Extensive tree pruning has been carried out in my local area. An ancient oak had one of its largest boughs removed. Some local residents protested, but I thought it was a fair lop.
I know how that feels, my vicar's always preaching the virtues of recycling as well. Anyone who doesn't put there green bin out get a lecture until he manages to turn 'em green.
My older son's getting quite good at maths. In measuring the area of a cirle, he's worked out that if you reduce the radius then there's less to square.
Our bread shop tried that one year. He baked laxatives into the bread, we got our own back though. You should have seen the baker loo after we'd done with it.