3/5/2003: Columbia reconstruction room

[Degrees]

Back when I worked for the local Health Department, we had a small incident. (To digress a little, I worked in the computer room, but my boss was the County Dog-Catcher (Animal Control Officer) because management could not get funding for an IT manager. So they hired him, and paid him out of the Animal Control funds. Sure enough, we actually needed an Animal Control Officer, so Bill was told to put on the uniform and get in the truck.... )

Eventually, we hired a real A.C.O. Of course, all the people who apply for the position are animal lovers - friendly, sensitive kind of folk.

Long story short, this animal control officer needed counseling. I was going to tell the story of just how bad an incident she experienced. It was really bad. But why re-live the pain (and spread it around even more)?

So really, I just want to say thank you to Wolf, and the people in his position. You provide a service that helps people down to the core of their being. Those people have taken on some of the toughest jobs, and without people like you, it would be *so* much harder.

Thank you.