Why do people check in at the gate at the airport?
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seagrass_gw Cape Cod
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why do so few people post pics of their finished bathrooms?
Comments (90)Love all of these Bathroom photos! Thanks for posting! I'm in the middle of planning 4 bathrooms myself. I think Ann Kathryn is correct about why people don't post. After all of your planning and hard work, it's difficult when people are less enthusiastic about your project, even when you know every single flaw yourself! Posters need to be mindful of individual taste and geographical location. Certain remodels may not suit everyone's style, but that's why there's chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. My Mother used to say, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all!"...See MoreWhy do people walking their dogs let them go in my yard?
Comments (58)I found this thread by accident and am very happy that I'm not the only person in the world who doesn't like dog - or any droppings for that matter - in my yard. We live on a corner and it amazes me how people will allow their dogs to run 20 feet up into my yard on one of those 'wonderful' retractable leashes. To me that's trespassing, plain and simple. On more than one occasion I have flung open a window and shouted quite loudly 'CAN YOU KEEP YOUR DOG OFF MY GRASS PLEASE', and then slammed the window shut so they got the hint that not only didn't I appreciate it but let them know they could be seen. I mean, what is it about windows, they think you can't see out?? And I don't care if they pick it up, it's STILL there. If you doubt me, go step on the grass where someone has just 'picked it up' and then sniff your shoes. Nice, eh? It's still on the top of the grass and you're gonna track the smell everywhere you walk. My favorite is what happened recently - I walk a treadmill in the evenings after dinner when many people walk their dogs, and I can see out two windows, one on the side of the house and one in the front. One evening I see a couple come walking two big dogs, a couple I've seen before, not every day but off and on. Never really paid much attention to them, I just see them through the window when they go by. On this particular night I'm walking, and I see them coming back from the end of the street, and I saw a bag in her left hand and thought, Oh, well that's good, at least they're one of those walkers who picks up. And as I'm looking at them - and this all happened in a matter of seconds - she suddnely turns towards her husband (which meant she was turned away from my house so I'm just seeing her back), she kind of leans in towards her husband, like she's saying something to him, then straightens back up and continues walking. As they continued walking, I notice a bag at the edge of the neighbors grass across the street and immediately looked at her hand. No bag. So here you have someone who probably picks it up but then will simply drop the bag somewhere so they don't have to take it home. As hubby said, not only is that a really low thing to do, it's littering. So I got in my car and followed them to see where they lived - which was in a completely different neighborhood than ours so obviosuly they come to OURS to do this - and then after dark I retrieved the bag and 'returned' it to them by tossing it up onto their driveway. I was really hoping it would still be dark when they left for work in the morning and they would drive right through it. At any rate, no one has seen them since, which I would hope is because they're too embarrassed to be seen on our street knowing they were caught doing something so unkind, and also because they now know WE know where they live. And like my husband says, we're pretty sure this probably isn't the first time they've done this, they just never got caught before....See MoreWhy do people keep MEAN animals ?
Comments (25)There was a dog at work who at age 2, for no reason whatsoever, became vicious. Absolutely, positively, unapproachably horrible biter, to everyone including his owners. Like a switch was flipped from nice to mean. We consulted a boarded behaviorist about the dog, and she said that it can happen. Usually male dog, usually neutered at ~6 months, appropriate socialization, training, and upbringing and they just suddenly become mean. She said she used to try to work with people, but hasn't had much success and recommends euthanasia because these dogs are downright dangerous. The client in this case did euthanize the dog after about a week, hoping maybe the problem would go away. We had another client and for the life of me I don't understand them. They brought a terrible horrible evil mean biting cocker mix from the shelter, on death row. I have no idea why they wanted THAT dog. Anyway, before they even took it home they brought it to the vet to be checked out. Lucky me was the only tech on duty at that time. They had him in a carrier and couldn't get him out because he kept growling. OK, maybe he's cage-protective I say, and suggested that I could put the carrier on the table and open it from the top. Fine. Did that. Dog tried to eat my face. Literally. I immediately put him down on the floor and he tried to jump up and eat my face. He was relentless, jumping and attacking me. Thank Gog he still had on the leash that the shelter had on him because he wouldn't let them take that off either. I used it to hold the dog away from me while I put the carrier back on the floor, dragged him into it, and slammed the lid back on. The owners saw what happened. I hadn't done a THING to the dog. They said he was scared. I said take him back to the shelter. They said he'd be killed. I said good. Only time I've ever said that, and I meant it too. They saw our aforementioned boarded behaviorist and refused to do anything she suggested. She had recommened anxiolytic drugs and a Nothing in Life is Free program. Also to feed him separately in a different room because he was incredibly resource-protective, that kind of thing. I have no idea what their deal was, thought it was "mean" to make a dog sit before they fed it and to "drug" the dog (it was suffering needlessly from severe anxiety- it NEEDED drugs and ws cruel to keep him without drugs IMHO). As far as I know they still own this piece of crap. They can't pet him at all, can't take him for walks outside, has to go in their yard separate from their other dog, has to be kept separatly from their other dog (meaning wife is in one room of the house with the evil one and husband is in another room with the nice dog- can't be good for a marriage), if anyone comes over to the house they have to cage him, he's sent the woman to the ER 2 times last time I heard, and he has to be presented to our clinic heavily sedated AND muzzled, and sometimes we still can't do a thing with him. All this time, they could have ended that dog's suffering, and I do believe that living with that level of anxiety is suffering greatly, and rescued a really nice shelter dog from death. I simply don't understand why they have that dog. He's never going to be a good pet for anyone, he's a danger to have around, and they didn't even try to implement a plan that may have made him OK (I doubt it though). They say that they are against animal suffering and couldn't euthanize it, but that dog is beyond miserable and they won't help it. I don't get it at all, and I told them that I wouldn't work with it ever again. Meant it too. Boss OK with that. I can understand people who have pets that are nice to the owner and nobody else. 99% of the time, the pet is just with the owner, so 99% of the time the pet is great. As long as the owner takes appropriate precautions when the pet has to be around other people, it's fine with me. Even though I get my butt kicked by such animals on a regular basis at work. I'm the person, and I've got my ways. I love some chemical restraint is all I'm saying. I guess my answer to the original question, "why do people keep mean animals" is the same for all "why do people do that" questions- because people are stupid....See MoreWhy do people brings little kids?
Comments (25)Add me to Lynn's vote for an adult only section. Our Sunday paper had an article by a woman who spoke about taking her toddler to the art museum, where her daughter ran shrieking with delight through the halls, garnering "stern looks' from the docents, especially since mom could barely keep up with the child who was trying to touch the installations. The author thought this was all fine because her daughter was entertained. Just a few moments ago, TG read a trip advisor review of the TItan Missle launch museum. Some guy was completely put out because he and his 18 month old were asked to leave. He explained that the child was yelling because he frustrated that he was not allowed to touch everything. He proclaimed the site to be "not toddler friendly". Ya think?? I understand that children need to have the opportunity to learn how to conduct themselves in a variety of settings, but a toddler on a titan missle tour? running through the art museum? When the kid is too young and can't handle it, the parent needs to have plan B. I am absolutely astounded that some parents are so inconsiderate of other patrons....See Morededtired
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago@ airport and saw this....
Made me recall neighbor (from childhood) who had plastic covers on her sofa.
eta: apologize to OP for going off topic, was @ airport and when I saw this, thought of this thread.
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