This message is from: Linda Lehnert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Great posting, Lisa! Some people just show a lack of common sense and selfishness in these situations and never think of what the smoke and contaminants it contains does to their lungs or the lives of the rescuers who have to go in to help them when it's almost too late. I admire Jeff and all of the rescuers who put their lives on the line each and every day for others. As we now know, two of the fires were arson. I hope they catch the perpetrators and send them away where they can't do that anymore. I suspect arsonists are similar to child molesters in that that they are never cured of the urges and the most that can be done is to catch them and send them away to protect the public. What do you think, Jean G?
I thought of some simple, but common sense little things to prepare for an emergency of any type while I was watching the fire news on CNNI. First, if you take medication, have all your medication in one place so you can quickly put it in a ziploc bag and then into a tote bag of some sort. Also do that with contact lens solution and extra pairs of CL and glasses if you wear them. These are things that you must take with you if you have to leave quickly. You can put personal papers like birth certificates and marriage licenses, Social Security and VA records in a folder to grab quickly and take with you. This came in handy for me Monday when I had to take my very sick oldest cat to a large vet clinic 2 hours away and the idiot local vet didn't tell me she was going to send little Sonja there when I saw her on Sunday, but waited until I brought her back at 3 PM Monday and we had to stay overnight so she could have an ultrasound. Please pray for poor Sonja, she's very sick. Jerry, the article on saying no to your vet is excellent. I watch a German program regularly, "Menschen, Tieren and Doktoren," (People, Animals and Doctors) and always amazed at how many ultrasounds and CAT scans they do on small animals of all types here. And I once saw a vet admit a horse to the hospital and put him under general anesthesia just to geld him. Maybe it's different now but I never saw that in the US. The doctor at this clinic where I had Sonja recommended an endoscopy, but I had to decline because it is just too expensive and I know the excellent vet I had in Mexico wouldn't want to do that. We have to remember that we are the clients, the ones who pay the bill, and the animals are the patients and we have to put limits on the vets sometimes. I hope you are all safe and that Jeff will be able to come home soon. Linda in Guben _________________________________________________________________ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wl mailtagline The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
