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Well, thank you very bloody much.
Mar. 16th, 2008 04:34 amSo.
It's 0440.
I just got back from germany.
See, the boss was going to this huge reptile fair in Hamm, Germany, and at the last minute the guy who was going to help him out backed out. So if he could get cover, would I like to go?
Hell yes. So we went. Long old drive from Oxfordshire to Hamm. (It's near Dortmund.)
Found hotel, hotel nice, shared a room with boss who claims I growl in my sleep (?!). Up at 6am to get to venue, and set up table. We were working the show, see. Much wandering around with armfuls of merchandise.
My god there was a lot of people there.
Selection not what I'd hoped, but I did manage to get my female Mandarin rat snake, huzzah! A snip at 250 euros (about £200, which is £150 less than they retail for in the UK!).
All very pleased with her.
Hall hot, crowded, smelly. Lots of rude people. Got a stinking headache. Worked nuts off all day.
Went for a stroll with boss around the hall after we packed up. Got all excited about a cluster of yellow rat snake babies. Sam is such a character, and Sally is so stunted she'll probably never get big enough to breed - so here was my chance to get one that hadn't been ruined by someone else.
50 euro for all four, the guy said.
I jumped at the chance. Looking in the top of the boxes I saw four well grown yellow rat snakes, all coiled up and ready to strike, half buried in their substrate, looking very alert.
It never occurred to me to ask if I could take them out.
So we drove back to the UK. Long bloody drive. Very bad head. Light sensitivity, sore neck, sickness, the lot.
Finally got home. Settled lady Mandarin in. She's bloody wonderful!
Set up a box for the yellows, opened the first box...
Kinked spine. Badly. Must be OK to feed, so will make a good (if feisty) pet, but no good for breeding. Next box...
Same.
All bloody four are kinked. All four useless for breeding. I'm going to have to find pet homes for all four.
To say I'm gutted is the understatement of the century. I'm upset and angry, but there's not a damn thing I can do about it. Caveat emptor, after all.
What a shit end to a fun - if tiring - few days. And now I'm off to bed for a bloody good sulk.
It's 0440.
I just got back from germany.
See, the boss was going to this huge reptile fair in Hamm, Germany, and at the last minute the guy who was going to help him out backed out. So if he could get cover, would I like to go?
Hell yes. So we went. Long old drive from Oxfordshire to Hamm. (It's near Dortmund.)
Found hotel, hotel nice, shared a room with boss who claims I growl in my sleep (?!). Up at 6am to get to venue, and set up table. We were working the show, see. Much wandering around with armfuls of merchandise.
My god there was a lot of people there.
Selection not what I'd hoped, but I did manage to get my female Mandarin rat snake, huzzah! A snip at 250 euros (about £200, which is £150 less than they retail for in the UK!).
All very pleased with her.
Hall hot, crowded, smelly. Lots of rude people. Got a stinking headache. Worked nuts off all day.
Went for a stroll with boss around the hall after we packed up. Got all excited about a cluster of yellow rat snake babies. Sam is such a character, and Sally is so stunted she'll probably never get big enough to breed - so here was my chance to get one that hadn't been ruined by someone else.
50 euro for all four, the guy said.
I jumped at the chance. Looking in the top of the boxes I saw four well grown yellow rat snakes, all coiled up and ready to strike, half buried in their substrate, looking very alert.
It never occurred to me to ask if I could take them out.
So we drove back to the UK. Long bloody drive. Very bad head. Light sensitivity, sore neck, sickness, the lot.
Finally got home. Settled lady Mandarin in. She's bloody wonderful!
Set up a box for the yellows, opened the first box...
Kinked spine. Badly. Must be OK to feed, so will make a good (if feisty) pet, but no good for breeding. Next box...
Same.
All bloody four are kinked. All four useless for breeding. I'm going to have to find pet homes for all four.
To say I'm gutted is the understatement of the century. I'm upset and angry, but there's not a damn thing I can do about it. Caveat emptor, after all.
What a shit end to a fun - if tiring - few days. And now I'm off to bed for a bloody good sulk.
