var temp, temp2, cookieArray, cookieArray2, cookieCount;

function initiate(){

  cookieCount=0;

  if(document.cookie){

    cookieArray=document.cookie.split(";");
    cookieArray2=new Array();

    for(i in cookieArray){
      cookieArray2[cookieArray[i].split("=")[0].replace(/ /g,"")]=cookieArray[i].split("=")[1].replace(/ /g,"");
    }

  }

  cookieArray=(document.cookie.indexOf("state=")>=0)?cookieArray2["state"].split(","):new Array();

  temp=document.getElementById("containerul");

  for(var o=0;o<temp.getElementsByTagName("li").length;o++){

    if(temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o].getElementsByTagName("ul").length>0){

      temp2				= document.createElement("span");
      temp2.className			= "symbols";
      temp2.style.backgroundImage	= (cookieArray.length>0)?((cookieArray[cookieCount]=="true")?"url(http://www.1800anytyme.com/images_new/bullet_down.jpg)":"url(http://www.1800anytyme.com/images_new/bullet.jpg)"):"url(http://www.1800anytyme.com/images_new/bullet.jpg)";
      temp2.onclick=function(){
        showhide(this.parentNode);
        writeCookie();
      }

      temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o].insertBefore(temp2,temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o].firstChild)

      temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o].getElementsByTagName("ul")[0].style.display = "none";

      if(cookieArray[cookieCount]=="true"){
        showhide(temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o]);
      }

      cookieCount++;

    }
    else{

      temp2				= document.createElement("span");
      temp2.className			= "symbols";
      temp2.style.backgroundImage	= "url(http://www.1800anytyme.com/images_new/city_arrow.jpg)";

      temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o].insertBefore(temp2,temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o].firstChild);

    }

  }

}



function showhide(el){

  el.getElementsByTagName("ul")[0].style.display=(el.getElementsByTagName("ul")[0].style.display=="block")?"none":"block";

  el.getElementsByTagName("span")[0].style.backgroundImage=(el.getElementsByTagName("ul")[0].style.display=="block")?"url(http://www.1800anytyme.com/images_new/bullet_down.jpg)":"url(http://www.1800anytyme.com/images_new/bullet.jpg)";

}



function writeCookie(){		// Runs through the menu and puts the "states" of each nested list into an array, the array is then joined together and assigned to a cookie.

  cookieArray=new Array()

  for(var q=0;q<temp.getElementsByTagName("li").length;q++){

    if(temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[q].childNodes.length>0){
      if(temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[q].childNodes[0].nodeName=="SPAN" && temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[q].getElementsByTagName("ul").length>0){

        cookieArray[cookieArray.length]=(temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[q].getElementsByTagName("ul")[0].style.display=="block");

      }
    }

  }

  document.cookie="state="+cookieArray.join(",")+";expires="+new Date(new Date().getTime() + 365*24*60*60*1000).toGMTString();

}



<!-- Begin
function verify() {
var themessage = "You are required to complete the following fields: ";
if (document.contact.Firstname.value=="") {
themessage = themessage + " - First Name";
}
if (document.contact.Addr1.value=="") {
themessage = themessage + " - Address";
}
if (document.contact.City.value=="") {
themessage = themessage + " - City";
}
if (document.contact.Zip.value=="") {
themessage = themessage + " - Zip Code";
}
if (document.contact.State.value=="") {
themessage = themessage + " - State";
}
if (document.contact.Phone.value=="") {
themessage = themessage + " - Phone Number";
}
if (document.contact.Problem.value=="") {
themessage = themessage + " - Describe Problem";
}
//alert if fields are empty and cancel form submit
if (themessage == "You are required to complete the following fields: ") {
document.contact.submit();
}
else {
alert(themessage);
return false;
   }
}
//  End -->


// popups /////////////////////////////////////////////////////


function popUp(URL) {
day = new Date();
id = day.getTime();
eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=450,height=400');");
}


function popUpCall(URL) {
day = new Date();
id = day.getTime();
eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=331,height=563');");
}

function ShowPopup(myURL) {
popup = window.open(myURL + "?popup","MenuPopup","width=525,height=517,location=no,scrollbars=yes,menubars=no,toolbars=no,resizable=no");
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////



/*

// form remember ////////////////////////////////////////////

//Time in days to save form fields values after last visit
//Set to different value to reset cookie (ie: "101 days" instead of "100 days"):
var memoryduration="100 days"

function setformobjects(){
var theforms=document.forms
memorizearray=new Array()
for (i=0; i< theforms.length; i++){
for (j=0; j< theforms[i].elements.length; j++){
if (theforms[i].elements[j].className.indexOf("memorize")!=-1 && theforms[i].elements[j].type=="text")
memorizearray[memorizearray.length]=theforms[i].elements[j]
}
}
var retrievedvalues=get_cookie("mvalue"+window.location.pathname)
if (retrievedvalues!=""){
retrievedvalues=retrievedvalues.split("|")
if (retrievedvalues[retrievedvalues.length-1]!=parseInt(memoryduration)) //reset cookie if var memoryduration has changed
resetcookie("mvalue"+window.location.pathname)
else{
for (i=0; i<memorizearray.length; i++){
if (retrievedvalues[i]!="empty_value")
memorizearray[i].value=retrievedvalues[i]
}
}
}
}

function get_cookie(Name) {
  var search = Name + "="
  var returnvalue = "";
  if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
    offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search)
    if (offset != -1) { // if cookie exists
      offset += search.length
      end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset);
      if (end == -1)
         end = document.cookie.length;
      returnvalue=unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
      }
   }
  return returnvalue;
}

function resetcookie(id){
var expireDate = new Date()
expireDate.setDate(expireDate.getDate()-10)
document.cookie = id+"=;path=/;expires=" + expireDate.toGMTString()
}

function saveformvalues(){
var formvalues=new Array(), temp
for (i=0; i<memorizearray.length; i++){
temp=memorizearray[i].value!=""? memorizearray[i].value : "empty_value"
formvalues[formvalues.length]=escape(temp)
}
formvalues[formvalues.length]=parseInt(memoryduration)
formvalues=formvalues.join("|")
var expireDate = new Date()
expireDate.setDate(expireDate.getDate()+parseInt(memoryduration))
document.cookie = "mvalue"+window.location.pathname+"="+formvalues+"; path=/;expires=" + expireDate.toGMTString()
}

if (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", setformobjects, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", setformobjects)
else if (document.getElementById)
window.onload=setformobjects
if (document.getElementById)
window.onunload=saveformvalues

/////////////////////////////////////////

*/