3/13/03
Poll # 9 :
Point A to B: Cut Across Grass / Don’t Cut Across Grass
Results:
13
Responses: 6 Cut Across / 2 Don’t
Cut Across / 5 Undecided
Why not cut
acoss??..the path would be much shorter..fue
My first instinct is to say cut across the grass, but I need more info. It is difficult
to assess the surroundings. Is the grass on someone's property? If there were a
house in the area, or people around, maybe I wouldn't cut across the grass so as
not to upset anyone in case they had strong feelings about people walking on their
grass. I can think of many other scenarios that might influence my decision, but
for the sake of simplicity, I will stick with my first response, you know, the shortest
distance between any two points is a straight line...blah, blah, blah. Holly
well, it all depends on the weather...but regardless......i think i'd try jumping across....but if i failed to not clear the grass....i think i'd feel kinda
bad....for the grass has more feelings then the gravel....--tyler
To get to point B in this situation i would definitly stay on the trail. it is
really not that much further out of my way. And i strongly belive that trails were
made for a reason- for us to use them and not trample all over the grass, forest,
jungle- whatever.
Krista
Oh, I’d cut across, no doubt about it. Those people who don’t walk in the grass make me
angry. Chris
For me, it totally depends on the quality of the grass. If it is good or great shape and
looks all squishy and soft then I walk on it purely for the selfish reason that it will feel
good. However, if it is in poor shape, has a dirt trail through it, or is all muddy, then I
like to let the grass grow up to be strong again. So, I walk around. Sorry, I can't be one
way or the other, there are just quilifications on this one for me! Jen
What's the question? I, for my souls worth would much rather have my feet closer to the
earth then on some manifestation of it..like concrete..thus I say take the grass..enjoy the
grass...be the grass...be on the grass...and then there is the whole mathamatical aspect..the
shortest point between two points is the way I go..so when two roads diverge the yellow wood ,
I say, always take the grass! Dave over and out!
I would cut across the grass! I have no problems making my own path rather than taking the path that many others took before me. Maybe where
I coming from and the direction I am headed in is not the same as other people. Hasmik
This all depends...am i walking alone? am i being chased by anything scary if it's not scary, do i want to get caught? what if tom selleck was chasing me?
am i walking with kids and i need to set the example....? what would tom selleck do? if i knew the grass wasnt wet i would cut. Corrie
At
that angle of the paths, cut across the grass, but if the angle was 90 degrees
or more then I would probably stay on the path. Jeremy
I
would not cut across. I would take the trail.Thea
Until man duplicates a blade of
grass, nature can laugh at his so
called scientific knowledge.
- Thomas Edison
Apparent clashes of interest between humans saving time and protecting our park
lawns can be understood as differences in emphasis rather than conflicts of
principle, although it is only too easy for campaigners to regard as rivals good
causes other than their own. Moral principles are part of a larger whole, within
which they can be related, rather than absolute all-purpose rules of right
conduct. This is illustrated using the practical dilemma, which often occurs in
conservation management, of whether or not to deny access to the lawn to humans
that are damaging the lawn. Here, and in general, when we are faced with a
choice between two evils, the need for scrupulous discrimination and honesty
cannot be overstated; but it is not a worthy option to retreat behind moral
principles of limited application. In short, I am undecided. -Razor
2D
My answer
is a combination of both Jeremy’s and Tyler’s…My decision is based in
large part on the actual angle of the path I am following…if the angle is an
acute one, I am prone to cutting, unless as Tyler says, the grass has more
feeling. I’m sure all can agree
that some types of grass have more feelings than other types…so, if it is an
acute angle and the grass is the hardy type, I cut.
If the path is acute and gentile grass, I do not cut.
If the path is obtuse, I rarely will cut. Josh
Verdict?
CUT ACROSS
