The Not Happy Thread

Not to be confused with cross-dressing

 

You know it was a bad windstorm when the best way to pick up the pine needles is with the snow shovel.

 

It's gonna get pretty chilly here tonight and all my beautiful porch plants that haven't already been killed by the cold are going to die tonight. :-( I was able to bring a couple into the garage, so we'll see if they stay alive this winter. My front porch always looks so bleak in the winter. It's very plain, so I add lots and lots of plants and hanging baskets in the Spring.

 

i wish it would get colder over here. It was 42 this morning which is a nice change, but im ready for some real cold.


Soo.... my guys overflowed the tanks..... again. (I work in water transfer in the oilfield, we lay line to a frac site and pump water to the tanks while another company pumps it down the well).
I dont get it, im a supervisor now, but i worked the tanks for 10 months when i first started, and i never had a overflow. iv had many times in the last 4 months where this has happened. They always say they had no radio contact, and they where calling for a shut down, but the pump operator never got the word.... i dont know.. iv ask for better radios... guess my company would rather us look stupid and looses clients than shell out some chunk change for radios that work.... guess i gotta go get my ass chewed out by another company man tomorrow morning

 

37 degrees here in East Tennessee during the mornings. That wouldn't be a bad thing if it wasn't for the fact that I have no car at the moment and have to walk a mile down the side of a dark country road at 5 in the morning every day to get to work.

@SuttonMichael254 I know that feeling of getting beat over the head by a company that refuses to buy good equipment. It got to the point at my job that I just went and bought my own supplies because the company ones weren't worth a shit. Period.

 

I'm ill today and it's not nice.

 

I understand, I'm sick today too and feel like doing nothing at all...blah.

Let's hope we both feel better soon.

 

Yes, both let get better. Sick isn't nice, as I been there, done that and got the t-shirt.

 

1.) Got called into work on my day off. On the plus side, the only reason I was called is because the VP of our corporation was making an unexpected visit and my supervisor wanted his best crew on board, so I guess that means I'm doing a good job,

2.) I get home and almost immediately get drawn into an argument with the lady of the house. Not going to go into the particulars, but lets just say the whole thing was over (to me) something insanely stupid and not worth bitching about.

 

Not looking so good today for my 17 yea old beagle. She's been collapsing for 2 years now, but in 2 different ways -- one way in which she loses consciousness briefly and seizes, but another where her legs just give out. With the latter, she's remained alert, and will eat if you give her food. She'll get up a little while later, sometimes with help.

Yesterday, she had the legs-giving-out collapse, but did not get up for a while. I finally was able to get her up, but she walked weirdly and then collapsed again in a different part of the kitchen. She has been there ever since. She's not eating, and I cannot get her up. My 9 y.o. is very upset and fell asleep last night on the kitchen floor next to her.

I called the vet and am bringing her in at 12:30. My son this morning, before he left for school said "don't put her down." I told him that I can't promise that. I don't think it's looking too good at this point, and I know when he gets home from school, he's going to be very upset.

I am sad, but this has been a long time coming. 2 years ago, I didn't think she'd make it to the end of the year, so we've had 2 years extra. And they have been a tad trying with all the collapsing and the accidents. And 17 is pretty old for a beagle.

 

@chicagoliz I'm so sorry to hear that. The death of a beloved pet is hard enough, but when there are kids in the mix, it's even harder. You've done the right thing. It's best not make promises you can't keep. At least he'll have a little time to get his head around the fact that your dog may not be around when he gets home. So much better than a sudden, wholly unexpected shock.

Having been through this a few times myself, I feel for you... I really do.

 

My sympathies, Liz. When I put my cat Val down, it broke me, so I know there is nothing easy in this. I had him cremated and I still have him to this day, decades later. Take heart in knowing that we know you are doing the responsible thing. I send you my fortitude as regards your son. This too is a lesson of life for him, and to date you've given me every reason to believe that you will handle it well.

 

Thanks, guys. It is hard with the kids, although since we've had the kids, I've felt bad because the dog did not get anywhere near the attention she got before our first son came home. My husband has been very ready to have no pets now for a while, and I am kind of ready for that, too. But that also makes me sad, because I always wanted my kids to have pets, and they won't have one for quite some time. (I could probably be talked into getting another, but my husband is very, very adamantly against it.) I kind of think the best time for pets is either before kids or after the kids are grown, because there just isn't time for them with everything that goes on when kids are in the mix. So we're going to be pet free for the first time in 20 years. It will be strange, but in many ways it will be easier.

The worst thing for me right now is how hard it will be for my son. I had to put down a very beloved cat in November, 2005 and I still miss him. (It seems November is not a good month for pets in my family.) We also had to put down a cat this past January. My 4 y.o. still mentions that cat, and today he said, "so we're not going to have any more dogs or cats." I was surprised he said this and that he realized what was going on, given that the dog was not really looking so good and that he remembered the cat did not come home.

 

I enjoyed bringing up kids alongside animals, but they certainly can make life difficult, especially if both parents are working. It's hardly fair. Then there is the matter of getting them looked after during family holidays, or boarded, if they can't come with.

Kids aren't in the equation now, but once my two cats and two ferrets shift this mortal coil, I think they'll be the last I'll have. All my animals have been rescue animals. I've given them a good life, but their short lifespans weigh heavy on me. My female ferret has two years, tops. Her death will break my heart... I know it, and I'm dreading it to the point that, even though it hasn't happened yet, the thought of getting so attached to another animal doesn't sit easily with me. I'm not sure I could let myself.

But then again, if someone where to bring me an unwanted animal, and the only other choice was euthanasia, I don't think I could say no. I fall for it every time despite my intentions to stay animal free.

 

Yeah, it's hard. I'm very sad right now, but if I didn't have my kids, I'd be absolutely devastated right now, because I know this dog would be almost like my child. But of course, now I'm sad for myself and for my kids. All my animals have been rescues, too. We've had this dog for over 12 1/2 years.

I don't know. Again, if it were just up to me, I'd probably end up with another animal. But I really don't see my husband changing his mind, at least not anytime soon.

 

I can appreciate that. My female ferret has taken on that kind of role in my life.

You never know, perhaps as time goes on, and your kids grow up, your husband might have a rethink.

 

@chicagoliz Oh, no that's so sad. I'm sorry to hear that. It's always heart-breaking to see an animal suffer and so difficult to make the decision whether to let them go or not .

 

Just got back from the vet. Vet said that with congestive heart failure, which is what she has had, eventually blood can pool in the heart and that what happens is they start throwing clots. Vet suspected a clot had gone to her spine, weakening her, and that another clot could come at any time. As she was going through this, it looked like that exactly happened, and my dog got worse right there.

 

@chicagoliz No news is good news at this point, eh? At least she has an owner who loves her and will do what is best for her.

 

We ended up putting her down. The vet said there was nothing else to do at this point, because there would be more clots. I am very sad right now.

 

@chicagoliz I don't want to hit you up with a load of platitudes right now. I'm sure you know what I would say. I'm truly sorry you are feeling sad. We grieve for our pets as if they are people, and I've done my fair share, enough to know that nothing I can say will make a blind bit of difference to how you are feeling right now. My thoughts are with you nonetheless.

 

I'm worried about my friend. I think his work is taking advantage of him with him being new, and giving him more he can really handle.

 

I know people who are really stressing about their workload right now. And those who aren't stressing about that are stressing about job security. There's a lot of it about.

 

very sorry to hear Liz. It's terrible when a pet dies, they really are part of the family.
As a grown up whose had to deal with animal deaths at an early age - my parents loved
animals and I had cats, dogs, bunnies, birds, hamsters, fish and even a pet rat - I can say that
the love of those animals outlasts the hurt of their passing.