I went out to take a picture of Venus and Jupiter. The smell in the air was terrible and the noise from the Simpson property was even worse than usual. But you can buy a house near the mill for just $29,000 according to the sign.
View it on youtube if the other post on this page is making too much noise.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j9J3n36vYog
Trains started up at 6am the next morning..
Wow I guess Simpson really liked this post, they visited 3 times today.
Green Diamond has been on a tear these past few months, logging up the east side, the summit, and part way down the west side of Dayton Peak. Logging trucks run every which-way and thousands of small diameter logs, unsuitable for saw mills, are apparently been chipped and barged out to who knows where. The reason is the high price of wood products. The downside is increased chance of flooding, exploitation of natural resources, and a concentration of profit that excludes the community, creates few jobs (when viewed on an economy of scale), and no stockholders. Moreover, the Trust for Public Lands has climbed into bed with Green Diamond, and the Forterra campaign threatens to transfer even more power over to big timber. As for sawmill and train noise in Shelton, I’m afraid that will go on long after we’re all pushing up daisies.
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