{{Nora}} & ~ma to Taz and Tom
speedy firefighter~ma and safety~ma to you and yours bonny
I don't give a good gorram about relevant, Wash. Or objective. And I ain't so afraid of losing something that I ain't gonna try to have it. You and I would make one beautiful baby. And I want to meet that child one day. Period.
Zoe ,'Heart Of Gold'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
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hippocampus - May 05, 2010 5:52:03 am PDT #18259 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
Ginger - May 05, 2010 5:59:21 am PDT #18260 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Contain the fire in the building next door ~ma to Bonny.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - May 05, 2010 6:08:29 am PDT #18261 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Bonny, I hope you're all OK, and that no one's been hurt in the building next door.
We've had to pull out of buying the house. It's structurally unsound. Thankfully, my father (experienced house-buyer and developer) advised us to go for a full structural inspection, which has saved us a very large amount of trouble indeed. Good man, my dad. Sigh. When The Girl gets back from Houston (if she's ever allowed to leave), we'll start looking again. There's one we saw recently that we liked and will have a second look at.
ETA: My pockets of absence at the moment are due to campaigning for my local Parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Democrat party (which has the 'third party curse'). This is fun but tiring. Election tomorrow - I'll be at the polling station (asking people for their voter card numbers) at 7am, then the afternoon off, then back there all evening. It had better be warm!
Fred Pete - May 05, 2010 6:08:45 am PDT #18262 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Nora, would your vet allow you to visit Taz during his hospitalization (assuming you have time while getting ready to move)? Ours would let us visit Teddy, and it always helped his morale a lot. (The people at Penn got a big kick out of it when I'd lay on the floor so Teddy could curl up on my chest and take a nap.)
A couple of ideas that might ease Taz's stress on the drive. Does he enjoy a particular type of music? (Teddy loved the '50s station.) The illusion of freer movement can help, too. I assume the car will be too full to block off a section for him. But if the carrier opens from the top, sitting him on someone's lap, regular petting, allowing him to poke his head out now and then can all help. Or even (again, if possible) lifting the carrier so he can see out the car window can help.
And yes, I do suspect other drivers get a lot of amusement when we drive by on our way to and from the vet.
Vortex - May 05, 2010 6:09:45 am PDT #18263 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Sorry Seska, I know that's a letdown, but glad you found out beforehand.
sj - May 05, 2010 6:09:55 am PDT #18264 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
G is asleep 2 hours earlier than he is supposed to be, but considering his schedule has been all messed up since his surgery, I'm not going to worry about it.
sj - May 05, 2010 6:11:26 am PDT #18265 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Seska, I am sorry about the house. Good luck finding a better one.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - May 05, 2010 6:12:23 am PDT #18266 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Thanks, sj and Vortex. I am a bit glum about it, but I think that's mainly because I want my Girl back!
WindSparrow - May 05, 2010 6:15:05 am PDT #18267 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Much fire-containment~ma for bonny!
Anti-stress~ma to Taz and Tom.
Shir - May 05, 2010 6:15:44 am PDT #18268 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Oh Seska, I'm sorry you had to pull out. That house was great, and I hope you'll find something better soon.
And yes, I do suspect other drivers get a lot of amusement when we drive by on our way to and from the vet.
I heard the same stories from my dad. Israeli drivers are horrible, truth be told, but they were all very nice when they saw the dog on the seat next to my dad. Mostly because my dad, with both hands on the wheel, needed to talk constantly to him so that Lou won't start changing shifts.
And dear God, I still miss him so much.