Save The Trees
Work was good. Very productive. Some interesting new co-op students. Hopefully the week continues as it was today.

I did some work on the big r/c boat, pictured. Basically, that crossbar between the two shaft extensions that I made over the weekend, and the bracket to hold it down. With the shaft extensions, the whole thing runs quite a bit smoother. I get to play with it tomorrow evening at the pond.

In sadder news, in the mail came a 68 page report regarding the future of all the wooded areas around this house. The woods are beautiful, fairly unique, and generally important to the people and animals who live around here. For many, they were the reason to live here in the first place. Now, a developer is determined to take all that away, and install 3248 "dwelling units." This is wrong. Besides the fact that it is illogical, based on the lack of roads and the frequent brownouts the area experiences, an integral part of the community will be blown away; countless people use the forest daily for a plethora of activities. Last year, the developer accidentally cut down a large area (about 500m²) that they were not supposed to, and they got away with no punishment. In my opinion, they should now not be allowed to develop any of the wooded area. Considering all the surrounding better-suited areas for development, it feels disgusting that the woods are even being considered.