TOM WALKER wrote to ROY WITT:   
      
    RW> RN>> Space is limited by the humongous oak trees in the yard.  And   
    RW> RN>> no, I'm not cutting them down.   
      
    RW>> I wouldn't cut them down either. Large trees are why we have shade   
    RW>> tree mechanics. Remove the shade trees and you'd have to work in the   
    RW>> barn or a garage, out of the weather.   
      
    TW> Adn a grove of Large trees is a natural Air Conditioner.   
    TW> Ever wonder why al of those Large Plasntation Houses in the South   
    TW> were covered by Large Trees?   
      
   No, I know how they can drop the temps cooler than the surrounding area. I   
   used to hunt Dove and Quail in the desert. That is, until I found a place   
   near Warner Springs that had a grove of trees, spring water and it was   
   posted, no hunting. I asked and received permission from the owner on my   
   first hunt there. 8^) (He and I were huddled under the same tree)   
      
    TW> I know when I used to drive out to Campo in the Summer across Buckman   
    TW> Springs road as you went thropugh spots where the road was totally   
    TW> lined with Large trees there was a noticable temperature drop as one   
    TW> drove through.   
      
   Living in south Texas, you get to appreciate trees a lot more than   
   anywhere else I've lived. Living next to an ocean, you don't notice the   
   temps so much because of the onshore airflow. Living in Texas, there is no   
   onshore flow unless it comes from the SE, then it is humid air. When the   
   temps get into the high 90s around here, the shade of a tree is very much   
   appreciated...   
      
      
            R\%/itt   
      
      
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