Glad to hear you're having a GREAT day. Mine has only been mediocre. For
one thing, I'm having a hard time rounding up boat parts for a job I'd
like to complete Friday evening.


Doug Kanter wrote:
Did you find the parts?

As of 5:30, no BUT after a couple hours stuck in traffic I found what I
hope will be a reasonable facsimile

...people often like to own dogs for which there is no place

Definitely agreed. And people train their dogs very stupidly... which
isn't really the dogs fault, but it doesn't mean you have to like them
afterward. As you can tell, I like dogs a lot in a general way, but
there are definitely ones I will not tolerate.


.....the owner could never
understand why I would not be in the same room as her dog from that day
forward.

You show admirable restraint. I'd have body slammed the thing. The owner
probably will never understand.


Personally, I figure a man who cannot train a dog is not fit for the
higher stages of evolution, either, like owning weapons or driving
powered vehicles.


Funny....I have the same opinion of people who can't grow lettuce. :-)

heh heh heh
agreed... I can grow lettuce... not to win prizes, but as a small town
Southern boy I am familiar with the rudiments of agriculture.


I've had property owners attempt violence just for walking my dog past
their house. In one case, a man and his wife who had newly moved into
our neighborhood both came out and screamed at me because my dog stopped
& sniffed at their mailbox. We have a neighbor who used to tease my dog
through our fence and then complain the dog barked at him.


Well, these people are just plain dumb. :-) But, the first couple may have
had some bad experiences in the past.

Or they may just be flaming jerks. Like some "folks" that hang out here.....

I say, they can scream at me about my dog, as long as I can react
similarly to their kids.

... Think about it: Let's say I step in
something left my someone's dog. Perhaps it takes me quite a bit of time to
clean off not only my shoes, but also the floor and carpet in my house. For
argument's sake, let's call it 4 hours, including the trip to the store to
rent the carpet shampoo machine. Hasn't the dog owner stolen my time, not to
mention my money?

I'd agree somewhat, thinking that it's not 100% the dog owners fault if
you track it in. Your shoes do come off, right?



The key is this: Some people have functional noses. Others enjoy the smell
of ****, although a few years with a good psychiatrist can usually solve
that problem.

You might like a cartoon I recently saw... a woman is talking to her
dog, who is looking at her quizzically: "Sit. Stay. Make up for
everything else that's gone wrong with my life."


Regards
Doug King