A woman from Austin, who was a tree hugger and an anti-hunter,
purchased several acres of Hill Country land, near Lake Travis, Texas.
There was a huge tree on one of the highest points in the tract. She
wanted to view the natural splendor of her land, so she climbed the
tree. As she neared the top, she encountered a spotted owl. It
attacked her! In her haste to escape, the woman slid down the tree to
the ground. The ensuing fall imbedded several splinters of wood in her
crotch.
In considerable pain, she hurried to the nearest doctor, 35 minutes
away. She told him she was an environmentalist and anti-hunter, and how
she came to receive all of the splinters. The doctor listened to her
story with great patience. He then told her to go into the examining
room and he would see if he could help. The impatient patient sat, and
waited for three hours before the doctor reappeared.
The angry woman demanded, ‘What took you so long?’
He smiled and said, ‘Well, I had to get permits from US
Environmental Service, the Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Keep Texas
Beautiful before I could remove old-growth timber from a recreational
area. I’m sorry, but they turned me down.’