(Houston) Despite rain, possible arrest, protesters stay put in trees

Houston Chronicle ^ | 7.11.2003 | JEFFREY GILBERT

[wysiwyg]

The weather report for this weekend sounds miserable. Mid to high 90's, no rain, high humidity... Heh, heh, heh...

[wysiwyg]

You mean there are trees left in Houston?

You tell me. This is a view of the downtown skyline from Memorial Park, where these idiots are stationed.

[Budge]

Yup, Houston is the place to go to protect trees in California!

[A Texan]

I live in Dallas now, and I might just head down to Houston this weekend to watch the pain that the Houston weather will inflict on these idiots. I will be sure to bring a lawn chair made of wood, a styrofoam cooler of beer . . . er, water, a couple packs of cigarettes, some aerosol cans of bug spray and a big freaking American flag. That should give them something to b!tch about.

[freekitty]

You got that right. It sures make a lot of sense to protest Ca trees while sitting in Houston trees.

This guy probably doesn't have a job that makes enough money for him to go to CA. That's because he is to busy protesting than earning a living.

What a jerk.

[cajunman]

They should use a shotgun and blast their supplies out of the tree. Or, use a .22 cal just bust their water jugs.

[TrebleRebel]

The mosquitos and humidity will clear out just in time for a force 5 hurricane. Then the reporters can get video footage of them sitting in the trees singing "Nearer My God to Thee"...

[4mycountry]

Mmmhmmm. As a Viking Kittie, I say, ZOT!

[SquirrelKing]

Waiting for the ZOT.

[SquirrelKing]

*sniff*

Do I smell burning hair?

[Joe Hadenuf]

It's raining in Houston? The humidity must be unbearable......

[cherry_bomb88]

I need an image from that "Simpsons" episode where Lisa chains herself to the tree....LOL

[Budge]

...plink at 'em with a BB gun.

Now that would be fun!

Okay, three Our Fathers and 15 Hail Mary's for me.

[jrawk]

Uh... I don't think you have ever been close enough to one of these militant hippies. I don't think even mosquitos are interested in being near them.

;)

-- lates
-- jrawk

[Budge]

It doesn't have to rain in Huston for the humidity to reach 100%.

[wbill]

...rain comes, washing dirt and silt into rivers and onto other people's land," Trust said as he smoked a cigarette. "That kills endangered species."

Save the environment, pollute their own bodies. Whatta hypocrite.

BTW, I'm not anti-smoking, I'm anti-hypocrisy.

[Budge]

I caught that "smoked a cigarette" bit...

I thought people from Californis didn't smoke! Or they weren't allowed to... :)

Hey, maybe they can add arson and polluting the air when they arrest them. =:)

[Only1choice____Freedom]

When I lived there (over 15 years ago) there were hardly any trees at all. You had to go out of town to find any and they were huge. It was a stark contrast. The picture looks beautiful. I would have thought they had cut down the last of them years ago.

[humblegunner]

We consider a mere 100% humidity "temperate".

[Only1choice____Freedom]

Now that you mention it, isn't there a hurricane building in the gulf heading their direction?

I think that would be interesting footage to see these guys wisked away into a hurricane!