Ace-Garageguy Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 I was not only irked, but extremely surprised when I opened my gas bill & found that they "thought" I owed them $497.00 for the month of December! I thought not!! Seems our meter reader mis-read our meter! Steve Numbers are hard. a Subway sandwich technician that wanted to charge me extra for putting more than a teaspoon of cheese on my "cheese steak" sammitch!!! I mean really, doesn't the title Cheese Steak give a clue that the customer expects more than a teaspoon of shredded cheddar cheese??!!! Damned sammitch didn't look anything like the menu picture. So is cheese.
Tom Geiger Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 I'm bummed. My mother in law died last evening. She was in a nursing home, an Altzheimers patient for many years so her quiet peaceful passing is a relief for the family. She is no longer suffering. The lady we knew has been gone for years. Still, I mourn her passing. She was the nicest lady, we used to call her Mrs Cunningham. In fact I never had any issues with my inlaws at all in our 35 years together. And peace to my bro-in-law who had the awesome and awful responsibilities of being her guardian and decision maker. Good job Don, I know how that goes from my folks.
Roadrunner Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Bad news indeed, Tom. I lost my father the same way, and it was heart breaking to watch him deteriorate.
bismarck Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 My condolences to you and yours. Sorry to hear that.
High octane Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Sorry to hear that Tom, and my condolences go out to you and the family.
Bobdude Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Sorry to hear the news,Tom. Condolences to you and the family.
vintagedragcrazy Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Sorry about the loss of your mother in law tom. Vince
chunkypeanutbutter Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Aaaaand the Black Bears lost. Dang.
cobraman Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Lousy pet owners. Today I had a dog hanging by my front door. About a 6 month old Lab mix. She was wet,cold and shaking and very scared. I went out and found her to be a very sweet dog so I took a towel out and dried her off the best I could. Called animal control who said they would do a pick up and could I get her in the back yard. The dog followed me and in fact did not want to leave my side. I pet her for a bit and then went inside and got her some water and some bologna. Very sweet dog and if I didn't have 2 cats I may have considered keeping her. Animal control got her and scanned her for a chip. No chip, big surprise. Hopefully they will find her a good loving home. What irks me no end is the fact that people can take a animal in as part of their family and then when they move or don't want the animal anymore just dump them. Now I guess there is the possibility that this dog just got out but with no chip and no collar with any info how could they ever expect to get their pet back ? Edited February 1, 2015 by cobraman
disabled modeler Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Sorry about the loss of your mother in law tom. Vince Sorry to hear that Tom...you all will be in my prayers.
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Lousy pet owners... What irks me no end is the fact that people can take a animal in as part of their family and then when they move or don't want the animal anymore just dump them... Yup. My cat companion of the past 12 or so years was just dumped in my old neighborhood. She was obviously someone's pet, as she wasn't full grown and had already been fixed (which was a good thing). Very intelligent, affectionate and good natured animal, no trouble whatsoever. Still hard for me to believe that someone could just throw her away like a beer can or a McDonald's wrapper as they drove by. One more reason I'm increasingly fed up with humans.
Petetrucker07 Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Amen^^. People are getting really out of control. Then there's the ones you wonder how they found their way out of bed that morning.
bismarck Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) X3 My wife and I have taken in cats and dogs that were abandoned during the downturn, Our pets are our family. It really set my wife off when she reads on websites that this dog or that cat was dumped because they were old, or in bad health. They are family . Edited February 1, 2015 by bismarck
Guest Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 X4. http://www.startribune.com/local/north/290436891.html
Danno Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Ray, The sad fact is that economic downturns have resulted in a lot of "people" abandoning pets when they lost homes to foreclosures or evictions or moves to other locales forced by lost jobs, etc. The bad news, in Maricopa County, has been the staggering numbers. In 2002, 60,589 abandoned pets were taken in by Animal Control and shelters county-wide. That same year, 59,233 of those orphaned pets were euthanized in Maricopa County. The better news is that the numbers are declining - still bad, but better. In 2011, 46,910 animals were abandoned in Maricopa County and 45,922 were euthanized. In 2014, 38,200 pets were abandoned and taken in by Animal Control and various shelters. There are no euthanasia numbers for 2014 yet. The good news is that a concerted effort over the past several years resulted in adoption (no pun intended) county-wide of a policy to not euthanize any healthy abandoned animals taken in. No healthy dog or cat has been euthanized in Maricopa County since September 30, 2005, according to Animal Control officials. The numbers of pets adopted by new families has grown tremendously. The flip side of the coin, then, would be that the too-high numbers of euthanasia indicates that a large percentage of abandoned pets are too sick or injured to save by the time they are received at shelters.
Rob Hall Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 I've been involved w/ a few of the local dog rescue groups here in the Phoenix area--donated food and time to them, as well as adopting 6 dogs (3 Yorkies, 1 Aussie terrier from the Maricopa County shelter and 2 small terrier mixes) over the last 3 years (we've had 4 older dogs pass on in the last 3 years). It's been a very rewarding experience to be part of..
Agent G Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Other than my time in the military I have never been without at least one dog in my life. Funny story and I witnessed this too. During the great Mississippi river flood of 1993 we were evacuating neighborhoods on the south side. At one house, the door is answered by an extremely pregnant woman with a "gentleman" standing behind. When informed of the evacuation this guy picks up a 12 pack, the pit bull puppy and tells her " See ya at Jeff's place babe". Hey at least he thought of the dog. G
Joe Handley Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 This! That hydrent is in the parking lot for the Dunkin Donuts by work. That Dog was tied there when I pulled up to get a hot chocolate and still there when I got it and drove around to park the Jeep.
crazyjim Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 I would have called 911. Somebody needs some jail time for doing that to a critter.
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