u/SeafoodSupply

...what's the cocktail of France? Not champagne, wine, or beer. What's the cocktail?

For our 25th anniversary I am considering flying into Nice and renting a car to explore. Probably meander about for 5 or six days then catch the train to Paris for 4 days and fly home.

Of course I will have a rough itinerary but would like to keep it flexible. Would it be difficult to book hotels or BnBs at the last minute in November?

November 12-16

We are spending time in Paris and Rome so have plenty big city time otherwise we would stay in Florence. Looking to spend some time in a quieter setting in Tuscany.

Considering San Gimignano, Montepulciano, Siena...open to other ideas. We'd like a walkable town with great food and wine. Probably rent a car for these days so we can day trip around the area.

Where should we stay for 3 days? Traveling by train to Rome from Paris. Thinking somewhere in Florence area? We have the 2 big cities on the agenda so a small town may be nice.

November 12-16ish

Piper, my beloved corgi, passed away May 31. She was my soul dog and I miss her desperately.

I brushed her the day before she died and I have a softball size ball of her fur. I can't bring myself to just throw it away.

I have some experience with projects like this, just not with veterinary care specifically. I want to put my efforts where they will be most useful. I have some ideas but I could be way off base.

My precious 6 year old Corgi, Piper, became ill Saturday and by Sunday morning we had to let her go, as she was having massive seizures from a brain bleed. (please don't try to diagnose or critique Piper's situation).

When we arrived at the emergency vet they said Piper was patient #1 as she was critically ill. They also asked if they could run their critical care protocol on her and that it would be $850. I am in a position to say yes to that - but I have not aways been.

Through that panel we discovered she had not consumed poison but had a blood disorder causing her to have almost undetectable platelets, leading to uncontrolled bleeding. We had the info we needed to make the decision to say goodbye.

But maybe the panel could have shown something treatable? Maybe it shows something that can be stabilized and managed? Without that $850 I would have never known. Piper would have died and I would have lived with just not knowing if we did the right thing.

So I am thinking of a charity that pays for critical care panels that can give crucial information on the care a pet needs. From there there are charities that help with ICU care, and it is a lot more compelling to start a GoFundMe that says "Fluffy has XXXXxxXXXxx and it will cost $XX.XX to get her the surgery and aftercare she needs.

These panels can also provide the cold comfort of knowing that comfort and mercy are the only care available to their loved one. But at least they know and don't have to live with the guilt of thinking they lost their pet because they couldn't afford to find out what was wrong.

What are your thoughts?

Piper was a healthy, athletic, happy corgi full of love with a huge personality. We are empty nesters so we had settled in to life with our 2 girls (her sister is Lucy, a 10 year old golden retriever mix).

Saturday Piper was a bit sluggish but who isn't tired some days? She gave me a weird smile with chattering teeth that I thought was odd but don't realize was a seizure. Later she began to drool uncontrollably and have more facial tremors, and walk ina circle. I snatched her up and rushed to the ER Vet. We thought she had gotten into something poisonous.

Vet gave me the bad news that her platelets were 2k when they should be 150k (or something like that) but she had essentially no ability to clot.

She was bleeding from her vulva and had bruising all over her body that we couldn't see (and honestly would not have known to look for) through her thick double coat.

She had a few seizures at the vet before they were able to give her anti-seizure and anti nausea meds.

The vet said with the widespread bleeding and evidence of significant brain bleeds, her prognosis was grave and we made the agonizing decision to put her down.

She was at the peak of her life, healthy and active and so full of energy. She was the heart beat of our house - setting the tone from waking up to bedtime

Now she's gone. Ripped away. Not an old dog you kind of expect to go at some point. Not a sick dog being cared for as her disease progresses.

We can't stop ugly crying. Nothing is right. Life is forever changed.

What do we do? How do we move forward?

I see all these tricked out EP9s and I want to know where you're getting your gear

Thanks!

I was going to write a long, eloquent post about how I am struggling to still feel the Jason of the last few years still lives in the same world as us normies, and how can he credibly write more of the songs we love when he is living a different experience now.

But I will just say I think the Met Gala is a vulgar, out of touch display by the world elite and I was sad to see Anna attended and Jason liked her post about it.

We sell fish and chips. Say we have 100 pieces of fish. How can I deduct 2 from inventory when we sell a two piece and 4 from inventory when we sell a four piece?

Toast support seems to be stumped