I got to visit Caboodle Ranch

On 2010-07-27 18:43:54 -0500, said:

Dan M wrote:

They do! Visitors need to coordinate with the ranch, but they welcome
helpers and visitors.

Well, I've been trying to arrange a trip to Best Friends for years, but
I really need help with trying to find someone to drive with and someone
(possibly a different person) to share a room with. I was hoping that
someone at Best Friends would be willing to help arrange that since they
know who is coming when, but they were most unhelpful. Instead, they
pointed me to their web forums, which are so badly constructed that they
are pretty much unusable. Maybe C&C would be more helpful that way. Although
the situation would be different since I would *not* be driving to Florida.
I would probably combine it with a trip to visit my sister. I forget where
they are located, but I seem to remember it wasn't all that close to where
sis lives. So I guess I *would* be driving there.

They're in Lee, FL, about an hour east of Tallahassee.

Daniel Mahoney wrote:

I would probably combine it with a trip to visit my sister. I forget where
they are located, but I seem to remember it wasn't all that close to where
sis lives.

They're in Lee, FL, about an hour east of Tallahassee.

Oh that really *isn't* close to where my sister lives at all. But it would
be drivable, just a long trip. (I guess I won't get much sympathy from you
on that. ) Maybe I could even talk her into going - she's as much a cat
nut as I am.

Joyce

--
I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better
for it. -- Abraham Lincoln

On 27 Jul 2010 21:54:20 GMT, Dan M wrote:

On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:37:05 +0000, bastXXXette wrote:

You drove a day and a half just to stay for the afternoon? Wow. What did
you donate? (Or should the question be *who* did you donate?)

Do they accept help from volunteers who just come for a limited time,
the way they do at Best Friends in Utah?

Joyce

They do! Visitors need to coordinate with the ranch, but they welcome
helpers and visitors.

Nancy and I had a van that we didn't need any more (the 2 of us had 3
vehicles) so we donated the van to them. The only way to get it to them
was to drive it down. Their previous vehicle was a F150 with close to
half a million miles on it. Anyone who regularly carries kitties to vet
appointments needs more reliable transportation than that. Their old
pickup also didn't have air conditioning. Can you imagine driving
*anywhere* in the Florida heat with A/C?

Wow! That was VERY nice of you to go to all the expense, and all of the
time, to give them a good vehicle.

I'm sure they were VERY happy to get it!

I remember seeing on one of the videos I watched, when the Caboodle
Ranch was posted here before, that he talked about needing a better
vehicle, because he drive a LONG ways to get all the supplies it takes
to keep that place running.

I'd say your good karma account is full to bursting, now!

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Dan M wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:20:39 -0500, Granby wrote:

We got a good story for rpcc out of it though so it was double good fun.
You guys should check it out, Dan writes a description of the place that
will make you want to leave to visit tomorrow.

I know that I'm going to do my best to plan some vacations down that way
so I can volunteer some time to them. And one of the orange kitties there
is a polydactyl, and just *loves* tummy rubs, so I'm going to have visit
to keep his tummy-rub needs satisfied

Dan

That sounds like a tough job, Dan, still someone's got to do it. ;-)

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talk about a place for a meet and greet with a good purpose for rpca, Lee
"Dan M" wrote in message
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On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:20:39 -0500, Granby wrote:

We got a good story for rpcc out of it though so it was double good fun.
You guys should check it out, Dan writes a description of the place that
will make you want to leave to visit tomorrow.

I know that I'm going to do my best to plan some vacations down that way
so I can volunteer some time to them. And one of the orange kitties there
is a polydactyl, and just *loves* tummy rubs, so I'm going to have visit
to keep his tummy-rub needs satisfied

Dan

what about the car? Lee
"Dan M" wrote in message
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On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:33:26 +0000, bastXXXette wrote:

How long were you there?

Joyce

Just for the afternoon. I had to catch a plane back in the early evening.

disregard earlier message, lol, Lee
"Dan M" wrote in message
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On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:37:05 +0000, bastXXXette wrote:

You drove a day and a half just to stay for the afternoon? Wow. What did
you donate? (Or should the question be *who* did you donate?)

Do they accept help from volunteers who just come for a limited time,
the way they do at Best Friends in Utah?

Joyce

They do! Visitors need to coordinate with the ranch, but they welcome
helpers and visitors.

Nancy and I had a van that we didn't need any more (the 2 of us had 3
vehicles) so we donated the van to them. The only way to get it to them
was to drive it down. Their previous vehicle was a F150 with close to
half a million miles on it. Anyone who regularly carries kitties to vet
appointments needs more reliable transportation than that. Their old
pickup also didn't have air conditioning. Can you imagine driving
*anywhere* in the Florida heat with A/C?

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:25:00 -0500, Stormmee wrote:

talk about a place for a meet and greet with a good purpose for rpca,
Lee

Oh, now that is an excellent idea!

wonder if we did that and donated time how many people could come, Lee
"Amelia T Cat" wrote in message
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On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:25:00 -0500, Stormmee wrote:

talk about a place for a meet and greet with a good purpose for rpca,
Lee

Oh, now that is an excellent idea!

Do I smell a ROAD TRIP.
"Stormmee" wrote in message
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wonder if we did that and donated time how many people could come, Lee
"Amelia T Cat" wrote in message
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On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:25:00 -0500, Stormmee wrote:

talk about a place for a meet and greet with a good purpose for rpca,
Lee

Oh, now that is an excellent idea!