Beware - a hacky sack contains dangerous chemicals like silica and cellulose! It could be more dangerous to YOUR health than pheromones, vaccinations, and airplanes combined.
Posted on 04/15/2008 3:30:31 PM PDT by my_pointy_head_is_sharp
The vision of airplanes rumbling slowly over San Francisco, spraying a pesticide mist on parks and playgrounds, has now mobilized one of the most effective lobbying groups in the world.
Moms.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture's plan to eradicate the light brown apple moth with aerial spraying over the city this summer was already in an uphill fight. But when 100 or so mothers and kids showed up at City Hall on Monday afternoon with signs like "Keep Your Spray Off My Baby," it was clear that the battle had entered a new phase.
"Nothing gets people more irate than a government institution spraying their kids from a plane," said Jared Blumenfeld, director of the San Francisco Department of the Environment. "It's a bad movie. And nobody wants to be in that movie."
Lynn Murphy, a mother of two, was at Monday's rally, somewhat surprised to be chanting "Stop the Spray" along with everyone else.
"I don't consider myself an activist," said Murphy, who lives a few blocks from Golden Gate Park, where the most moths have been found so far in the city. "But when it comes down to your children and protecting your family, it seems so much more urgent. I never thought I would be talking to my 4-year-old and telling her that we are going up to the state Capitol to talk to politicians."
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Enjoy!
Vaccinations?
Nuke the whales
Save the medfly!
Party? What party might that be? I'm a Conservative Independent. Did you think FR was only a site for Republicans. BIG difference between Conservatives and Republicans, in case you didn't know.
I’ve been kind of concerned about chemtrails and reptilian shapeshifters lately.
hacky sack?
Well, as a fellow Bay Arean, enjoy the spray!
It’s a toy that granola-eating chemical-fearing luddites play with.
Sorry. I just don’t believe it’s that big of a deal.
Since you’re familiar with it, and I’m not, I guess that must be YOU.
Ooooh, I’ll watch out for it. It looks scary.
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Certainly. You're right ... the alarmist is wrong. If the manage to stop the spraying, I hope that giant mutant junky moths attack them and their children while they are enjoying watching the gay sex in the park. LOL!
Yep, true to your name.
What pinglist are you using, Mr. Can’t-stand-up-for-himself-and-needs-to-call-his-friends-for-reinforcement?
Have you ever lived where there was an infestation of caterpillars? No? I didn’t think so. You can stay inside while the spraying is going on, but the caterpillars stay around a lot longer. They drop from the trees, onto your head and shoulders, they cover your walks and driveway and crawl up the sides of your house.
It takes a couple of years for the infestation to reach that point, but if you don’t let them spray, you’ll find out.
I guess you heard me talking through the computer, huh?
So, you have lived where there was a caterpillar infestation?
We were trying to sell our house the year that it hit us hard. We had a neighbor that refused to spray and refused to cut down an infested tree. The next year, it hit us. It was so disgusting, all over the house, the car, and anyone who walked up our front walk.
The "People Who Can't Stand Kooky Enviro-Whacko Granola Eaters" ping list
I can stand up for myself fine. But as to the question of who is more suited for FreeRepublic, I thought some additional opinions would be in order.
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