Kestrel Rescue

A couple of Sundays ago we came home from church only to see a bird of prey in our parking lot. The injured bird flew about two feet and just a few inches off the pavement. Since we have so many cats in the neighborhood, we were concerned for its safety. Rubbermaid to the rescue! We covered the bird with a clothes basket and slid a large lid under it. A neighbor called the police who said to bring it to the station, and they would contact someone who could care for it. Unfortunately, since we were putting refrigerated groceries away, I didn't take a picture until we arrived at the police station; therefore, the quality isn't the best. After studying  Birds of Europe, we determined the bird to be a juvenile (Common) Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). It remained very calm, alert, and did not attempt to get away from us.

Life with Rubbermaid

A few Sundays ago, I complimented a lady at church on how nicely she was dressed for church. (I find base church-goers to dress extremely casual. I wear pants to church when the weather's not even cold.....) She replied that she just took something that wasn't in Rubbermaid!

And so the life without closets has become 'Life with Rubbermaid.' I could start a Bubba Gump litany of uses/places for Rubbermaid. We have drawers, ladders, photo boxes, step stools, regular boxes, dvd boxes, Christmas boxes, wrapping paper boxes, the heavy duty boxes....If the NEX gets in some products, they sell out in no time. Just like a run on a bank, people run for the Rubbermaid.