[ElleTea]

Originally Posted by pommysmommy

I am very careful about giving my pets anything from China. Costco continues to sell the chicken jerky treats. My dogs love them but I am not going to risk it. Too many pets have been sickened and some have died.

Trader Joe's has chicken treats made in the USA. My dogs love them. Also the brand Milo's Kitchen are made in the USA.

[pommysmommy]

Originally Posted by ElleTea

Trader Joe's has chicken treats made in the USA. My dogs love them. Also the brand Milo's Kitchen are made in the USA.

Thanks. We don't have a Trader Joe's but I have seen the Milo's kitchen brand.

[las vegas drunk]

My little piece crap of car made it to Phoenix. I spent last night with my buddy, but now I am with my girl. We have a lot of catching up to do, so you will probably not hear from me for while.

[pommysmommy]

Originally Posted by las vegas drunk

My little piece crap of car made it to Phoenix. I spent last night with my buddy, but now I am with my girl. We have a lot of catching up to do, so you will probably not hear from me for while.

Thanks for letting us know you got there safely.

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by las vegas drunk

My little piece crap of car made it to Phoenix. I spent last night with my buddy, but now I am with my girl. We have a lot of catching up to do, so you will probably not hear from me for while.

Triple Hooray! Your car made it! A victory in itself! Now give that car a heap of thanks and give it a good cleaning, inside and out and apologize to it for calling it any nasty names!

I personalize my car to the point of insanity! I'm forever talking to it and complimenting it everytime it takes me somewhere without breaking down!

I won't take my 27YO car out of town, as I can't forget about it breaking down in the middle of the Mojave Desert 10 years ago and had to pay $550 to have it towed to Las Vegas.

Been renting cars, to get out of town, eversince!

[ElleTea]

Originally Posted by pommysmommy

Thanks. We don't have a Trader Joe's but I have seen the Milo's kitchen brand.

My dogs love the chicken meatballs. It's funny because a friend gave me a bag of them and I gave each dog one. My friend said "Oh, you probably want to break those up, they are pretty big!" (I have chihuahuas, 9 pounds and 6 pounds) Looking at Lupe (my 6 pound girl) trying her hardest to eat it, I said "I don't think she thinks they are too big!"

[unf0rgiven6262]

Originally Posted by las vegas drunk

My little piece crap of car made it to Phoenix. I spent last night with my buddy, but now I am with my girl. We have a lot of catching up to do, so you will probably not hear from me for while.

Congrats man. I reckon you were long overdue to bust out of your rut here regardless of how things go there.

[DavieJ89]

Originally Posted by las vegas drunk

My little piece crap of car made it to Phoenix. I spent last night with my buddy, but now I am with my girl. We have a lot of catching up to do, so you will probably not hear from me for while.

That car is a trooper considering what it has been through.

Now go "catch up" with your girl

[jfpinlv]

Originally Posted by tijlover

Going either black or white works with some, with others, it doesn't.

I can compare LVD's drinking to my smoking. A year ago, I cut down to smoking only halves, cut my smoking in half. Can't even smoke a whole cigarette anymore!

Lately, I'm on to my next phase, smoking thirds of a cigarette, and sometimes, I just take two puffs, put it out, re-light it at another time, take another couple puffs. And I've been able to measure the improvement in my health as a result of it!

In LVD's case, being I'm not an advocate of either black or white, my recommendation would be to cut down, first, by 25%, over a certain period of time, then 50%, then 75%. And if you merely stay at a 50% or 75% reduction, pat yourself on the back, it's a major achievement!

I had 3 relationships, over the years, with alcoholics, even went to Al-Anon and the treatment center groups, but, in all 3 cases, this black & white mindset, never took hold!

Like weaning yourself away from car dependency, don't quit cold turkey! Take the bus once a week, then twice a week, take it step by step, and within time, you're on a monthly bus pass!

That is the method, for smoking, that worked for my wife and I. We kept tapering off over a 3-4 moth period until we went cold turkey. Been clean for over 3 years now. As a by product we also have pretty much quit drinking, except for an occasional beer or glass of wine.

[jfkIII]

Originally Posted by DavieJ89

Now go "catch up" with your girl

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