Dave Smith > wrote:

>Now the woman is whinging that in a a free, civilized society we should
>be able to voice our opinions and make our requests to elected officials
>without fear of reprisal, ridicule, or regret. While I agree with the
>general idea of that, it does not protect you in cases were your
>requests are ridiculous and unwarranted. We reserve the right not to
>take people seriously when they are being ridiculous. There was
>absolutely no reason for her to even be concerned about oak trees and
>acorns, but that didn't stop her little brain from looking for some
>cheap celebrity.

We have a few allergic-tree-moving requests in process here in Berkeley.
There's merit to it in that many allergies are caused by stuff that
blows off plants... in Berkeley you can only plant approved species
of trees from a master list kept by the city. The problem being
litigated is whether certain trees on that list are still a problem.

Steve