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grad85
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Location: Eindhoven , Holland /Barcelona Spain
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| Posted: Mon 13 Aug, 2012 1:16 pm |
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Some vandals wrecked a 350 year old citrus tree at Castle Twickel last weekend 
They also demolished some benches and flowerpots by throwing them in the water.
What is wrong with this people 
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Laaz
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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| Posted: Mon 13 Aug, 2012 4:07 pm |
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People have no respect for anything anymore.
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GregMartin
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Location: southern Maine, zone 5/6
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| Posted: Mon 13 Aug, 2012 6:46 pm |
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Millet
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Mon 13 Aug, 2012 8:52 pm |
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It does not amaze me any more what people will do. I have not been to Twickel. but I have been to Het Loo. At the time I visited Het Loo, I did not know of the existence of Twickel. I had a nice time in the country, very friendly people. I was there in conjunction with the flower business. - Millet (157 to go-) |
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justjoan
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| Posted: Mon 13 Aug, 2012 9:35 pm |
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That is just plain awful, and for what? What purpose did that serve? I really wonder about this old world some days. 
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GregMartin
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| Posted: Mon 13 Aug, 2012 11:21 pm |
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This reminds me a bit of the Endicott Pear tree in Danvers, Massachusetts. It's believed to be the oldest cultivated fruit tree in North America. It was planted in the 1630's or 40's and "on July 27, 1964, vandals cut off the tree's branches and all but 6 ft (1.8 m) of its trunk using hacksaws". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endicott_Pear_Tree
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adriano
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Location: Zagreb, Croatia
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| Posted: Tue 28 Aug, 2012 9:11 am |
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Probably some stupid kids did this. Most kids have no respect towards plants and animals.
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citrange
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Location: UK - 15 miles west of London
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| Posted: Wed 29 Aug, 2012 12:59 pm |
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I really enjoyed my visit to Twickel.
Very sad to hear about the damage.
Grad - do you have any links to pictures or text (Dutch is OK) about the vandalism?
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Synovia
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| Posted: Thu 06 Sep, 2012 6:28 pm |
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| Laaz wrote: | | People have no respect for anything anymore. |
Anymore? The Endicott thing was 50 years ago.
People have always had no respect for anything but their own property. |
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