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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.

  • IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!! About the Google Adsense ads being displayed

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    Yeah, I know. They are a pain in the butt. But they pay the bills to keep my server running. Just a fact of life, I am afraid.

    Want to get rid of them? Simple. Just become a Contributor level member or above and they will be gone. -> Please click HERE."

    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

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    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

Giant Tortoise cracks its shell

Now that is quite a story and some amazing photos of the repaired shell! My question is: What was a 70-pound tortoise doing on top of a 10 foot wall?????



Prognosis Good: Tortoise Recovers After $4K Surgery to Cracked Shell
By Christina Bravo

A tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in Fallbrook is recovering after vets used screws, zip ties and denture material to repair it.
San Diego County Animal Services says the 70-pound tortoise was trying to escape a dog when it fell from a 10-foot wall in Fallbrook. He landed on his back and his shell cracked in three places.
Vets used zip ties, screws and wire to hold the broken shell together.
It may take a year for the shell to heal, but doctors say the 30- to 40-year-old tortoise's prognosis is good.
 
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