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this problem is becoming horrific. How much was each train back when they built it? and i wish there was a like button because some of your peoples comments are funny.....
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this problem is becoming horrific. How much was each train back when they built it? and i wish there was a like button because some of your peoples comments are funny.....
I would like to think that they would fix the problem before they get in too deep with those projects.
The monorail is a huge selling point to those resorts, it's iconic even. It seems like Disney would want the monorail in better working order to try and sell people on DVC property on the monorail loop... But maybe they think the proximity to the parks is enough of a selling point.
Until it becomes common knowledge that the monorail system is in disrepair I think Disney will stick with what they're doing.
Us Disney nerds may know better, but the average visitor will simply say "hey, it's on the monorail line!" when making their decision.
good point but the average person is gonna say hey cool lets ride the monorail. only to get onto it and then breaking down and waiting a long time... Its true most people will never realize but the problem is is that as more and more people come, the less better theyre getting. They need to fix this..
I haven't been to WDW in a very, very long time. I didn't realize the monorail system had become this bad.
So since I'm driving there, I guess I should try to avoid Disney transportation as much as possible on my upcoming trip. Take the ferry to the MK entrance instead of the monorail?
Right, it's not as though they're falling apart and derailing...
It's just when you compare the monorail system in its current state to the way it was, say, a decade ago it becomes rather clear that the entire monorail line is in need of refurbishment.
Train breakdowns are far too common for a system that is a major backbone to the first two gates and three resorts.
Im curious as to why you think that. It is widely known they are repeatedly breaking down and not just for minutes. The ferries cant handle the overflow at peak hours. Then you have so many guests off the trams slammed into the TTC trying to get onto make shift buses? Have you seen the pictures? Angry guests thare either stuck on monorails or cannot get to Epcot or the MK. It isnt that Magical for guests or CMs.
When we were there for 6 days we got caught twice in a monorail station. Once for a train breakdown and tow on the EPCOT loop (lasted about 20 minutes), and once at the MK due to a train switch (lasted 10-12 minutes). Now, we rode the monorail every day of our stay, and multiple times a day at that.
That isn't what could be deemed excessive, IMO.
You are far more tolerant than I am. Any system that breaks down twice on a visit to me isn't operating correctly. That is also just when you were on it. How many more times during that six day period when you were not on it?
I remember the pictures from Christmas morning where the TTC was just mobbed with guests trying to get to the MK. The two ferry's couldn't handle it and it was down more than an hour. Merry Christmas.
It broke down once. The second was a train switch.
And that use to be news. While I've never heard Lou discuss the monorails condition I've heard many others speak openly about how it is no longer unusual for the monorail to breakdown. Poly guests opting to walk from TTC vs waiting for the monorail to come back up. Been going to the World for several decades, this isn't the norm.
I still think it is time they bite the bullet and pour some big time dollars into the system as they continue to add DVC's to that Monorail line. Heck they can't even keep it open until EMH's empty out anymore.
I agree it needs some serious attention. I just think daleycss has it more correct as to the severity of the problem.
Monorails are a Disney classic; I'd hate to see them go.

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Hi everyone! So I'm starting to think I'm a little crazy because I'm really getting into planning our first family trip the the World. It will be myself, DH and DS (2 years 8 months at the time of the trip). I have a bunch of questions that I have been researching on the internet, but haven't gotten solid answers. So i figured this is the place to ask.
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are you staying at a disney resort? If so - you won't need to rent a car and won't need a carseat at all.
we went on jetblue in march/april with our twins who were 2y10mo at the time + our older son who turned 5yo on the trip. They all did great. Jet blue is great b/c it has TVs at every seat. We also brought our iPads and iPhones with apps the boys love to keep them busy. we brought our combi double and checked it at the gate - no bag needed. I'd think the same would go for the city mini- unless you want a bag to protect it. Our combi is old and junky so we didn't care if it got banged up (we rented a mini double at disney). they gave us a gate check tag long before we boarded, so we were ready to go when it was time to get on. I think they just took it from us as we went to board. don't remember... nothing to stress about it- they do it all the time. i believe you are allowed 2 carryon items - a small suitcase/bag + a personal item (purse, etc) per person- so that includes your child. My boys all had a Trunkie suitcase with them which was perfect for their toys and stuff to have in the plane/airport.... and kept them busy b/c they could ride it, etc. |
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We brought our Eddie Bauer seat with us last year, and will never fly with a carseat again. Lugging it through the airport was ridiculous, and it's not a bulky seat at all. If you're renting a car, rent a seat, too.
We gate checked our stroller and got a tag just before boarding. We flew Delta, but I would assume Jet Blue does the same thing. You wheel your stroller to the door of the plane, and then pick it up right there when you land.
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If using Magical Express and Disney transportation you don't need a car seat. They won't allow them to be used so ME will store it below with the luggage.
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If you don't need to take a carseat, look into renting a CARES harness for the flight. It was very helpful when I flew last summer with my 2.5 year old. Back when I flew then, it was the Scenera that was suggested -but the top harness height isn't super high on that and my child would have barely been small enough for it. (My boys have much longer torsos than the norm however. That is not a problem for many kids!)
I don't have much help for the rest of your questions since we drive for Disney. Last I knew, the carseat did not count towards your luggage. Since you will have a plane seat for your 2 year old, count him with the carryons. If everyone is allowed two carryons, that would come to 6 total for your family. However, I'm thinking the rules changed to one large and one small per person - so look it up. Stroller rules have also changed - check the weight allowed on your airline to make sure it's allowed. |
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As PP poster said...look into renting a CARES harness for the plane trip if you only need carseat for plane. We did with our son when he fiorst went and he was a week under bing 2...it worked great.
As far as carry on...I bring my "bag" (which is now a Swiss Army fanny pack) a "plane" bag and then a "park" bag" for DS. We usually fly early and arrive before official check in time so I have a seperate backpakc with stuff for plane (books, crayons, snacks, whatever to occupy him on plane) then I have my "park bag" for his stroller. This way if the room is not ready when we check in I can put his plane bag with bell station and have his park bag to put in stroller and we're off....I find the drawstring nylon knapsack bags to be very good for the park as the have no structur so it's easy to fit them in basket under stroller. Just make sure any snacks or liquid type items specifically for your child are in ziploc bags and easy to access and take out of carry ons when going through security. I usually bring travew=l size tubes of sun screen - again so if we head to the parks before room is ready I have sun block to put on son. When we first went I also had things like applesauce and pudding cups for DS as he's a very picky eater and security let it through as they were individual containers packed in plasctic bags and I took them out so security coud see them. I also brough plastic spoons (no forks or knives) so son could eat his food while on plane. Also make sure to put on shoes that are easy to get on and off your daughter as she will also have to take her shoes off in security. Have one parent go thru security scan first then your child follows then other parent. This way someone is always with your child on either side of security scan. I find going thru security scan the toughest as you are trying to keep an eye on your stuff going through the scan so that no one takes it and also your child. Have one parent watch and get the carryon and the other your daughter. This way each of you can focus on one thing while knowing the other is focusing on the other. |
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We almost always fly JetBlue and they're pretty good with kids, they even have changing tables in the bathrooms, which is nice, and the tvs definitely keep everyone occupied.
Ive always gate checked our stroller, no bag, and checked our car seat. There is no extra charge to check a car seat, I always wrap it in a couple of giant trash bags to protect the fabric and it works out great. I tried taking it on the plane with me about a year ago because my son was too small for the CARES harness that we usually use, I'll never do that again, way too much trouble and the harness is really easy to use and keeps them safe and secure. Have fun and don't worry about it, the anticipation is always the worst part. You might not have done it before but all the flight attendants have done it a milion times and they'll help you out.
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2. Jet blue is amazing!!! Tv keeps them occupied and the staff was really helpful 3. I used a red $10 gate check bag I bought at target. It's worked well for our stroller. 4 yes I kept it out right until they called that's they were about to board. Stoller doesn't count. But we now carry one Vera large duffel and both DH and I have a backpack each and then a small tote for dd items. Why carry a purse when you can get more in a backpack and just downgrade when you get to the hotel. I found keeping dd pjs was easier than getting her dressed in the am. We just changed when we got to the resort. |
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I've gate checked my citi mini double lots of times without a bag, no problem. I've never been charged a baggage fee for it. Just go to the desk at the gate and ask for a gate-check tag.
I like to install my Graco convertible carseat into the airplane seat. It's fairly narrow, so it'll fit most airplane seats. I tried the CARES harness when my son was about 18 mos, and it was awful for us. It doesn't have a between the legs strap, so he squirmed way down. And with his wiggling, the top strap kept sliding down the chair back. I found our own carseat much more secure and familiar for him. Installing it is easy. Lugging it thru the airport is a challenge. Usually I put it in one side of the double stroller and let my older kid walk. Or just lug it. Not easy, but I've done it by myself with 2 kids under 4. For carry-ons, I usually do a large purse or diaper bag, a backpack, and a small school-type bag for the kids. Make sure you'll be able to carry your kids' bags yourself. The kiddos will get tired of carrying them. Like pp said, each kid gets 2 carry-ons. Bring entertainment and snacks. Don't forget that you'll have to turn off the DVD player or iPad during takeoff or landing. This can really annoy a toddler, so you need distractions. Change diapers before boarding the plane. And bring diaper rash cream. It's hard to change a diaper right away when you're traveling, so diaper rashes happen more. Have fun! |
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I too worried about the exact same things on your list, but after considering convenience, cost, my sanity, lol, here is what I did.. 1. We opted against a car seat on the plane. We stayed on-site at WDW and used the shuttles so the only time we would use it was on the plane. And to be horribly, truly honest, if our plane was going down, a car seat wouldn't of done anything. He was fine just sitting in the seat; we kept him very busy with activities and snacks. 2. We brought triangle-shaped crayons and coloring books, the Nook loaded with movies with headphones, snacks, and some of his cars. Our flight was only 2.5 hours and he did great. 3. I have the BJCM and considered a gate check bag; I ended up opting against it. It was fine without; didn't get dirty or ripped at all. 4. n/a 5. The stroller doesn't count as a carry-on; each person gets one carry-on and one personal item (for you, your carry-on and purse). My son's item was his backpack/diaper bag. 6. n/a Good luck!!
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Definitely no need for the car seat... We go every year with the kids( now 5 and 3) and never have brought the car seats... And for sure gate check the stroller!
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You will already have a carseat - I see you are traveling in the future...so maybe you just haven't thought of this yet. No need to buy one specifically for this trip. However, unless you are renting a car you really won't need it. You won't be allowed to use it on the buses or transport system. It will only do you any good on the airplane. I have used a car seat on a plane and carried one through the airport. I pulled the straps through the back of the seat and then put it on my (husband's) back like a backpack. It's easier than carrying it.
But installing it is a pain...you are definitely in other people's way. It is nice because your child will likely be used to their own seat and be less likely to want to get up than if they are in a regular seat. But a flight is boring no matter what and you still have to entertain them either way. You can't secure a seat rear facing - and at 2 1/2 your child should still be rear facing. So really, it's not that safe anyway...So I'd probably leave it at home. As for the stroller, we are renting. I need a double and don't use one at home so it's cheaper for me to rent than buy one. But I believe you usually check those right before you board the plane. Most airlines allow you two carryons per person - so you will have plenty of space for carry ons. Traveling with little ones seems super stressful, but so long as you have their favorites and are flexible...it's not so bad! |
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Do you have an access hatch? Whirlpool/Airtub baths
posted by: tsdiver on 08.20.2007 at 12:58 pm in Bathrooms Forum I need to start getting ideas on how to cover the deck for our drop in whirlpool/air combo tub. One item I have to consider is how to design the access hatch for the heater and pump. This tub will sit in an alcove, so the access will be from the long side and in direct view.
I have seen a picture of a natural stone slab top with what looked like wood sides. My guess is that one of the wood panels acted as the access hatch. We are thinking of using tile to cover the deck of the tub, but we are unsure of the side. Can you tell me (or show me?) what you did? I sure would appreciate it! NOTES: <none>
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Do we really need a "war" against dog poop?
In the annals of Gotham's crimefighting superheroes, Abby Weissman might not go down as one of the all-time greatest.
But at least he will be noted for capturing a dog pooping on camera and, far more important, that doggie's caretaker not picking it up.
Faster than a speeding bullet, he posted it on Facebook:
In the post, Weissman fires a first blow in his quest for justice, and calls upon others to join in fighting the scourge of canine caretakers who don't pick up after their charges — by submitting photos and videos of scofflaws caught in the act to his block association's Facebook page.
Weissman is president of the South Oxford Street Block Association in New York's Fort Greene neighborhood.
The association started a "Dog Walkers Hall of Shame" campaign July 30, after his home security camera captured a dog walker, busy with her cell phone, walking away from the mess the dog had just deposited on the sidewalk in front of his house.
Weissman hopes a little public humiliation will be more effective than the seldom enforced "pooper scooper" law, and its $250 fines.
Since 2013, 63 "pooper scooper" violations have been issued in Brooklyn, DNAInfo reports. An officer must witness the incident to issue a summons, according to the Department of Sanitation.
Weissman, like any good superhero, seemed to take a great deal of pride in catching the scofflaw, at least on video. "We always wanted a photo or video or someone actually letting their dog shit and purposefully leaving it there. Here it is, thanks to Dropcam."
I'm all for owners taking responsibility for what their dogs drop, and all for laws enforcing that. And I'm fine with fines.
I'm just not so sure we have to view it all in terms of a "war," and I question whether all the high tech weapons being seized upon — like hidden cameras, and sending dog poop to laboratories to see if its DNA can be matched to a particular dog — are a bit of an over-reaction, better used on terrorists than people who don't pick up dog poop.
I have a problem with public "shaming," too — whether it's being used on deadbeat dads, the customers of prostitutes, or those who fail to pick up dog waste. It reminds me of those stocks and pillories we used to punish wrongdoers in colonial times. I'd like to think we've become a little more civilized since then. And I'd like to think we're smart enough to realize people who engage in shameful behavior often don't have a huge sense of shame in the first place.
Most of all I'm puzzled about how we let something with such a simple solution become so huge, and gobble up so much time, money and technology. How much is being wasted sending dog waste through the mail for analysis in laboratories? How many hours did Weissman spend watching video to pinpoint the culprit who pooped in front of his house?
Sometimes I think our species is prone to escalating anything that can possibly escalated.
Perhaps a psychologist could explain that to me.
In the meantime, can't we all just pick it up?
Posted by John Woestendiek August 13th, 2014 under Muttsblog, videos.
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Bomb-sniffing dogs coming to Ohio campuses
I'm all for dogs on college campuses, and all for campus security.
But news that the governor of Ohio wants every campus in the state to have its own bomb-sniffing dog troubles me — mostly for what it says about our times.
Youngstown State University was presented a bomb-sniffing dog Monday as part of a pilot program that officials eventually hope to expand throughout the state's public universities, the Associated Press reported.
Bomb sniffing dogs were to be presented at Ohio State University yesterday and at Bowling Green State University today.
Kent State University already has one, and wants to get another.
Ohio's public safety director, John Born, says it's all part of Gov. John Kasich's plans to strengthen school safety for students — from preschool to college age.
Born says the dogs can respond to threats and conduct security sweeps for large-scale events, such as athletic games or visits by dignitaries.
It costs more than $12,700 to buy each animal and pay for initial training and equipment. Ohio Homeland Security is covering the costs with federal grant money.
The universities provide the officers who become the dogs' full-time handlers.
"There's just not enough explosives dogs in the state for the need depending on where you are, so this is hopefully the beginning of a more comprehensive effort," Born said.
Participating universities have to agree that the dogs will be available if there is an off-campus need, such as a threat at a high school.
(Photo: Ohio State University police officer Joanna Shaul and her canine, courtesy of Ohio State University)
Posted by John Woestendiek June 11th, 2014 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, bomb, bombs, campus, canines, college, detecting, dogs, explosive, explosives, governor, john kasich, ohio, pets, police, school, security, sniffing, universities
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LAX dogs provide different kind of security
From an Irish wolfhound named Finn to a Rottweiler named Maggie Mae, 29 dogs of various breeds are providing a different kind of security for travelers at Los Angeles International Airport.
The dogs have been comforting frazzled travelers for a year now, through a program called PUP, or Pets Unstressing Passengers.
Finn started last November, the day after a gunman opened fire at Terminal 3 and left a Transportation Security Administration officer dead, according to the Los Angeles Times
"I think after the shooting, Finn attracted attention because he represented something comforting," owner Brian Valente said in an airport statement. "As passengers asked questions about Finn and started to pet him, I could see their bodies relax and their demeanors change."
The one-year anniversary of the program was marked yesterday at a meeting of the L.A. Board of Airport Commissioners.
The dogs all wear bright red vests, and mingle with passengers in post-security-screening areas. The program is aimed at reducing the anxiety of travelers by letting them pet and play with the dogs.
The dogs are registered with Therapy Dogs, a national organization that supports pets that visit places such as hospitals, nursing homes and other special needs centers.
To see more of the dogs, click here.
(Photos: Los Angeles World Airports)
Posted by John Woestendiek April 22nd, 2014 under Muttsblog.
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"60 Minutes" on bomb-sniffing dogs
60 Minutes looked at bomb-sniffing dogs in a report that, especially given last night's other featured stories — on the Marathon bombing and the 9/11 Memorial — brought home not just how many lives they've saved in the military overseas, but how many more they might save here.
Reporter Lara Logan focused on the dogs of war, and the trainers that describe their canines as nearly infallible when it comes to detecting bombs.
But they're not so infallible when explosive devices are planted after the dogs have made their sweeps, as apparently was the case at the Boston Marathon.
"Would an average police dog have found these bombs at the Boston Marathon …?" she asked trainer Mike Ritland.
"…Based on what I do know, yes," Ritland said. "If dogs went through the areas where they were placed– you know, your average, certified police bomb dog should have found them. My thoughts are if these guys (the suspects) are paying close attention to these dogs, they're waiting. And when the dogs leave, they bring it in, they hand– they infiltrate, essentially, they drop it right where it's busy, and very soon after, it detonates."
As the "60 Minutes" piece pointed out, since 9/11 dogs have been used more than ever because nothing is more effective in finding hidden bombs. Dogs in the employ of the military and FBI have sniffed out bombs, captured enemies, and one assisted Navy SEAL Team 6 when it took down Osama bin Laden. Much more of what they do, given the often secretive nature of their work, never becomes known.
"The best of them serve with U.S. Special Operations and they're in a league of their own," Logan noted. "It's nearly impossible to get anyone to talk about them publicly because much of what they do is classified, but we were able to talk to the people who train them for this story. We took the opportunity to ask about what might have happened in Boston while getting a rare glimpse inside the secretive world of America's most elite dogs."
(One member of the "60 Minutes" team — in a segment not shown on the air but featured on 60minutesovertime.com – even volunteered to be chased down by a military dog in training in Texas. Producer Reuben Heyman-Kantor, in the video above, tried to outrun the dog, but was brought down quickly.)
In her interview with former Navy SEAL Ritland, who now finds and trains dogs for Special Operations and top tier units in the FBI, Logan asked, "What can these dogs do on the streets of America?"
"The very same thing that they do for our boys overseas in that they detect explosives– they are a fantastic deterrent– they use their nose to find, you know, people as well," Ritland said.
"Everybody knows that dogs can smell better than humans but what they don't realize is that if you and I walk into the kitchen and there's a pot of beef stew on the counter, you and I smell beef stew. A dog smells potatoes, carrots, beef, onion, celery, gravy, flour. They smell each and every individual component of everything that's in that beef stew. And they can separate everyone one of those. You can't hide anything from them. It won't work because you can't fool a dog's nose."
Ritland now trains dogs on his 20-acre ranch in rural Cooper, Texas, runs the Warrior Dog Foundation for retired war dogs, and is the author of "Trident K9 Warriors: My Tale From the Training Ground to the Battlefield with Elite Navy SEAL Canines."
Ritland says its important — amid these days of budget cuts — to remember what lifesavers the dogs can be, both in wars and at home.
In Afghanistan, according to the report, 42 dogs have been killed in action. They've become so effective that the enemy is singling them out. A Taliban commander told "60 Minutes" that on his last operation they were ordered to open fire on the American dogs first, and deal with the soldiers next.
Logan visited what she said was one of only three breeders in the U.S. who produce dogs — almost always the Belgian Malinois — for top tier military units.
She also interviewed Green Beret Chris Corbin who, along with his dog Ax, almost died on their final mission in Afghanistan.
Corbin said he missed a signal from the dog while searching for mines. Ax was alerting to Corbin's foot, but Corbin realized it too late. He lost both his lower legs. Ax was not wounded. Both returned to duty.
Ax was at Corbin's side during the interview, and rarely took his eyes off his former partner as he described their first reunion after the blast.
"I just said something simple. 'Hey, where's my boy at?' and he stopped. He froze. He looked around. And he went into a panic until he found me and he jumped on my legs. Painful. Just– I was just happy to see him. I didn't care how much it hurt."
Posted by John Woestendiek April 22nd, 2013 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: 60 minutes, 911, animals, ax, belgian malinois, bomb, bombing, bombs, boston marathon, budget, chris corbin, cutbacks, detecting, detection, dog, dogs, explosive, fbi, green beret, homeland security, ied, lara logan, law enforcement, mike ritland, military, mines, navy seal, news, nose, pets, searches, security, smell, sniffing, special operations, sweeps, training
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Bella the boxer to the rescue
Joseph Thomas was pushing his 4-year-old daughter Jada on her swingset when two gunmen entered their back yard in Bradenton, Florida, and demanded money.
Bella, their boxer, and the other family dog, ran toward the men, who fired several errant shots before they ran off.
"If someone offered me a million dollars for her right now," Thomas said of Bella, "I wouldn't take it."
Posted by John Woestendiek March 30th, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, back yard, barking, bella, boxer, bradenton, crime, dogs, family, florida, gunmen, joseph thomas, news, pets, protection, robbers, saves, security, video
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My life in a box
It occured to me, when I heaved open the heavy metal door to the storage unit that has held most of my possessions for the past eight months — unveiling disarray, peppered with mouse poop – that what was revealed wasn't just a metaphor for my life.
It was my life — up to now — in a box.
Virtually all my worldly possessions, except my dog — and, though he's worldly, I don't really possess him — are in there.
Cash value? Not much. Emotional value? Depends on which box you open. Overall importance? Given the fact that I didn't miss any of it in eight months, next to nothing.
But when I moved out of my house in Baltimore to hit the road with my dog last May, I packed it all, and hauled it all, and stacked it all and secured it all with big strong lock.
Because, for me to be truly liberated, all my stuff had to be incarcerated.
We in the free world are slaves to our stuff. We are slaves to our jobs, which allow us to get more stuff. We are slaves to our mortgages, and utility bills, and the Internet and other technology we grow to depend on. Most of all, we are slaves to health insurance.
That, maybe more than anything — especially for those 40 and above — is why we stay in jobs we hate. Sometimes we hate them so much it makes us physically sick — especially when our workload quadruples so that stockholders can get a second yacht. But that's OK because we have health insurance.
I gave up my regular job — with a salary and health insurance — more than two years ago at the age of 55. It was scary then. It's scary now.
Unable to afford both health insurance and housing, I've opted to go with an alternative health plan whose protocol will be followed in the event of serious illness. It's known as CIACAD (Crawl Into A Corner And Die.)
For my dental plan, I've chosen LTARAFO (Let Them All Rot And Fall Out).
For vision — it being more important than to me than life or chewing — I'll likely pay my own way, as opposed to going with SAGAMG (Shutup And Get A Magnifying Glass).
I need to check into all these health insurance reforms, but my guess is whatever Obama-care benefits might apply to me probably, with my luck, are scheduled to kick in the day after I die.
But this post isn't about death. It's about life, and how we choose to live it — and how that, for most of us, is in a really big box, divided up into smaller boxes, some with plumbing and appliances, and all, of course, filled with stuff.
All my stuff, when it wasn't scattered from room to room, fit nicely into a one-car-garage-sized storage compartment.
I started off loading it in a very organized manner, but running out of time, sped up to the point that much of it isn't organized at all. Some boxes are labeled; others are mysteries. There are many boxes that say books, but there are only four or five books I need right now, and going through 20 boxes to find them – all of course trapped back at the very rear of the unit — would be a real time absorber.
So how is my storage unit a metaphor for my life?
First, it's in disarray. I'm guessing an x-ray of my brain would look a lot like the inside of my storage unit. My stuff is not organized, not immediately locatable. My stuff is in limbo. My stuff, like me, has no idea where it will be a year from now.
There are some treasures in there. A baseball with Willie Mays' autograph; photos of my son arriving from Korea; the goofy white cap I had to wear at my first job, selling burgers; my Pulitzer Prize (it's just a sheet of paper); yellowed newspaper stories written nearly 35-plus years ago.
There are four or five boxes of strictly sentimental value. They contain memories. But I don't remember where they are.
The stuff I need — certain books, forks, long underwear — are all buried somewhere at the back of the unit. The stuff I have no use for right now – my bicycle, golf clubs, tennis rackets — are all right at the front.
Part of me thinks it would be nice to have a place of my own, where I could unpack my stuff and organize it and live amongst it. Part of me thinks that would again make me a slave to my stuff, and all those previously mentioned other things that tie us down.
Here is what I am wondering — after the eight months Ace and I lived in a boat, trailer, tent, my car, cheap motel rooms, and the homes of friends and strangers as we traversed the U.S.:
Is what's stuffed in that big metal box my life? Or, is my life over there, down that road winding into the horizon?
Do we treasure our past and present to the point that we shortchange our future? Is it possible, for those eking out an existence — as opposed to rolling in money — to have both security and adventure? Is it possible to properly nourish relationships with friends and family — in more than a superficial Facebook kind of way — without living right where they live?
In a way, it should be less complicated for me, having no "partner," except for my big fuzzy one; having not just an empty nest, but no nest at all.
I should be able to figure this out.
If you're wondering who that woman is in the back of the storage unit, that's my beer sign lady — a cardboard cut-out, who, like much of my furniture, I rescued from a Dumpster. I picked her up last winter, but, in the months that followed, found her a bit one-dimensional and not at all good at conversation.
When I moved my stuff into storage, I assigned her the task of watching over it all.
She did a lousy job.
Somehow, all my (mostly) neatly stacked boxes started leaning, and teetering, and falling. She did nothing, and apparently wasn't much help in scaring visiting mice away.
I think, when I finally do locate myself, I will get rid of her.
The bigger decision, though, is where I belong — warmly ensconced in a home of my own, or among the realm of vagabonds, like those RV nomads who kept their wanderlust in check until retirement kicked in and have been happily rolling along ever since?
When the road calls again, and I'm sure it will, will I answer?
Posted by John Woestendiek January 18th, 2011 under Muttsblog.
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The road to financial insecurity
I found 1975 again — right where I left it.
For this story, you need to go back to the year you entered the real world, the working world, the man-up (or woman-up), you're-on-your-own-now world.
For me, it was at age 21 — like many I was able to forestall my entry into it with college — but, during my senior year, I started looking for a job in journalism. After more rejection than I care to remember, I finally got an offer — to be a reporter for the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson.
There was a three-month probationary period and, self confidence never having been my strong suit, I decided – here in what appeared to me, as an easterner, a lonely and alien land of dust and cacti — to live somewhere I wouldn't have to sign a year-long lease.
That's how I ended up at the Howdy Manor.
It was old even then, as were all the other little motels that lined Benson Highway — a once major thoroughfare that, when the Interstate came, saw its clientele turn from tourists to transients.
The 1940s and 1950s vintage motels, with rare exception, had lost their charm – places like the Eagle's Nest, on whose sign pigeons now squat.
The Howdy Manor wasn't nearly as hospitable as its name sounded, but it had a kitchenette, and it was close to the newspaper, and the price was right, given my $160 a week starting salary — $5 a night, if you signed up for a full week.
At first, it was a depressing little place, full of people I didn't think I wanted to meet. And given my shift, I didn't. I worked 4 p.m. to 1 a.m., spending most of that time at the Tucson Police Department, waiting for crimes to occur. (Now there's no waiting). The captain was Linda Ronstadt's brother, and the desk sergeant was a big man with a mustache man who always greeted me the same way when I came in: "How's your hammer hangin'?"
I was always a little intimidated by the question, and try as I might to come up with an appropriate answer — "Oh, it's hangin'," or "quite well, thank you" — I never did.
In the wee hours of the morning, I'd get back to Howdy Manor, lock my door, turn on the TV — I'm pretty sure it was black and white — and heat up something on the stove to eat while I watched Perry Mason reruns, until falling asleep. Around noon, I would wake up, eat, shower and it would be time for work again.
My stay at the Howdy Manor — I can't remember now if it was for only one month or all three, before I moved into a modern, boring apartment – came during one of only two two-year periods in my life that I didn't have a dog. I probably could have used one. I was, except for work, leading the insular life I'm prone to slip into.
That, though maybe I didn't realize it at the time, was why I got into journalism — to force myself into the world, to force myself to meet people, to force myself to learn new things. It was one of the best decisions I ever made, despite the fact that the industry's hammer hasn't been hanging to well for more than a decade now.
The point is, the time came, there at the Howdy Manor, that I got tired of being in my room, that I ventured out and met its other denizens — or at least those who weren't bigger recluses than me. And I found them — just as I found the people I'd encounter on the job, which took me, in siren-chasing pursuit, to neighborhoods of every ilk – fascinating.
That is probably when, rather than ignoring and evading oddballs, I started seeking them. That's when I began to realize that the common man isn't really common at all, and I'd much rather rub elbows with him than schmoozers in suits.
So, as another leg of my six-month journey with my dog across America came to a close, I decided I needed to visit the Howdy Manor, or at least where it once stood, before my planned month-long layover in Phoenix.
To my surprise, when I looked it up on the Internet, it seemed to still exist — mostly in newspaper crime reports, some of which provided the address.
But when I hit Benson Highway earlier this week, I couldn't find the Howdy Manor, or the address. Eventually, I realized the relevant portion of the highway, rather than having disappeared, is still there; it's just a matter of making a couple of turns after it seemingly comes to a stop. I found the proper block and drove slowly down it — passing the Lariat, the Western, the Bucking Bronc and several other motels and trailer parks with cowboy names. But not, as far as I could see, the Howdy Manor.
The block looked a little more faded, a little more battered – but pretty much otherwise exactly as it did when I left it. It could still be 1975 there.
I was headed back up the block when I spotted my former home. One side of its sign is blown out, so it's visible only to the westbound traveler.
Today's Howdy Manor appears even more down at the heels than it was when I — fearful and uncertain, young and naive — became a resident. It's a little more worn and torn, and the plywood cowboy who I recall stood waving his hat in welcome is gone now, replaced by a sandwich board sign, supported by cinderblocks.
I pulled over, and was immediately approached by a young woman who asked me what was wrong. "Nothing," I answered, I'm just looking. I used to live here. Thirty-five years ago. It was five dollars a night."
It's now $99 a week, she pointed out, and $20 a night. That's what her brother pays. She pointed me in direction of manager, and I knocked on the door.
A girl with blue hair and multiple face piercings opened it, and called her mother. When she came to the door, I told her I used to live there, 35 years ago, and that it was only $5 a night. She was unmoved and unimpressed.
"No," I answered, "but could you give me the name of the owner? I'd like to talk to him"
"Why would you want to do that?"
"To learn more about the history of the place," I answered.
"Why would you want to do that?"
"So I can write about it."
"Why would you want to do that?"
"Because I'm a writer."
Our conversation seemed to be going in circles, so I thanked her, excused myself and got back in the car, leaving a trail of dust in my wake as I pulled out.
Back on Benson Highway, I thought back to the old days, and compared them to my current ones. Back then, I managed to make it through my probationary period, to learn the ropes, and to fall in love with the desert and Tucson. After three years there, I spent 30 more in a newspaper career that wasn't entirely undistinguished.
When I left the business, I wrote a book, and continued to write my own website, making about enough in the latter pursuit to afford the modern-day Howdy Manor, if I paid by the week.
In some ways, I'm even more insecure than I was when I moved into my motel room with a kitchenette in Tucson 35 years ago. I have no real job, no health insurance, no boss, no salary — not even a salaryette.
But, two years after departing the newspaper industry, I continue — stupidly, maybe — doing the thing I love and know how to do: seek out stories and write them. I continue to occupy, like some kind of squatter, my former occupation.
Because I'm a writer, dammit.
And that, good sir, is how my hammer hangs.
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Shoot. I drove 35 miles to a nursery I like, and found "Green Dragon". I have an old fashioned phone that doesn't have internet access, so I called my husband and had him look up "Green Dragon", to make sure it was native to our area. He found several sites that said it was. Unfortunately, I wasn't anywhere near the plant when I called him and didn't give him the scientific name. So I bought 2 for our woodland area and came home. When I got home I looked up the scientific name of "Pinellia Pedatisecta" and everything I've found said its invasive and from Asia and NOT the native Green Dragon Arum that I thought it was. We struggle on a daily basis with invasives on our 35 acres and I'm not going to add another one to it! The sign the nursery had over these plants said "Related to jack-in-the-pulpit and hardy to zone 6 and great for the woodland garden. I'm in zone 5...........so maybe it wouldn't even survive here, if I did plant it. I called the nursery and the owner said to bring it back. Great......now I get to spend as much money on gas taking it back, as it cost to buy it. Maybe I'll just burn it. Bummer. Anyone else have any experience with this plant? |
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- Posted by agardenstateof_mind 7a/b NJ (My Page) on Wed, Jun 5, 13 at 17:06
Is there any place else near that nursery worth visiting? It's what, maybe an hour's drive or so? I would want the satisfaction of returning the plants. Perhaps if more people did that, nurseries would begin thinking twice about offering invasive plants for sale. I'm not at all familiar with this plant, but have learned, as you have, to check scientific names and not rely on common names or nursery signage. Years ago, in complete innocence, I purchased houttuynia cordata (chameleon plant) for my bog garden - believing the signs that said it required a boggy soil and would not be winter hardy in my zone 7 garden. Well, both proved wrong; it has nearly taken over the bog and is moving out into adjacent beds and lawn. I've been pulling it for years, which only seems to make it stronger! I don't want to use any herbicides for fear of harming the other bog plants or, more importantly, the koi in the adjacent pond. |
- Posted by catherinet 5 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 5, 13 at 20:59
Thanks, agardenstateof_mind. I hadn't thought about returning it as being a statement of being unhappy about them selling an invasive. That's a good point. Yes, there are other stores around that I could visit. Unfortunately, I did all my shopping there today.......but I could always shop some more. :) You just wouldn't believe our property. We moved here about 32 years ago, and the man who owned it first, bought Janpanese bush honeysuckle from the DNR.........also Russian olive. In our ignorance, we thought they were great plants. The birds loved the berries on the honeysuckle. Then we got busy raising kids, and before we realized it, it covered about all of our acreage. We don't use chemicals, and my husband has tried to pull it out, but its futile. I think every single berry turns into a new bush. I thought the drought last summer would help, but it came back with a vengeance. And we have wild grape, garlic mustard, wild yam, wild raspberries, wild rose, poison ivy, euonymous, crown vetch everywhere, and now in the past week, I've discovered 2 new vines. If I ever find kudzu, I think I'll go crazy. (I mean crazier). I think I will return those plants.......even though burning them would have been such fun.......haha I'm trying to accept globalization of plants and animals, since its not going away. But it makes me really, really sad. (The one good thing recently is that I found a huge Jack-in-the-Pulpit!!) Good luck staying ahead of your chameleon plant. |
- Posted by agardenstateof_mind 7a/b NJ (My Page) on Wed, Jun 5, 13 at 22:44
Glad to be of some help, small though it may be. It sounds like you have your work cut out for you controlling those invasives. My first thought was to go after the most aggressive ones first ... but, gosh, they ALL are! A good site on invasives, for the middle Atlantic region region, but it may be useful to you as well, is the New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team. www.njisst.org. Lots of information on invasives (plants, insects, fish, mammals), how to tell them from similar plants, and why they are a problem. They also have a "Do Not Plant" list ... which I think should be laminated and kept in everyone's glove compartment for quick reference. If you ever need encouragement to keep up the battle against the invasive plants, try reading Doug Tallamy's essay "Gardening for Life" at the link below. There is some other good information on that website, as well. Good luck! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Gardening for Life
- Posted by Tina_n_Sam CT-Z6 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 6, 13 at 8:40
I think it is a good idea to make a statement. I don't understand why some nurseries will sell any plant that has the potential to become invasive even if it is not on the invasive species list....irresponsible. I too bought the chameleon plant. I dug them out a week ago. I went deep to make sure I got all the roots. Last night, I saw a new leaf in the area where I thought I got them all. The Japanese honeysuckle smells divine. I see them on the side of the roads and empty lots. Last year, I was prepare to dig them up and bring them home. However, after research, I decided against it. I even ponder potted it to prevent it spreading. However, I too read that the birds will eat the seeds and disperse the plants that way. I decided on the coral honeysuckle in the hope that hummingbirds will visit. -Tina |
- Posted by catherinet 5 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 6, 13 at 8:53
I, too, find it irresponsible to sell these things. I guess people just want what looks good, with no regard to the long-term effects. I know when the man who first owned this property bought 3-4 long rows of jap. honeysuckle, he thought he was doing a good thing. I'm going to start another post about my more recent feelings about all these "invasives". Good luck with your chameleon plants Tina. (How did I miss that one? I have all the others!!). |
Don 't plant that one. It has become invasive here. Invasiveness varies somewhat from region to region. You need to check out lists that pertain to your area, but the honeysuckle apparently is everywhere. And new ones to come. Example: Youngia japonica is invading here...new to me as of three years ago. Yuck. |
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Monitor lizards | |
Rock monitor (Varanus albigularis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Varanidae |
Genus: | Varanus Merrem, 1820 |
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Varanus varius Shaw, 1790 | |
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Monitor lizards | |
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Family: | Varanidae |
Genus: | Varanus Merrem, 1820 |
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Monitor lizard is the common name of several large lizard species, comprising the genus Varanus. They are native to Africa, Asia and Oceania, but are now found also in the Americas as invasive species.
Monitor lizards have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well-developed limbs. Their adult length ranges from 20 cm (7.9 in) in some species, to over 3 meters in the case of the Komodo dragon. Most species are terrestrial, but arboreal and semiaquatic monitors are also known. While most monitor lizards are carnivorous, eating eggs, smaller reptiles, fish, birds and small mammals, some also eat fruit and vegetation depending on where they live.[1]
A total of 73 species are currently recognized; however, given that several species-groups are in need of taxonomic review, this number is certain to be increased with future research.
The various species cover a vast area, occurring through Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, to China, down Southeast Asia to Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Australia and islands of the Indian Ocean, and the South China Sea. A large concentration of monitor lizards occurs on Tioman Island in the Malaysian state of Pahang. Some are now found in South Florida, particularly in the Everglades.
Three arboreal species, Varanus bitatawa, Varanus mabitang, and Varanus olivaceus, are primarily fruit eaters.[2][3]
Monitor lizards are oviparous, laying from seven to 37 eggs,[citation needed] which they often cover with soil or protect in a hollow tree stump.
Monitor lizards differ greatly from other lizards in several ways, possessing a relatively high metabolic rate for reptiles, and several sensory adaptations that benefit the hunting of live prey. Recent research indicates the varanid lizards may have some venom.[4] This discovery of venom in monitor lizards, as well as in agamid lizards, led to the Toxicofera hypothesis: that all venomous lizards and snakes share a common venomous ancestor.[5]
During the late Cretaceous era, monitor lizards or their close relatives are believed to have evolved into amphibious and then fully marine forms, the mosasaurs, which reached lengths of up to 17 m.
Snakes were believed to be more closely related to monitor lizards than any other type of extant reptile; however, it has been more recently proposed that snakes are the sister group of the clade of iguanians and anguimorphs.[5] Like snakes, monitor lizards have forked tongues which they use to sense odors.[6]
During the Pleistocene epoch, giant monitor lizards lived in Southeast Asia and Australasia, the best known fossil being the megalania (Varanus priscus unless it falls in its own genus, in which case it is Megalania prisca). This species is an iconic member of the Pleistocene megafauna of Australia.
Some monitor lizards, including the Komodo dragon, are capable of parthenogenesis.[7]
The generic name Varanus is derived from the Arabic word waral ورل, (alternative word waran). The name comes from a common Semitic root ouran, waran, or waral, meaning "lizard".[8] The occasional habit of varanids to stand on their two hind legs and to appear to "monitor" their surroundings has been suggested to have led to this name, as it was Latinized into Varanus. Its common name is derived from the Latin word monere meaning "to warn".[8]
In Austronesia where varanids are common, they are known under a large number of local names. They are usually known as biawak (Malay and Indonesian), bayawak (Filipino), binjawak or minjawak (Javanese), or variations thereof. Other names include hokai (Solomon Islands), bwo or puo (Maluku), halo (Cebu), galuf of kaluf (Micronesia and the Caroline Islands), batua or butaan (Luzon), alu (Bali), hora or ghora (Komodo group of islands), phut (Burmese) and guibang (Manobo).[9][10]
In Tamil and Malayalam, monitor lizards are known as udumbu, ghorpad घोरपड in Marathi, uda in Kannada, in Sinhalese as kabaragoya, in Telugu as udumu, in Punjabi and Magahi (and other Bihari languages) as goh, in Assamese as gui xaap, and in Bengali as goshaap or guishaap and गोह (goh) in Hindi. Due to confusion with the large New World lizards of the family Iguanidae, the lizards became known as "goannas" in Australia. Similarly, in South Africa, they are referred to as leguaan, or likkewaan from the Dutch for iguana. The generic name inspired the name of the Japanese movie monster Varan.
Varanid lizards are very intelligent, and some species can even count.[11] Careful studies feeding V. albigularis at the San Diego Zoo varying numbers of snails showed they can distinguish numbers up to six.[11][12] V. niloticus lizards have been observed to cooperate when foraging.[11] One varanid lures the female crocodile away from her nest, while the other opens the nest to feed on the eggs.[11] The decoy then returns to also feed on the eggs.[11][12] Komodo dragons, V. komodoensis, at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., recognize their keepers and seem to have distinct personalities.[12]
Monitor lizards have become a staple in the reptile pet trade. The most commonly kept monitors are the savannah monitor and Ackies monitor, due to their relatively small size, low cost, and relatively calm dispositions with regular handling.[8] Among others, black-throated monitors, white-throated monitors, water monitors, Nile monitors, mangrove monitors, emerald tree monitors, black tree monitors, acanthurus monitors, quince monitors, crocodile monitors and Komodo dragons (zoos only) have been kept in captivity.[8] Like all reptiles kept as pets, monitors need an appropriately sized enclosure, hiding places, and an appropriate substrate.[8] Some water monitors also need a large water dish in which they can soak their entire bodies.[8] In the wild, monitors will eat anything they can overpower, but crickets, superworms, feeder fish, and the occasional rodent (for calcium) make up most of the smaller captive monitors' diets. Boiled eggs, silkworms, and earthworms can also be fed to them.[8] Larger species, such as Nile monitors, Asian water monitors, crocodile monitors, perenties, and Komodo dragons, will eventually require larger prey. Paleontologist and biology professor at Temple University, Michael Balsai has observed V. prasinus eating fruit in captivity, as has herpetologist and author, Robert G. Sprackland.[8][13]
Monitor lizard meat, particularly the tongue and liver, is eaten in parts of southern India and Malaysia as an aphrodisiac.[14][15]
In parts of Pakistan, different parts of monitor lizards are used for a variety of medical purposes. The flesh is eaten for relief of rheumatic pain, abdominal fat is used as a salve for skin infections, oil and fat are used to treat hemorrhoids or chronic pain, and the oil is used as an aphrodesiac lubricant.[16]
"Large scale exploitation" of monitor lizards is undertaken for their skins, which are described as being "of considerable utility" in the leather industry.[16]
The meat of monitor lizards are eaten by some tribes in Pakistan,[16] India, Thailand and in West Africa as a supplemental meat source.[citation needed]
The reproductive organs of monitor lizards are used in "black magic" in parts of Pakistan.[16]
All but five species of monitor lizard are classified by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora under Appendix II, which is loosely defined as species that are not necessarily threatened with extinction, but may become so unless trade in such species is subject to strict regulation order to avoid use incompatible with the survival of the species in the wild. The remaining five species - V. bengalensis, V. flavescens, V. griseus, V. komodoensis, and V. nebulosus - are classified under CITES Appendix I, which outlaws international commercial trade in the species.[17]
In Tamil Nadu and all other parts of South India, catching or killing of monitor lizards is banned under the Protected Species Act.
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PANTHER VALLEY YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION: Welcome
Welcome to our website. PVYSA is committed to providing a youth soccer program to the children of the Panther Valley area. We would like to thank all the people and businesses that have assisted us in making this program a success, from our sponsors, to our coaches, and parental volunteers, our program would not be where it is today without you. We hold monthly meetings, and anyone interested in learning more about the program, or interested in becoming involved is encouraged to attend. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at the Nesquehoning VFW @ 6:00 pm.
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South Texas Animal Adoption Resource
Facts about Daisy
- Breed: Chihuahua/Shih Tzu Mix
- Color: White - With Black
- Age: Adult
- Size: Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
- Sex: Female
My name is Daisy!
Important Note
Daisy is best friends with Darcey. Please adopt both of them so they can stay together!Daisy's Info...
I am already spayed, in need of an experienced adopter, up to date with shots, not good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Daisy's Story...
This is a very small. loving dog. She is very playful and loves to sit in your lap.
This is a very small. loving dog. She is very playful and loves to sit in your lap.
About South Texas Animal Adoption Resource
About Our Rescue Group...
S.T.A.A.R. is dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and finding loving homes for dogs that have been discarded, or neglected. We are a no-kill not-for-profit organization that is run entirely by volunteers.For more information including pictures of happy families, information on donating and volunteering go to www.staarnet.org.
Come Meet Our Pets...
HELP US!!! -- Join STAAR's effort to win a Million Dollar Makeover!
A new online tool for animal lovers, ZooToo.com, has launched a competition to win a million dollar makeover! Here's how you can help
- -Invite your friends and family to join
-Review products
-Comment on news stories
-Upload photos of your pets to your profile, the STAAR profile and using products that you review