Does Mother Nature Have A Permit
(We are whitewater rafting in West Virginia. While floating between rapids, a girl in her mid-20s from a large city in Virginia randomly starts asking me questions.)
Customer: “Man! There are a lot of trees here. Why are there so many trees? Can’t you take some of them out?”
Me: “Um, okay. Why do we need to take the trees out?”
Customer: “Well, I thought trees had to be at least twenty feet apart!”
(It’s obvious she’s a city girl, so I decide to have a little fun.)
Me: “Oh, well let me explain. You see, over in Virginia, they plowed down the forest, built your parking lot, and then planted a couple trees to try and make it look pretty. Here in West Virginia, the trees naturally grew this way and we decided to leave them because we like oxygen.”
Customer: “Oh… well, trees are ugly.”
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