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Originally Posted by costello
Good heavens! Is dog attack so common where you live that you actually have to go around armed against it?!?!? 
Unfortunately it is fairly common here. Just last week an older lady got bit pretty bad walking on the road close to where we live. There is no real animal control here and very seldom do people chain their dogs up or bother to get a license. That way they don't have to take responsibility if their dog should bite someone. When a female goes in heat there may be a dozen dogs running around in packs with hair triggers when in comes to attacking. I used to just carry a couple of rocks in my pockets so that I wouldn't be completely defenseless, but I just came across a recipe for making pepper spray on you tube. They sell pepper spray for dog attacks at amazon but making your own is a lot cheaper.
I agree. For some reason this calls to mind spiritual_emergency's post comparing psychosis to a tornado. It rips through your life and tears everything apart, but afterward you can reassess which parts of your life and yourself you wish to keep and which to let go of. |
That is a great metaphor. What creates a tornado is opposing forces like when warm air and cool air collide. It is opposing forces deep inside of us that creates the psychosis also. We need to hold tight and weather the storm so that we can rebuild. If I would have pulled the plug when I was in my 20's there would of been so much of life that I would have missed out of. I was able to go back to school and get my degree, have a profession, get married, build a house, have a couple of kids and help them grow up, get divorced, and now at 60 years of age get married again.