I had thought about going to the slabs myself, but from the sounds of it, not sure now. People dumping trash all over the place is nothing new. It's been done since forever. Looking at some of the land around Willow Springs (Near Rosamond California) I see trash that has been there since at least the early 1900's, if not longer. I should take some pictures of what I have found and put them on my web site. All kinds of stuff, from rusty old cans, broken bottles, to parts of farm and other implements. Much of this is on what should be a preserve, and not a dump. I am, slowly, picking up assorted trash on my own property. Most is not a big problem, or toxic waste, so I am presently placing it in a deep pit that needs filling. Mainly cardboard and a few broken bottles, as well as some brush that's not practical to recycle, and I don't wish to try burning. At the slabs, maybe if more people took an interest, something could be done to clean it up. Granted, it will be harder to do things with the bigger stuff, but mayhap if serial numbers and such were tracked down, those responsible could be made to pay for some of the cleanup. Otherwise, we could possibly lose the right to use the land.
Don't just complain, pick up some of the trash and dispose of it properly. Not all of us from the 60's and back are hippies, and fewer still smoke pot... YMMV Wayne WA2YNE www.desert-rat.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Stevens K2FRD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [Boondocking] More Slabs Trash At 6:19 -0800 11/11/2004, Don Ferguson wrote: >Enviromentally speaking does it really matter to the >enviroment where you dump trash. Yes. As a retired environmental engineer (n� wildlife biologist) who has conducted many analyses on garbage disposal areas and landfills, there is a right place and a wrong place to deposit trash. A landfill is generally located over impermeable soils or lined in such a manner as to preclude groundwater contamination, waterborne (seepage) spread to adjacent soils and non-target areas, and garbage "sprawl". The Slabs may represent an extreme example of such sprawl; it is likely the many mini-garbage dumps, incineration piles, and trash piles spread over the area constitutes an unhealthy, possibly dangerous environment. The burned-out RVs, trailers, buses, and vehicles may be considered an "attractive nuisance" and, as such, are a danger to children and everyone else. -- 73 de Fred K2FRD, VO2FS ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/z1TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To reply to this message, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Boondocking/post?act=reply&messageNum=7488 Please do not reply to this message via email. More information here: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/messages/messages-23.html <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Boondocking/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
