Treena, One woman who lived in a house on the other side of this mess went quietly nuts. Poor Anna-Maija, she tried so hard to mobilise people to take action against the nuisance. The owner of the cement company started a campaign of hatred and a flood of rumours about her and she simply couldn't take the pressure. She was a respected school teacher until she complained about the quarry. She became quite deranged and paranoid and that was the end of her. She and her husband moved away. The only other houses nearby (most are summer cottages) are along the lake shore, the other side of the main road that runs past the pits. They have relative peace because there is a high bank with thick vegetation along the shore road, built to hide the operation from public view.
As far as the cement factory is concerned we are the biggest liars and trouble makers in the village. The amount of bad-mouthing we get is astounding. But up to now I've been able to simply get on with my own thing and not bother. But I'm being buried alive now. I have to do something. I like your idea but we have no NY Times or Times (London) -- our broadsheets are a bit old fashioned. I'll have to try a tabloid. Don _______________ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Treena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 4:13 PM Subject: Re: The Heat and Sand > Have you thought of having someone from your local newspaper come out to do > a story? There's nothing like a little public embarassment to get things > moving. Does anyone around you have this same situation? ................. clipped
