[jQuery] disable tooltip plugin upon thickbox call and enable when thickbox is closed

[jQuery] disable tooltip plugin upon thickbox call and enable when thickbox is closed


I have a page where you select a state and the tooltip plugin displays
the states name. When you click on it thickbox appears with a list of
states. Now when you hover around thickbox the tooltps show up. How
can i prevent this from happening. I tried setting the z-index of the
elements.
Here is the problem page.
http://www.thebattalion.tv/dev/firehouses.php
-Tom
Shafer