Pet free just in time...

As heard on TV - pets can be bad for your health especially if you're a young child or someone over 65. Among the reasons they gave was that people let dogs or cats lick their faces, an obviously bad idea because of what else they lick.  I actually think this is more of a dog thing, my cat never licked my face.  They also warned against having snakes and rodents for pets (and just when I was thinking about adopting a python, darn).  It looks like I have achieved pet-free status just in the nick of time.