A GUY WHO SAVED HIS DOGS WAS MAULED TO DEATH…BY HIS DOGS:
Here’s even more proof that no good deed goes unpunished. Four years ago, three Bullmastiffs attacked and seriously injured a man in central Slovenia. Officials ordered the dogs to be put down, but their owner…an unidentified 52-year-old doctor…appealed the ruling. And in June, he finally won his case, sparing the lives of his three pets. Anyway, on Tuesday the doctor was working in his garden when his dogs suddenly turned on him and MAULED HIM TO DEATH. The three Bullmastiffs have now been put to sleep…maybe a little too late. (If you don’t know what a Bullmastiff looks like, you can check out some photos of the breed here. We included a picture of full-grown Mastiff, as well as a Mastiff puppy…because they’re just SO ADORABLE!!!)
HAVE YOU EVER WRECKED A CAR WHILE TAKING IT FOR A TEST-DRIVE???
You always wonder whether a customer will get into an accident when test-driving a new car off the lot. This story is just the opposite. An auto shop owner who finished repairs on a customer’s car took it out for a test drive and crashed it himself. The car: A 2008 Porsche Boxster. The man reportedly hit speeds up to 164 mph before he flipped the car on a road shoulder (and no, not while doing 160 mph). He was uninjured. Cost of the damage: Around $50 grand. FYI: A brand-new Boxster goes for between $51 and $56K… might as well just make it a total write-off.
COST TO TRAIN FOR THE OLYMPICS:
The Winter Olympics get under way next week. If your kids get inspired by the Games and decide they want to become an Olympic athlete one day, you may want to gently encourage them to find another path. Here’s why . . .Once they make the national team, most athletes are given funding through the U.S. Olympic Committee to cover the costs of their training. But until you make the Olympic squad, you’re on your own. And, seriously, it costs a TON of money to train for the Olympics. Check it out:
SPEED SKATERS train for an average of four to seven years, at an annual cost of $13,500. That’s means they’ll spend a grand total of $54,000 to $94,500 out of pocket before MAYBE making the Olympics.
FIGURE SKATERS train for ten or more years, at an annual cost of $10,000. That means they’ll spend a grand total of $100,000 out of pocket before MAYBE making the Olympics.
HOCKEY PLAYERS train for an average of 20 years, at an annual cost of $6,000. That means they’ll spend a grand total of $120,000 out of pocket before MAYBE making the Olympics.
And ALPINE SKIERS train for an average of ten years, at an annual cost of $6,000 to $30,000. That means they’ll spend a grand total of $60,000 to $300,000 out of pocket before MAYBE making the Olympics.
