Hmm, interesting waterer. Wonder what the cooler portion is supposed to do? Keep it cooler in Summer, warmer in Winter? We've also gone mostly nipple waterers now with a few cup ones thrown in. I've got a couple of those new water cups, but haven't used them yet.
On the snake topic, any idea about brown with black stripes? Sorry, my pics are all blurry. All I've found are the babies. 
So if I just show up for the court thing vs just paying, it will keep it off my insurance? I've not dealt with any of this kind of stuff before. I've had a grand total of one ticket in my life, about 3 days after I turned 16, and it's been more than two decades since.
We have State Farm. Same policy from same person going on 32 yrs, plus home and life. I have no idea if we're preferred or not. No accidents or tickets for at least a decade. The fine for the ticket is more than my insurance premium for 6mths. So we're probably preferred???
The kids want me in Alma? today. 
No, any ticket you get, if you just pay it or fight it and found guilty your insurance can find and use against you if they choose to. It sounds like your policy is likely a preferred policy, I don't know about State Farms policy about running mvr's, but suspect they don't routinely on their preferred policy holders unless given a good reason to (like an accident) The only way your insurance co won't be able to see it and use it against you is if you fight it AND are found not guilty. Incidentally you don't have to get a ticket in any accident for the insurance co to call you at fault and raise your rates. The police don't have to assign blame in any individual accident or give tickets, but the insurance co HAS to assign blame in order to figure out which one is going to pay and how much. ( in the case of co-blame) that doesn't apply in your case, just always surprised me how many people were surprised that their rates were raised and the accident was called their fault when they didn't get a ticket from the police.
