tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16279094720998457752024-03-14T02:21:17.868-04:00Senior Moments From Forever Young FarmMusings by 2 Seniors who love each other, their friends, family, many animals and life in Aiken SC.Charlie Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556035124666145941noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627909472099845775.post-83475853016408403402023-02-06T13:43:00.012-05:002023-02-08T13:57:37.202-05:00Senior Moments or Dumb Things I've Done Lately<h2 style="text-align: left;">Have you ever done something dumb or stupid? A simple thing but you look back after the fact and say "What was I thinking"?</h2><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last week, when going thru the laundry I found a pair of mismatched socks. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m usually pretty careful about these things so I set them aside thinking maybe I'll find the missing socks.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I settled in to watch TV that night, looked down, and I was wearing a matching pair to the set I found in the laundry! </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKDFKC_SLN_pJBjHa89ykkvUqNiw-upT5YHM4BxX5jJcJB199SC8HfNz57EtSR3qM0yK-t4EoGmOh6e30C0koYQlHZRRZ4ENGX8wUpypgnBS2TZe0TqIvY5JmtNYJ1TgVocjtmCLYyF3WpVt3n7iqiqT_S7IKtNPMfWJ7s7NMcHaolRAh-L7aHYlI/s2118/Socks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="2118" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKDFKC_SLN_pJBjHa89ykkvUqNiw-upT5YHM4BxX5jJcJB199SC8HfNz57EtSR3qM0yK-t4EoGmOh6e30C0koYQlHZRRZ4ENGX8wUpypgnBS2TZe0TqIvY5JmtNYJ1TgVocjtmCLYyF3WpVt3n7iqiqT_S7IKtNPMfWJ7s7NMcHaolRAh-L7aHYlI/s320/Socks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>Go figure, I didn’t wear the mismatched pair once but twice! So I guess I have a quirky fashion sense, or I’m getting too old to notice or care. </span><img alt="🤣" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf1/2/16/1f923.png" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="16" /><p></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My mom told me not to run with scissors or cut sewing thread with my teeth. She failed to mention that I shouldn’t tear packing tape with my teeth. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I’m packing a box yesterday using heavy-duty clear tape. As I get ready to cut the end I see my scissors just out of reach. Too strong for me to tear, no problem! Of course, I used my teeth. I’d done it many times before, no biggie. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Well, they must make the glue a lot stronger or I’m just oh so delicate. A piece of the sticky side touched my lower <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>lip, close to the inside. I didn’t realize it until after I tore the tape to place it on the box. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yup, tore a small piece of skin off, enough to start the blood dripping out. Ever try to apply pressure to the edge of your lip? I will NEVER do that again! <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🙄" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ted/2/16/1f644.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span></span></div>Linda Volahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671704458619188271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627909472099845775.post-69442581168955862582019-12-13T12:34:00.001-05:002019-12-16T18:41:22.457-05:00Goat Yoga Surprise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our 2 big dogs were restricted from the pasture for almost 3 weeks while we regraded and seeded the area around the barn. The three goats were kept in a separate pasture from the barn. None of the animals were thrilled with it.</div>
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<span style="color: #313131; font-family: , "helveticaneue"; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; word-spacing: 1px;">When we finally let the goats out, we thought nothing of letting the dogs back out into the pasture. Everyone was thrilled with their new freedom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Daisy our husky/Shepard mix had often played tag with the goats. She used to run with our horses and even get them to chase her sometimes. I think she wanted to start a game of tag. </span></div>
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However it started to get dangerous as Maddie, our smaller </div>
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It went from running, to chasing, to homing in on the smallest newest arrival, Oliver. The chase was on with me in hot pursuit. I managed to catch them when Oliver headed for the barn. He was very out of breadth but OK.</div>
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Fast forward. The dogs hadn’t been out in the pasture now for over a month now. They run back and forth through our 2 big backyards, but Daisy has a need to guard the herd or us. She needs a job and is bored.</div>
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I spent a half day at the barn, helping to vaccinate, worm the goats, aka hold them. Then the rest of the afternoon working in the tack room scrubbing the floor to get ready to paint part of it.</div>
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When I come back in the dark and hit the first hole, I realize something is wrong. Between my <span style="font-size: 1rem;">flashlight and carefully feeling with my feet, I find 8 holes! Granted they are small in diameter, but each one is at least 8” deep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1rem;">So Daisy was bored.She was frustrated that she couldn’t go with me per our usual routine and was probably a little spiteful. She’s very sensitive to keeping everyone together and I was out there, along with the goats, and she wasn’t with me. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">She couldn't get to me & protect me while I worked at the barn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1rem;">The next day I thought I could remedy the situation. I </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">tried leaving the dog entry to the pasture open, while I filled the holes Daisy dug.</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;"> I thought the big dogs wouldn’t care about the goats since I was in the yard. </span>It didn’t end as I hoped.</div>
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As soon as Dausy realized she could get to the pasture she went out. She started herding Oliver. Suddenly Maddie joined in & the chase was on. </div>
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I grabbed a lead line and ran to the pasture.</div>
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I finally grabbed Oliver by the collar but quickly <span style="font-size: 1rem;">ended up on ground holding onto Oliver while fending off Daisy & Maddie's attacks on him. They we’re aiming for his rear and back legs. They weren’t vicious but relentless. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1rem;">My phone fell out of my pocket onto the ground. I kept yelling at Siri to call Charlie, in between screaming at the dogs, rolling on the ground and trying to whip the lead line rope at the dogs to chase them away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Finally Siri called Charlie, who heard a bunch of muffled noise and decided something was wrong. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">He came out with a leash & got the dogs away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Meanwhile I’d been hopped over, dragged on the ground, stepped on and maybe took a horn in one of my bruised spots. Oliver is so gentle, terrific with people and not a fighter. He’s smaller than the other goats. However if he had been aggressive with the dogs and fought them off he could have hurt them. He could have tried to hurt me instead of actually laying down next to me, near the end, for protection or out of sheer exhaustion.</span></div>
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I can't understand why the big dogs suddenly Decided to target just him. They have pent up energy by not being allowed in the pasture for so long. Oliver is the smallest and newest member of the herd. I think it started as a game with Daisy but Maddie didn't understand the game concept. It quickly turned to pack mentality.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 1rem;">I warned the folks who plan to take the goats as soon as their barn connected pasture fencing is complete. Anymore accidental goat/dog run-ins and I may load Oliver up in the back seat of the truck and drop him off in their herd in the middle of the night. I'll try to be real quiet. 🙄</span></div>
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Linda Volahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671704458619188271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627909472099845775.post-50192341907383617632019-10-24T11:21:00.000-04:002019-10-24T14:13:30.997-04:00Deer Culling in Woodside and Aiken CountyI have seen a lot of comments from folks at Woodside upset over deer culling in their neighborhood.<br />
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Clearing of natural habitats and the overbuilding of more and more houses on small properties is causing a major wildlife problem in general. It also puts a strain on the aquifers that will haunt us in years to come without better planning.<br />
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Deer stay within 1 mi of their territory. There is now an abundance of new food sources for them, aka shrubs and flowers, in Woodside and other neighborhood landscaping. The does will keep having twins and triplets. They should only have 1 offspring in natural conditions.<br />
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A controlled hunt specifically targeting does, not the trophy bucks, shouldn’t require a change in code for all of Aiken City or Aiken County. The Council should be able to issue a special permit for selected hired sharpshooters or bow hunters for a specified period of time, only if requested by a specified area or Community.<br />
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We had controlled hunts in our town in allowed areas only in NJ. However many of those properties were larger estate areas. Our town worked with the State experts who had tried all of the alternatives for years, like birth control, catch and release to more rural area, etc.The only successes were controlled hunts.<br />
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We even had an annual hunt, by lottery and permit for 1 week in the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The deer were eating so much underbrush, they were destroying the natural habitat for all of the small ground animals.<br />
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Too many deer can cause traffic fatalities, animal and human alike. Keep your eyes a little to the right side of the road, especially if you drive at dusk or dawn. You will have more time to react if a deer crosses from the left or driver’s side then if they pop out suddenly from the right side. If there is one deer crossing there will always be at least one more after it.<br />
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Congested housing causes the problem. We all moved to this area, now we have to deal with any issues we caused.<br />
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For everyone who is concerned, go to a City or County Council meeting, express your concerns but make realistic recommendations on how to solve the problem.<br />
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Encourage the City and County Council to do better 5 and 10 year plans before allowing so much overbuilding. Planning needs to include impacts to roads, water supply schools, greenways for runoff and impact to wildlife.<br />
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As you can see with wildlife it’s a two way street; Bambi impacts us as much as we impact Bambi.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Don’t you love a man who has tools and know how to use them! Double entendres aside, Charlie noticed a tree down in our pasture last week. It was in our “pine forest” and not easy to spot, far from the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">If we still had Charlie’s mule he would have gone exploring. Happy the goats didn’t decide there was a new climbing challenge for them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This reminds me of a story. When we lived in NJ we were close to a highway. Living there the highway noise became a hum in the background you never really noticed. However, if you really wanted to hear something, the sound could get in the way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Charlie and I went outside together and I swore I heard someone yelling close by. I thought it was coming from the direction of our next door neighbors. </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">It might have been coming from the woods across the street. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It sounded urgent so we hopped in the car.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">We looked left and right. Nothing. No one trapped under a bucket loader or under the wheels of a tractor! But the sound was still there! I got out of the truck. There it was again, “Help!” Not sure why but I looked up. There was our neighbor, Jimmy, 100 ft ahead of us dangling from a tree!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">He was so relieved! He’d been dangling there for over 20 minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">In a rush to do a last minute chore before running off, he hadn’t put on his full safety rigging for tree climbing and trimming. It was supposed to be a 5 minute job. One limb cut down and he’d be done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The belt he used caught him under the arms and trapped him right up against the tree. If he tried to move his arms enough to grab a limb he’d fall</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> out of the belt and onto the chainsaw. It was a miracle I happened to go outside when I did and actually hear his cries for help!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">He didn’t plan on dangling over a running chain saw for 20 minutes hoping he wouldn't fall on it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">You don’t get many chances in life to feel heroic by taking physical action to help someone in danger. It’s a wonderful feeling!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">You do get lots of chances to feel heroic in life. Stop and save that dog stranded along the side of the road. Be patient with an elderly person who may be slow or confused in a situation and might need help. It might be as simple as helping them find a product in a grocery store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Don’t let a bully get away with their actions. Do your homework, get all the facts and then stand by your convictions. Be a leader when needed. Don’t follow the crowd and nod your head yes along whith others when you don’t really understand why you are nodding yes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Do your best in life to help others and always be “present” in a situation, physically and mentally. Be a true hero.</span><br />
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Time spent on care and maintenance has been difficult due to health issues for both of us. Riding our horses is no longer an option. </div>
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To be fair to our equines, we are going to sell them to someone who will ride them on a regular basis. They like getting out and going on the trails. If you know of anyone looking for a great mule or quarter horse for trail riding or a companion horse, let us know. Here is some information on all 3 of our Equines: </div>
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Stony is safe and fun for any level rider, great on trails, surefooted, unflappable, brave and reliable. He is the perfect husband horse. I took up riding in my 50's and am still pretty green in my 70's. Stony takes very good care of me on the trails. He's point and click: walk forward, left right stop, start. He's an easy ride.</div>
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Stony is a draft mule (Mammoth Jack Donkey dad and Belgian Draft mom), 15.1 hands, never had a medical issue, and is sturdy and strong. I am 6’5” and 235 lbs. He has taken me up and down hills with ease. He is Mr. Personality like a Labrador Retriever with hooves. About 18 yrs old. </div>
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Ronnie Dunn is a 15.1 hand Grullo Buckskin Quarter Horse Gelding, about 16 yrs old.</div>
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He was owned by a young boy, a sight impaired woman and now a handicapped rider who only walked or trotted on trails.</div>
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He is easy to catch! He loves people and is happy to see us when we are out in the pasture with him or by the barn. He is gentle and kind with a natural reining instinct. He always tries to round up our goats and mini donkeys to safety when the other horses start playing. </div>
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He is great on the trails. He has been ridden out alone to meet up with another rider and been good at going by other horses and barking dogs. He is often left unridden for months at a time and then ridden without issue. He does prefer to be with another rider. </div>
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Vito has to earn your trust. While in his stall, put a lead line over his neck and then you can do anything to him. He will stand like a champ in cross ties and not move an inch. He has food issues so the other horses always let him go into his stall first or get to the hay first. Vito doesn't get ridden much. He is great on the trails with another horse. </div>
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He loves Ronnie and the goats. No idea of his age. We've been told 15 to 25. He'd be a happy trail horse or a great companion to Ronnie or other horses. </div>
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Vito will be free to the home that will love him, be patient with him and hopefully allow him some trail time, which he really enjoys. He will always be welcome back here.</div>
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If not, Vito will stay here with the goats and mini-donkeys and just hang in the pasture.</div>
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Our medical issues move us to sell our loved Stony, Ronnie and Vito but <b>only</b> to good homes.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was a beacon to a weary traveler</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As its flickering flame was shown</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It brightened the entire neighborhood</span></div>
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Linda Volahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671704458619188271noreply@blogger.com0Basking Ridge, Bernards, NJ 07920, USA40.7066174 -74.54932839999997940.6582124 -74.630352399999978 40.7550224 -74.46830439999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627909472099845775.post-75045091261392342232017-06-19T21:42:00.000-04:002017-06-19T21:44:54.407-04:00The Legacy of AT&T Defiled<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.0pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">I currently live in an area where cable and DSL are
unavailable. AT&T fiber optics is on a main road less than 1.7 mi from my
house. Our average AT&T billing is $700 a month (including Direct TV). Last
month our bills were $917 due to overages. It would be higher but we have
Verizon wireless cell phones as AT&T has lousy coverage in our area.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">I have attempted to sign up for the unlimited plan for over
a week. I spent hours online getting to dead end pages and error pages (I noted
the pages in the website page feedback many, many times). I tried calling and
got cutoff several times. Our overages kept adding up during this time frame.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">My husband drove me to a store today- I am disabled and
drive infrequently. We upgraded one of our devices to a AT&T Unite Explore
hoping for a stronger signal and greater speed, even though your devices won’t
pick up the expensive rooftop antennae we installed. I would have to buy
another $300 device like my husband uses to achieve that goal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">The representative put us on an AT&T Unlimited Plus plan
but could not backdate the plan to the beginning of our bill period. He told me
I had to try to call in again tonight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">I tried calling and got cutoff, had promises made to have
supervisors call me back twice and nothing has happened but again spending
hours on the phone. I can give you the first names of all the reps I spoke with
today. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">Granted you can do a lot online <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">when</b> your website is working. However, you can’t get help with real
issues there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">I have also had trouble with our AT&T landlines since
moving here in 2008. For the past 6 or 8 months, repair has been out here an
average of once a month. We lose both or one of our land lines, service comes
and goes or we get loud buzzing on the line. It is NEVER in my house. It is always
something on the road. They even installed bollards around the equipment on the
corner of our connecting street, Boyd Pond Rd and Silver Bluff Rd to avoid the
equipment being run over. Fiber optics runs along Silver Bluff Rd which is less
than 1.7 miles, by road, from my property.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">I would like the following:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">Credit
on my account for AT&T Unlimited plus back to May 23, 2017 the start of my
billing cycle. This was always your practice when a customer changed plans until
more recently.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">Let
me know if my landline service will ever improve (OK stop laughing) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">Let
me know if I will ever get fiber optics in my lifetime – give or take 30 years.
Boyd Pond Rd, my connecting street has copper cable starting at the other end of
the road and it’s reached its limit. That is less than ½ mi from my property.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">Verification
of my “free” HBO and notification as to when it kicks in with this plan. I
already have it with Direct TV and need to change that plan accordingly.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">Let
me know how to contact someone at AT&T without getting cutoff, especially
when being transferred to another AT&T group, or made promises of call
backs that never happen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">I know it counts for nothing in the eyes of former Southwestern
Bell employee, but I am an AT&T retiree with over 30 years of service with
NJ Bell, AT&T Long Lines, AT&T, Lucent and 5 additional years with Avaya.
I worked for many years in AT&T billing and Contract management with the
SWB Team.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">I’ve been to several past AT&T Call Centers and their
standards and reps knowledge were quite different from that provided today. I’ve
worked with repair and installation on business phone systems and even worked
in a Central Office. Can you say “Operator.” It was a great summer job and helped
put me through college. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">I am not a complete idiot about phone service and what good
service can be. I know I don’t have good phone service from AT&T. However,
I feel like a prisoner who can’t be heard from deep within the recesses of my
prison.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This above a letter I wrote to AT&T President Randall Stephenson while on the phone on hold with AT&T and while waiting for call backs from AT&T "Supervisors"</div>
Linda Volahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671704458619188271noreply@blogger.com0Boyd Pond Rd, aiken sc33.4478977 -81.80220150000002433.4478717 -81.802241000000024 33.4479237 -81.802162000000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627909472099845775.post-45233066785086132282017-05-07T20:00:00.000-04:002017-05-07T20:36:01.026-04:00A Story for All Horse and Goat Owners and Equine Vets in the Aiken County Area and Beyond<div class="p1">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A neighbor's old horse died and was buried; but there was a major problem with the burial.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I had a traumatic experience with an injured goat recently and my regular vet would </span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">not</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> come out to help.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sound strange? Two stories that intertwined came to a head on May 2, 2017.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Second hand information from my neighbor:</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">On Thursday evening, April 20th, my neighbor, Debbie, had to have her 37 year old horse, Trendy, put down at 6:30 pm. It was his time so she had her vet, Dr. A., euthanize her dear companion of over 30 years.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Debbie told me the doctor suggested several names of people for her to call to bury her horse. He tried more than once to have her make the call herself. She was too upset to make the call. She chose a name she recognized and again asked him to call that person for her. He made a call to have the horse buried. It was to someone other than the person Debbie asked to have bury her horse.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">She had to get someone to bring a tarp over to help cover her dead horse. Debbie was told the man with the heavy equipment would come the next morning to bury her horse. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Debbie asked me to come over Friday and stay with her while her horse was buried. While I was there, she asked the man who came with the heavy equipment, a backhoe with a small bucket, to dig a small hole in the center of the grave to plant a tree. The guy said he had never heard of anyone doing that, but sure, he could do it.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sunday afternoon April 23, Debbie saw me in the yard and stopped.<span style="background-color: white;"> She was upset.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">She told me that her dogs were sniffing around the grave on Saturday when let out in her pasture for a short while. They persisted when let out again on Sunday. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">She finally went over and was shocked. She could actually see her dead horse in the small hole left for the tree. Her magnificent animal had been buried in a shallow grave only a few feet deep! The following picture shows the grave after Debbie threw some shovels full of dirt in the hole so she did not have to see her dead horse. Her text that came along with this photo was<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">"I did take a picture. Just under was Trendy"</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I told her to stop her plan to throw more dirt on top of a shallow grave. She should call the guy who dug the grave and have him fix it. She didn't know his name so I recommended she call Dr. A. to get the name and number and have the problem fixed. She was so worked up over seeing her dead horse that I said not to worry. I'd take care of it for her. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I called Dr. A. whose phone message says to text him for a faster response. I sent the following text to him at 2:42 pm:</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Pls call Linda Vola ASAP. Deb O'Connor's horse is visible. Was only buried a few feet down.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Need number of someone with backhoe to get here Now to rebury the horse</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Need your help please"</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: cyan; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Just called the heavy equipment guy who did the job. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: cyan; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">He is in Charleston. He's leaving now. He will be there around 6 pm to correct the issue ASAP."</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">"He came with only a small bucket digger </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dr. A. called me a short while later and apologized for what happened. He told me that the equipment with that bucket was capable of digging down 15 feet. The only issue he could think of was that maybe there was a problem with the burial location. Maybe the hole couldn't be dug deep enough right there. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I explained that the man helped Debbie pick the spot. (I was there at the time.) Also, Debbie was in the house the whole time so a knock on the door could have solved that issue. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: cyan; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"So the heavy equipment guys are going to charge me twice for the burial. I will need to charge you for two burials. I sent an invoice last Friday but would like to add an additional $350 to it for the second burial. </span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: cyan; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Thus I'm being charged again... Plus it was after hours and Sunday and so on...</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: cyan; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I really don't like that you had to go through this. I am sorry."</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dr. A. complained that it took her 48 hours to contact him after the burial. He made some comments to her about business being tight but that he was going to do the right thing and pay the heavy equipment man for 2 burials. Dr. A. told Debbie he felt she should also do the right thing and pay him for the 2 burials. When asked, the doctor refused to give Debbie the man's name and number to call directly as the man was the doctor's subcontractor. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Debbie was so upset she didn't know what to do. She had always spoken so highly of Dr. A. She didn't think it right that he was putting it in her lap to fix an issue between himself and his subcontractor for a sloppy job.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">After her conversation with Dr. A. she called me and asked for both my husband's and my advice as to what she should do. She didn't want to pay twice and wanted to let others know about what happened to her as in her opinion it wasn't right. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I suggested that since she and I were both upset that maybe my husband, Charlie, could call and speak with Dr. A. Charlie is always calm in a storm and could speak to him as a business man regarding the choice Dr. A. was making and talk over why it was not a good choice he was making for his business. I asked her to hold off until I could speak with my husband.</span></span></div>
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I only hope and pray none of you reading this has to go through Debbie's experience with a bad burial.<br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">On Tuesday, May 2nd, I was at the barn doing pre dinner time chores. I noticed the evening game of tag with the goats going on. The oldest of our big dogs had been playing this game for years. However with 3 dogs instead of 2, I realized it got a little more serious when one of the goats ran between me and a closed stall door. This guy never runs towards me. I stopped the game or so I thought. I should have been paying better attention instead of focusing intently on what I was doing.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I was panicked, terrified, horrified, upset, angry and felt physically drained. I have enough trouble with my neurological issues not falling over in the house. I'd already had a very full day so my stimulation level had already been surpassed. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">In the midst of animal hunters after prey, I see our biggest, sweetest dog holding onto that goat and looking at me with pride. It was as if he was saying, "I'm doing good Mom right?" He would look up at me but he just wouldn't let go of that goat. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I remember screaming, crying, yelling for help, trying to wave down a passing truck, yanking on both dog and goat collars. I used the plastic shovel to whack my 85 lb. love bunny and him not even blinking. I tried to use all my strength but felt like I was wielding a fly swatter at an elephant. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I fell down at least 8 or 10 times tripping over the animals, fallen branches, being dragged to the ground while trying to hold onto an animal's collar. It was surreal, felt like slow motion and was terrifying. Somehow I finally separated the animals or the dog took a short break. I realized my only hope was to get the dogs away and go for help.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I hung onto the big dog and called his buddies. Thankfully they all followed me to one of our fenced yards. I know I fell down a few more times on the way. I ran into the house, screamed to my husband something awful about needing to shoot 2 dogs. I yelled at him to call Dr. A. and ask him to come ASAP as we had a badly injured goat. Amidst my hysterical sobbing I remembered to ask Charlie to come out and help me, as if I needed to ask.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Yup, Dr. A. is our goat doctor. Many of you may know he is one of the <b>only</b> commonly known veterinarians in the area who advertises that he is a large animal vet who will take care of <b>all</b> of your farm animal needs, with an emphasis on horses. His website videos show him with goats, sheep, and some other exotic animals. Five of his top 6 facebook reviews are about goats and the other is about a ram. Obviously, the man takes care of goats.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Our horse vet practice had recommended we contact Dr. A. when we got our goats a few years ago. Dr. A. came out initially several times to give the goats shots and treat one who had an infection from a "rubber band" castration done by the original seller. Dr A. has come out once a year to give them their annual shots, trim their hooves or horns if needed and has been wonderful to deal with each year. We pay him on the spot and expect to see him each year, unless we have a goat emergency or goat related medical issue.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Meanwhile Charlie and I tried to figure out how to get the goat across the pasture to the barn. As luck would have it, Debbie drove by, saw us waving her down in distress and ran out to help. It took 3 of us to finally get the goat across the pasture and into a stall. In spite of my hysterical crying, I ran for my cell phone and sent a text to Dr. A. at 7:06 pm:</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sound strange? Two stories that intertwined came to a head on May 2, 2017.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Debbie told me the doctor suggested several names of people for her to call to bury her horse. He tried more than once to have her make the call herself. She was too upset to make the call. </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She chose a name she recognized and again asked him to call that person for her. He made a call to have the horse buried. It was to someone other than the person Debbie asked to have bury her horse.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Debbie asked me to come over Friday and stay with her while her horse was buried. While I was there, she asked the man who came with the heavy equipment, a backhoe with a small bucket, to dig a small hole in the center of the grave so she could plant a tree there. The guy said he had never heard of anyone doing that, but sure, he could do it.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">She told me that her dogs were sniffing around the grave on Saturday when let out in her pasture for a short while. They persisted when let out again on Sunday. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">She finally went over and was shocked. She could actually see her horse in the small hole left for the tree. Her magnificent animal had been buried in a shallow grave only a few feet deep! The following picture shows the grave after Debbie threw some shovels full of dirt in the hole so she did not have to see her dead horse. Her text that came along with this photo was<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">"I did take a picture. Just under was Trendy"</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I called Dr. A. whose phone message says to text him for a faster response. I sent the following text to him at 2:42 pm:</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Pls call Linda Vola ASAP. Deb O'Connor's horse is visible. Was only buried a few feet down.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: cyan; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Just called the heavy equipment guy who did the job. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dr. A. called me a short while later and apologized for what happened. He told me that the equipment with that bucket was capable of digging down 15 feet. The only issue he could think of was that maybe there was a problem with the burial location. Maybe the hole couldn't be dug deep enough right there. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I explained that the man helped Debbie pick the spot. (I was there at the time.) Also, Debbie was in the house the whole time so a knock on the door could have solved that issue. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: cyan; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"So the heavy equipment guys are going to charge me twice for the burial. I will need to charge you for two burials. I sent an invoice last Friday but would like to add an additional $350 to it for the second burial. </span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: cyan; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Thus I'm being charged again... Plus it was after hours and Sunday and so on...</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Debbie then called Dr. A. and told him she didn't think it right that she should be charged twice, as the service wasn't performed correctly the first time.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dr. A. complained about how long it took her to contact him after the burial, 48 hours. The doctor made some comments to her about business being tight but that he was going to do the right thing and pay the heavy equipment man for 2 burials. Dr. A. told Debbie he felt she should also do the right thing and pay him for the 2 burials. When asked, the doctor refused to give Debbie the man's name and number to call directly as the man was the doctor's subcontractor. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Debbie was so upset she didn't know what to do. She had always spoken so highly of Dr. A. She didn't think it right that he was putting it in her lap to fix an issue between himself and his subcontractor for a sloppy job.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I suggested that since she and I were both upset that maybe Charlie could call and speak with Dr. A. Charlie is always calm in a storm and could speak to him as a business man regarding the choice Dr. A. was making and talk over why it was not a good choice he was making for his business. I asked her to hold off until I could speak with my husband.</span></span></div>
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</style>Linda Volahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671704458619188271noreply@blogger.com2Aiken, SC 29803, USA33.4551831 -81.756825333.0287611 -82.405018800000008 33.8816051 -81.1086318tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627909472099845775.post-15249624152690264552017-05-06T15:21:00.000-04:002017-05-07T18:21:52.555-04:00Open Letter to ALL Horse, Goat Owners and Equine Vets in the Aiken County Area Part 2<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Yup, Dr. A. is our goat doctor. Many of you may know he is one of the <b>only</b> commonly known veterinarians in the area who advertises that he is a large animal vet who will take care of <b>all</b> of your farm animal needs, with an emphasis on horses. His website videos show him with goats, sheep, and some other exotic animals. Five of his top 6 facebook reviews are about goats and the other is about a ram. Obviously, the man takes care of goats.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Please let me know if you can come or can u tell me who to call to care for my goat. He is bleeding from the neck & leg."</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">"R u freaking kidding me. You didn't call back Charlie when he wanted to have a nice level headed conversation with u. Now to refuse to treat an injured animal when both-the goat & I just went thru hell.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of Goat's Neck Injuries Day 3</td></tr>
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Linda Volahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671704458619188271noreply@blogger.com1Aiken, SC 29803, USA33.4551831 -81.756825333.0287611 -82.405018800000008 33.8816051 -81.1086318tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627909472099845775.post-54877211884372893202016-12-04T12:15:00.000-05:002016-12-04T12:15:54.187-05:00How we pick the candidate we will support<div class="MsoNormal">
So today I was watching Fareed Zacharia’s program Global
Public Square (Sunday 10 AM on CNN). Not familiar with Fareed? Just think of
Sean Hannity with an incredible brain, a cogent thought processes, and dark
skin. Come to think of it, he isn’t anything like Sean Hannity. Anyway, Fareed
was talking about the spread of populism around the world. There are elections
coming in the next couple of years which may be similar to the presidential election
we had here. Two important ones will be in France and Germany<o:p></o:p></div>
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This discussion referred to a study done in 2012 by Gabriel
Lenz entitled “<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Follow the
Leader: How Voters Respond to Politicians' Policies and Performance”. It was
based on considerable research and data. Here is my synopsis of the concepts he
presents. Voters do not select a candidate to support based on policies or
positions. Voters do select who they will support based on image, performance
in some arena, and charisma. Then the voters adopt the positions of those
leaders. In effect, they follow the leader.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in terms of the primary election campaign, especially on the Republican party in
our last election. There is no doubt that if the voters were focused on selecting
a candidate based on an understanding of issues and being able (or willing) to
articulate somewhat detailed plans to address them, the outcome would have been
much different. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the General Election, I don’t think this is pertinent for those who vote
strictly along party lines, but for the growing list of Independents,
understanding why people vote for whom they do will be critical for future
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<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My own personal
wish is that we all select who we will give our precious vote to using a fact
based process and that we question everything that is said, challenge
positions, and encourage open minded debate with your friends. And most of all
that we give the electoral process the respect it deserves.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Charlie Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556035124666145941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627909472099845775.post-50728382973360036012016-09-11T10:54:00.000-04:002016-09-11T10:54:52.410-04:00Watching The World Trade Center Burn - Memories of 9-11<div class="MsoNormal">
September 11, 2001, 4 PM. I am riding shotgun in an
ambulance going 70 MPH eastbound on Route 78 in New Jersey. All of our flashing
lights were on but there was no need for sirens. The highway was six lanes of
concrete each way – and empty. On a road know for heavy traffic and slowdowns,
we were the only vehicle in sight. We are headed to Liberty State Park directly
across the river from the World Trade Center. We, and many others, were tasked
with treating the survivors of the attack earlier in the day. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My day started like most Mondays, lamenting how quickly the
weekend passed yet glad I had a job that I liked. I performed the rituals that
brought me to my office in Princeton, NJ by 8:30 AM. All life was normal until
about 9:30 when Linda, my wife, called to say that a plane had hit one of the
towers of the World Trade Center. My assumption was that it must be a small
aircraft like the one that hit the Empire State Building many years ago. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Then we heard it was a large passenger jet. All business,
anything work-related, stopped. We were all consumed by the tragedy that was
unfolding. We tried to get the monitor in the conference room to behave like a
TV. A couple of small radios were delivering the news at a volume they were
never meant to reach. We were somewhat satiated by knowing what was going on
and at the same time numbed by the knowledge of the events.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When the second plane hit, everything changed again. Instead
of being attacked by a sinister lone wolf, we were at war with a larger force.
Later this would be verified by the attack on the Pentagon and downing in
Shanksville. An announcement was made that the office was closed and we should
all go home to be with our families. The few who remained long enough to hear
the message quickly left.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At that time, I was an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT),
the Captain of the New Vernon Volunteer First Aid Squad, and a Crew Chief for a
four-person response team. In the morning, as events unfolded, a single
decision in Trenton put into place a plan worked out years before. The plan was
revised as technology changed and threats morphed into potentially bizarre
scenarios. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When the first call came in for us to send a squad to Liberty
State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, I was still in Princeton. Most of the available
squad member had already come to the firehouse just in case they were needed. A
team of four suited up and were off. By 3 PM the news was still getting worse.
Images of dazed people walking away from the attack and the continued collapse
of structures dominated our life. We were also concerned about fellow squad
members and neighbors who worked in the towers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At 3 PM I decided to replace the squad that had responded,
or if the demand was too high, to augment it. That put us on Route 78 heading
east with food, coffee and a change of clothes. We arrived at a well organized
scene run by people who had studied mass casualty scenarios. There were
approximately 125 ambulances, 350 EMT’s, 100 paramedics, surgical teams, ER
doctors and nurses, many NJ State Police officers with their mobile
communications center, and a crisis team in case any of us needed counseling
from the carnage we might encounter. A city of medical professionals and
support personnel was assembled in just a few hours.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The only thing that was missing were patients. Those who
were in or near the World Trade Center that morning either died or walked away.
Those who walked away wanted to get home, get cleaned up, be with their loved
one, and if needed, see their own doctor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Liberty State Park is on the west side of the Hudson River,
the World Trade Center on the east side. I found a bench facing the fire and
smoke on the other side of the river. I could have been at the bottom of that
pile. Until two years ago I worked there at Tower 7 of the World Trade Center.
Since I was an EMT, I was asked at the time to be on our company’s Emergency
Response Team. The problem with being someone who responds to emergencies is
that you learn to run the wrong way, toward the problem and not away from it. We
are also taught that if we stay alive we can help others. It is tough to make
the right decision when the adrenaline is pumping.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Many of us spent the evening watching the ferry dock to the
east waiting for patients to be transported to us. About 10 PM we saw a ferry
pull out and head toward us. We prepared for service, but it wasn’t needed. The
ferry headed south and went around the southern tip of Manhattan. We were told
later it was taking the bodies to a makeshift morgue set up along the East
River. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In the early morning hours, we were told we could return
home and await further orders. They came two days later. The medical crews of
the NYFD would support the workers at the World Trade Center in their rescue
and recovery efforts. Our squad and many others would go to New York City and
handle normal emergency medical situations. That lasted for only about a month
but the world had changed. We lost friends and neighbors in our town and all of
the neighboring towns. The classes we took, our security precautions, our
equipment and our “be prepared for anything” attitude changed. For those of you
still on duty, thank you and stay prepared. We have no idea what will come
next.<o:p></o:p></div>
Charlie Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556035124666145941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627909472099845775.post-86457238899195041202016-07-27T00:12:00.003-04:002016-08-10T12:57:41.925-04:00So, Today I Am 70 Years Old... <div class="MsoNormal">
So, today I am 70 years old. The majority of my body parts still work as originally designed, and I still have most of them. Who really needs a gall bladder anyway?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Socrates said that the unexamined life is not worth living. Every once in a while it is good to sit down and look at where you have been. This can help us plan for the future. Look back at what your goals were 20-30 years ago and then examine what really happened. Praise yourself for accomplishments, forgive yourself for failures (those goals were stupid anyway), and put together a roadmap for the next 20-30 years. Sitting around and watching other people do interesting things does not appeal to me, so on to review and plan.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Last 30 Years - I accomplished 5 big things<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span>I found the love of my life and married her. After a divorce, a failed relationship and numerous false starts, it finally happened for me. Linda, my best friend and partner, accepted me as I was and who I have become. I am now content with this part of my life.<br />
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> I figured out what I want to do when I grow up (business wise). I love technology, particularly computers. I also like teaching and mentoring people, and like most people I like getting paid well. That all came together when I and two partners started Stony Point (</span><a href="http://www.stonyp.com%29/" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">www.stonyp.com)</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">. We have 25 employees and are growing nicely.</span></div>
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So enough of that sappy stuff. What am I going to do until my warranty runs out? Numero uno, I am going to continue doing the stuff I enjoyed from the last 30 years for as long as my body holds up. Linda and I will take more trail rides, she on her horse Ronnie and me on my faithful surefooted mule Stony. I also want to ramp up volunteer work to give back or to give to those less fortunate, some of which will be animals. I have had the idea of creating a program like Big Brothers but for grandparents. Sometimes the grandparents of children just aren’t available and grandparents can be a valuable part of a child’s development. We need to figure out how to put the resources, older folks with available time, together with children in need. I want to read and write more, and keep in touch with old friends. And, I want to spend time in my woodshop.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Charlie Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556035124666145941noreply@blogger.com0Aiken County, SC, USA33.568861182555544 -81.7300415039062533.356955682555544 -82.052765003906245 33.780766682555544 -81.407318003906255tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627909472099845775.post-67114537873851524382016-07-08T15:55:00.000-04:002016-07-14T16:10:34.766-04:00Outliers<br />
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We, all of us, have a tendency to label groups based on the attention grabbing outliers instead of the mainstream masses.<br />
<span style="line-height: 16.08px;">In Dallas, the now decease</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; line-height: 16.08px;">d shooter said last night that he wanted to kill white police officers. This came on the heels of the deaths of two black men shot by white police officers. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">The Dallas snipers drew a straight line from those deaths to all white police officers. That logic is just as flawed as attributing the atrocities of any group of miscreants to an entire race, religion, nationality or ethnicity.</span></div>
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We, nor the outliers, can kill enough people to create peace. We can crush resistance for a short time but it will return bigger and bolder.<br />
The only answer is to stop treating the masses as the outliers. Treat everyone as an individual, not blind to obvious signs of danger nor prejudiced by outlier actions.<br />
This solution is less dramatic, creates less news content and may take years to achieve, but is the only way to a lasting peace.</div>
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This solution starts with you, the individual. You don’t need Congress to act nor for direction from your clergy. Just look at each person you see or meet as if they are part of the peaceful masses that share your hope for a better day tomorrow.</div>
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About 15 years ago, my Uncle Henry died. He had moved from New
Jersey to Tennessee about 1960. This is story of the impact we can have on
others if we only dare to care.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Wheelbarrow<o:p></o:p></div>
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By Charlie Sharp<o:p></o:p></div>
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Copyright 2/2000<o:p></o:p></div>
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He was not the only one who cried at the funeral. But his tears
were different. In a day of reserved civility, he unabashedly mourned. In this
small Southern town tradition dictated how people would live, marry and even
die. Cowboy was not bound by their expectations. Even if he had known what
tradition would mandate, his love for Henry would have prevailed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cowboy had a real name, given to him when he was full of hope and
yet to embarrass his family. Some of the locals knew it, most did not. On
reflection, one would, at first, be perplexed that they could know someone for
so long and not even wonder about his given name. But then again, it was only
Cowboy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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His clothes, his total appearance, was of little importance
anymore. Any hope he would become a model citizen was long gone. Little was
expected and less realized. From his matted hair to worn boots, nothing met the
standards reserved for the rest of the town. The teeth that remained were
darkened. His skin showed the abuse of harsh weather and hard living.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On that day, not all of Cowboy’s clothes were threadbare. His blue
jeans had the stiffness of new, unwashed denim yet they were covered with the
debris of several nights in a barn. His large red handkerchief, probably
purchased with the jeans, had also not been touched by soap and water, and
might never be.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There had never been enough money saved from the bars to buy a
complete new outfit. Pieces were replaced only when absolutely necessary. That
they were bought at all was due to Henry. A few dollars saved from this lawn
mowing job or that house painting, held by Henry, kept from the bartender, till
enough was accumulated to go to the Army-Navy store for a replacement.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Everyone who knew Henry was genuinely fond of him, even loved him.
The funeral parlor was full of them, those who knew him in passing, and those
who’s life he had touched more deeply. But it was the most disheveled who would
miss him the most.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Henry had been his only friend. The rest of the world knew Cowboy
as a drunk, someone who would drink till he could not stand and then drink some
more. Then he would crawl into the closest barn, find a soft place and succumb
to the whiskey.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was there Henry would find him and rescue him from the cold.
And if Henry didn’t get there in time, an irate farmer moving his cattle from
the barns to the fields at daybreak would discover Cowboy. More times than
either of them could count, Henry had drug Cowboy from some empty stall, taken
him to breakfast at the Spinning Wheel, and put him to work on a project Henry
could have done more easily himself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Henry had a wife, Nell, who gave him love and structure to his
life. Cowboy had no love, no structure, and no future to prepare for. When Nell
died 8 years before Henry, he and Cowboy were both stunned. She had given Henry
direction, which he continued to follow. Cowboy never had a path to trod.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nell had accepted the relationship between Henry and Cowboy,
and may have even understood it. Cowboy was not accepted at their dining room
table, but Nell often gave him lunch in the kitchen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Henry also had a house, a car, a truck, and a good reputation.
Cowboy had none of these. But Henry had a number of jobs, even careers, each
not spectacular by the standards of those on the North side of town. In
his mid-fifties, the mill had closed and the town tried to move into the next
century, but Henry was part of the last, the time when we cared for each other,
even for those everyone else had written off.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When the funeral ended, Cowboy disappeared, perhaps to a bottle
and a barn. Two months later I came to town for the estate auction of Henry’s
home and possessions. We, the family members, had taken the memorabilia, given
the clothes to charity, and arranged to have the rest sold.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cowboy was the first to show up. He asked if Henry had remembered
him in the will. Henry had not, but then he was not good at such things. I
thought he expected money or the old truck they had used. His goal was
something much more important.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As the auction continued, piece by piece Henry’s legacy
disappeared. Suddenly Cowboy rushed to me for help. He was both despondent and
alarmed. The treasure he sought had slipped away. The auctioneer had moved so
swiftly that the wheelbarrow had gone to the highest bidder before Cowboy could
signal his intention. He had saved the money for the purchase by doing odd jobs
by himself. He wasted none at the bars since Henry’s death. Now all that seemed
fruitless.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The one object that would forever tie him to Henry was gone. He
had toiled with Henry. Together they hauled rocks, dug trenches. The hickory
handles of the wheelbarrow were worn smooth by their rough hands, his hands and
Henry’s.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cowboy pointed out the lucky bidder. Together we went to him but
Cowboy did the talking, which was not his style. He blurted out that he had to
have the wheelbarrow. He offered to buy it and give the new owner a profit,
whatever it would take. He saw the passion in Cowboy’s eyes and without
hesitation gave him the auction ticket. All Cowboy had to do was pay the bid
price and it would be his. Cowboy shed tears just as he had at the funeral.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For the rest of the day, he never let go of the wheelbarrow. He
sat below the willow tree in the back yard as if he were with an old friend. As
the auction ended, I saw him load his treasure into the truck of one of Henry’s
friends, someone with a heart nearly as big as Henry’s.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cowboy is on his own now. But every time he grabs the handles of
the wheelbarrow, his chapped lips can’t help but smile. He’ll cry no more, for
Henry will always be with him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Charlie Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556035124666145941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627909472099845775.post-7354492051185210432015-08-19T21:42:00.000-04:002016-08-10T12:12:27.431-04:00Tom Sawyer and the Hoover Floor ScrubberCharlie, my husband just bought himself a Hoover FloorMate Pro spin scrubber. It was guaranteed to <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2ac9aa54-0ac4-43f7-a958-2e3bbb64bdd4" id="0f5efc12-75f2-4e5f-a513-6ea2affb5a56"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="8c54988c-107d-4747-b806-c39710323206" id="a3b25f2a-15e8-4fff-a978-278af32b332c">make</gs></gs> the job of washing hardwood floors a breeze. Our house has nothing but hardwood floors throughout, except for one large <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="902db8fd-e335-44a7-ad29-d9ef85f4bd77" id="429a4dd6-29e1-49a0-944f-945ff0254fc2"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="99ad18df-4903-458a-8d7f-d1b86fe26521" id="3c66d807-08e4-43ae-86e3-83362ecdd3a4">area carpet</gs></gs> in our bedroom; our only sanctuary <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="902db8fd-e335-44a7-ad29-d9ef85f4bd77" id="7bf36689-4f3b-43f3-af24-73338107ff10"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="99ad18df-4903-458a-8d7f-d1b86fe26521" id="962d7a86-8439-49b4-91b8-6098daf534a9">from</gs></gs> the 7 dogs and <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="902db8fd-e335-44a7-ad29-d9ef85f4bd77" id="dcc31da6-c6e4-4091-93b8-a44d2ce6e04f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="99ad18df-4903-458a-8d7f-d1b86fe26521" id="8bbeae67-1a7e-403c-910f-51ddaeb53bde">occasional</gs></gs> cats who own the rest of the house.<br />
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Mopping the floors had been a "point of discussion" for some time between us. I opted for the sponge topped smaller squeegee mops that could allow me to get into the corners and up against baseboard moldings. Charlie liked the old swab the deck kind that he could swish around and feel like he was accomplishing something.<br />
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Of course we bought the big yellow bucket on wheels with the wringer lever, like the professionals. If you are going to do a job do it right!<br />
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My floor scrubbing days had become more limited with some physical limitations and insufficient time. I handed the baton over to Charlie to get the floors shipshape.<br />
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While engaging in the never ending task of doing some garage straightening -- or looking for a missing item -- Charlie came across a Hoover carpet scrubber from another time and place. He was so happy.<br />
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I think he was sure it could scrub our hardwood floors while he was busy doing 10 other things.<br />
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He fiddled with it for a while, searched the Internet for a Users Manual, and announced solemnly that it couldn't do the job. It was only for scrubbing carpets.<br />
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Never one to miss a chance to buy a new gadget or research an item to death, he then found a great mop replacement. He read all of the reviews and told me this could miraculously scrub our floors clean as a whistle, while he was dancing a jig in the other room. Meanwhile floors still aren't being mopped...<br />
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He searched for the best deal and even drove out to a local store with a coupon in hand, only to find they didn't have "the right one."<br />
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Of course he jumped back on the Internet looking for the best deal. He found one, ordered it and waited. Two days later, he somehow found time, in between teaching a virtual class, feeding the horses, etc. <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ca4eef00-b3e5-430a-88d9-33cdc9ce1db8" id="34206e90-abcf-4757-b63e-23552def9319"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e998f381-98ce-4318-ad5e-3bb075cb80cc" id="f39725b3-585b-4197-a01c-2c2caa9b78c1">to</gs></gs> track the movement of this package all day. He would come to me several times a day with status reports announcing that "it's out for delivery."<br />
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Since it hadn't been delivered yet, I thought the additional reports of<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> "it's still out for delivery" a little superfluous. However, I kept reassuring him that the staff in brown would be sure to deliver it that very day. </span><br />
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Of course he became more anxious as the day wore on. "It's not here yet<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c656d123-501b-40e1-a1e9-198fc9165c9d" id="8c2ae74b-1d67-4004-80ef-7465d2526e72"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="10532d4c-d3df-4063-8728-eaae66d461d8" id="9f1e694e-c63a-43bc-bda7-527fa0b141c8">...</gs></gs>they're not coming today!" I heard it several times that day. <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="87dca73b-565e-4027-ac39-98d4e844c0e7" id="a7c4d968-5edf-4e70-8d87-3fe51b81ef0c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e55fbb51-ce78-4c9c-a72f-b49d0fae7297" id="cc72cd0c-2760-46e3-b8e6-8d98133ae3f7">Suddenly at</gs></gs> 8pm, in the midst of consoling him – again, I looked out the front door and saw the truck. I told him, "It's here!" and I ran to the side door to make sure it got placed <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b3da3a48-bb69-46ff-bb2b-55d36aff6902" id="2d63edf5-2515-4bde-8039-4a014d29f8ef"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a6adc3a6-edcc-427d-8f33-f7c13ca71532" id="d42309bb-7bd4-4721-a2ea-31d039379b0e">inside</gs></gs> the garage in case of rain.<br />
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I greeted the driver, had him place the huge box just inside the door and almost ran inside to announce its official arrival. I guess his initial worries were over. All he said was "OK," and that was it.<br />
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I would have been shocked had he not been feeling "a little <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d55353e6-44c5-49f7-b228-533619c38876" id="083aaae7-34be-4ac3-adff-b8e8aca0dbd4"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="046638f9-66b7-4397-ac34-affaba4b4ded" id="a195d42d-8069-40b0-8431-d88af3d07b30">punky</gs></gs>." Normally a package arrives and Charlie can't wait to whip out his handy pocket knife and open it up. I'm sure he's even opened one or 2 <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6863a8a1-8622-4063-b1e2-3b73b05c448f" id="c53313cc-b5ba-4327-b123-8cc7041db7fe"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ce648a1d-c22a-425c-99f2-1257a630f85b" id="001421a4-1080-4280-8ed1-be16468f3ee5">miss</gs></gs>-delivered packages in his speed to open a sealed box. It's always Christmas at our house when a package is delivered!<br />
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The box sat there unopened until Saturday morning. He then assembled his new toy in the garage and came in proudly to announce – again, "This is the one"! He had already expressed his desire to bush hog the pasture that day, another task that I am sadly unable do as easily as I could in the past.<br />
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He showed me the basics as he started in on the kitchen floor. I watched the catch basin fill up with filthy water (7 dogs remember<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f28cdaa5-6320-49c0-9c1b-8d2691f11811" id="3b027315-8240-479d-bbb2-b832cfb02c51"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="27d6af4e-34b5-4323-9fdb-c58c958e6460" id="6e2af513-5774-461c-9636-d8e08ac047b7"> )</gs></gs>. He exclaimed how easy it was, what a great job it was doing. I couldn't just sit there and watch, I asked if I could try it. He insisted he just wanted to finish the kitchen <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f75ff835-0e97-4d0d-a907-4e206afaf23e" id="f8affef8-3005-43c5-bc53-8e6b05073dcb"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="74fc9f61-e2c3-4dbc-92d5-b50764a46c0b" id="1f052905-027f-4cdb-9714-429ee59124f8">floor but</gs></gs> decided to let me give it a spin.<br />
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I pressed the right buttons as directed and watched it do a pretty terrific job on the floor. It seemed easy enough.<br />
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I continued scrubbing the kitchen floor. Charlie stood in the Great Room leaning on the kitchen counter watching me work. Maybe it's a male - female thing, but I <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="71310125-02e6-434e-a7e8-c100d95371db" id="bfeb8cab-913b-4b63-9438-885ccc98a306"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1d6c60e0-3a9b-49a9-a024-6f6d66ec77a0" id="94e6332d-daf7-4cd3-ae93-1afb94e2f120">can <b>not</b></gs><b></b></gs><b></b> stand still and watch someone scrub a floor, or do any job, without getting antsy to do something. He was content. He just stood there quietly - watching me - or actually his new toy.<br />
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Since he didn't seem anxious to jump back in and wrestle the floor scrubber away from me, I reminded him of the bush hogging he was anxious to do. He hesitated, then conceded, and left me to clean the floors.<br />
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I am usually enthusiast when I dive into a something new. I admit that I sometimes forget the time when I'm working; forget and overdo it that is. I figured I'd get just so far and stop.<br />
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<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4cf8d7dd-e5e8-45c2-8877-05fef3784fb8" id="7c52ffd2-0a24-451a-aa35-b708a6636c4a">However, I still </gs><b>had</b> to clean the back hallway where our small dogs eat and sleep, a few big dogs eat and there is an great deal of traffic coming and going to the outside. Yes, it's also the main entry from the barn, pasture, yards - <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b8e2b81c-ed8b-43c1-80f4-8b9864fa903b" id="de60a620-ffb9-4b79-91a1-df49c905e82c">the</gs> most trafficked and dirtiest floor in the house.<br />
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So of course I kept going. I probably picked up <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b872e7be-a0b2-4e0a-a919-0d921fcd3fba" id="b3591db6-b35b-4278-9c31-bd02e8fc8ea1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="97d028c5-80d0-4682-9ecd-0e53d140598f" id="543598d9-017d-4e55-b8a9-88c3819b209e">dirt</gs></gs> that was in between the floor boards since moving in! I was hooked. I got tired after emptying and cleaning out 3 dirty, dirty containers filled with lots of Aiken sandy soil and a million clumps of dog fur.<br />
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Tired but content, I felt a real sense of accomplishment. I could actually see that the floors were cleaner! OK, so Tom Sawyer struck again in the guise of my gentle giant and partner in all life matters. Charlie <b>allowed</b> me to use his new toy so he could go outside and use my bigger toy, the tractor he bought me for Mother's Day a few years ago.<br />
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So as Charlie floated off on his giant orange raft in a sea of grass, I scrubbed floors with his new toy. <br />
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P.S. He hasn't touched it since that first day...<br />
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Submitted by Linda Vola<br />
Creative Muse<br />
Forever Young FarmLinda Volahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671704458619188271noreply@blogger.com1Fox Lair Drive, Beech Island, SC 29842, USA33.451774400000012 -81.80026750000001833.448462400000011 -81.80531000000002 33.455086400000013 -81.795225000000016tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627909472099845775.post-53285737431521330172015-04-25T16:25:00.000-04:002015-04-28T19:30:15.958-04:00How Do You Tell The Difference Between Horse People And Homeless People?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The picture is Stony my draft mule and he <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2d39056c-28ce-4e8e-9efa-3089f043e522" id="9cbf257f-65b6-49f5-a8f2-05f003c438b1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="bfb0bd79-7ffe-4a2a-8907-99711631ca18" id="5a420a44-2189-4f88-8c17-8a5dc1cc6091">has very little do</gs></gs> with this story, but it got you to read it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, a couple of weeks ago I was working in the barn doing the normal chores all of us horse people who have horses at home do. Some of you who board <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="648e1a0b-067c-4cab-94c8-99962be10f28" id="8caf77fd-b117-48f6-be3e-c2515fb7f628"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b8d3107e-7218-4c4a-b580-c5505c223435" id="88194515-40bb-4184-8c2f-5be9ccb017ab"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="132ea2f3-58d8-4436-9b08-42a246e5cf1d" id="b8fc0722-1555-49ae-87d1-eb84afacf0c5">horses do</gs></gs></gs> some of these chores so you know what I'm talking about. We muck stalls, clean tack, and feed our hoofed quadrupeds come rain, cold, heat, swarms of locusts, <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b1ed7baa-bc4b-48e5-94f9-f61874638d0f" id="e1fd8538-2c17-47ed-b8d7-892ff3edeb57"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="31d571fe-0f5b-4827-9c29-2837aa32c1f4" id="d08506d1-3edb-427b-97d7-16a21cb96c39"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7d4cd884-9219-4b73-8c90-96c7e415abc5" id="5fcba45e-e66f-47f6-ad20-470ba155f0f3">sharknados</gs></gs></gs>, or visits from in-laws.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back to the barn. I broke a hinge and decided to go to Lowe's to get a new one. As I am walking in I saw a reflection in the glass door of a disheveled homeless man walking right behind me. Then I realized the disheveled guy was me!?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I am not talking about a homeless person like someone who has just hit a rough patch and ends up sleeping in a shelter or a Camry. Let's call them "Type A" homeless people. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am talking about the homeless guy who lives in a cardboard box under the freeway overpass and spends his days yelling at mailboxes. That is "Type B". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I am wondering if Lowe's management will be tracking the movements of the big Type B homeless guy on their security cameras. Should I wave at the cameras? Go to the men's room and clean up a bit? <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="86ab34e5-7894-471e-9589-252de1eace67" id="0a83f7d8-26aa-429c-aba4-e837d02a25f1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6e8a57b9-0393-4d02-a3b8-7eddc8fc62e1" id="6b5a5427-5653-4dec-a52b-76cbdb6799d1">Nah</gs></gs>, I've got a hinge to buy for my barn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this all begs the question, how do you tell the difference between horse people and Type B homeless people? I guess you can't, except that on some days the horse people might smell better. But then again, that's a matter of opinion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By the way, none of the comments above were meant to denigrate homeless people or horse people. Most all are good people and the Type <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="8407c464-b29b-44a9-beca-d3b5cd88a9c6" id="2e1f1fde-e8e9-4d73-98e3-ceb88729bd6d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b750fc04-7fcf-4ae4-90bd-2ae9fcce5a35" id="aad89049-a1f2-4e9d-b296-3a82855b594b">B's</gs></gs> can be very interesting.</span></div>
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Charlie Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556035124666145941noreply@blogger.com0Aiken, SC, USA33.5604168 -81.7195533000000333.4545268 -81.880914800000028 33.6663068 -81.558191800000031