Discounted Pet Vaccine/Microchip

Cook County is offering discounted microchipping and rabies vaccines for your cats, dogs and ferrets.

$7 for one year rabies vaccine/$21 for three year vaccine
$10 for microchipping of your pet.

Attached is the link for location schedule with times. Nearest I find is Crestwood. (click the title of the post for direct link)

Gas Leak~

111th and Spaulding. Some homes being evacuated.

From Chicagobreakingnews.com

About 20 homes and businesses in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood were evacuated for about a half hour this morning because of a gas line rupture, officials said.

A contractor hit the line in the vicinity of 111th Street and Spaulding Avenue on the Far Southwest Side despite the area being marked, said Peoples Gas spokeswoman Bonnie Johnson.

The Fire Department declared a hazardous materials situation about 9:15 a.m. and ordered the evacuations. But the line was capped and people were allowed to return to their homes and workplaces by 9:45 a.m.

But as of noon, 70 customers remained without gas, Johnson said. She expected service to be restored later this afternoon.

Got Stuff?

Along with the open post weekly, once or twice a month I will post "Got Stuff?" This is where you will post stuff you have for sale, cars, boats, books, school uniforms, game systems, whatever.

You can post what you are looking to buy too.

This will be an on-line garage sale.

You can barter or sell, whatever you want.

Leave email/phone number if you choose or reply to prior comments in comments.

This is our 60655 version of Craig's list, without the wackos...

Say What!!! Are you kidding me!

I found this interesting and also a little ridiculous in some circumstances. I understand controlling your kids, but I cannot and will not have my teenager leashed to me. I cannot follow them and all I can do is hope that I instilled morals in them...but the day I have to pay for their stupidity, they are dead meat!

READ ON... This is an Illinois law.

Parental Liability for Minors

In general, minors are liable for their misdeeds. However, when a minor acts intentionally or negligently in a manner that causes harm to another, it is difficult to collect damages from the minor. In such a situation, the minor's parents may also be held liable for their child's acts and/or ordered to pay for them. A "parent" can be anyone exercising parental authority over the child, but typically refers to the "custodial" parent. Although they vary widely by state, most parental liability laws target intentional, malicious or reckless behavior and exclude pure accidents. Parental liability stems from the custodial parents' obligation to supervise and educate their children.

Types of Acts by Minors for Which Parents May be Liable

Many states have enacted laws which hold custodial parents responsible for delinquent acts of their minor children including:

Vandalism

Theft and shoplifting

Automobile accidents (especially if junior throws a party and someone left drunk, gets hurt, kiss your house goodbye)

Fights and assaults

File sharing (e.g., music industry copyright cases)

In general, individuals who are injured or harmed by a minor may be able to file suit against both the minor and the minor's parents.

A co-worker's daughter was caught shoplifting (14 years old) and was arrested and sentenced to community service. Okay fine, good, she learned a lesson (hopefully). Well then mom gets a letter from the store stating that the mom has to pay $130 in restitution. WHAT??? There were no damages, the merchandise never even got of the store. What are you paying for. Maybe I am wrong, but when I drop off my kid at the mall and they do something SO STUPID, why do I have to pay?

So with the fighting at Mt. Greenwood, parents be forewarned, if someone gets hurt, YOU can be liable for DAMAGES.

Open Post 7/23 through 7/29

Please put all "off topic" comments here and leave the titled posts for comments related to that post. Thanks.

Sorry about posting delays ~ I'm on vacation

I took some vacation days so posting will be sporatic.

FYI - Went camping. If you like camping, you have to try out Potato Creek State Park in Indiana (near South Bend). Huge lots, SUPER clean bathrooms with hot showers, nice lake for fishing with beach, pets welcome, playlots, hiking, biking, and much more...$17.00 per night for tent camping. I'm not so much a tent camper, but with a good air mattress, I didn't want to go home. The stars were unbelieveable. Two hours away and I felt like I was in another world. Then I came back, ugghhh.

Water park tomorrow. This is my staycation. Yeah me!

High School Textbooks - Buy and Sell Here

The dreaded time has arrived! It's time to start thinking of school. I know, I know, it's still 6 weeks for Catholic and 7 for public, but if you snooze, you lose.

If you need textbooks for high school students, post it here.
If you want to sell some books, list them here.

You may put email addresses and phone numbers if you want.