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Doxie_Chick t1_jec9m9n wrote

Reply to Drama in the woods? by burneruser_67

My car was attacked by 3 geese while on my way to work. 1 was at the hood of my car and the other 2 were at my passenger side wheelwell which prevented me from moving forward. I was 15 minutes late for work. My boss said I didn't need to make up such an elaborate excuse. 🙄🙄🙄😫😫😫

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mainething OP t1_jec80dm wrote

Reply to comment by izzygreene207 in What the GIANTS behind C.M.P. don't want you to know! by mainething

Yes ... my gnawing concern is that the people who choose to live and die here will overlook the fact that Avangrid ( the force behind the C.M.P. mask) is one of the world's largest promoters and harvesters of wind energy. It is important to point out that on the one hand, that is "terrific news", but since it will be our geography and resources they will exploit to harvest this energy,  - It is my opinion that if we don't "keep our dog in the fight" - Maine will simply be used and abused.

 Why do I say that, you might ask?  Well, their complete, callous, and maddening disregard for Maine's interests, ideals and treasures as seen in their frenzied bulldozer march to Quebec that ignited our citizens is proof enough. 
Avangrid's teams of international law lawyers that hover threateningly over our courts this very moment, is still more proof for me, that there will be no friendly compromise that will reward Maine's economic and energy future.
And so my current focus on getting Maine to invest in their own energy future. I was inoculated in the 50's and 60's when my dad would come back to the farm from his Senate seat in Augusta to help milk the cows. He would tell us how laws were crafted with the help and guidance of lawyers/lobbyists representing the paper and power companies - how it would be otherwise impossible to be informed enough without them.. Over the years I have witnessed the dual edge of that tool.

Despite being an octogenarian, I remain positive and convinced that playing an active role in Maine's future is our single most important focus.

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Drevlin76 t1_jec4ltd wrote

Reply to comment by baxterstate in "In the summer of 1955, when my father was 8 years old, he won 5 acres of Maine lakefront property in a Davy Crockett cartoon coloring contest." by GlobeOpinion

You have to realize that back then you could buy a house for like 17k. So, $50 was quite a bit. Still not enough but substantial, especially for land in rural Maine. The average cost of an acre was $32 in Franklin county back then.

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