OT: I Won!

jmcquown said:

I never win anything. UPS knocked on my door yesterday afternoon; I had to
sign for an envelope. The envelope was addressed to my CAT. Inside was an
envelope containing a letter addressed to Persia, in care of me, with 12
vouchers for free Hill's prescription cat food for a year! I was floored.
Looked at Persia. Who have you been typing to? She just licked her paws
and rolled over wanting tummy rubs. Sneaky cute cat 🙂

That's pretty cool. Think of the money saved next year. That could
be put to "foodie use". (For you this time instead of Persia <G>😉
BTW, I've never won anything.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

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jmcquown said:

I never win anything. UPS knocked on my door yesterday afternoon; I had to
sign for an envelope. The envelope was addressed to my CAT. Inside was an
envelope containing a letter addressed to Persia, in care of me, with 12
vouchers for free Hill's prescription cat food for a year! I was floored.
Looked at Persia. Who have you been typing to? She just licked her paws
and rolled over wanting tummy rubs. Sneaky cute cat 🙂

Called the vet; yes they will accept these coupons and they know Persia is
on Hill's x/d food. The woman chuckled, wouldn't it be funny if Peaches got
a similar deal? Well, they aren't an avian vet but they board her when I
travel. Maybe I should clue her avian vet in?

Jill,

Congratulations to you and Persia for winning that free cat food!

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OB Food: I have snow crab claws and legs thawing in the freezer. I'll steam
those and I've got plenty of unsalted butter and the crackers and picks
waiting! Also plan on putting some squash and maybe chicken on the grill.

Enjoy your "crabby" dinner!

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I never win anything. UPS knocked on my door yesterday afternoon; I
had to
sign for an envelope. The envelope was addressed to my CAT. Inside
was an
envelope containing a letter addressed to Persia, in care of me, with
12
vouchers for free Hill's prescription cat food for a year! I was
floored.
Looked at Persia. Who have you been typing to? She just licked her
paws
and rolled over wanting tummy rubs. Sneaky cute cat 🙂

Congratulations, Jill (and Persia)!

Quoted message said:

OB Food: I have snow crab claws and legs thawing in the freezer.

Sounds great, but I've gotta ask...why are they *thawing* in your
freezer?? 😉

Mary

MareCat said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I never win anything. UPS knocked on my door yesterday afternoon; I
had to
sign for an envelope. The envelope was addressed to my CAT. Inside
was an
envelope containing a letter addressed to Persia, in care of me, with
12
vouchers for free Hill's prescription cat food for a year! I was
floored.
Looked at Persia. Who have you been typing to? She just licked her
paws
and rolled over wanting tummy rubs. Sneaky cute cat 🙂

Congratulations, Jill (and Persia)!

Quoted message said:

OB Food: I have snow crab claws and legs thawing in the freezer.

Sounds great, but I've gotta ask...why are they *thawing* in your
freezer?? 😉

Mary

OOOPS, of course they are thawing in the fridge!

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I was floored.
Looked at Persia. Who have you been typing to? She just licked her paws
and rolled over wanting tummy rubs. Sneaky cute cat 🙂

Yeah, your vet sold their records to a commercial outfit.

jmcquown at [email hidden] wrote on 9/3/05 7:05 AM:

Quoted message said:

I never win anything. UPS knocked on my door yesterday afternoon; I had to
sign for an envelope. The envelope was addressed to my CAT. Inside was an
envelope containing a letter addressed to Persia, in care of me, with 12
vouchers for free Hill's prescription cat food for a year!

Technically, you didn't win.
Persia did.

--
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Love like you've never been hurt
Live like there's no tomorrow
And dance like there's nobody watching

Edwin Pawlowski said:

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"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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I was floored.
Looked at Persia. Who have you been typing to? She just licked
her paws and rolled over wanting tummy rubs. Sneaky cute cat 🙂

Yeah, your vet sold their records to a commercial outfit.

I'm going to complain about that? About free food?

Actually, I did have that happen when my dog Sampson died. He was on a
prescription drug called Anipryl for a year before he died. A month after
he died I got a coupon in the mail for this drug - a free "trial". I
wouldn't have thought a thing about it except they mentioned the name of X
vet at the bottom. I pitched a fit. Wrote a letter to the mfg. and cc'd
the vet - how dare you? He's DEAD, dammit, and only a month and I'm still
heartbroken. Take me OFF your mailing list.

I got a letter of apology from the vet (not the one who treated him, she
wouldn't have done this, it was the owner of the practice who never saw my
dog a day in his life) - yes, he admitted, they gave out his information,
thinking it could help. He further said he had no idea my dog was so ill.
Excuse me... he'd been a patient there for 6 years, you should have known he
was already on this drug at $80 month and no one offered me a coupon for
that. You should also know I'd been buying Rx dog food for him from your
clinic for 5 years; his chart showed he had arthritis, congestive heart
failure, etc. He was 18 years old when you put him to sleep. But you
didn't KNOW he was ill, let alone dead? Ever occur to you to pull his
chart? Screw his apology; I was very upset.

(blowing out a breath, relaxing)... okay, but whatever the circumstances,
I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth. Persia has to eat prescription
food since she had bladder surgery for stones and a cyst in 2004 and if the
vet will give it to me free with these vouchers, so be it. I'm not
complaining about free $12 for a 4 lb. bag of Hills x/d for a year. And the
coupon is worded rather vaguely - up to 20 lbs dry or a case of canned. So
I figure I can get the vet to order five 4-lb. bags (which equals 20 lbs)
and one coupon should cover that. 🙂

Jill

On Sat 03 Sep 2005 08:17:34a, Sheryl Rosen wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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jmcquown at [email hidden] wrote on 9/3/05 7:05 AM:

Quoted message said:

I never win anything. UPS knocked on my door yesterday afternoon; I
had to sign for an envelope. The envelope was addressed to my CAT.
Inside was an envelope containing a letter addressed to Persia, in care
of me, with 12 vouchers for free Hill's prescription cat food for a
year!

Technically, you didn't win.
Persia did.

If Jill changes her diet, she can share in the good fortune!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four,
unless there are three other people.

Sheryl Rosen said:

jmcquown at [email hidden] wrote on 9/3/05 7:05 AM:

Quoted message said:

I never win anything. UPS knocked on my door yesterday afternoon; I had to
sign for an envelope. The envelope was addressed to my CAT. Inside was an
envelope containing a letter addressed to Persia, in care of me, with 12
vouchers for free Hill's prescription cat food for a year!

Technically, you didn't win.
Persia did.

But Jill's the one saving money -- I'd sure take it!

TammyM, would love some Feline CD for Fiona, Sadie and Norman Bates !!

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I never win anything. UPS knocked on my door yesterday afternoon; I had to
sign for an envelope. The envelope was addressed to my CAT. Inside was
an
envelope containing a letter addressed to Persia, in care of me, with 12
vouchers for free Hill's prescription cat food for a year! I was floored.
Looked at Persia. Who have you been typing to? She just licked her paws
and rolled over wanting tummy rubs. Sneaky cute cat 🙂

Called the vet; yes they will accept these coupons and they know Persia is
on Hill's x/d food. The woman chuckled, wouldn't it be funny if Peaches
got
a similar deal? Well, they aren't an avian vet but they board her when I
travel. Maybe I should clue her avian vet in?

OB Food: I have snow crab claws and legs thawing in the freezer. I'll
steam
those and I've got plenty of unsalted butter and the crackers and picks
waiting! Also plan on putting some squash and maybe chicken on the grill.

Jill
--
The person who rows the boat seldom has time to rock it

Lucky cat!

Sarah

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 03 Sep 2005 08:17:34a, Sheryl Rosen wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

jmcquown at [email hidden] wrote on 9/3/05 7:05 AM:

Quoted message said:

I never win anything. UPS knocked on my door yesterday afternoon; I
had to sign for an envelope. The envelope was addressed to my CAT.
Inside was an envelope containing a letter addressed to Persia, in
care of me, with 12 vouchers for free Hill's prescription cat food
for a year!

Technically, you didn't win.
Persia did.

If Jill changes her diet, she can share in the good fortune!

Gotta tell you, Persia is so enamoured of this particular food the vet and I
had to put her on a diet. Only 1/2 cup of food a day. Fat chance she'll
ever pick up the phone and call the vet under her own steam 😉 That's the
place with they poke and prod you.

Speaking of steam... crab legs! Oy vey! She's gonna go nuts over this.
She's gonna be headbutting and mrrphing, no doubt! And here I thought
grilling was something for her to fuss about. It's a lovely 87F here today,
breezy, not humid and I've got the windows open so Persia is lounging in a
sunbeam and looking outside.

Jill

On Sat 03 Sep 2005 11:15:29a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 03 Sep 2005 08:17:34a, Sheryl Rosen wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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jmcquown at [email hidden] wrote on 9/3/05 7:05 AM:

> I never win anything. UPS knocked on my door yesterday afternoon; I
> had to sign for an envelope. The envelope was addressed to my CAT.
> Inside was an envelope containing a letter addressed to Persia, in
> care of me, with 12 vouchers for free Hill's prescription cat food
> for a year!

Technically, you didn't win.
Persia did.

If Jill changes her diet, she can share in the good fortune!

Gotta tell you, Persia is so enamoured of this particular food the vet
and I had to put her on a diet. Only 1/2 cup of food a day. Fat chance
she'll ever pick up the phone and call the vet under her own steam 😉
That's the place with they poke and prod you.

Speaking of steam... crab legs! Oy vey! She's gonna go nuts over this.
She's gonna be headbutting and mrrphing, no doubt! And here I thought
grilling was something for her to fuss about. It's a lovely 87F here
today, breezy, not humid and I've got the windows open so Persia is
lounging in a sunbeam and looking outside.

Jill

I guess our 5 are overfed, but they always seem hungry. They each get half
of a 7oz. can in the morning and again at night, plus all the dry food they
want.

Right now it's only 89F here and all 5 our our furballs are lounging out on
our screened porch. They'll have to come in before afternoon as it will be
around 106F.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four,
unless there are three other people.

jmcquown said:

I'm going to complain about that? About free food?

Actually, I did have that happen when my dog Sampson died. He was on a
prescription drug called Anipryl for a year before he died. A month after
he died I got a coupon in the mail for this drug - a free "trial". I
wouldn't have thought a thing about it except they mentioned the name of X
vet at the bottom. I pitched a fit. Wrote a letter to the mfg. and cc'd
the vet - how dare you? He's DEAD, dammit, and only a month and I'm still
heartbroken. Take me OFF your mailing list.

I got a letter of apology from the vet (not the one who treated him, she
wouldn't have done this, it was the owner of the practice who never saw my
dog a day in his life) - yes, he admitted, they gave out his information,
thinking it could help. He further said he had no idea my dog was so ill.
Excuse me... he'd been a patient there for 6 years, you should have known he
was already on this drug at $80 month and no one offered me a coupon for
that. You should also know I'd been buying Rx dog food for him from your
clinic for 5 years; his chart showed he had arthritis, congestive heart
failure, etc. He was 18 years old when you put him to sleep. But you
didn't KNOW he was ill, let alone dead? Ever occur to you to pull his
chart? Screw his apology; I was very upset.

(blowing out a breath, relaxing)... okay, but whatever the circumstances,
I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth. Persia has to eat prescription
food since she had bladder surgery for stones and a cyst in 2004 and if the
vet will give it to me free with these vouchers, so be it. I'm not
complaining about free $12 for a 4 lb. bag of Hills x/d for a year. And the
coupon is worded rather vaguely - up to 20 lbs dry or a case of canned. So
I figure I can get the vet to order five 4-lb. bags (which equals 20 lbs)
and one coupon should cover that. 🙂

Jill

That'd be welcome. I have to get Mingy's c/d this week.... I
hope Persia is doing well.

--
Jean B.