Sometimes you just need to scream!!!

[MA_PE]

you say he's "over a year old". He's just heading into puberty, I'll bet his frequency will increase dramatically.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

He's a basset - blue heeler mix, and he isn't fixed....yet. My wife had the same thoughts last night that we should get him fixed. That will probably happen within the next couple of weeks to see if that helps.

you're kinda supposed to do that before he knows what hit him. Get it done before he starts humping everything in sight.

yeah, it is too late now. The behavior is ingrained....

 

[engineergurl]

this is probably gross, but we had a problem with Rex digging out under the fence down in Alabama... when you pick up his poop, throw it on the spots where he digs frequently for a bit... don't know why it works, but I was told to do that and it worked for us...

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

We moved some of the yard furniture around so that he could no longer reach his digging spots. They still have enough open space to allow the sprinklers to do their job, I just need to remember to re-arrange the furniture every couple of days so that I'm not creating dead spots.

 

[maryannette]

Dex: Is he fixed? Sounds like he doesn't really need to pee, he's marking his territory.

When our lab was a couple of years old and still came in the house regularly, I let him in one night and he walked to the doorway between laundry and kitchen, hiked his leg, and "marked" the door frame. He had been house trained for a long time and had just been out, but he felt the urge to mark the inside of the house. I yelled at him and he all-of-a-sudden realized it. "Oh, dammit! I'm inside!!!" He never did that again, and it was funny in a way, but I was not happy. Before he got fixed, he used to chew through chain link fence. He didn't really chew it; he would pull the bottom edge with his teeth until is unravelled.

 

[Master slacker]

...ugh... Derp moment for me yesterday. Long story short, my I got into an accident with my beater yesterday (rear ended someone). Fortunately, it isn't all that bad. His bumper got a smear of red paint (no cracks or dents), but my driver's side headlight assembly just exploded. Going to the local u-pull-it to find a headlight assembly (crossing fingers) and maybe a new fender.

 

[YMZ PE]

Being a decent writer should be a requirement of being in management. Why do I, Lowly Staff Monkey Extraordinaire, constantly have to interpret your nonsense prose and transform it into something that someone who doesn't live in your head can understand??

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

My car insurance just went up by 15% simply because it is the "cost of doing business in CO". Bullshit.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

you say he's "over a year old". He's just heading into puberty, I'll bet his frequency will increase dramatically.

I know a certain Corgi who will attempt to screw everything in sight. I luckily trained him - by that I mean instilled fear in him, it's the only thing that works with him - that banging my shin is not welcome.

 

[MA_PE]

I went to visit my Aunt in a nursing home and brought my dog on a leash. They had an activities coordinator that took care of Sandy, the "house dog". Sandy was a royal PITA. He kept trying jam his nose up my dog's butt and my dog was trying to get away from him. My dog slipped his collar and started running around the place to get away from Sandy. I finally corralled my dog and picked him up. Sandy then proceed to start molesting my leg wherein I gave him a solid knee to knock him down. Just then the activities director comes out of nowhere and starts yelling at me for "kicking" her dog. I was ready to punch her.

I said "I didn't kick the dog, Your dog was humping my f'n leg. Evrey dog trainer known to man says the way to stop that is give 'em the knee." Man I was po'd.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

I suggest hanging onto a week or two worth of your dog's excrement and giving it to the activitiy coordinator's car next time.

Spend some time training the damned thing, especially if you are going to bring it into a public environment every day.

This reminds me of the time someone bit my ex-dog on a trail one time and the owner then proceeded to yell at me.

 

[cdcengineer]

My car insurance just went up by 15% simply because it is the "cost of doing business in CO". Bullshit.

My increase with Progressive went up ~12% in CO for the same reason. Geico was cheaper, but I feel like they are cut rate and have heard bad reports about working thru auto claims.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Got a quote from esurance for $200 cheaper (for 6 months). I would prefer to stay with Progressive because I am 6 months away from qualifying for major accident forgiveness, but it's hard to not want to switch.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

The tire-pressure monitoring system in my car decided to reprogram itself at some point. It kept telling me that my left front tire was low(30psi), but each of my pressure gages were reading 35+. So I decided to take it into the tire shop to see if something needed to be recalibrated or something. After 5 minutes, the tech said my right rear was low, not my left front. He adjusted the pressure in all 4 and reprogrammed the system.

Then came the news. He said, "have you seen the tread on your right front, because it's delaminating and is on the verge of blowing.". He takes me over, shows me that the center of my tire is beyond bald. The tread on the shoulders are just fine.

The part that pisses me off is that I regularly check the air pressure of my tires, so I know that isnt the problem. 23,000 miles and I have to replace FRONT tires, are you kidding me? I can understand the rears on this car, but the front wear just doesnt make any sense.

Net result: $600 for two new tires. Dammit.

 

[cdcengineer]

Got a quote from esurance for $200 cheaper (for 6 months). I would prefer to stay with Progressive because I am 6 months away from qualifying for major accident forgiveness, but it's hard to not want to switch.

How do you know when accident forgiveness kicks in? Is it on your policy somewhere?

 

[cdcengineer]

The tire-pressure monitoring system in my car decided to reprogram itself at some point. It kept telling me that my left front tire was low(30psi), but each of my pressure gages were reading 35+. So I decided to take it into the tire shop to see if something needed to be recalibrated or something. After 5 minutes, the tech said my right rear was low, not my left front. He adjusted the pressure in all 4 and reprogrammed the system.

Then came the news. He said, "have you seen the tread on your right front, because it's delaminating and is on the verge of blowing.". He takes me over, shows me that the center of my tire is beyond bald. The tread on the shoulders are just fine.

The part that pisses me off is that I regularly check the air pressure of my tires, so I know that isnt the problem. 23,000 miles and I have to replace FRONT tires, are you kidding me? I can understand the rears on this car, but the front wear just doesnt make any sense.

Net result: $600 for two new tires. Dammit.

What kind of car is it? I had a Subaru for a short time (POS) and it had similar issues with the factory Michelin tires and the monitoring system. Sounds like your tire was over inflated on the right front.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Its on the Camaro. The tire was always in the 35psi range, and these are the factory Pirelli P-zeros (definitely not a low-end tire). The salesman was saying I really shouldnt be driving on them anymore as it could blowout at any time, but between my schedule and my wife's, its just not possible.

 

[Supe]

Sounds like that right front was overinflated.

Also, as a previous owner of P-Zero's, mine made it roughly 30k in a 130hp, 2600 lbs car...

 

[Master slacker]

P-Zero's are overrated. I put Kumho's on everything I have and my parents are seeing the light as well.

 

[Master slacker]

Going to the local u-pull-it to find a headlight assembly (crossing fingers) and maybe a new fender.

Headlight and turn signal found and installed after some gentle BFH massaging. No fender needed... Passed inspections so it's good for at least another year.