The Helping Hand Song

When we were kids we used to drill each other in the back with the helping hand. Basically we would walk around with our fist smashing into the middle of each others back while singing the helping hand song until somebody cried uncle! There were no rules, just a pain inflicting fist rammed into your back (usually between your shoulder blades). The fist would follow you everywhere you went. It would start out easy and gradually become unbearable.

Here is the Helping Hand song (that was the only rule, you had to sing the song over and over as long as your fist was in the other person's back)

The helping hand

The helping hand

Helps you anyway it can

The helping hand

The helping hand

Helps you anyway it can

(keep repeating over and over and over)

You guys can't imagine how hard I am laughing to myself right now.

Overwhelmed

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DESPERATE PLEA FOR HELP FOR ONLY NO KILL SHELTER IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA

Boone-Logan SHARE Rescue Inc.
PO Box 273

Jeffrey, WV 25114
Phone: 304-369-7283

Email: trishbragg@4shareinc.com

Thursday February 11, 2010, 6:45 pm Copy & Paste Links: Sign a petition to the Governor of West Virginia to reform shelter conditions!: http://www.4shareinc.com/id7.html Trish Bragg Operations Director SHARE Rescue - Dogs and cats should not be just a number but a paw print on someones heart. 304-369-5751 304-369-SAVE 304-546-3916 trishbragg@4shareinc.com http://www.4shareinc.com/ http://www.petfinder.com/shelterSearch/shelterSearch.cgi?shelterid=WV135 WV SHELTER CLOSING, NO FUNDING, NO HELP...113 DOGS AND 22 CATS. ONE PERSON WITH A BROKEN ANKLE TAKING CARE OF ALL CONTACT: PATRICIA Bragg (msn.com) Subject: Need Placement Help Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:52:22 -0500 After two years of no volunteers, no funding, dumb ass government officials both local and state and just sheer exhaustion of the massive number of strays and drop offs I am admitting defeat and closing the only no kill shelter in the area. It is with the deepest regrets that I can not make this work for the animals and heaviness of heart that I send this email asking (begging) for help placing my dogs. I am overcrowded, overworked and working with a handicap of a cast right now. I am the only feeding, watering cleaning person who takes care of 113 dogs and 22 cats and I can not keep doing this. What used to take 6 hours per day to complete now takes me 8 because of the broken ankle. I have a water leak that I can not afford to have fixed so I am carrying 36 water jugs to the shelter every day to water the dogs and cats and also having t o carry coal and wood to heat the building. I have worked with all the disadvantages that have been thrown at me for over 2 years now but I am now financially, emotionally, physically and mentally drained and I cannot just leave these dogs to starve in the building but right now I can not afford to feed them and care for them. I am in debt big time where I have borrowed money for food and vet bills and I have to acknowledge my limititations. My personal bills are all overdue and I am raising 3 granddaughters that have suffered the consequencs of pouring every available minute and dollar into this rescue that seems to always demand more than I have. If I turn them over to the local pounds they will be euthanized and in Logan county they still use the gas chamber. I can not bear to think of them being put down and I will do what I can to keep them from going to the pounds for as long as I can but it would be more humane to put them down than to let them starve. I have contacted many of the organizations that are supposed to be serious about helping animals, AHS, HSUS, PETA etc who has many suggestions about raising money and gives advice on spay and neuter but if you work rescue you understand that does not feed or help the immediate need. If you have any contacts that can help me move these dogs to safety where they do not have to be euthanized please contact me I know I can only hold out a few more days and desperately need to get these guys somewhere safe. Please contact any rescues or avenues of placement you may have and help me get these dogs moved. Trish Bragg Operations Director SHARE Rescue - Dogs and cats should not be just a number but a paw print on someones heart. 304-369-5751 304-369-SAVE 304-546-3916 trishbragg@4shareinc.com http://www.4shareinc.com/ http://www.petfinder.com/shelterSearch/shelterSearch.cgi?shelterid=WV135 Spay and Neuter it saves lives! http://www.4shareinc.com/index.html Safe Haven Animal Rescue Effort, Inc.

the meaning of "Pam"

	1. Pam buy pam mugs, tshirts and magnets Pams tend to be very outgoing, long haired , funny people. They can always make you smile and are the kind of friends that you can never get mad at. And of course Pams are the type of people you can tell all your problems to! :] THIS IS SO TRUE pamala (my proper name)
	buy pamala mugs, tshirts and magnets 1. A name given to a female's menstrual cycle 2. A woman's period 3. When someone is not themselves and making everyone around them upset 1. Ahh! Pamala's here! 2. Can you please stop bitching and yelling! Gosh Pamala must be here! 3. Chill out! Don't yell at me like your pamala is here! Damn, what a sucky definition that is! THERE IS STILL ONLY ONE DAMNPAMN!

"Oh yes I can!"

I used to be a parts runner. One time I walked into a dealership to order the whole passenger side of a Firebird - bumper to bumper. The partsman was on the phone placing an order when I walked in. In fact he was on the phone for a very long time placing the order. While I was waiting for him to get off the phone another man came in.

When he got off the phone he waited on the man who came in after me - even though I waited a substantial amount of time before that guy even came in the store. Then another customer came in and the parts guy waited on him too. When you deal with partsmen you have to deal with sexism alot and I continued to wait because I was desperate for those parts.

Finally he came to me and I tell him I want to order the entire passenger side of a Firebird from bumper to bumper and I give him the year. He went through his book and made up my order and it came to over $3000.00. I told him that is fine and when he found out who I worked for he knew it was OK.

Then he told me that it was too late to place my order (even though he placed the two men's orders in front of me) and that I will have to wait a week for him to place the order and it will be another week for the order to come in. I told him that I would like for him to VIP the order. (A VIP order is an overnight order and at that time it only cost $10.00 more - a bargain for what I was doing!) He tells me that he couldn't VIP the order and that I was going to have to wait just like he told me to in the first place!

I looked at him and told him to cancel the order. He said, "you can't do that!"

So I told him to either VIP the order (something I did all the time) or cancel it - that I didn't have time to wait for the parts like he wanted me to. He said to me that he wouldn't do it and I wouldn't have any choice but to wait.

Here is what I told him then. "Oh yes I can! Cancel the order. I am going to drive one hour to the next Pontiac Dealership. I am going to place the order and they WILL VIP the order for me. I WILL have the parts tomorrow and the car WILL be in the sale on Wednesday! A full 2 weeks ahead of what you are telling me you are willing to do!"

Then he told me "OK, I will see what I can do." (he knew he was screwed!)

I told him "don't worry about it. I wanted to go to Logan to see my mom tonight anyway."

I turned around and walked out the door with my $3000.00 order (which he had prepared by the way.) I took it to Logan and ordered the parts. (the parts guy there loved it because he didn't have to look anything up.) I got the parts the next day and the car was sold the next Wednesday just like I told the guy it would be.

Our Robbers Have Been Charged...

with the robbery of several banks and other pharmacies (plural)

We Got 'em!

Wax On, Wax Off

I prefer my men with hair on their chests...on their legs too for that matter!

Robbery Aftermath

Tina quit today. She is the cashier that had the gun stuck right in her face.

I went to my dr. The stress was causing me to have chest pain. I am now on medication for PTSD.

I talked to Anna. She was up front with me during the robbery. I need to tell her how strong I thought she was and I keep forgetting. I WILL let her know. She is still dealing and trying to stay strong. We both feel that we can only be truely honest with each other. Other employees who weren't there are starting to say we should be over it by now. They don't understand. Even more employees who weren't there are feeling guilty because they feel they should have been there.

I tell people "it is what it is. Do your best and move on."

The man is being held without bond.

The woman has a 1/2 million dollar cash bond set.