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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

5 things...

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Ok, I am not very good at starting threads but I will try one.
List 5 things in your past that you really enjoyed doing, 5 things you would absolutely like to do in the future and 5 things you would just never want to do.

Past 5:
sky diving
going to amusement parks and museums
riding my bike (650 nighthawk, I miss it)
gymnastics
playing the violin

5 would like to do's:
ride in a hot air balloon
more plays
learn belly dancing
travel along the east coast
scuba diving

5 I really don't care if I ever do:
go to a football game
go to a basketball game
drive thru Kansas or Nebraska again
snow skiing
 
5 things in my past i enjoyed:
horseback riding
swimming
going camping/fishing
taking a trip to the west coast
sitting for hours doing artwork and crafts

5 things i want to do in the future:
take a trip out to the east coast (and have fresh lobster)
attend a sci fi convention (maybe meet one of my fav. actors)
spend a day at the Zoo
read the three book series Celestine Prophacy (again)
buy a house (hopefully sooner than later)
buy a truck (Dodge)
write a book
return to school
Ya ya, i know thats more than five hehehehehehe

5 things i never want to do:
still be living with my family when i hit 30 LOL (heck, still be living with my family at the end of this year LOL)
be in another car accident
remain in my current career
sky dive
remain single and never have kids of my own. (((i really want to have a family)))

Red :)
 
5 past things

Icelandic women
Italian women
Spanish women
Russian women
American women

5 things to do

Mile high club
Play a round of "Where's my finger" with the cast of Charmed
Tour The far east
Drive a car that acually do 200 + mph
Get loose in the Jack Daniels Warehouse with a straw

5 Thing I never want to do

Vote for John Kerry
Go hunting drunk
Be bitten by my Russels viper
Have a stroke
Loose my mind
 
Ok, I'm not a "Lonely Heart" per se, but I love these little survey things.

Past 5:
-saw Metallica in concert at least 7 times
-worked my ass off in various warehouse type jobs
-had a mullet style haircut (I think it was anyway)
-gave birth to 2 beautiful sons
-married my soul mate

5 would like to do's:
-Travel across America, visiting every state
-watch as my children grow to be happy and caring adults
-grow old with my husband
-dye my hair some funky color, like blue or blood red
-go back to school and get my degree

5 I really don't care if I ever do:
-ride in an airplane
-become rich and/or famous or infamous
-attend another S.A. Reptile show
-become a great cook
-see a tornado heading straight towards me
 
Ditch the Mercedes idea

Get a BMW instead. ;)

The Mercedes drives like a tank and handles like one also.

The BMW just begs you to break laws and see if it really does have a speed limiter at 155.. Sadly it does, but that problem will be fixed soon enough. ;)
 
5 PAST:

Drag Racing my '86 Mustang
Playing Guitar
Playing Football
Building cars
Cheerleaders


5 FUTURE:

Keep Racing
Keep building cars
Keep Playing Guitar
SCUBA more often
Travel to INDO.

5 NEVER

Go to France
Go to a play
Get bit by anything
Get lost in France
Die
 
lets see...

5 past experiences:
Woodstock 99
Paris, France and the surrounding countryside
1st litter of baby boas
doing 170mph on my CBR929
fmf 3somes :D

5 on the to do list:
revisit France but head to the Riviera this time
mile high club
successfully breed snow boas
sky dive
have Stephen King sign all the limited 1st editions of the Dark Tower series i have by him

5 i would NEVER do:
wear knee pads to get ahead at work with the boss
visit iraq
put my head in a gators mouth
cut someone off who's riding a motorcycle(esp if they happen to have a hells angels jacket on)
keep a "hot" snake for a pet(no offense to all those hot owners/breeders)
 
AWWW come on... I have a FWC and although it is mild, it is still rear fanged and he is a sweetheart :)
 
Honestly, I would not recommend anyone owning one unless they have done their homework thoroughly and really have the desire to have one, that includes, like all snakes, to respect them and their capabilities.
 
5 Past:
Scuba Diving
Archery
Vacation in Hawaii
Financial Security
New Car


5 on the to do list:
Sky Dive
Jet Ski
Take a cruise
Find a job to retire from
3some <---LMAO, just a dream :D

5 i would NEVER do:
Visit any middle eastern country
have an affair
work in the auto industry
drugs
turn gay ;)
 
5 past things I've enjoyed:
Men
Motorcycles
Reptiles
Philosophy
Men

5 things I would like to enjoy in the future:
Men
Daytona
Learning what makes me tick
Being an attorney
Men

5 things I would probably not like:

Getting caught in a hurricane again
Working at an adult book store
Parachuting
Mud wrestling
Sushi
 
hmmmm

5 past things:

visited new mexico and arizona and traveled from top to bottom side to side.
did 18 gulps (shots, filler ups whatever you want to call it) of cuervo in "the chair" in matomorose mexico
had at least 5 different peeing incidents with the same friend (oh lord have mercy, its some funny stuff)
cared for ,trained and showed professionally (horses)
been to the daytona show
seen a drag show and gay oik wrestling LMAO
i have dipped snuff, chewed chew and smoked a cigar (the chew is extremely gross)
I cussed the UPS and Fed Ex men for not knocking

future things to do :

regain the inner peace ,strength and confidence i once had (this will be achieved soon, just a setback)
pass on knowledge i have obtained through out life
explore how i can expand my brains intelectual capacity to more than 2 %
i want to ride a bull
i want to ride alongside my "old man" the entire eastern shore durring fall
i want to visit central and south america
i want to visit Europe... get a Euro pass go back packing across Europe and sleep in hostiles in between.
i will continue to cuss the UPS and Fed Ex men for not knocking

five things i do not ever want to do:

lose my soulmate
lose the rest of what remains of my sight
i dont want to have to cuss the UPS and Fed Ex guys for not knocking when it should be there duty... but i am sure it will continue

i really do not know because you have to realize some things are inevitable like dieing so my death or someones i love will happen whether i like it or not

ill prety much try anything once and if i do not care for it i wont try it again, allot of things i havent done but i cant say i wont do them... i may not care for the idea but never say never
 
hmmmm

5 Past
Worked out of the Home more hours than I slept
Had my 2 Children
Rescued Rottweilers for over 12 years now
Found a good man
Became a stay home mom

5 Want to
Have at least 1 more child (not sure if I am allowed lol)
Rescue rottweilers for at least 20 more years
Stay with my good man
Keep being stay home mom forever
Learn to sleep more than 3 hours a night

5 Don't care if I ever do
Sleep 8 hours a night lol
Lose this 20lbs I gained over the years
Wear makeup and fix my hair again
Leave the USA for travel
have a brand new car again
 
5 PAST DID:

Hiking in the Colorado Rockies
Going to the beach in Florida to hunt crabs with my kids
Racing my Cutlass on cruise nights
Euchre parties
Horseback riding

5 FUTURE WANT TO:

Live on the edge of a National Forest
See wolves in the wild (here in Michigan)
See all 3 of my sons graduate high school
Go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Watch the sunset over the Pacific Ocean (never been to the west coast)

5 NEVER WANT TO:

Lose my sense of self
Live with someone I hate
Forget...anything
Live forever
Lose my faith
 
Euchre is a card game that apparently originated in Michigan. I used to play online with people all over North America, though. You only use 9-A of all four suits of a standard deck. It takes four people, two sets of partners. It's a game with trump, a bit like spades but with fewer cards and any suit can be called trump.

The great fun is when you finally get the hang of the game and start drinking. If you can keep track of whats trump and whose turn it is when you are drunk you can start betting on the games. I hear it's very popular with the college crowd.

If you know your partner well you eventually can manipulate the game just by looking at each other. Signals aren't allowed, but eye contact is. My best friend and I can't be partners anymore because we play to lose just to make it interesting. When you've played with the same person for 18 years you get to know them SOOOOOO well!

Anyhow, it's the alcohol that makes it a party. The local watering hole even has euchre tournaments.
 
Oh yeah, as far as the betting goes......when we were much younger Tammy and I played strip euchre. We were never much into money. That was when we played to win and ended up fully clothed with a couple of "cool" guys. We always gave back what we won, though :rofl:
 
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