But it was a [inter]nationally known/famous tree - thereby making it more than just a local newspaper story.
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[News] Sycamore Gap Tree
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
It is a national story because it is a landmark on National Trust land.
Further up the thread.
Pleading not guilty is a big part of it.
I have a family reason for being extremely angry about court time and case prioritization, which I will not explain on NSC.
It is a massive big deal for us.
But despite that I can't get exercised over the duration of the tree case.
This is a case of national interest. Ours isn't.
We cannot allow shits to desecrate British Things that bring innocent joy and inspiration to people.
They need a decent fair trial with public scrutiny,
Before they have their testicles removed, and they are tipped into a wood chipper.
It really isn't.
Your being crass on this occasion.
I am minded of some of the things that get you exercised.
Perhaps it's a generational thing
jackalbion
Well-known member
- Aug 30, 2011
- 5,924
Yes it is a generational thing, or you just care about it a lot more, I file it under bizarre news story, like that grotty alpaca that had to be put down. I wouldn't say its 'national interest'.It really isn't.
Your being crass on this occasion.
I am minded of some of the things that get you exercised.
Perhaps it's a generational thing
You have every right to be unmoved.
But you are making a schoolboy error by extrapolating your perspective onto the national psyche.
I don't like Queen.
I can explain why.
But it would be churlish of me to extrapolate and say that Queen are not important in the national pop music psyche.
And equally silly of me* to jump onto a Queen thread with faux intellectual dismissal
*I will have to have a sneaky check up on what sort of opprobrium I have heaped on Queen on NSC later,
when nobody is looking. Ahem.
Anyway, you are a tree murder-mocking bastard. Fie upon you. Fie!
Mo Gosfield
Well-known member
- Aug 11, 2010
- 6,429
Surely replicating their offence would be more appropriate. A chainsaw just above the ankles and a painful toppling before lying in a prone and helpless position.
Uncle Spielberg
Well-known member
Yes it is " only a tree " but an iconic and beautiful tree that meant a lot to many people that had stood proud for centuries before a couple of absolute bellends decide to destroy if for a laugh and giggles and bragging rights. So utterly depressing. Hope they both get 5 years as an example to other possible morons
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dsr-burnley
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- Aug 15, 2014
- 2,903
It's several hundred miles from Brighton and it has a 12 page thread. By definition, it's nationally interesting.
Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
I visited the tree the day after we got married alongside my beautiful wife... in time, we took our kids... like thousands of people from across the globe., who sought it out year after year.. it's more than just a tree, it had an emotive and unique setting, with the human emotional pull that comes with it... I'd say it's a story of more than just national importance, people will be following the updates from all over the world... Yep, it was only a tree, but what a tree!
If proven guilty, these two should be made to serve time (proper hard they're going to look in prison) and then made to pick litter along the line of Hadrian's Wall for about 10 years. Utter dick heads.
It makes me sad, not angry... sad that two utter losers thought that this was a 'hilarious' idea. and sad that a rather beautiful and healthy tree was needlessly cut down...
If proven guilty, these two should be made to serve time (proper hard they're going to look in prison) and then made to pick litter along the line of Hadrian's Wall for about 10 years. Utter dick heads.
It makes me sad, not angry... sad that two utter losers thought that this was a 'hilarious' idea. and sad that a rather beautiful and healthy tree was needlessly cut down...
sydney
tinky ****in winky
very interesting Harry .....I'll leave it at that.x
The Clamp
Well-known member
Was it filmed with a potato?
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
iPhone 13 apparently.... Although owner of phone says it's filmed on his phone but that doesn't mean he's the one behind the phone filming it at the time....Also apparently he leaves his car keys in all his cars all the time, even his Range Rover, so anyone could have driven his car at any time. Yes, his car was there at the time but doesn't mean he was behind the wheel....
chip
Well-known member
In some ways it frustrates me that this tree gets so much attention, many think of sycamore as a weed. Not many stand up to protect ancient and ecologically important woodland, say from the expensive railway set. But I'm heartened that many more people will presumably be joining the Woodland Trust having realised just how important trees are to our wellbeing. You can join here: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/ or just donate to protecting Devon rainforest.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Sycamores do grow well without much help, but the positioning of this tree, its age ( over 200 yrs old)and good condition, made at an ideal photo opportunity, plus featuring in many films.
I can see a maximum sentence incoming for these confabulating little shits.
chip
Well-known member
I completely agree with you. This sounds like this was the action of a couple of spiteful and vindictive individuals and that was a rather inept attempt at raising the plight of other wonderful trees, sorry.
Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
- 21,534
The accused appear to be idiots.
Unsurprisingly
Unsurprisingly
Yes - the irony being that most wildlife organisations when managing woodland spend a lot of their time cutting down / out sycamores - as they are an invasive species that support very little native wildlife! I chopped down hundreds when working in that field.
clapham_gull
Legacy Fan
- Aug 20, 2003
- 26,373
News not your thing ?