If anyone in or relatively near Chicago needs a pet sat while on military duty, I can handle ferrets and misc. small animals. EXCLUSIONS are: cats (my cat would never forgive me), dogs (I don't have enough room), and ANYTHING with more than 4 legs (I do NOT know why people keep bugs for pets, but they do, and I DON'T!). Small-medium snakes, lizards, etc. are OK with me. I'm not squeamish unless it's REALLY BIG or if it has more than 4 legs. As someone else wrote, it's all for "the cause." OK, OK, I'll *consider* dog if it's really needed. <sigh> I'm a softie. But NO SPIDERS! :-) BIG, I thought your comments about the ferrets hiding the black boxes etc. were funny. We have to keep humour...it is our strength. We will hold our heads high and live free, and that includes free to love the life we've been fortunate enough to still have. Take care, Chana Rosen [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3544]