The Next Nanny State Regulation, Mandatory Sled Helmets

ChicoER ^ | 12/07/10 | Chuck Wolk

[OneVike]

Lotsa big trees on my street!

Yes, I am well acquainted with the blessing that many large trees can bring come fall time. This is a photo of my front yard through our kitchen window. I have almost as many trees in my back yard, which is 1 acre.

I was taking a photo of a big spider on our kitchen window, and this one was too blurry, but you might notice the spider in the middle of the image.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Maple, Oak, and Sassafras in my yard. All with trunks over 2 feet.

[OneVike]

That tall white barked tree to the left is a Sycamore tree. Many of them around here get to be about two to three feet in thickness and upwards of 30 to 40 feet. Just beyond bushes across the road is a creek that feeds plenty of water to all the trees.

To the extreme left out of the view of the photo are 5 redwoods that are about 50 to 60 feet high and maybe three feet in diameter already. In my back yard I have a black cherry tree that stands probably about 25 feet tall and produces some great cherry’s.

Then I have a few more redwoods out back that are young at only about ten to fifteen feet tall. All in all my wife and I have more than enough trees to offset the carbon footprint we leave from burning all the almond and oak in our wood stove...... LOL

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

OV,
Love my big trees in the Summer! They really help keep the house cool. But, they’re getting to be a real chore come Fall. And,,, too much shade for a garden. I kinda wish I still had the 1836 house with 110 acres, on the edge of the Cuyahoga Valley Reservation. But with no insulation, and a wood-burning furnace, it was just too much work as I got older. Miss the solitude though! I could come home from work, strap on my Redhawk 44 Mag, and head out for deer. Didn’t need a license or a deer tag. But the park took 105 of those acres, so I lost my woodlot, and hunting.

[sionnsar]

Geez. I’ve never known of anyone hurt while sledding, but I DO no of a girl whose leg was broken on a toboggan run. Maybe we need rails on the sides of toboggans. *\:^(

[sionnsar]

Geez. I’ve never known of anyone hurt while sledding, but I DO know of a girl whose leg was broken on a toboggan run. Maybe we need rails on the sides of toboggans. *\:^(

[marsh2]

I don’t see how they can unless it is sledding at a public or business facility. They can’t require someone to wear something during an activity on private land. Helmets for bikes and seatbelts for cars are requirements because use of the public road is a privilege and conditions can be imposed on use. Sledding on private land is not a privilege it is a use of private property and can be regulated only if such activity is a public nuisance that substantially endangers the general public health or safety of others.