where or what dept at the city do I file a complaint?
I did not notice the boarded up section until you mentioned it. I have not set foot in an Exxon branded establishment since the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
So did you call the city?
I’m not sure what law the owners would be violating by not fixing it right away–probably waiting for insurance $$ to fix it.
How long was it since a car ran into that building and they STILL dont have it fixed yet. Now it has started to get tagged and they have not done anything about it. Lame. Time to call the city.
By the way, I don’t eat lobster and am 85% vegetarian. I eat a little poultry and fish because my body has problems absorbing iron (the iron in meat is better absorbed, they tell me). But never beef, pork, or exotic meats or animal parts. (though I’ve had doctors tell me to eat a cheeseburger, which is actually the only red meat I miss, I rarely do it.)
Some people really can’t see the difference in sentience between a spider and a dog? A dog that bonds to you, expresses emotional pain (depression, anxiety, sadness), shows loyalty, learns commands, expresses affection, can be trained to help people, etc.? I think this is an important distinction, because I’ve heard people ridicule animal rights activists because they think we don’t draw any lines at all (that is, creating a straw man to make themselves feel better about hunting or eating meat.)
That doesn’t mean I think any cruelty to any of them is okay, and I hope one day to be able to be a total vegetarian. But at age 2 I was drinking liquid iron, I take supplements every day, and I still get anemic. No meat makes it worse.
Admittedly, I am not the biggest animal activist around, but I do care for the welfare and treatment of animals. What an ironic thought, really. Anyway, while I’m indifferent to whatever happens to coyotes or exotic cats, etc., but I do believe it’s wrong and irresponsible for people to own the latter. I’d also take issue to simple cruelty, which is really very subjective and relative – not everyone will agree and that’s fine, so long as we can be respectful of each others opinion.
For a research lab to boil a monkey alive ( http://www.kirotv.com/news/15189249/detail.html ), however, is too much for me. Yes, these animals are being used to benefit humanity, and they’ll meet the end of their lives for you and I to do it, but how terrible. I’m sure this is a very controversial topic that people can be very passionate about, but let’s be responsible with what’s been left in our care!
Jan, – Ah yes, Tastykake – I think they were out of Philly and everyone I knew wanted the three-pack of caramel icing-covered cakes. You could eat the whole package in – like – six bites. Perfect for teenagers with no sense of diet (that was me, btw). I used to work in the Harrisburg Farmer’s Market and sold souse, scrapple and tons of other “exotic” items. Scrapple wasn’t that bad if you fried it and poured real maple syrup on top of it. But then, Spam wasn’t that bad either if you sliced it thin and fried the dickens out of it. Almost had a bacon (cheap, albeit) taste and with the addition of maple syrup was totally edible.
