Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 09:28:16 -0400
From: Bill Bussey
Subject: Town of Pittsboro New Pedestrian Plan Needs Your Comments!

Hi Chatlisters,

If you drive, ride, walk, run, stroll, push, are pushed, sit, or stand in and around Pittsboro, please go to the Town of Pittsboro Pedestrian Plan link: http://greenways.com/pittsboro.html , click on Comment Form near the upper right, and fill out the comment form.

Your comments will help Pittsboro and the surrounding area plan for a better community.

The sidewalks that were installed in town a few years ago were great! Where do you want more? Where do the current ones need to be improved?

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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 09:10:05 -0400
From: Barbara Lorie
Subject: Lyle Estill’s book

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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:25:17 -0400
From: Timothy Keim
Subject: pittsboro water supply

Why are we discussing McDonalds when there seems to be more important issues in this town?? Perhaps our main concern, after all, is burgers and fries..

Following is from the “Pittsboro Together” http://www.pittsborotogether.org/

Dear Citizens of Pittsboro,

As many of you know, Pittsboro’s water supply is contaminated with more than twice the federal limit of a well-known carcinogen, trihalomthanes. This situation has persisted for so long that the State of North Carolina will fine Pittsboro $30,000 if a solution is not found soon. From a recent brochure recently sent to you by the Town of Pittsboro, the town’s solution is a process called chloramination.

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Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:09:18 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: Linda Allred Cooper
Subject: Amenities, Development and Last Thoughts from Forrest

Forrest: You Are Hilarious!!!!! I laughed till I cried over your tirade about mashed potatoes and creamed corn. I agree - the horrors must stop!! I have printed it out and posted it in my office to enjoy over and over!

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Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:22:18 EDT
From: Ed Williams
Subject: Vegans vs. wicked carnivores

First, thanks to Forrest Greenslade for his excellent piece. I fully agree with him. Just today, when peeling and slicing a cucumber, I thought I heard it squeal! And BTW, considering “lesser” members of the animal kingdom, nobody has commented on my remarks about eating oysters and clams served on the half shell, which are still alive not only when they are pried open by a knife, but when they actually go into one’s mouth. And snails! I have eaten great snail dishes in Germany and Spain. Some of the profit-driven, big-box
supermarkets have live lobster tanks, where you can buy these innocent creatures, take them home, drop them into boiling water, and enjoy their delicious meat. I don’t know if they (or the oysters) suffer pain. Maybe the Union of Concerned Scientists could tell us.

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