so I have this friend who has four ferrets. he doesn't spend as much time with them as I think he should. he takes a job knowing that he may get sent away to branches around Michigan (he lives just north and I live just west of Detroit) on the weekends. He has a girlfriend who lives 2.5 hours away. Because of various "emergencies" over the past six months, he has called me on four different occasions and expected that I go over to his house that day to take care of his ferrets (he lives 45 minutes from my house). I have every time until now. Today, he just called from battle creek, can't drive home, and I need to go over there. I don't know about you folks, but I'm sick of it. I'll do it today, but I'm looking for a nice solution - is there anyone out there in SE Michigan who ferret sits, or at least checks up on them on a day's notice - for pay, of course, which is more than I'm getting? I don't want the money that he could be paying me - I have my own life and six ferrets to deal with! Please mail me and I can give him a list for the next time this happens. thanks beckers (trying to ring in the new year with conflict resolution) -- becki kain "words are just dust in deserts of sound." eldritch [Posted in FML issue 2169]