You know what really grinds my gears?

[KG]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I take my dog in the car sometimes just so he knows that all car rides don’t end up badly (groomer which he hates, vet, etc...) but it’s usually just short trips or when I pick my kids up from school. They get a kick out of him riding in the car [emoji2375]


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[Majingir]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

But dogs are on a leash, kids running amok and doing whatever they want is one of the most annoying things anywhere.

So your solution, kids on leashes?

I actually saw someone do that before. It was one of those body harnesses but the same thing, the parent still had their kid tied.

[Caulfield]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

So your solution, kids on leashes?

I actually saw someone do that before. It was one of those body harnesses but the same thing, the parent still had their kid tied.

A leash won't help, a kid'll eat through a leash in a minute. ya gotta put a steel chain on a kid or he'll be in the neighbor's yard eating his trash and grass.

[ProfessaPackMan]

You know what really grinds my gears?

I take my dog in the car sometimes just so he knows that all car rides don’t end up badly (groomer which he hates, vet, etc...) but it’s usually just short trips or when I pick my kids up from school. They get a kick out of him riding in the car [emoji2375]


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Maybe I need to have kids to appreciate this then.

I guess it’s because I’m not that pressed to bring my pet with me, everywhere I go, especially to a damn grocery store of all places. That’s just straight disrespectful to everyone else that’s there.

So your solution, kids on leashes?

I actually saw someone do that before. It was one of those body harnesses but the same thing, the parent still had their kid tied.

Here you go, Maj

NSFW

https://youtu.be/6KSvYAA1K24

[ProfessaPackMan]

You know what really grinds my gears?

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[kehlis]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Maybe I need to have kids to appreciate this then.

I guess it’s because I’m not that pressed to bring my pet with me, everywhere I go, especially to a damn grocery store of all places. That’s just straight disrespectful to everyone else that’s there.

To be fair, he and I only responded to the dislike for having dogs in the car. Neither of us condoned taking them into a grocery store (I would never think of taking my dogs into any store they don't need to be at).

I bring them in the car on short drives for reasons I mentioned above and the other one KG mentioned that it's actually a good practice to take them on a random car ride every now and again that isn't the vet so they don't associate a car ride with a terrifying ending.

I wouldn't bring them anywhere that makes others uncomfortable.

[Caulfield]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

my biggest fear for animals in cars is lack of seatbelts. we'd never think of letting our children be beltless. carmakers spend so much effort in getting cupholders just right, they should put that same effort into making sure our best friends are as secure as our children. And maybe that technology is already out there but every dog I see in a car is just sitting there waiting to be a part of the windshield.

EDIT: somehow I failed to mention that earlier, and that was the most important part

[kehlis]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

my biggest fear for animals in cars is lack of seatbelts. we'd never think of letting our children be beltless. carmakers spend so much effort in getting cupholders just right, they should put that same effort into making sure our best friends are as secure as our children. And maybe that technology is already out there but every dog I see in a car is just sitting there waiting to be a part of the windshield.

EDIT: somehow I failed to mention that earlier, and that was the most important part

The technology is out there, they actually have safety belts for dogs though I don't go that far myself.

They do have dividers to keep them in the back seat, which I just got a new one for my wife and I for Christmas this year.

You're not wrong though, they shouldn't be near either an airbag nor a windshield.

[l3ulvl]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I just got back from Petsmart with my friend who is gonna dogsit my little guy (used to be her little guy) for a few days and she picked up a small doggy car seat for him.

Spoiler

you can't really tell from the pic but he wears a harness that clips to the seat so he can't jump away or go flying in an accident

she has ulterior motives, though, she let it slip that now if anyone wants to ride with her they have to sit in the back haha

[kehlis]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I just got back from Petsmart with my friend who is gonna dogsit my little guy (used to be her little guy) for a few days and she picked up a small doggy car seat for him.

Spoiler

you can't really tell from the pic but he wears a harness that clips to the seat so he can't jump away or go flying in an accident

she has ulterior motives, though, she let it slip that now if anyone wants to ride with her they have to sit in the back haha

I saw that when I was at PetSmart today!

I didn't see any that were for bigger dogs though.

[dubcity]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

This is the 2nd tome on the last week I’ve seen someone with their non-service dog in the grocery store.

I love dogs but that ish is nasty.


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There is definitely something that comes across as extra entitled about people who do that. I love animals, but I'm not going to force my pets around other people and then get mad and psycho defensive if a problem arises from that. Which, that happens all the damn time.

[BurghFan]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

The fact that for the past month or so more often than not when I go to the twitter desktop site I am greeted with "something went wrong, please try again". Get the same thing on Tweetdeck if the desktop site it down, but the mobile site on Android works just fine.

And I haven't had any further issues since posting this, Go figure

Knock on wood

[slickdtc]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Dead car batteries [emoji28]

I guess it’s been at least 6 years...

[kehlis]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

It’s January 2nd.

I’m off today and tomorrow and have worked all through the holiday weeks.


Just got a message from one of our other managers who’s been out for two weeks if I could cover Black Friday for him....

[Blzer]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

It’s January 2nd.

I’m off today and tomorrow and have worked all through the holiday weeks.


Just got a message from one of our other managers who’s been out for two weeks if I could cover Black Friday for him....

Literally all I [and others possibly] could think about:





Seriously though, that sucks. I've never had the misfortune of needing to work holidays, so I literally don't know what that feels like.