Tree hugger!



A woman from Los Angeles , CA who was a tree hugger and an anti-hunter, purchased
a piece of timberland near Colville , WA . There was a large tree on one of the highest
points in the tract. She wanted a good view of the natural splendor of her land so she
started to climb the big tree. As she neared the top she encountered a spotted owl that
attacked her. In her haste to escape, the woman slid down the tree to the ground and
got many splinters in her crotch.
In considerable pain, she hurried to see a Doctor. She told him she was an
environmentalist and an anti-hunter and how she came to get all the splinters. The doctor
listened to her story with great patience and then told her to go wait in the examining room
and he would see if he could help her.

She sat and waited three hours before the doctor reappeared. The angry woman
demanded, "What took you so long?"
He smiled and then told her, "Well, I had to get permits from the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management before I could remove
old-growth timber from a recreational area. I'm sorry, but they turned me down."