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[DeesHens]

 

[DeesHens]

Just removed poor Blossom's body from the cage; she was, I thought, doing better as of Friday, but yesterday she went downhill fast and she was gone when we came back from shopping.

It's so trivial, but in my house it's a big deal, especially since Dearie is having a noisy fit looking for her cage-mate.

Sorry for your loss. Hope Dearie will settle down soon. It's never easy is it. ~Dee~

 

[mikeyb]

@ CR; I think the nested quotes are way over used. It's not neccessary to quote every quote about a particular post.
I agree with others that to scroll through longgggggggggg posts that just requote everyone else to find it to say X2 or x3 is a waste. This is a cumbersom system.

That said, it's a tad annoying but I can skim read and continue on and when it gets too much, I just skip it altogether.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

mikey I am with you there. My point was that IF the quote buttons were gone I feel it would be harder to know what somebody was talking about. Yes in past I have been guilty. Partly because I hadn't figured out how to simplify my quoting. I think if you look at many of my more recent posts you will note how I have tried to clean them before posting.

 

[itsren]

LOL!

 

[itsren]

We're looking to get a pit bull puppy in the next few weeks, I think. We're not feeling so safe here in the country any more after some guy in a truck with a modified bed (freezer unit with meat company logo) pulled up one sunny day and asked my fiancee if he was the head of the house. Ed said no and pointed at me (hidden behind a bush). He said he just wanted to meet his neighbors. Then he walked over to me and asked if I'm the head of the house. I said that I'm not and that she was not home right then. He mumbled that he was sorry and scuttled off to his truck. He backed down our very long driveway very quickly. Our lab-greyhound and rat terrier chased him all the way. He could have turned around before backing all the way but did not even consider it. He was just checking up on his "neighbors" to see when he could drop by to rob us blind. We want to have a dog that has the ability to protect us in a dangerous situation. Plus, pit bulls are not bad dogs. If they are raised/trained correctly and treated well, they are great dogs. I know that I'll feel a bit safer when we have one.

We get those guys here frequently. And, I'm not very nice to them when I tell them I'm not interested and please don't come back. Of course... they come back.

 

[itsren]

Quote:

x2!

 

[itsren]

Are ya'll ready for the storm tonight. Large profile vehicles(like semi's, what I drive) have a warning about the winds. Gonna be a fun drive tonight.

I'm hoping Blackie and Latte fare OK in the big girls coop tonight. They're used to the garage. I hope they'll be OK.

 

[itsren]

As the mother of a teenage autistic boy who has been dealing with occasional bouts of anger since reaching puberty, I can tell you that a child who is sweet and loving 99.9% of the time can seem almost possessed with anger when he is feeling ostracized and teased by his peers. You wonder what happened to that beautiful, happy, well adjusted child you had raised for 12 years. With kids on the spectrum, their responses frequently are not to scale with the offense they felt was committed, though it is almost unheard of for someone who is autistic to draw attention to themselves in a manner the killer did. Thankfully, my son has never been violent, but a lot of how the killer was described in the media could apply to my boy - incredibly smart, does not fit in, few friends.... I believe in my heart that had the killers mother not been such a gun enthusiast, he would not have found guns to be an acceptable outlet for his frustrations. Those beautiful children and their teachers would still be here.

DH and I have been having quite a few discussions about this the past couple of days - especially since one our Christmas gifts for our 11-year-old son, who's very high functioning ASD was going to be a hunter's education class. Now we're not so sure...

 

[TerrorBird]

Just removed poor Blossom's body from the cage; she was, I thought, doing better as of Friday, but yesterday she went downhill fast and she was gone when we came back from shopping.

It's so trivial, but in my house it's a big deal, especially since Dearie is having a noisy fit looking for her cage-mate.

I don't think it's trivial. I hope you can find a new friend for her soon!