Post by Darren Willis on Oct 22, 2005 23:15:32 GMT
Sorry for my lack of appearances as of late , many of you will know that I had a bit of a rough time and sort of got through that but then decided that I needed toget my head into gear on a more personal level.
So I (and Linda) have been doing all sorts of stuff to lose weight and get more mobile , so far I have lost in the region of 21lbs .... this had led to an increase of around 10% in energy levels .... only drawback is that I am suffering some major pain in my quest for a life ... still I have determination , whats more is that when I do get down to what I want to be I shall be hitting the gym and pumping weights ... not advised with fibromyalgia due to the inflamed tendons and muscles but that isn't going to stop me .... not only do I want to lose the weight but I want to look damn good with it LOL .... not as in muscle freak but a nice definition would be a real bonus .. so thats what I am aiming for lol.
Anyway on top of that I have been doing work with getting my other two business ventures going .... it's slow but thats okay.
As you will have noticed I have no stock on many of my snails , that is basically due to several things really. Firstly my time has been taken up with all manner of things lately and I won't breed snails if I can't care for them adequately , I have gotten rid of one of our tanks as I do not intend to go back into mass breeding. Secondly the prices on ebay have taken the respect out of the great snails , I knew it would happen so it was no surprise ... people are even shipping out by normal post with many not even giving an option for next day , I'm sorry if I'm offending anyone on here but I find it sickening how these wonderfull snails have become so much of a throw away commodity ... I mean the snails are selling so cheap that I dare say many will end up as food for something or other. So what I intend to do after my break from the breeding is to breed on a small scale and ask respectful prices so people don't just buy them willy nilly ... and yes I may not sell many but if I don't breed many that means what doesn't sell can be kept here in safety and comfort.
I fully intend to concentrate more on the side of food , care and accessories side of things and of course this wonderful forum which is the most important side of things for advice and help to old and new snail keepers.
So yeah I am still here and foods etc are still available to those that require it , obviously more stuff will be up for grabs soon.
Also the competitions have been well neglected so I have planned a lovely Crimbo competition to re-kick off the competition board , keep yer eyes peeled for that one because it will be very special.
Okay I think I have summed everything up here , hope everyone is doing fine ... speak soon.
Cheers All
Daz
So I (and Linda) have been doing all sorts of stuff to lose weight and get more mobile , so far I have lost in the region of 21lbs .... this had led to an increase of around 10% in energy levels .... only drawback is that I am suffering some major pain in my quest for a life ... still I have determination , whats more is that when I do get down to what I want to be I shall be hitting the gym and pumping weights ... not advised with fibromyalgia due to the inflamed tendons and muscles but that isn't going to stop me .... not only do I want to lose the weight but I want to look damn good with it LOL .... not as in muscle freak but a nice definition would be a real bonus .. so thats what I am aiming for lol.
Anyway on top of that I have been doing work with getting my other two business ventures going .... it's slow but thats okay.
As you will have noticed I have no stock on many of my snails , that is basically due to several things really. Firstly my time has been taken up with all manner of things lately and I won't breed snails if I can't care for them adequately , I have gotten rid of one of our tanks as I do not intend to go back into mass breeding. Secondly the prices on ebay have taken the respect out of the great snails , I knew it would happen so it was no surprise ... people are even shipping out by normal post with many not even giving an option for next day , I'm sorry if I'm offending anyone on here but I find it sickening how these wonderfull snails have become so much of a throw away commodity ... I mean the snails are selling so cheap that I dare say many will end up as food for something or other. So what I intend to do after my break from the breeding is to breed on a small scale and ask respectful prices so people don't just buy them willy nilly ... and yes I may not sell many but if I don't breed many that means what doesn't sell can be kept here in safety and comfort.
I fully intend to concentrate more on the side of food , care and accessories side of things and of course this wonderful forum which is the most important side of things for advice and help to old and new snail keepers.
So yeah I am still here and foods etc are still available to those that require it , obviously more stuff will be up for grabs soon.
Also the competitions have been well neglected so I have planned a lovely Crimbo competition to re-kick off the competition board , keep yer eyes peeled for that one because it will be very special.
Okay I think I have summed everything up here , hope everyone is doing fine ... speak soon.
Cheers All
Daz