[AT] Re: NAA Grader Blade - Instant gratification

Wed Nov 15 06:35:31 PST 2006

Gee, that doesn't sound like much of an easement, more like a sale.
Chuck Saunders
Kansas City, MO

On 11/15/06, Mark Greer <greerfam at raex.com> wrote:
>
> They tried to put a 36" pipeline across our county a couple of years ago
> but
> the idea got trashed because the landowners raised holy hell about it. It
> would have split a number of farms and they were not going to be allowed
> to
> use the land in the easement after the pipeline went through.
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Re: NAA Grader Blade - Instant gratification
>
>
> > I'm not so sure about that Mark.  For one thing a natural gas line needs
> to
> > be run where there is the minimum chance someone will dig a hole in it
> and
> > that's not along a road.  Second, it's pretty expensive stuff to run and
> a
> > straight line from point A to point B is the most economical way to get
> it
> > done.  They just brought a new natural gas line into our area.  I guess
> it
> > was a hassle for land owners while it was going in but to be honest I
> wish
> > they had wanted to go across our place.  The line is burried deep, they
> put
> > most of it in during the winter when nothing is going on in the field
> and
> > they pay you for it.  They put it deep, below any subsoiler you would
> run,
> > and once it's down there it's pretty much a non issue.
> >
> > Charlie
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Greer" <greerfam at raex.com>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:46 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Re: NAA Grader Blade - Instant gratification
> >
> >
> > > If someone was thinking they'd run that pipeline along the highway
> access
> > > and kill two birds with one stone (or at least only pi$$ of half as
> many
> > > landowners).
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Francis Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
> > > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> > > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 12:27 AM
> > > Subject: RE: [AT] Re: NAA Grader Blade - Instant gratification
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> We have been watching that one pretty close... That is "supposed" to
> go
> > >> about 4 miles north west of the farm. I hope it stays up there.
> > >> They are also in the early stages of running a huge cross-country
> natural
> > >> gas pipeline through just about the same distance south of the farm.
> They
> > >> are building a local bypass right now (my road has been closed about
> a
> > > week)
> > >> that will pass within a half mile of the north west corner of the
> farm.
> > > 1500
> > >> houses are being constructed on both sides of that bypass and the
> Garst
> > >> Seeds research farm I used to manage about a mile across the field
> from
> > >> me
> > >> is being dug up all over and will have 2 lakes and a herd of new
> houses.
> > >> That is in addition to the 1500 new houses we already knew about. The
> new
> > >> Honda plant going up about 15 - 16 miles southeast of us has
> construction
> > >> crews working 24-7 ripping up 1200 acres of farm land. I now
> understand
> > > that
> > >> a second plant is going up there next to it for another company that
> is
> a
> > >> vendor for Honda. I spend a lot of time looking over my shoulder for
> fear
> > > of
> > >> getting a house dropped on me, Wizard of OZ style, while I work. A
> > > railroad
> > >> clips the corner of the farm that is on "the list" for an upgrade to
> a
> > >> 150
> > >> MPH line. God only knows where that will end up since they also are
> > > talking
> > >> bypassing the city with it. Next to it is an old traction line right
> of
> > > way,
> > >> which we acquired back some years ago, but it has a power company
> right
> > >> of
> > >> way on it that is still used. We have an old AT&T long line right of
> way
> > >> across the farm and a few years ago they put a fiber optic line in
> next
> > >> to
> > >> it. Some years  ago they were set to run a huge feeder power line
> across
> > > the
> > >> south end of the farm but they found a bunch of bad concrete in the
> > > nuclear
> > >> plant they were building down on the Ohio and quit that one (for
> now).
> > >> Another company wants to drill for natural gas on the farm but I'm
> > >> balking
> > >> over the wording that would also give them the right to drill for
> oil,
> > >> dig
> > >> for coal, copper, diamonds, chocolate chip cookies or anything
> else...
> > > They
> > >> are also allowed to come in and buy rights then just resell them to
> > > anybody.
> > >> No thanks.
> > >> Remember back when you could just farm???
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> "farmer"
> > >>
> > >> The brave may not live forever but the easily frightened may never
> live
> > >> at
> > >> all.
> > >>
> > >> Francis Robinson
> > >> Central Indiana, USA
> > >> robinson at svs.net
> > >
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