tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546196795088050428.post44550498769651609..comments2024-01-18T03:37:37.734-05:00Comments on Ode Street Tribune: rare wooden posts in RosslynDouglas Galbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138614768074771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546196795088050428.post-50438686876527398552012-04-09T20:28:04.351-04:002012-04-09T20:28:04.351-04:00Old-growth trees should not be made into guardrail...Old-growth trees should not be made into guardrail posts! Use only sustainably grown trees!Douglas Galbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138614768074771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546196795088050428.post-55749958101736168342012-04-09T13:19:54.829-04:002012-04-09T13:19:54.829-04:00wow, yeah, just think how much shock an old-growth...wow, yeah, just think how much shock an old-growth guardrail post would absorb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546196795088050428.post-53841413689059753962012-04-08T12:03:44.964-04:002012-04-08T12:03:44.964-04:00Great points. We need to form a broad-based collat...Great points. We need to form a broad-based collation of progressive organizations to advocate for wooden posts.Douglas Galbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138614768074771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546196795088050428.post-25954627149170542902012-04-07T17:58:07.162-04:002012-04-07T17:58:07.162-04:00Wooden posts have several advantages over steel po...Wooden posts have several advantages over steel posts, including the fact that the wood acts as a shock absorber. Furthermore, an iron mine leaves the earth scarred forever while harvesting trees leaves land that can be replanted to grow more trees which will absorb carbon dioxide as they grow. Finally, I note that the forests in our great Northwest have lots of trees waiting to be harvested to make posts for guard rails and at the same time provide jobs for unemployed lumberjacks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com