Chainsaw massacre

[gwendally]

Yesterday the town cut down a tree nextdoor. They arrived at 7 AM to start chopping, so I wasn't too surprised when I heard a chainsaw going outside my bedroom this morning before 8 AM. I was actually still in bed when it started, but about to get up and I didn't particularly notice or mind

Comments

[coercedbynutmeg]

Um, what? Have there been complaints about plant detritus falling onto the sidewalk?

[pondhopper]

Uh...the city did that? That's horrible!

[evelynne]

WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!?!

I don't understand this at all. How can they not give the homeowner a chance to deal with the "problem" herself?!

[gwendally]

I don't know. It occurred to me that it might be a vandal or someone stealing the fruit. I decided to put in a police report but called the DPW first in case it was them.

It's really upsetting. I've been growing and training those vines for 10 years and was about to get the first big crop.

[evelynne]

I am really sorry. I got upset when someone helpfully "weeded" a glorious volunteer petunia growing in a crack in my driveway, and I would be apoplectic over this. I almost hope it was a vandal because at least I expect them to be inconsiderate assholes.

[froggoddess]

OMG. Your kiwis!!!! This is so, so sad. Is there fruit on the other side of the trellis? Did the cutting destroy much of the structure of the vines? I would be so angry. I'm so sorry this happened!

[lab_jazz]

What the hell! I can understand your anger :(