Preble Stinks part two
Here is the problem as it was explained to me. Manure sits in the snow over the winter, the ground freezes. In the spring the snow melts but the ground is still frozen. The manure is carried off with the melting snow and pollutes the water. The moral of the story is... What moral can their be? The farmers, who used to be the guardians of the land and water, are now the polluters of both. And while they have a right to make a living and to farm, they do NOT have a right to pollute our water AND they should be ashamed for doing so. Sadly, those who are in charge of protecting our soil and water, (Amanda Barber are you listening?) are farmers themselves and will do nothing to stop it. Instead they protect their own to the detriment of everybody else. I think that what surprises me the most is the callousness of the GOBs in Preble who claim that it is we who are against the farmer while at the same time they shield and protect those farmers who pollute and destroy the land and water. Where are their principles? Where are their morals? Where are their brains? It is we who work to protect the land and water and it is we who are chastised for doing so. So it is now up to you, it is now your duty to do something. Sure, you can sit there and just read this and think something is being done. That's easy to do. Just sit there, sip your beer, belch a bit and turn on the TV. Some day soon you will not be able to drink from your well and you'll have to keep your windows closed because of the stench. But hey, it's so much easier to just do nothing and let them crap all over you. By then you'll be so used to the stink and you won't even notice.
