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rootrunner commented on the post, MuseArts Turns 25 Years Old

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 18:28:16 +0000

Thank You Chris and Lise for providing such incredibly valuable assets as MuseArts and ibrattleboro have been and still are to the Greater Brattleboro Area. Amazing work and dedication that is appreciated!

rootrunner commented on the post, Stop the Squirrel Pot Shots Please

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:27:22 +0000

Great you are transplanting seedlings or saplings to relocate and populate, maybe start a drive to line the streets of Brattleboro with these trees that don’t so easily die out, provide a fair amount of shade and […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Stop the Squirrel Pot Shots Please

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:06:31 +0000

Yes I have an affinity for Walnut Trees too, as a craftsman utilizing the striking tonal quality and workability of the valuable lumber if available or if hopefully standing still, gather the abundant rock hard […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Stop the Squirrel Pot Shots Please

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 11:42:31 +0000

….noticed tails also provide them protection and the warmth of a blanket from rain and snow when they ark it as a cover draping it over their backs to the tip of their nose., I have seen them fall asleep on a […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Stop the Squirrel Pot Shots Please

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:19:31 +0000

It’s something I really look forward first thing in the early morning having my coffee, feeding them (they are waiting for me), then watching them park a seat perched on the railing gnawing on nut as they keep an […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Stop the Squirrel Pot Shots Please

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 11:42:00 +0000

Yes, that old neighborhood took out yet another big Maple this past summer, maybe posing a threat to house being in a state of decline but this definitely alters the nice shade that used to be provided for […]

rootrunner wrote a new post, Stop the Squirrel Pot Shots Please

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:18:18 +0000

Over this past Summer I have noticed more and more squirrels visiting our feeders showing up with nasty/raw wounds and punctures right above or behind their shoulders where you might expect a target shooter/sniper […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Selectboard Meeting Notes - Mask Rules Lifted, Sidewalk Rules Enhanced

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 23:51:37 +0000

You still have a huge amount of travelers passing through the area to their snow filled destinations or whatever, evident from the shelf vacancies of every day products at local super markets being some what […]

rootrunner commented on the post, How A Book Led Me To Release My First Album

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:59:06 +0000

Amazing!!! A Man Of many talents, Great Effort!!

rootrunner commented on the post, Selectboard Meeting Notes - Climate Emergency, Homelessness, Addiction, and Flowers

Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:20:53 +0000

Dick, don’t think your flowers go unappreciated, I drive by them all every day on my way to work at 7:00 am and you are long gone with the only sign left behind of all your hard work being freshly watered overflow […]

rootrunner commented on the post, A Homeless Rebellion – Mission Statement/Press Release

Thu, 25 Jul 2019 18:38:47 +0000

I like the fact the agencies are handling funds because, it may be difficult to control spending if you haven’t had money in your pocket for some time, it certainly is even if you have a bit of chunk change on […]

rootrunner commented on the post, A Homeless Rebellion – Mission Statement/Press Release

Thu, 25 Jul 2019 01:28:40 +0000

My question to Mr. Douglas would be;
Has the park become unsafe to sleep over night because of police intervention to enforce the basic rules parks have to “”No Over Night Use or Camping” or from others trying […]

rootrunner commented on the post, A Homeless Rebellion – Mission Statement/Press Release

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 21:16:28 +0000

I believe the growing homeless plight apparent at any given corner or taken up residence by populating along the historic Whetstone Brook Corridor of the downtown area at any given time in Brattleboro these days, […]

rootrunner commented on the post, 40 on 30

Sun, 23 Jun 2019 10:08:22 +0000

Did you get a speeding ticket Chris?

rootrunner commented on the post, 40 on 30

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:56:50 +0000

Yes, I too believe the inherent layout of this wide stretch has become flawed as use has changed with increased activities utilizing this area for recreation or touring the Retreat Farm or the Park beyond. Thanks […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Strolling of the Heifers and Climate

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 11:03:22 +0000

The loudest applause goes to those brave young women who staged the demonstration that momentarily forced the parade onlookers to acknowledge their existence and message they so dramatically presented lying down […]

rootrunner commented on the post, 40 on 30

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 02:53:57 +0000

I really can’t take pity on those motorists who want to bust out of the stall after they are momentarily inconvenienced passing through the Retreat pedestrian & cautionary, reduced speed zone in order to catch up […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Autumn 2018

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:33:28 +0000

Let’s hope so for his sake, he’s out there no matter the inclement weather, although it must be a great deal of exercise and work out taking all those brisk laps( not sure what his message(s) exactly is/are ) and […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Playground Install Hacks at Crowell Park Trees

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:01:02 +0000

Hi Chris, not sure I would give all the credit to the town’s effort to “Keep the Scene Green” at Crowell Park considering a 4 yr uphill battle involving no less than two community groups of intervention for […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Playground Install Hacks at Crowell Park Trees

Sun, 04 Nov 2018 12:17:32 +0000

Heaps of sawdust can cover up but not hide the severe damage already done to this elder evergreen I used to see kids playing around all the time looking way up into the towering tiers of branches above in wonder . […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Playground Install Hacks at Crowell Park Trees

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:41:33 +0000

The Tree Committee was out to lunch on this one as was the Rec Park coordination and planning to provide for the future Longevity and protection of these cherished shade trees that give the park much of it’s […]

rootrunner wrote a new post, Playground Install Hacks at Crowell Park Trees

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 13:57:52 +0000

New playground apparatus set up under park’s Old Spruce Tree’s root system severely hacked away on one entire side, couldn’t this have been avoided working to preserve established root span area in combi […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Autumn 2018

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:57:08 +0000

rootrunner commented on the post, An Excess of Roadkill in Brattleboro

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:38:05 +0000

…but tough love comes to mind for ultimate survival

rootrunner commented on the post, An Excess of Roadkill in Brattleboro

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:55:28 +0000

…..another factor I forgot to mention is there has to be serious competition amongst rivals since the population exploded but not followed by or coinciding with another bumper crop of acorns needed to support […]

rootrunner commented on the post, An Excess of Roadkill in Brattleboro

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 21:16:09 +0000

I recently heard an answer to something that has had me puzzled since mid summer and that is; what pray tell is with the increase in roadside carnage to the point a deceased squirrel could actually be used as a […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Nostalgia

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:40:43 +0000

He(Bush) does seem to have become a better human behind the scene as a common citizen now free from the controlling powers to be under Cheney’s charge. However Trump who claims to have come to drain the swamp will […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Corporate Deregulation

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:58:08 +0000

….overflowing popcorn with way too much butter to try and make it go down, now the newspapers are calling Trump out when they are just as much to blame going for his juicy bait like a hungry 60 lb. Stripper […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Corporate Deregulation

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:55:52 +0000

..or in other words the commentator would have to prove his point with visual evidence (slide show behind) when she or he delivered their coverage and if it’s just based on a rumor or a second hand source( or the […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Corporate Deregulation

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:35:57 +0000

It would be a novel premise for a news show to air that would require opposing commentators to debate “What is the Point?” Where is this going with the prevailing hot wind charged from behind blowing our hair back […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Corporate Deregulation

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:19:37 +0000

” I do miss the old days of point counter point” now it’s more like “what’s the point” and how do you believe it anymore.

rootrunner commented on the post, Corporate Deregulation

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:16:22 +0000

“and a number of nuts and bolt might come flying off at any moment” that’s what happens when someone becomes unhinged!

rootrunner commented on the post, Corporate Deregulation

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 23:23:11 +0000

….not an intelligent typo before(miss that edit feature), see what he’s doing to scramble our minds. The sad thing is his presidency is wasting precious time we don’t have to correct things on this planet that […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Corporate Deregulation

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:30:59 +0000

The little man with the diabolically erratic and warped ego is nothing less than dangerous to all of us which becomes more apparent each and every day of his reign. His hap- hazard and toxic, juvenile gibberish […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Corporate Deregulation

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:21:39 +0000

The Major Networks all start off their nightly broadcasts off by obsessively remarking about a recent Trump Tweeting Spree, when it should be referred to as a Trump’s personal Touting & Tooting of foul proportions […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Boob Di-lan and My Grandmother

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:12:16 +0000

Maybe Bob will end up on your door step someday with that autographed napkin she dropped that day!

rootrunner commented on the post, Boob Di-lan and My Grandmother

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 11:19:27 +0000

I think your Grandma stole the scene as an emerging Punkster standout with Impressive doo and shades, truly a women ahead of her time that even got a positive reaction from the icon himself, where he has been […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Spring 2018

Sun, 08 Apr 2018 21:26:52 +0000

It was so deep it looked like it had dry run gravel and a small ghost town at it’s lower depths and dwarfed the caution cone they finally stuck in there to spare a few drivers anyway for the time being, wonder how […]

rootrunner commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Spring 2018

Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:19:50 +0000

You mean Brattleboro’s own unavoidable, front end realighment center at Crater National Pothole and abyss at the corner of High and Oak, loves to take on and try and devour my truck every chance it gets!

rootrunner commented on the post, Representative Town Meeting 2018

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 21:39:55 +0000

Way to go people with this extra push forward, getting there. I hope the skate park is fast emerging in it’s rightful place, it will be a tremendous asset! I seriously don’t know how you keep up with all the […]