After the 10th Anniversary of 911 on Sunday,I thought that this was worth reading about. Animal devotion knows no bounds.
James Crane worked on the 101st floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center .. He is blind so he has a golden retriever named Daisy.
After the plane hit 20 stories below, James knew that he was doomed, so he let Daisy go, out of an act of love. She darted away into the darkened hallway.
Choking on the fumes of the jet fuel and the smoke James was just waiting to die. About 30 minutes later, Daisy comes back along with James' boss,who Daisy just happened to pick up on floor 112
On her first run of the building, she leads James, James' boss, and about 300 more people out of the doomed building,but she wasn't through yet, she knew there were others who were trapped. So, highly against James' wishes she ran back in the building.
On her second run, she saved 392 lives. Again she went back in. During this run, the building collapses. James hears about this and falls on his knees into tears.
Against all known odds, Daisy makes it out alive, but this time she is carried by a firefighter. "She led us right to the people, before she got injured" the fireman explained.
Her final run saved another 273 lives. She suffered acute smoke inhalation, severe burns on all four paws, and a broken leg, but she saved 967 lives. Daisy is the first civilian Canine to win the Medal of Honor of New York City.
I hope you enjoyed this story. I thought it was terrific.
Marriage or Relationship With a Significant Other ....
If you want someone who will eat whatever you put in front of him and never say it's not quite as good as his mother's
then adopt a dog.
If you want someone always willing to go out, at any hour, for as long and wherever you want...
then adopt a dog.
If you want someone who will never touch the remote, doesn't care about football, and can sit next to you as you watch romantic movies
..then adopt a dog.
If you want someone who is content to get on your bed just to warm your feet and whom you can push off if he snores
..then adopt a dog!
If you want someone who never criticizes what you do, doesn't care if you are pretty or ugly, fat or thin, young or old, who acts as if every word you say is especially worthy of listening to, and loves you unconditionally, perpetually ..
..then adopt a dog.
BUT, on the other hand, if you want someone who will never come when you call, ignores you totally when you come home, leaves hair all over the place, walks all over you, runs around all night and only comes home to eat and sleep, and acts as if your entire existence is solely to ensure his happiness.... . . . . ..then adopt a cat!
You thought I was gonna say... marry a man, didn't you?
In response to a thread that has, as usual, gone downhill ,I thought that I would post this little gem just to lighten the atmosphere.
Marriage or Relationship With a Significant Other ....
If you want someone who will eat whatever you put in front of him and never say it's not quite as good as his mother's
then adopt a dog.
If you want someone always willing to go out, at any hour, for as long and wherever you want...
then adopt a dog.
If you want someone who will never touch the remote, doesn't care about football, and can sit next to you as you watch romantic movies
..then adopt a dog.
If you want someone who is content to get on your bed just to warm your feet and whom you can push off if he snores
..then adopt a dog!
If you want someone who never criticizes what you do, doesn't care if you are pretty or ugly, fat or thin, young or old, who acts as if every word you say is especially worthy of listening to, and loves you unconditionally, perpetually ..
..then adopt a dog.
BUT, on the other hand, if you want someone who will never come when you call, ignores you totally when you come home, leaves hair all over the place, walks all over you, runs around all night and only comes home to eat and sleep, and acts as if your entire existence is solely to ensure his happiness.... . . . . ..then adopt a cat!
You thought I was gonna say... marry a man, didn't you?
Cats controlling and manipulative? Not the ones I have ever owned.
I have been a cat lover for many years [having 5 at one time all with different characters ]but in all that time I received just love and devotion from them.
Most were strays or rescue cats and all got on well together. In recent years I have owned Persian cats who are so laid back they are horizontal.
I think the reason some cats are demanding is down to their owners ,who spoil them rotten and pander to their every whim.
I am left with 1 elderly Persian and my small dog who are devoted to each other. Gismo the cat has the most wonderful temperament and at the grand old age of 15 still loves to be out all day.
Animals are great companions,but you must always be the alpha male in the home or they WILL take over.j.m.o.
I have no issue whatsoever. I made a comment regarding your hypothetical question ,which you seem to have taken exception to,questioning my ability to imagine.
I then pointed out that this use of imagination would not be necessary,as I would never put myself into a relationship with someone that was insecure enough to make comparisons with previous partners. Simples ..............
Recently in the politics forum a member told another that as his command of the English language was poor, so he should refrain from posting in an English speaking forum. What a cheek!
When I pointed out that it was an international forum I got a lecture too. Some people think they own this site.
Be prepared to spend loads of money in these places nowadays. Apart from France, which in itself is a very expensive country to live in,the others are all in financial crisis.
As for the sun, Spain was exceptionally hot again this year,and conditions were unbearable.
A little old lady was walking down the street dragging two large plastic garbage bags behind her. One of the bags was ripped and every once in a while a $20 fell out onto the sidewalk.
Noticing this, a policeman stopped her, and said, "Ma'am, there are $20 bills falling out of that bag."
"Oh, really? Darn it!" said the little old lady. "I'd better go back and see if I can find them. Thanks for telling me officer."
Well, now, not so fast," said the cop. Where did you get all that money? You didn't steal it, did you?"
"Oh, no, no", said the old lady. "You see, my back yard is right next to a Golf course. A lot of Golfers come and pee through a knot hole in my fence, right into my flower garden. It used to really tick me off. Kills the flowers, you know. Then I thought, 'why not make the best of it? So, now, I stand behind the fence by the knot hole, real quiet, with my hedge clippers. Every time some guy sticks his thing through my fence, I surprise him, grab hold of it and say, 'O.K., buddy! Give me $20, or off it comes.'
"Well, that seems only fair," said the cop, laughing. "OK. Good luck! Oh, by the way, what's in the other bag?"
"Well, you know", said the little old lady, "not everybody pays."
A little old lady was walking down the street dragging two large plastic garbage bags behind her. One of the bags was ripped and every once in a while a $20 fell out onto the sidewalk.
Noticing this, a policeman stopped her, and said, "Ma'am, there are $20 bills falling out of that bag."
"Oh, really? Darn it!" said the little old lady. "I'd better go back and see if I can find them. Thanks for telling me officer."
Well, now, not so fast," said the cop. Where did you get all that money? You didn't steal it, did you?"
"Oh, no, no", said the old lady. "You see, my back yard is right next to a Golf course. A lot of Golfers come and pee through a knot hole in my fence, right into my flower garden. It used to really tick me off. Kills the flowers, you know. Then I thought, 'why not make the best of it? So, now, I stand behind the fence by the knot hole, real quiet, with my hedge clippers. Every time some guy sticks his thing through my fence, I surprise him, grab hold of it and say, 'O.K., buddy! Give me $20, or off it comes.'
"Well, that seems only fair," said the cop, laughing. "OK. Good luck! Oh, by the way, what's in the other bag?"
"Well, you know", said the little old lady, "not everybody pays."
The fact is that this is an international forum,and therefore free for all to post in.
Whether or not you understand the logistics of what another person is saying is beside the point. Picking up another member on their grammar is condescending and frankly rude. j.m.o.
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