"It is not unusual for these facilities to experience vandalism."
I visited a similar facility some years ago in a professional capacity. They were trying to bury pipelines underground but were running into permitting problems because it was potentially harmful to the local gopher tortoise population, and they were rather resentful of it. Someone else asked why they didn't just install the pipelines above ground and they said "Because people shoot at them for fun." Didn't seem to occur to them that they had a redneck problem moreso than a gopher tortoise problem.
I remember years ago when I was probably old enough to know better, letting off fireworks before November 5 – I found that a single double happy when tossed into an empty dustbin would make a very satisfying sound. Half an hour later a couple of cops turned up saying they'd had complaints about noise and they suspected someone was exploding small pieces of TNT or something they asked me if I'd heard anything strange. Just some kid letting off firecrackers I said.:)
Incidentally, would you have used the term "natives" if this bee incident had happened in Britain? Or Germany? Or any other country full of white people?
"It is not unusual for these facilities to experience vandalism."
I visited a similar facility some years ago in a professional capacity. They were trying to bury pipelines underground but were running into permitting problems because it was potentially harmful to the local gopher tortoise population, and they were rather resentful of it. Someone else asked why they didn't just install the pipelines above ground and they said "Because people shoot at them for fun." Didn't seem to occur to them that they had a redneck problem moreso than a gopher tortoise problem.
It's very common for any scientific or monitoring equipment to suffer the same fate. Some people are major assholes.
I remember years ago when I was probably old enough to know better, letting off fireworks before November 5 – I found that a single double happy when tossed into an empty dustbin would make a very satisfying sound. Half an hour later a couple of cops turned up saying they'd had complaints about noise and they suspected someone was exploding small pieces of TNT or something they asked me if I'd heard anything strange. Just some kid letting off firecrackers I said.:)
Incidentally, would you have used the term "natives" if this bee incident had happened in Britain? Or Germany? Or any other country full of white people?