Letter: Grants to grumble about (May 29)
Let’s stop, already.
About a month ago, The Madera Tribune reported the results of a grant study to find out how birds return to straight and level flight after being in a turn.
Gee manee Christmas!
If they wanted to give a useful grant on the flight of birds, how about how do they fly into a tree at 40 mph without hitting something? Or, how do orioles build a hanging nest without Super Glue?
I just read in one of my farm magazines about a study “in progress” with the University of California to train sheep — again, train sheep — not to eat grapes so they can be used for eating weeds without damaging the crop. What the heck? Why not just use people on welfare and unemployment? Or are they saying its easier to train sheep than to get people into the fields.
Let’s discontinue all grants and get to work.
Bill Hoffrage,
Madera
In his letter about grants, Bill Hoffrage asked about training sheep.
No Bill, it is not saying that it is easier to train sheep that to get people into the fields. It is saying it is easier to train sheep than it is to get people on welfare and unemployment into the field!