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July 19th, 2003
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Our new horse...
Expect more from prettypammie soon, but as a teaser...
This is StreetCon out of Huckster and somebody else...a retired--and now adopted--racehorse.
StreetCon

Because Pam adopted him from the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, essentially she's just having to pay a $1,500 adoption fee instead of the between $4,000 and $20,000 prices out there for purchased horses.

Current Mood: excitedexcited

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From:theredhead
Date:July 19th, 2003 04:26 pm (UTC)
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Bravo!!! *claps*

-the redhead-
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From:happypete
Date:July 19th, 2003 07:56 pm (UTC)

He's a very nice horse..

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or so I'm told...

What I know about horses you could fit on one side of a 3x5 card.

With big handwriting.
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From:theredhead
Date:July 20th, 2003 12:28 pm (UTC)

Re: He's a very nice horse..

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You will learn *grin* More than you ever wanted to know...

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

-the redhead-
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From:happypete
Date:July 20th, 2003 06:42 pm (UTC)

Re: He's a very nice horse..

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Heh...well, this has been Pam's dream since she was five. I'm pretty convinced that this horse thing will be one of those "spaces in our togetherness" that Khalil Gibhran talked about in The Prophet. I'm happy she's happy, that's about it.

Me, I want an airplane.
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From:marc_breaker
Date:July 21st, 2003 06:05 pm (UTC)

Just a suggestion.

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Me, I want an airplane.

Helicopter. You don't need a long runway to use it and it's very handy for moving fallen trees. Or searching for the horse that decides to go for a walk by itself.

Marc



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From:happypete
Date:July 22nd, 2003 12:08 am (UTC)

Re: Just a suggestion.

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Hmmm...yeah...but they look damn hard to pilot...
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From:cz_unit
Date:July 19th, 2003 04:41 pm (UTC)
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That's pretty cool. I've been thinking along the lines of a greyhound myself. Similar logic; just a bit smaller.

CZ
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From:happypete
Date:July 19th, 2003 07:55 pm (UTC)

but both trained to run fast...

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around oval racetracks?
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From:cz_unit
Date:July 19th, 2003 05:39 pm (UTC)
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Hm. I am curious as to how much the month-to-month expenses on said horse is going to be and how you plan to budget.

Reason being I'm thinking of picking up a small plane. And while the actual up front cost is not crippling, the maintenance and feeding of said beast is what worries me. Vet visits (100 hour checkups), engine overhauls, and just simple stuff like insurance and tie downs.

*curious*
CZ
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From:happypete
Date:July 19th, 2003 07:55 pm (UTC)

Unlike planes...

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Ask Pam...I forget the exact numbers, but even with boarding, &c., keeping a horse is not a financial crippler.

I want a plane, too...but yes, they are expensive to keep!
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