Pet store

[Dan Vogel]

My Jane has been pestering me for a long time about wanting a guinea pig. So I made a deal with her. I told her that if she was able to raise the low spots on her report card I would get her a pig. No surprise that she got those low grades up. She's that kind of girl. So I stopped by the pet store after work last night to look for a guinea pig for her.

When I went back to the area where the rodents were located I noticed one of the workers moving around a pretty large snake cage. Then he moved away and I saw that he had just dropped one small live white mouse into the cage with one snake. So I stopped for a moment to look at the scene. The mouse was cowering in the corner and the fear in it's eyes was overwhelming to say the least. Can you imagine what it was feeling at that point? It's a sadly disgusting feeling. Anyway at the time two little children came by. Two girls in about 1st or 2nd grade I guess. They noticed what was going on in that snake cage and they stood there for a few moments. Then one of the girls starting to cry. The store worker who put the mouse in the cage saw her crying. This worker was a 20 something man and he had red hair and a goatee that it looked like he let grow really long and not trimmed on purporse. He had a lot of piercings on his ears nose and lip. And I could see a lot of tatoos on his skin. A skull and cross bones on his neck. I looked at him to see what he was going to do about the girl who was crying and all that he did was give a brief smile or sneering look toward her and then he went about other business while she continued to cry and point at the cage.

So I walked over to the young man and asked him if he could do something. He was short and rude toward me saying that the snakes have to eat too. He said that adults should watch their children. I know this young man was one who didn't get much love growing up. It seemed like most of his senses were shot. I couldn't get anywhere with him so I walked back over to the snake cage myself but the two girls had gone.

Now I know snakes have to eat but they could feed them at store closed time. Or I am also aware that you can train snakes to eat dead rodents. It takes some effort but you can do it. There is no reason to end up having a spectacle like that in your store. I didn't buy Jane's guinea pig there. And when I came home I looked up that store website on the internet and sent an email to the manager to express my concern over this. I'm wating his reply. I just wanted to vent because the incident kept playing over in my mind last night and also this morning.

Happy tax day. I have a miserable life and wish I were dead!

[PSUFAN]

Dan, there is much that I will address here, after I cease quaking with RAGE. "Happy Tax Day?" Are you fucking KIDDING, Dan?

[A-Bomb]

after I cease quaking with RAGE.

That's my line, you worthless cum dumpster. I'll make you fukkin' PAY for that.

[BSmack]

after I cease quaking with RAGE.

That's my line, you worthless cum dumpster. I'll make you fukkin' PAY for that.

Offering your ass up to Carload of Messicans is not "making someone pay".

Just thought I'd help.

[socal]

Mr. Vogel,
I spoke with our sales associate, Mr. N. Reid, about yesterday's snake feeding incident, and let me assure you that your deep concern for the treatment of animals is noted. We here at Z.E.B.'s are keenly attuned to our customers needs and wants. Therefore, effective immediately, store policy will change feeding times after store hours. In addition, Mr. Reid would like to personally apologize to you tomorrow night after closing. Mr. Reid has years of experience as a snake handler and will be happy to demonstrate his skills to you in the quiet privacy of the stockroom we like to call the Corn Hole so as not to disturb the animals in their slumber. Finally, because you are a valued member of the Z.E.B.'s family, we'd like to make you a limited "buy one gerbil, get 50% off on the second gerbil" offer to our most loyal customers. This offer is good until 12:30 A.M. so you can make that midnight run to the post office.

Sincerely,

M. Viscal, GM
Zeb's Erotic Barnyard

[Van]

Dan, why did you give your daughter a lesbian name?

Jane is very much a lesbian name, and it won't attract the good looking lesbians either. To attract lipstick lesbians she'd need a name like, oh, Nikki, or Madelaine.

Jane means she'll attract fat chicks with bad haircuts, and worse attitudes.

Why did you curse her like that?

[Dan Vogel]

Saying that Jane is a lesbian name is very strange. It's just a name. Anyway if my Jane is a lesbian am I supposed to not love her? Or if she has lesbian friends? I just want her to be happy and live a productive and fulfilling life. Her sexuality is up to her I don't interfere that way.

I've had a few emails back and forth with the pet store owner. After his first email to me he became short with me. This is a copy of the first email he wrote me.

Mr Vogel,

I'm sorry for your discomfort in our pet store the other day. Please know that we value our customers and always try to make shopping in our store a pleasant experience for everyone. It just happens that you came near the snake area when it was feeding time. I spoke to my employee about the situation. Randy (the employee) is one of my best workers. I just want to let you know that. He assured me that nothing unusual happened and that two small children happened to come up and see that a mouse was in the cage. Parents really need to supervise their children when they are in the store, for their safety and for the safety of my inventory and animals. If they were uncomfortable with the feeding, I am sorry, but it was an issue for their own parents. Snakes are sensitive creatures and they need to be cared for properly. A regular feeding schedule is necessary to maintain health. This includes live rodents. For your own sake, I would just caution you that if this makes you personally uncomfortable, please avoid this area of our store.

I look forward to your continued business. We value you as a customer.

Regards,

Tom -----

I don't believe that Randy is one of his best workers. Like I said he really seemed to have a sadistic streak in him. But anyway I wrote back to him a couple of times but he really wouldn't say much else. I did buy Jane a nice white and brown guinea pig at another store a couple of weeks ago. She loves it and now is saying that she wants to have a second one. I'm not sure about that.

Have a nice weekend!

[smackaholic]

Dan, why did you give your daughter a lesbian name?

Jane is very much a lesbian name, and it won't attract the good looking lesbians either. To attract lipstick lesbians she'd need a name like, oh, Nikki, or Madelaine.

Jane means she'll attract fat chicks with bad haircuts, and worse attitudes.

Why did you curse her like that?

My gramma was named Jane, dickhead.

But then again, she was named in 1896. I think Janes were straight in the "gay 90s". I think the official gay name back then was Gertrude.

[jiminphilly]

My Jane has been pestering me for a long time about wanting a guinea pig.

For a minute there I thought this was going to be about Rumpel meeting his wife for the first time.

[Van]

My wife's name is Jane. She's not gay, but her mother, aunt, and sister are. :o

The husband is always the last to know.

[Trampis]

My wife's name is Jane. She's not gay, but her mother, aunt, and sister are. :o

Wow!, Thats a fun Thanksgiving dinner if there ever was one!

And D. Vogel, just put your empty beer cans and soft core porn in the pet stores garbage as payback...pissed off some other a-hole on this board.

[MadRussian]

My Jane has been pestering me for a long time about wanting a guinea pig.

For a minute there I thought this was going to be about Rumpel meeting his wife for the first time.

Yeh, but he said Guinea pig rather than bloated hippo