What a Waste
@nanette64 (20364)
Fairfield, Texas
September 30, 2016 10:27am CST
I don't know about the town where you all live, but every year starting about the middle of September, all of the businesses start putting out decorations for the upcoming holiday; which in this case is Halloween.
Part of the decoration is always a bale or more of hay. Now I don't know if it has ever crossed your mind but what do they do with all of the hundreds of bales of hay at the end of the holidays; usually in January.
Do you think it goes to help feed cows, donkeys, horses or goats in the community that might be starving for food? Nope. Because of possible rainy conditions or frost and dew during those months, the hay becomes rotten and unfit for animal consumption. So what do they do with it? They BURN it.
Yep, the cities spend a fortune (since it is city money) and even if they buy it from retailers that sell hay at a discount of $5 per bale, that's a lot of moolah up in smoke. What a waste!!
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Sep 16
There is no common sense in our city governments @LadyDuck .
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
30 Sep 16
@nanette64 There is very little common sense in everything in our days.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
30 Sep 16
That is disgusting, not to mention bad for the environment. I never thought about it before, but you are right. The least they could do is find another use for it.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Sep 16
Government is all about waste @Hate2Iron and not the consequences thereof.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Sep 16
I really am not sure what happens here but we use more corn and pumpkins than hay.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
30 Sep 16
Our 'town' doesn't put out decorations for Halloween thank goodness. Some do, but small displays nothing outlandish. Are you talking $5 a small bail - the big round ones go for a lot more than that...mostly the farmers here to the big round ones but they do them for livestock.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 Oct 16
The bales used all around town are the 70 pound square ones @AbbyGreenhill .
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Sep 16
And everybody wants to know how we can curb pollution @guaravdeury ; well duh!
