Hmmmmmmm. Sarah. Good reminder for everyone! Thanks. Here the issue with a wild animal exposure would be in the hands of the health department. The animal is euthanized and the brain examined immediately! Forget the MD. Pre bite exposure injections are NOT something to be taken lightly either. There are potential *serious* health risks to consider as a result of the vaccines! They may be just as serious as the disease. Many years ago I remember that someone caught a baby raccoon in their yard and wanted the animal to become a pet for his THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER! OMG! They carry a species of roundworm that is potentially fatal to humans not to mention the potential for disease transmission!!! Any way, the daughter wanted to play with her new pet and got her finger bitten. (Well duh!) The two month old raccoon was brought in, killed and the head removed to send off for the health dept. to examine. During the interim the little girl started her post bite injections. The raccoon was negative for Rabies. Both the raccoon and child suffered because the parent was stoopid! I myself have been exposed to Rabies three times but cannot have the post exposure injections any more nor the pre-exposure vaccine. I have severe reactions and need to just be ultra careful when I handle the wild ones. If not, stick a fork in me because I am done either way! The animal vaccines are more to protect the public health rather than the pet but it works well for all.

Yeah I was going to suggest that because it shoots out runners like lemon balm. Some times plants can do amazing things. Had a dirty pond, threw some straw on top...clear pond. Had mosquitoes...tossed a shovel full of lemon balm on top and the vampires went away. I'm on one site right now and it says peppermint oil. They also mention ammonia soaked cloth. Of course I left out the obvious choice a cat.

I can't really recall if I have walked out because I thought the movie was bad, but I have left and asked for compensation (in the form of a future movie ticket) when the sound or picture got screwy (once, they turned on the bright lights when they were trying to fix things -- can you imagine how startling to our eyes that was!). But I have to say this: In the cases of movies just not being as good as I thought they were going to be, I've never walked out and asked for my money back. Everybody's opinion is different -- and there are plenty of movie reviews out there to help you decide if you want to take the gamble, esp considering the high cost of theater tickets. In a restaurant, if your dinner comes out undercooked, overcooked, overly salted, you'd send it back, of course, to have them make it correctly, but if you just didn't care for it in general, because it didn't match your expectations, would you ask for your money back? What about a book you've purchased from a bookstore, a book that in the end you thought lacked creativity or suspense? Would you return the book and tell the store that the writer was terrible? But asking for money back if you thought the movie was just stupid? That's how I see the 'walk out of the movie and ask for your money back' position. (Not referring to the examples like Dotmom's or when the ratings trick you into thinking that any language is OK for young kids.)

Do you ever go for walks alone? Yes, but the dogs go with me, and some of the cats. If I walk across the pasture, the horses follow too. When is the last time you were annoyed? I am annoyed all the time. Set up a big cage yesterday for some baby squirrels coming in, got the squirrels home and they are so small they can squeeze out the mesh of the wire, so today I have to cover the whole cage in hardware cloth. Do you know anyone with a weird last name? I'm sure I do but can't think of anyone right now. What color underwear are you wearing right now? I'm not wearing underwear...I seldom do. What is cooler: Vampires or Witches? Witches. Reminds me of my grandmother. (Who wasn't exactly a sweet, cuddly old woman...quite the opposite, in fact.) Have a great Thursday!! You too.