[AT] Re: NAA Grader Blade - Instant gratification

Wed Nov 15 07:00:15 PST 2006

I always thought they should let us farm the median.  That way they wouldn't 
have to pay to have it mowed and the patrolman couldn't cut across it.

charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Greer" <greerfam at raex.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Re: NAA Grader Blade - Instant gratification

>I guess I was thinking divided highway and run the pipeline down the 
>middle.
> It is wasted land and ought to be used for stuff like this.
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "George Willer" <gwill at toast.net>
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:04 AM
> Subject: RE: [AT] Re: NAA Grader Blade - Instant gratification
>
>
>> Mark,
>>
>> That doesn't work in most cases in rural areas.  The rural property 
>> owners
>> own to the center of the roadway and the county or whoever only has an
>> easement FOR PUBLIC ROAD PURPOSES.  Exceptions have been legally made for
>> electric and telephone on the presumption that the property in question 
>> is
>> being served.  A private pipeline, on the other hand, actually requires a
>> separate easement from each property owner... unless they are also 
>> serving
>> each property.  In most cases, the public doesn't actually own the
>> right-of-way and can't grant the necessary easement.
>>
>> BTDT
>>
>> George Willer
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
>> > bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mark Greer
>> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:46 AM
>> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> > 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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