Mutilating a beautiful tree by nailing shoes to it (thong tree )

billeeeeeee · Guru

RE: Mutilating a beautiful tree by nailing shoes to it (thong tree )

The Hats · Senior Member

Face palm.jpg I think I need a wild turkey then I am gunna nail all my shoes to a friggn tree that should be fun

biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

Cheers

THe Hats

cooee · Senior Member

<<I think I need a wild turkey then I am gunna nail all my shoes to a friggn tree that should be fun

Cheers

THe Hats>>

Why not just screw them to the side of your own van then no harm done , except that they may fly off and hit someone <G>

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

we went to Greens and I knew about the thong tree, so when I got very red faced and went info a ladies underwear dept and asked the lady for a thong and she took me to the rack and I choose a very nice pink one and when I got to greens I did not want an even redder face so I did not produce my thong to put on the tree. biggrin biggrin

The Hats · Senior Member

cooee wrote:

<<I think I need a wild turkey then I am gunna nail all my shoes to a friggn tree that should be fun

Cheers
THe Hats>>
Why not just screw them to the side of your own van then no harm done , except that they may fly off and hit someone <G>

Mate over 35 { years of driving around this wonderfull land I have seen them all

Bra Trees

hat trees

shoe trees

bottle trees

stubbie trees

shorts (stubbies( trees

hivis trees

singlet trees

Hubcap trees

sunglasses trees

one tree between Nullabour road house and the boarder on the old road had allsorts of stuff nailed to it i first seen it over 30 years ago and some of the stuff on it had been ther for many years before that , I drove the old road a few years ago the tree is still there and looks as good as ever. People have been nailing stuff to trees for many years mate signs ect when one falls of or is stolen they nail another bugger in it place. I do not think it is such a big deal mate relay biggrin

Cheers

The Hats

cooee · Senior Member

TheHats wrote

<<

Mate over 35 { years of driving around this wonderfull land I have seen them all

Bra Trees

hat trees

shoe trees

bottle trees

stubbie trees

shorts (stubbies( trees

hivis trees

singlet trees

Hubcap trees

sunglasses trees

one tree between Nullabour road house and the boarder on the old road had allsorts of stuff nailed to it i first seen it over 30 years ago and some of the stuff on it had been ther for many years before that , I drove the old road a few years ago the tree is still there and looks as good as ever. People have been nailing stuff to trees for many years mate signs ect when one falls of or is stolen they nail another bugger in it place. I do not think it is such a big deal mate relay biggrin

Cheers

The Hats>>

A lot depends on where the tree is.

If the tree is the property of a roadhouse or private caravan park or other private property then the owner has a say in whether or not they want shoes nailed to their tree.

This tree in question is in a reserve which is for the use and pleasure of all and the trees are protected by law from such actions. I for one do not want to go to a reserve and see shoes nailed to a tree.

Legendts · Senior Member

Oh dear guess it's time to get me a life......back in the jungle...he he he. Keep calm, live long, where's the Valium.

cooee · Senior Member

Fastcoach said

<< If you feel so strongly about the tree, you could always go to Greens Lake in the dead of night and remove all the nails and offending thongs. My bet is they would all be back there again pretty soon. >>

Although I am a lone voice on this forum about this tree I know that I have the support of some members.

I have saved the latest photo of the tree ( because it will come down soon ) and whenever I look at the photo of the tree disfigured by writing and shoes nailed to it I will get the courage and strength to continue my fight to get the shoes and nails and other graffiti removed. I do not need to come in after dark myself and do this as I am not afraid to come in daylight .

At the moment I have no intention of going there but I will certainly be starting a campaign over the Xmas holiday period via the internet to get the shoes removed. If the members who feel they right on their side want to have a fight with someone then they will have plenty of opportunity when the law enforcement authorities turn up over Xmas.

The people who put the nails and shoes on the tree or who encouraged others to do so, have an opportunity to get them off before Xmas. That is plenty of warning so the ball is in your court.

I think some people have been led into taking this illegal action without thinking of the consequences so I am not doing anything until Xmas and then the gloves are off

ST391GQ · Senior Member

The Local council here nailed a reflector to a street tree that somehow migrated a foot or so further out into the street compared to the rest as a warning. Are you going to get your knickers in a Knot over that too? No wonder this great country of ours is going up the spout with all the dogooders proliferating about the place.

Starve em of oxygen I reckon.

Cheers Keith

cooee · Senior Member

<< No wonder this great country of ours is going up the spout with all the dogooders proliferating about the place.

Starve em of oxygen I reckon.>>

Thank you for your reply.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion although a death threat like that is a bit over the top I think. Anyway fore- warned is fore- armed.

Phew !!

All I am trying to do is save tree in a protected reserve.

cooee · Senior Member

Before I am starved of oxygen I will stop sending any further posts on this topic.

Vic41 · Guru

All the bushwalking tracks on WA nature reserves have directional track signs nailed to them by rangers. hmm

Happywanderer · The Master

Cindy, we've got another one !!!!!

dazren · Guru

Geez? ? Here I sit in my Hotel in Paris. Thinking? ? what are all the mob at Thegreynomads up to? ? and what do I find? ??? Wombat . Dougwe . Vic . and the other Gaurdians of common sense . have let some Greeny Nutters spew some. I'll advised crap all over the forum.. ... may I offer" Mr cooee"" some advice. -- firstly I suggest you go to Greens.!! and Talk to the Tree.?? ? WHY because Bull**** is very good fertiliser? ? For thong damaged trees.?? And secondly ?? A wise man once said.?? "sometimes" it is better to say nothing? and Let everyone THINK You Are a Fool.? -- than to Open your Mouth . and Prove you are..?? Well that's my rant over back to my European holiday now..see you lot when I get back to Australia.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

dazren wrote:
Geez? ? Here I sit in my Hotel in Paris. Thinking? ? what are all the mob at Thegreynomads up to? ? and what do I find? ??? Wombat . Dougwe . Vic . and the other Gaurdians of common sense . have let some Greeny Nutters spew some. I'll advised crap all over the forum.. ... may I offer" Mr cooee"" some advice. -- firstly I suggest you go to Greens.!! and Talk to the Tree.?? ? WHY because Bull**** is very good fertiliser? ? For thong damaged trees.?? And secondly ?? A wise man once said.?? "sometimes" it is better to say nothing? and Let everyone THINK You Are a Fool.? -- than to Open your Mouth . and Prove you are..?? Well that's my rant over back to my European holiday now..see you lot when I get back to Australia.

Great to hear from you again dazren MATE, that bloody Dougwe told me you had left the forum for good, enjoy your holiday and safe travels back to Aus.

Do you wanna buy some firewood? biggrin biggrin

beiffe · Guru

Well at least he/she has identified himself so we don't mistakenly invite him/her to happy hour.

Imagine his/her horror to see some poor dead branch flicker and burst into flames to warm the ****les of our heart as we consume that terrible liquor derived from the misfortune of some poor grape or grain that was pulled from its home and its live blood crushed from its very body so we can glean enjoyment as it trickles down our throat.

We would have to make sure that no ant is crushed as we walk back to our respective RV's and please don't disturb the mating non existing rainbow tree frog.

But then thinking about it most of the greenies I knew drove old VW's that belched smoke everywhere and dropped oil as they went off to hug another tree.

Was often told that the greenies caused more damage to the environment whilst they tried to save some poor tree or an unknown frog etc.

Most of us love our great country and spend many hours picking up rubbish and keeping the areas we visit clean of rubbish etc but most of us have grown up and experienced live and realise there are things we can do and some we cant. If you worry about the things you cant control you soon have no friends, suffer mental problems and usually stay at home encased in four walls or in a mental ward.

I did not put a thong on the tree while at Greens (because I dont have a pair), but I suppose I could go to Vinnies and get some to show solidarity.

Regards
Brian

dorian · Guru

Not too long ago I saw a documentary on the ABC where some well meaning caravan park owner (?) had invited National Parks to introduce koalas into the local habitat. The area was populated with trees that the koalas thrived upon. Initially a small number (30 or 60 pairs ?) were introduced, but after a few years their numbers swelled to 9000 (?). Needless to say, they destroyed most of the trees and introduced their own problems.

So what do you do when one protected species predates on another protected species? Should we be "managing" our environment, or should we let nature run its own course? Although I wouldn't nail anything to a tree (except maybe a politician), I think there are much more serious ecological issues than the one in this thread.

BTW, when in Paris, watch out for these:

portland.indymedia.org/media/images/2005/03/313978.jpg

Apparently their poo problem was so bad, that one Parisian took to the streets and "flagged" every dog dropping that he found.

Bryan · Guru

cooee wrote:

I will stop sending any further posts on this topic.

HOOORAAAAY

NeilandRaine · Guru

cooee wrote:

TheHats wrote
<<
Mate over 35 { years of driving around this wonderfull land I have seen them all
Bra Trees
hat trees
shoe trees
bottle trees
stubbie trees
shorts (stubbies( trees
hivis trees
singlet trees
Hubcap trees
sunglasses trees
one tree between Nullabour road house and the boarder on the old road had allsorts of stuff nailed to it i first seen it over 30 years ago and some of the stuff on it had been ther for many years before that , I drove the old road a few years ago the tree is still there and looks as good as ever. People have been nailing stuff to trees for many years mate signs ect when one falls of or is stolen they nail another bugger in it place. I do not think it is such a big deal mate relay
Cheers
The Hats>>
A lot depends on where the tree is.
If the tree is the property of a roadhouse or private caravan park or other private property then the owner has a say in whether or not they want shoes nailed to their tree.
This tree in question is in a reserve which is for the use and pleasure of all and the trees are protected by law from such actions. I for one do not want to go to a reserve and see shoes nailed to a tree.

You forgot the push bike tree

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Bryan wrote:
cooee wrote:

I will stop sending any further posts on this topic.
HOOORAAAAY

she did not say she will stop reading biggrin biggrin

glennt · Veteran Member

Has anyone seen Cooee and Christine Milne in the same room at the same time...?

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

glennt wrote:
Has anyone seen Cooee and Christine Milne in the same room at the same time...?

bugga, are you saying there is another one? biggrin

The Hats · Senior Member

glennt wrote:
Has anyone seen Cooee and Christine Milne in the same room at the same time...?

Conspiracy theory 101 UMMM the plot thickens biggrin biggrin

Cheers

The Hats

Clare46 · Senior Member

I think that is this country where we are supposed to have freedom of speech anyone who dares to make a post that does not meet with the approval of the "in crowd" is immediately jumped on from a great height.

I fully expect this post to receive the same treatment which is the reason I very rarely post.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Clare46 wrote:
I think that is this country where we are supposed to have freedom of speech anyone who dares to make a post that does not meet with the approval of the "in crowd" is immediately jumped on from a great height.
I fully expect this post to receive the same treatment which is the reason I very rarely post.

EVERBODY is entitled to their opinion, that includes you so please do not stop posting just because you have that thought in your mind, give everybody a say.

In this world you will NEVER get everybody to agree. IMHO

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Monday 25th of August 2014 09:44:54 AM

sandsmere · Guru

In our travels we have also seen Teddy Bear tree, Donald Duck trees and a knickers tree.

They're out there whether we like it or not. There are worse things to worry about I reckon.

spida · Guru

Sounds like politicians - find fault but offer no practical solution. Maybe to keep everyone happy in future the thongs could be hung on the branches with a bit of loose rope (so future growth will not be impeded!)

billeeeeeee · Guru

Webmaster · Guru

Thanks, everyone. Interesting discussion although perhaps it is best to leave it for now.