The Not Happy Thread

Way easier on the back, too.

 

I hurt my leg, somehow. Most likely from all the walking my adventures took me on this week. Climbing trees and walking miles upon miles is fun, but I guess the body disagrees.

 

I would like to thank the literally hundreds upon hundreds of vehicles that drove right past us on our hike to the gas station this morning. Half a mile with a four-year-old in tow and a gas can held out like a giant, red hitching thumb, and nobody stopped until we were less than half a block from the gas station. Oh, and somebody honked at her while we were climbing in! What the hell!?

Thank God we had a ride back to the truck though, because that's when it started raining. She also kept us from being an additional fifteen minutes late for school. Bless that kind lady, and screw all the jerks who couldn't be bothered. Stop and help, people! I hate this town sometimes. Friendly, my ass. ("Friendliest city in America" is the actual slogan on the welcome signs. No one knows why. It's never been called that by anyone ever.)

 

I'm going to be honest, I don't like having people in my car. Even relatives, so a stranger would have no chance trait

This might be my OCD, but they touch things, ask questions, and violate the isolated and quiet area that is my vehicle. That's my space and I am very greedy with it.

Also, since there is someone in my vehicle, I also get chatty, so my driving skills go way down. So in the end, it would be better and safer if no one rode with me. Lol

 

Well, my kid was fifteen minutes late to school after having to almost run to keep up with me for the better part of a city block, and we almost got rained on in 50 degree weather, but at least everybody's cup holders and seat belts were safe.

 

Well, at least your body got to an adventure.

 

Dude, I have a pretty cold heart when it comes to humanity. The only creatures I pull over for, are dogs that got loose.

And it's not about Zen, as much as distrust for my fellow humans. I've had a supervisor in the past, who could smile at me, teach me how to detect fraudulent checks, all the while stealing from the registers. I got two marks for coming up short and a third one would be termination.

So yeah I'm a bit cold when it comes to Humanity

Eta: I will pull over for a cop, to assist if the need ever arises. Every time I see a cop pull someone over oh, I linger a little bit. Just in case

 

That was my response as well!

 

We had to put my cat down the other day. He stopped eating a few days before that and was hiding in the closet some, so we scheduled the vet to come out. Aeneas must have known that it was his death day, because he actually came down stairs and hung out in the window all day. I set him up with food and litter next to him, because he could hardly walk.

Anyway, the vet hit him with the sedative while I was petting him, and he took it like a champ, being the most stubborn pet I've ever had. He didn't even flinch. Then he got the lethal dose, and we buried him in the yard.

This current radio song kept playing in my head all day, because it reminded me of the deed. So I found the lyric video and played it for my wife that night.



So we watch it, and I feel sad. But my wife noticed the most uncanny thing: the main official video for the song...



It is actually about a girl losing her dog!

I was like... damn.

Spoiler

 

I'm sorry about the loss of your cat, but you did the right thing. Awww....

 

Awww...man, that sucks.

A couple years ago, my Rottweiler of 13 years had passed away. However, I let her go out on her own terms. But still, that is not easy.

Sorry about your loss man.

 

Why can't animals live longer,

 

I'm getting a turtle. j/k

 

Nothing wrong with Turtles.

But, I hope a new kitten find a happy home with you guys.

 

We have another cat, and she's like 13-14. I don't want to bother her with a kitten. She wouldn't be having it. lol

 

That's understandable.

When my old girl was getting near the end, we got a husky pup who played with her for a while.

 

awe, dogs are smarter lol

Cats don't appreciate that kinda thing

 

No, they don't. LOL

Eta: yeah, I was concerned that my Rottweiler would harm herself because she was getting so excited with the husky pup being there. Barking and wolfen, I could tell she wanted to chase after but was in no shape to do so

 

Yeah. An older cat often doesn't want a new one around. Let her be Top Cat for the rest of her life.

I believe if you want a pet that will live as long as a human, a parrot is probably a good choice. If you want a parrot. They do sometimes live for 60-70 years. But, sadly, our most popular pets ...dogs and cats ...don't live very long at all, compared to us. It just goes with the territory. But the good thing is, a well-cared-for puppy or kitten will have a loving home for its entire life, barring unforseen events. And that's a very comforting thing to consider.

 

That sucks.

 

Cats and dogs aren't really wild animals. They domesticated themselves in antiquity, and I don't think they really want to be wild. Cats are perfectly content to mimic human babies crying with their big eyes to gain our sympathy so they can keep mice out of the grain.

Birds as pets though, kinda give me the hibbyjibbies. I don't know that I think people should cage winged creatures.

 

Pretty much,

With cats, they're the master and they give you the privilege of their presence, LOL. They let you pet them, when they feel like it.

Dogs, see you as part of the pack. It's a matter of being Alpha rather than master. I still say humans got the better end of the deal when dogs teamed up with us.

As you can tell, I'm very enamored of dogs trade

 

Totally with you on that—regarding caged birds. However, parrots CAN be allowed a lot of freedom (if you don't mind parrot shit everywhere) and they do seem to love interacting with their owners. I've known parrot owners who only put their parrots in a cage at night ...which is fine with the parrot, because it just goes to sleep. However, parrots can be horrendously territorial and vicious against visitors and strangers, or even against certain people who live in the house. They can do a lot of damage if they get pissed off. Parrots as pets aren't my thing, but neither is a caged bird of any kind.

 

I hope you have managed to sort something out. I think if it was me, I would fly straight over if I could. You never know which way things will go.