Thanks for the sympathy ladies. Before my current gig I worked as a nurse in a Critical Care Unit, so always had a personal mission to minimize any suffering I could. We can make those choices for our pets, and I would have done so willingly, but am grateful that I didn't need to. Maybe it was a heart attack, I am choosing to think it was fast and pain free. But the suddenness is a bit unsettling because I find myself replaying the last few days to see if there is something that I missed. But I am giving my other pets extra pets....and treats which probably isn't so good for them. Unfortunately all of my pets are getting up there is age so I think that this may be something I face again sooner rather than later. So nice about your vet, funny I have found many vets to be more empathetic then the doctors that I come in contact with. Hope everybody is doing well.

I have most likely lost close to $10,000 on a furniture order I placed on custom upholstered furniture and casegoods to furnish an entire room with Pierre Deux items. I put my deposit for the items on my AmEx card. When I received the Bankruptcy notice in the mail, it didn't mention the name, "Pierre Deux." It mentioned a name I didn't recognize in Secaucus, NJ. When intuition told me it could be Pierre Deux, I quickly notified AmEx, who credited my account, but only until they "investigate" what's going on. One of the terms in an incident such as this is that the transaction must have taken place no longer than 60 days prior to the Bankruptcy. In Chapter 7, no customers are reimbursed. Only creditors who made the goods sold by the comnpany declaring Chapter 7 Bankruptcy receive payment, and it will be a fraction of what they're owed. In fact, the legal notice I received regarding the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy stated that I should NOT file a claim. I don't know what will ultimately happen with the money I paid to Pierre Deux through AmEx, but suspect that I will lose it all. Every Pierre Deux store is closed. I don't know how it cannot be considered fraudulent to continue to take orders online, unless the Pierre Deux online "store" is a separate legal entity from the bricks-and-mortar stores. It's infuriating. I was expecting delivery of an entire room of furniture, casegoods and accessories and instead, I received their bankruptcy notice stating that they had debts totaling over $150,000,000 and assets of $10,000,000. Didn't their Chief Financial Officer see the dispararity, or was this a case of putting blinders on and bailing out quickly.? Everything in the stores and in stock will be liquidated to pay the companies who produced the products sold by Pierre Deux.I'm an interior designer and did a great deal of business with Pierre Deux. I went to another, larger furniture provider to purchase replacements for the Pierre Deux furniture I have probably paid for but will never see. Lesson: Be VERY careful before putting a deposit on anything you order. Many businesses are failing.It's truly unfortunate for the employees, unfortunate for the suppliers, and quite a shock for loyal customers.

Ashe, your commercial hood (and the Rangecraft) have a wee bit more juice than my 450 CFM hood, so I can see how that height works for those. And it doesn't bother you to look up into the baffles and lights? Anyway, it is too high for my taste, it's too high to reach the controls, and it's too high for the mfr's recommendations. They want 24-30" from the top and it is currently 40". My hope is to drop it 4, maybe 6", so that the bottom is just under 30" above. It will still be a bit higher than the recommended height, but any lower and it will obstruct our view of the rear burners and range controls. I'll talk to our GC on Tuesday about it. And sadly, it took us nearly 15 minutes, WITH the manual, to figure out how to turn off the automatic night light!

Cathy - A while back you posted about one of his teams' wins, don't remember now if it was with the Mustangs or CC program. I googled the game and as tends to happen when one starts surfing, I found myself skimming several articles about Ray and his teams. I recall thinking at the time, "Now there's a person who's made an impact with his life." I'm sorry for your loss, which I know you share with many.