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Yup. But I also like birdies, bunnies, goats, hamsters, horsies, kitties and lizards!

Yeah...I know. I say the same thing about the two little fish I have in the house. Many of the people who come to Aggieland have puppies. Lessee...there's 2 Yorkies, a Pomeranian and 2 Huskies. At least for a little while, I get some furry friends.

_______________________________ I guess, feeding the birds is fun. You get to see different kinds birds. They kinda' get like pets. It's just not the same as a puppy. How, do you hug a bird? Chuck

___________________________________ I'm sowy. They don't sell puppies? Just horse stuff? That's a bummer for non-horse people. It's kinda funny. the Pet Smart here sells all kinds of pet supplies, fish, lizards, puppies, etc. but, no horse stuff! I go to the local farm and ranch supply for stuff. Chuck

Yes. Sometimes one or two will slip through or I'll hit send too quick and go-back and correct it. Chuck

__________________________________ Years ago, I was watching 'The Galloping Gourmet' with Graham Kerr. He would prepare a meal and at the end of the show, would pour a glass of wine to have with the meal. He would always make the statement that "You should drink the wine that you like, with your meal!" Kinda breaks the old 'hard and fast' rule about wines. Chuck

____________________________ Yup! Chuck

_________________________________ It's up to the ladies! We need feed-back, here! Chuck

O.K. I see your point. Chuck

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__________________________________ I really think, Stroh Brewing thought is sounded good to say 'fire brewed'. I don't understand it. Ah! The good ol' days! Chuck

________________________________ Thank you. I gotcha' now! I'm curious too, since as you mentioned are say... $20.00 a flat. The employer can get workers for less than minnimum wage and he's already gotten 'used' to that $20.00 a flat... do you really think, he'd drop his prices? Chuck

___________________________ When I lived in 'the Valley', I drank a buncha Pearl! Lone Star, if I could get it. Back in the 60's, I was in Wyoming and drank some Sheridan beer. I think, they are out of business, now. It was hot and the beer was 'rodeo' and I was thirsty! Chuck ---------------------------------- I still drink Lonestar every now and then. It's not bad - as far as cost efficiency goes. Hmmm - Sonds like a winner to me - I'm out - gonna pick up some lone star and see if I can attract me an armadiller or two. _____________________________ Have you ever tried Lone Star at their brewery? Right out of the tap? It's pretty darned good! Lone Star and 'diller on the half-shell! Chuck YUM!! BBQ'd Diller Sweet Jeeesus - I'm gunna git sumadat ____________________________ Bwa-hahahahahahaha... Chuck

____________________________ So, what you are saying is get rid of minnimum wage and pay people more and prices of everything goes up. doesn't this dis-agree with your argument to get rid of minnimum wage? Noone is going to work for less! The dollar is much less than what it was 40 - 50 yrs. ago, too. I remember 25-cent a gallon gas. 15-cents for a loaf of bread. I do believe, prices go up the dollar isn't going to go as far. Chuck

___________________________ When I lived in 'the Valley', I drank a buncha Pearl! Lone Star, if I could get it. Back in the 60's, I was in Wyoming and drank some Sheridan beer. I think, they are out of business, now. It was hot and the beer was 'rodeo' and I was thirsty! Chuck ---------------------------------- I still drink Lonestar every now and then. It's not bad - as far as cost efficiency goes. Hmmm - Sonds like a winner to me - I'm out - gonna pick up some lone star and see if I can attract me an armadiller or two. _____________________________ Have you ever tried Lone Star at their brewery? Right out of the tap? It's pretty darned good! Lone Star and 'diller on the half-shell! Chuck

This is a prime example of why abolishing minimum wage laws would benefit Americans. If that guy's not paying a set wage, he can pay his employees a wage that allows him to be competitive rather than consistently underbid by other companies. ___________________________________ You make a very good point and had never really considered 'minnimum wage' in the equation. I think, at one time in our history, minnimum wage may've served a purpose. In thinking about it, I tend to agree with you. I believe, it is Illinois, where they are trying to get Wal-Mart and other big businesses to pay their employees more than minnimum wage. Their reasoning being, if, I have this right, that a 'bread-winner' cannot support his/her family on minnimum wage. Which is danged true. Chuck

___________________________ When I lived in 'the Valley', I drank a buncha Pearl! Lone Star, if I could get it. Back in the 60's, I was in Wyoming and drank some Sheridan beer. I think, they are out of business, now. It was hot and the beer was 'rodeo' and I was thirsty! Chuck

___________________________________ Stroh's, was fire brewed in huge copper kettles... sales 'gimmick. Aren't most beers brewed in copper kettles? I haven't checked them all. I've been thinking about bad beers I've had in the past. One that stands-out, aside from the 'skunky' Bud, was 'Meister Brau'. In my po' boy years, I'd get it for 99 cents an 6-pack! If, you got it cold enough and drank it fast enough... well, it was beer! Chuck

Forgetting the fact that it was Budweiser, you deserved to have your fishing trip cut short for only picking up a 6-pack anyhow! I had a similar problem once. In the Philippines, a buddy and I and these two local gals caught a boat to this island out near the mouth of Subic Bay. We took one case of Tsing-Tao with us. I think we made it till 10 AM before we cracked the case, and it was flat-out awful. Knowing there was nowhere on the island to buy beer, and the boat wouldn't be back to pick us up till like 7 PM, we tried to drink it anyhow but couldn't. Dumping the remaining 22 beers was a very sad thing. Blues, Dave _________________________________ Hey! We were young and what did we know! Back then, 2-beers woulda knocked me on my butt! Bad beer or not, having to pour it out is just sad! Chuck

___________________________________ That's just what I was thinking! After all... we have reputations to up-hold, here! Chuck _______________________________ I had no idea there was gay Rice Krispies! Chuck

In a nutshell, this represents my thoughts exactly. But rather than just repost, I'll add a few additional thoughts of my own: I often feel very lucky and fortunate to have been born in the U.S. Had I been born in another country, it's possible, perhaps even probable I'd want to come here, too. I don't forget that our forefathers were immigrants. Had it not been for them I wouldn't have had the luxury of being born in this great nation. The U.S. has always been a melting pot and that has served us very well. Of course, I have come across first-hand, all too many times, construction companies full of illegal employees. They are not paying taxes. They are not paying worker's comp. And they are able to bid the job for less $$$ than my hunny, an American, a contractor and CEO of his business. And yet Billy's two best employees are from Columbia and Venezuela and are not citizens, nor do they wish to be. The former I have issues with. The latter I do not. ________________________________________ Here's your hunny, trying to make a living as a business owner and is having difficulties bidding jobs because other companies working illegals can under-bid him. Some folks would say that that is just 'Free Enterprise'. To me, that's a big bunch of BS! Your hunny, is a U.S. citizen, natural born and is being cut-back on his ability to work because of illegals. As I said before, I blame the big business lobbyists buying-off the politicians. Those folks out there who are not directly effected by illegal immigration seem un-able to see what those of us who live among them see. I think, since the illegals had their chance to gather and march... those of us who don't want the illegals here, should get out there and voice our opinion! After all, we have rights too... not just them. Chuck

Like NWFlyer said... Contact Sandy Reid and check with him. He keeps incredibly good records. He would have the name of the original buyer, at least. It would be a good start. Chuck

___________________________________ That's just what I was thinking! After all... we have reputations to up-hold, here! Chuck

I can see and appreciate your side of this heated debate. Personally, I feel that guns came about for many reasons. I deeply feel, that innocent gun is just that. It is the intent of the person who picks it up as to it's end use. Chuck

Bud - wei - er... Chuck