You have to love the hypocrisy of our fair city, don't you? It could overflow the Grand Canyon 10 times over--figuratively speaking, of course. Apparently, Crook County Board President Todd Stroger is awfully upset that the Burr Oak Grave Robbing Investigation is "costing the taxpayers big time." So, according to Big Head Todd, getting justice for the families who were scammed by these pieces of human garbage falls just below the importance of having palm trees in the city of Chicago? That's right my faithful (or fateful--the jury is still out on that one) readers, in case you've missed them, we now have palm trees in our city! A few weeks back, as I was driving past Oak Street beach on Lake Shore Drive, I thought to myself--"Wow, this is exactly like being in the Caribbean...except totally different because it is 59 and raining." Hey, it was July 1st, what did I expect?
Funny, I didn't hear any complaints by Big Head Todd or Czar Daley when they cut the check for these lovely palm trees adorning our city's lakefront, did you? It gets better. Care to take a guess of how much it takes to rent these beauties? You read correctly--rent. According to http://www.chicagobusiness.com/, it costs between $450-$1000 apiece to lease these bad boys for 5 months, not to mention the labor it must have cost the city to plant them. After all, it takes five city workers to fill one pot hole here. How many do you think it takes to plant one palm tree? It gets even better. Have you driven past Oak Street beach lately and seen the palm trees? Some of the tree's once vibrant green palm leaves have now been replaced by brown wilted ones. Shocking.
To my astonishment, when I did a little research on palm trees, also known as Arecaceae, I discovered that they thrive in tropical, sub-tropical, and warm temperature climates. Who would have figured that they wouldn't be as successful in the oh, so tropical Midwest? It gives me great solace in the fact that Big Head Todd is looking out for my financial well being, how about you? By the way Todd, have you paid those back taxes yet?
Funny, I didn't hear any complaints by Big Head Todd or Czar Daley when they cut the check for these lovely palm trees adorning our city's lakefront, did you? It gets better. Care to take a guess of how much it takes to rent these beauties? You read correctly--rent. According to http://www.chicagobusiness.com/, it costs between $450-$1000 apiece to lease these bad boys for 5 months, not to mention the labor it must have cost the city to plant them. After all, it takes five city workers to fill one pot hole here. How many do you think it takes to plant one palm tree? It gets even better. Have you driven past Oak Street beach lately and seen the palm trees? Some of the tree's once vibrant green palm leaves have now been replaced by brown wilted ones. Shocking.
To my astonishment, when I did a little research on palm trees, also known as Arecaceae, I discovered that they thrive in tropical, sub-tropical, and warm temperature climates. Who would have figured that they wouldn't be as successful in the oh, so tropical Midwest? It gives me great solace in the fact that Big Head Todd is looking out for my financial well being, how about you? By the way Todd, have you paid those back taxes yet?
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