On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 13:57:21 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Dave Hall" wrote in message
news
Not only does the machine cost money, but the dog owner has stolen 3-4
hours
of my precious time. If I apply my working rate to my weekend hours, that
time is worth between $500 and $10,000.00. The dog owner has stolen that
from me.

An extreme exaggeration meant, no doubt, to attach some sort of
inflated value to your time,

Really? In the last 45 minutes, I sold 7 trucks of cereal to a large
midwestern grocery chain. I have 3 more to go. The profit will amount to
around $9000.00. Don't question what my time is worth, boy. Matter of fact,
don't question what ANYONE'S time is worth, except your own.


Irrelevant. Your time in this case is worth nothing. And even if it
were, it still does not justify using excessive force to kill an
animal.

The way you attempt to rationalize everything in terms of dollars and
cents, I'd swear you were one of those right wing radical capitalists.
You know, the ones who put money ahead of all other
considerations.....

Dave