Jimbo went back up there last night because they had a huge fire burning.  He tried to talk to the wife and her husband (renters, not owners) and explain to them the toxins that they are polluting the air with.  Don't think he made much progress.  Both of them seem to be completely clueless.  The wife said that Mary (the owner) told her to get what she might find useful and then burn the paper.  Unfortunately, they are burning everything.  It looks like they burned a damned computer moniter.

IF they test the soil around that trailer, the are probably going to find dioxins in the soil (and it stays around for years).

Geez, this sucks!

Again, the trailer with all the garbage has no *humans* living in it.  Some of the other trailers do (and that is a whole 'nuther post).

NancyB wrote on Mar 1^st, 2010 at 9:04am:



Can't think like a ch'er, cos' I'm not one  .  The problem is that when they are burning crap, it really only affects 2 other houses.  All the others are far enough apart that it doesn' affect them.  I'm guessing that the toxic smoke is not really affecting those two houses either.  I have migraines and this frickin' smoke tends to trigger them. 

I live in a really rural area and sad to say, most of my neighbors now are not people that I'd choose to live next too.  We've been here for almost 30 years and it used to not be like this.

Although I understand what you are trying to say, it's just  not possible.  This parish is huge and the population is spread out to say the least.  It's just not possible to do what you're talking about.  Hell they won't even do anything about illegal dumping.

NancyB wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2010 at 8:39am:



Tell you what, you find me the time and find a way for me to pay for the amount of gas that I will need and I'll be glad to do it.  I work full time and travel to boot.  This parish encompasses 877 square miles and has a population of about 30,000.  There are 3 towns and 4 villages, with the largest town having about 4,000 people.

What you're suggesting is neither practical nor feasible.

Okay, please tell me how I'm supposed to locate these people on the internet. 

You don't seem to grasp what I've said in previous posts, burning trash is not illegal in this parish and since we don't have garbage pickup, that ain't gonna happen anytime soon. 

I don't really care what happens 5 miles away from me, I just want this crap stopped down the road from me.

I feel the need to apologize here. I don't mean to get anyone mad at me. I do tend to be a bit stubborn. You put a problem like this in front of me and it's like a scab I just can't keep picking at untill it's gone, so if I've offended anyone I apoplogize. Having said that- 'cause I can't just leave stuff alone ( and I promise after this I'll shut up ) just looked at the Lousiana Department of Enviromental Control Newsletter, and infact open burning is illegal as of the October newsletter. Hope this helps, maybe you can download and take it to the police and get some help. The website addy is Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or . Ther is a nice long list of stuff never to be burned too!

What a mess!!  I will never understand how people can live in and surrounded by filth. 

I hope someone does something to get this mess cleaned up!!  How frustrating!

Beth

Good luck! Hope they find them!