[EggsAckley]

Oh, I DO understand. My forest is due to be thinned again and I'm NOT looking forward to all the hoops they'll make me jump through. Santa Cruz County is nothing but fruits, nuts, and a bunch of flakes, the granola capitol of the world.

[ApplegateRanch]

My forest is due to be thinned again and I'm NOT looking forward to all the hoops they'll make me jump through.

I got the

look from our 'local authorities' when I asked about permits, etc. to thin our woods a few years ago.

After "The Look", they asked me if it was my property, then told me that what I did on it was my business!

I was born & raised in CA, then had lived in OR for the previous 20 years, so swallowing ire, and asking permission for anything & everything was second nature.

We may not have Costco or Home Depot within 350 miles; Trader Joe's within a day's fast driving distance, but at least we're civilized here.