Today in Billings, firefighters and cops rescued a dog that had frozen to the ice on a pond.

At least 9 firefighters were involved in the rescue, plus some sheriff's deputies.

It may be kind of a backward little hick town, but there are some good folks in Billings. And lots of good dogs.

I am so tired of reading all these stories about idiots who bought more house than they could afford, and more car than they could afford, and racked up crazy amounts of credit card debt, and when someone got laid off, suddenly they're totally screwed, and they moan and groan about how everything went to shit and it's not their fault, call the ( Read more... )