Pittsboro-Tigers

Life lessons learned today rescuing tigers:

10. Amy is the man.

9. ASB first aid kits are inadequate to heal broken toe nails.

8. College kids have too much ADD to finish 18 rounds of putt-putt golf.

7. Diets must consist of North Carolina BBQ...and nothing else.

6. Friends never let friends stand too close to the lion’s cage (“Sheeba, stop chasing after the volunteers again..”)

5. When in a 100 foot vicinity of Jane Goodall, exaggerate all possible encounters you could have had with her.

4. Mom, if you’re reading this, everything we did today was perfectly safe. No, we did not carry rusty poles (or drop them on our toes.)

3. Don’t ever take your power steering on your car for granted.

2. Try to keep your conversations to a minimum with the Wal-Mart cashier as to not cause a line 10-deep behind you.

1. North Carolina BBQ is good enough to make a Jew, a vegetarian, and Chris Spurlock eat BBQ.

Click here to see a slideshow of our day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tigersasb/sets/72157626384624458/show/

Besides continuing on our work repairing the outer fences of the Tiger Rescue facility, we also learned how to mix cement and secure more new poles on the outside of the perimeter. We then took a trip to the Duke lemur research facility (yes, Duke does do research on lemurs; we were shocked too), where we transported old fences back to the Tiger Rescue. And yes, THE Jane Goodall was there. Of course we met her and had many intellectual conversations with her...kind of. We then finished up our day by unloading all the rusty poles we had cut down the day before and headed out for some Allen and Sons BBQ . Best. BBQ. Ever. Seriously. With our tummies full, we sluggishly headed to Raleigh for some putt-putt golf. After a very exhausting and fulfilling day, we went back to New Hope Camp for some much needed rest.

Love,
Your ASB tigers in Pittsboro