pass and trees are back.

    Posted Jun-10-2012 By 
    figatomek (12163.78)  

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    • @figatomek

      No deeper meaning. I suppose I could have talked about environmental alarmism but there have been some changes to the environment here. Just not end-of-world-we're-all-gonna-die stuff.

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      john1054 (5064.34)  

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    • @john1054

      OK,, Then me trying to read between the non-existent lines was stupid.

      hehehe..

      Thanks John.

      :

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      figatomek (12163.78)  

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  • Just make sure the bodies are buried deep enough to keep the critters from digging'um back up. :)

    Posted Jun-10-2012 By 
    itsallaboutyou (762.00)  

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  • Beautiful country, same here in the state just north of you. Woods and trees as far as the eyes can see. We use Liberals as fertilizer because they are so full of crap.....J/K! Voted

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    star53 (32439.80)  

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  • I noticed that too a while back on his vids ... no damn trees , but cool scenery.

    There's new trees sprouting up around my playground always.

    cheers

    Posted Jun-11-2012 By 
    Smudgen (520.76)  

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  • damn tennessee forrest looks a bit like our forrests here

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