Deborah Garvey has used me!
But, it's OKAY by me! I love being used this way . . . she makes a point!!
The funny thing is . . . when I was out this morning, and most likely Deborah was posting her blog, I was actually stopped at the railroad tracks because a large shipment of timbered logs was rolling by. It happens all the time to me when I'm out . . . being stopped at the RR crossing, and watching car, after car of freshly logged timber roll by.
It's very Oregon to see this. We're a nice, thriving Metro area . . . but the fruits of our State do make their way into the landscape in this manner.
Today, I actually had my camera and pulled it out to capture the train. Very LOCALISM post, I thought,
Unfortunately, I thought about nabbing the pic too late (I rarely have my camera with me) and I would have ended up taking a shot of the caboose.
When I got back, I "log" on to Active Rain, and saw Deborah's post!
WOW -- that's weird.
I'm sure the logs were en route to DC, where they will be milled . . . and used to print out more money!!
Via
Deborah Garvin California Mortgage Financing (Security One Financial):
So the Financial Reform Bill has passed. All 2,319 pages of it. No, I haven't read it...but this post is not about the bill, it's about the PAGES! I mean, good grief, could we maybe introduce Congress to blogging about their bills and saving it to a disk.....or even a zip file, for goodness sake!!
Seriously, and this is not meant is support or defense of any party or segment of government (personal opinions aside), I have questions and I WANT answers. Which machine to you think is running more in Washington?
Is it the Money Printing Machine? Could be. I lost track along time 
ago about how many "ZERO's" follow the word "Washington". I do know I think it would help save Carla's Trees if they would start using "Gazillion to the umpteenth power" instead of all those "ZERO's". And, I am starting to worry that there is going to a shortage on Monopoly Money. With the holiday season only five months away what is Santa going to do? Put coal in the Monopoly Game? I mean, this could get serious.......(REALLY????????)
Is the Copy Machine? Hey, this really has me worried. 2,319 pages copied how many times to how many people? And, multiply this bill by HAMP, HAFA, FHA reforms, Refi Plus, Home Path., and XYZ bills. I am terrified our country is going to start looking like the destroyed Rain Forest. I mean, we all know the mortgage industry kills one tree for every loan processed (whether or not it ever funds). Heck, the underwriter won't even look at a file until it weighs five pounds!
What are they doing? Killing a tree every minute or so? Is that why there are so many rooms in the White House? They have to have some place to store the reams of paper? And, what about Carla's Trees? Have you ever been to Portland? It's a wonderfully beautiful city...truth be told the entire Pacific Northwest is worthy of your family vacation. But, today, I am worried about Carla's Trees.
Something has to be done to save Carla's Trees! I 
am calling on all ActiveRain Members and Visitors to blog Washington to plead sanctuary for Carla's Trees. United we can stop this insanity!
Deborah Garvin
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Thanks for the reblog, Carla. You are probably right about the destination of the logs. :-)