The events as of late or no big secret, if you are unaware however I will give you a little run down. My employer and union have been under contract negotiations over the past several months. Last week these negotiations fell apart and a strike was called. Everyone walked away at 3PM on Thursday August 23RD. For those that are not familure with the way this works, no one can cross the picket lines, Well legally anyone can but the union can also fine people up to the wages earned for crossing and collect said fines in a court of law meaning any work done during the strike in the long run can cost you more than what you made once you add up the financial, emotional and mental impacts.

At this time I have heard of no end in sight for this labor dispute and it is only a matter of time before it gets worse and worse. During a labor dispute no one involved is able to collect unemployment. I spent 6 days on the picket lines and am still exhausted after coming home at lunch time on Tuesday. I have made the decision that it is better to look out for my family and while I will honor the strike I will not participate daily like I was. I am running around doing what I can do but it still is not enough.

For this reason I am asking all of the supporters of DRN to step up. I have placed a paypal donation link on the side bar for the website, donations can be set up to recur each month or you can also make a one time donation. If you are not able or don’t want to donate, picking up some DRN gear is also a great way to support the show, sharing the YouTube videos and website on social networks is also a great way to help.

I have been fairly quiet in the reptile world lately just because I have been so busy dealing with this or out trying to make something where I can. I hope this is all over very soon so everyone involved can get back to work and back to their lives as usual. I greatly appreciate everyone’s support, the dust will settle soon and when it does I will know exactly where everything stands and whether or not I will have the funds to keep DRN going or not. Thank you very much, its been s fun ride that I hope continues for many many years.