The way to get any lost parrot back is to put out a cage with its favorite food near cage entrance, and inside. Then continuously play loud (in this case) African Gray sounds and calls from a CD player or MP-3 player/speaker. Most bird owners are advised to record their own birds' calls ahead of time for use in an emergency but it is now easy to download some. Also, parrots should always have the first four primary feathers (on their wingtips) clipped down even with the secondaries. Parrots flying loose in the house can be injured, fall into boiling water, hit windows and be killed, etc. With that much clipped they can still do a controlled landing, but can't take off into the wild blue yonder. Once most cage parrots get airborn, they become confused and keep flying. They can't recognize the house because it is now so "small." In their confusion many become easy meals for hawks Even racing pigeons have to be carefully trained with very short flights at first, and only when they have a mate on the nest.

Pea, I had same questions regarding the cell phone service available to a homeless when reading the story, but your posting surely opened my eyes. Thank you. Salti, I did not sense any nastiness from Pea's postings regarding homeless subject. The distance between homeowner and homeless is alarmingly short than most of us realized. I believe only one medical needs could put a lot of people cross that line. 6 months ago, DH had a procedure and only spent one night at the hospital. The hospital bill was more than $50k. We are still receiving bills from other services for the same illness. Imagine if we do not have employee insurance provided by big company, imagine if we are not capable of paying for the deductibles. This procedure will put DH in 'pre-existing condition' group, not sure how the insurance situation would be according to Dump healthcare plan, and not sure how much it would impact our financial well being in the future. Scary!

I agree with nosoccermom, you might want to check out the Noble Grey. There seems to be somewhat of an undertone mismatch in your cabinets and the London Grey. I have the Piatra Grey with white and cherry cabinets and a mid tone floor, and I can see it working with your warmer white. I think that warm undertone might be missing from Jet Mist. The Absolute Black sample you have probably shows why people don't like it for certain types of maintenance. The high gloss finish really shows off every speck and smear.

If you're looking for a warm gray I would suggest Benjamin Moore Gray Owl 2137-60. Light has a huge impact on how we see color (gray is especially fussy) so make sure to try a sample on the wall before you finalize your decision. For trim I would try Benjamin Moore Chelsea Gray HC-168. It will be a nice contract while still remaining warm toned.