Grocery Grievance. Good Grief!

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

Oh, that's right. It's your *other* personality that's from Fargo.

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Wow, I don't know about where you live, but my family's vet makes a bundle. Probably as much as a family medicine doc. Maybe it varies by region...my boyfriend says vet costs are way higher here than they are in Florida, for instance.

Yeah, my vet in Cali charges an arm and a leg. Well....charged. Back when I had a dog. Small hijack: I wanted to be a vet when I was younger, but then I saw the episode of "The Saddle Club" where Cobalt gets put down and Carole freaks on Dr. Judy for killing her favorite horse.

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[PeppyGPhiB]

From the U.S. Department of Labor:

Median annual earnings of veterinarians were $66,590 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $51,420 and $88,060. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $39,020, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $118,430.

According to a survey by the American Veterinary Medical Association, average starting salaries of veterinary medical college graduates in 2004 varied by type of practice as follows:
Small animals, predominantly $50,878
Small animals, exclusively 50,703
Large animals, exclusively 50,403
Private clinical practice 49,635
Large animals, predominantly 48,529
Mixed animals47,704
Equine (horses)38,628

Admittedly, the median is less than I thought it would be. But I'm not surprised to see that large animal vets seem to make less, considering they're often in agricultural areas.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

Yeah, my vet in Cali charges an arm and a leg. Well....charged. Back when I had a dog. Small hijack: I wanted to be a vet when I was younger, but then I saw the episode of "The Saddle Club" where Cobalt gets put down and Carole freaks on Dr. Judy for killing her favorite horse.

They messed up the books so much! I was uber annoyed when I saw the tv show! Did you read a lot of the books? Bonnie Bryant wrote a new series called Pine Hollow which has all the characters plus some new ones as they've grown up and gone into high school. Set in Lisa's senior year, Carole and Stevie's junior year.

[bluefish81]

I don't like to shop at WalMart but that's just my personal preference, I just like Target better. I think it has something with being able to walk into their store and knowing where I need to go to find stuff within about 30 seconds.

When I do go grocery shopping either at SuperTarget or Hy-Vee the thing that annoys me is people who park in front of the store while waiting for someone. I'm just waiting for the day when I witness an accident because someone is parked there and another car is trying to go around them and hits a person.

Oh and CheerfulGreek, good luck in vet med school I think you're going to need it.

[christiangirl]

^^^ I've never been asked for a tip! That's weird.

Originally Posted by centaur532

They messed up the books so much! I was uber annoyed when I saw the tv show! Did you read a lot of the books? Bonnie Bryant wrote a new series called Pine Hollow which has all the characters plus some new ones as they've grown up and gone into high school. Set in Lisa's senior year, Carole and Stevie's junior year.

No, I never read the books (I was into Pony Pals), but I always wondered what happened to them after the season ended. Maybe I'll go to the library and see what I can find. It's always so sad when something ends, I like knowing what happened after. That's why I liked that Sweet Valley Twins continued into college (I never read them, but it makes me feel better that I can go look if I want to).