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Old 11/20/07, 11:04 PM
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Default Re: To crawl or not to crawl?

I'd only go if there was a good chance to get pictures of dead cats.




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Standing water? No thanks!
That's all it would take for me to walk away.
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Standing water? No thanks!
I'm OK with a little puddle of "standing water"

It's the "sitting water" where I draw the line.



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I'm OK with a little puddle of "standing water"

It's the "sitting water" where I draw the line.
Ha ha. Sitting or standing it still smells bad. Need ventilation? You bet.

Kenton, this picture could be a very small dead cat, wouldn't use the "R" word in front of a sensitive client.

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