The Coffee House

smoke665 · Nov 9, 2017

terri said:
Call Fox News and tell them you find this offensive. They should hear this from viewers. Might change the culture there, who knows?

Wouldn't call myself a viewer, you must have missed my earlier comment "I have an aversion to all of the cable news channels" I was channel surfing through all of them, looking for news on the proposed tax plan the House is trying to pass.

The only thing that will change the culture of news reporting in this country is when the justice department does it's job and starts busting up companies. Look at the parent companies AT&T (CNN), Disney (ABC) National Amusement (CBS), Comcast (NBC) 21st Century Fox (Fox). Starting to get the picture, they're all "entertainment companies". I used to rely on my old standby the WSJ for decent coverage but that went away 10 years ago when Rupert Murdock aka Fox bought it. Gannett Company is the only one who has actually stayed true to news with it's newspapers.

Normally rational people lineup to watch their favorite biased cable news shows, for their daily dose of brainwashing by talking heads, never questioning who's pulling the strings on the puppets, nor why there are even biased channels in the first place. Whatever happened to reporting the facts, just the facts. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised at the dress of the young lady, with all the "entertainment" companies running the news channels. Wouldn't be surprised when one of them starts programming in the nude. Why not with channels running 60-80% opinions anyhow, it hasn't been about the news in a long time.

tirediron · Nov 9, 2017

limr said:
My response to just about any justification that it's okay to judge women's attire while giving men a pass:

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And if you don't realize this is sarcastic, then just move along.

But... if I do realize that it's sarcastic, you're willing to continue the discussion?

Frank F. · Nov 10, 2017

I recently read the Ebay Bill and saw they charge more than 10% of what I receive. I think about stopping to sell there after 16 years

JonA_CT · Nov 10, 2017

I snuck a stick of butter, and puked two greasy piles onto the carpet, but I’d rather not talk about it...

JonA_CT · Nov 10, 2017

He is why we don’t buy nice things, haha.

smoke665 · Nov 10, 2017

JonA_CT said:
I snuck a stick of butter, and puked two greasy piles onto the carpet, but I’d rather not talk

They kind of remind you of men and the "here, hold my beer and watch this" mentality. Our daughter, had to take theirs to the vet last week for emergency surgery after he ate a sock, that lodged in the stomach. He survived fortunately.

SquarePeg · Nov 10, 2017

Our dog has never really done any of that. He won’t eat anything that’s not food and has never chewed up anything in the house. Shoes have always been safe around him! He does like to eat the onion grass and dandelions in the backyard but that’s about it. My brothers dog, part lab, will eat anything. He’s always destroying chairs or puking up something. Once he ate a whole tray of uncooked dinner rolls and my brother had to spend Thanksgiving dinner at the vet.

Frank F. · Nov 10, 2017

today I bought a 3752g Muscat Squash

and 472g of Pecorino Italian Sheep hard cheese at the Italia import shop. There will be a marinade with herbs and olive oil and a crust of cheese on top. Additional treat will be two yet unknown wines, one from Italy I bought by the label in the shop and one from France I bought by the description on the web

and the wild boar salme to go with it.

Building Authority yesterday signalled green light for our construction in the version of 24 Oct 2017!!!! In writing!!!

JonA_CT · Nov 10, 2017

Yeah, he's a lab through and through. He hasn't seen something that he doesn't think is food. We are usually good about making sure there's nothing accessible to him, but last night my wife had put a stick of butter out on the counter to make cookies and then never did, and I missed it on the final sweep.

Luckily -- he hasn't done the socks or underwear or whatever else that labs have been known to eat. The flip side though? He is the best trained dog we know...not because we're awesome, but because he was a (food) motivated learner. The only sad part is that we are supposed to have him on a leash pretty much everywhere we hike around here (although we might frequently break that rule....).

SquarePeg · Nov 10, 2017

JonA_CT said:
Yeah, he's a lab through and through. He hasn't seen something that he doesn't think is food. We are usually good about making sure there's nothing accessible to him, but last night my wife had put a stick of butter out on the counter to make cookies and then never did, and I missed it on the final sweep.

Luckily -- he hasn't done the socks or underwear or whatever else that labs have been known to eat. The flip side though? He is the best trained dog we know...not because we're awesome, but because he was a (food) motivated learner. The only sad part is that we are supposed to have him on a leash pretty much everywhere we hike around here (although we might frequently break that rule....).

Most of the trails around here are leash only as well. There are a few that we go to with my brother in southern NH where you can do off leash as long as you have verbal control of your dog. What about beaches for him to run on? Usually once September is over the "no dogs" rule on the local beaches is over. Other than our favorite dog beach where there is a cove that is pretty much enclosed, our dog stays on his leash. He usually comes when called but not always and he would chase a bunny or squirrel to the ends of the earth if one ran by...

Gary A. · Nov 10, 2017

JonA_CT said:
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I snuck a stick of butter, and puked two greasy piles onto the carpet, but I’d rather not talk about it...

Guilty as Charged!

Gary A. · Nov 10, 2017

smoke665 said:
JonA_CT said:

I snuck a stick of butter, and puked two greasy piles onto the carpet, but I’d rather not talk

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They kind of remind you of men and the "here, hold my beer and watch this" mentality. Our daughter, had to take theirs to the vet last week for emergency surgery after he ate a sock, that lodged in the stomach. He survived fortunately.

A Goldie up the street ate a sock ... but passed it. Gary doesn't get what some dogs eat. Then there's Cookie who wouldn't eat bacon.

Gary A. · Nov 10, 2017

Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. Another gray morning. The temps may hit 70F today. The coffee tastes good. Maggie is under the table at my feet. Cook was the greatest. Cook was so good, Gary never needed to leash her, but did so when a unknown dog would approach. Cook was intimidated by busy four lane highway and always waited for my command to cross a street. Cook was trained just enough for her safety. When we walked she was able to be a dog, to explore and smell on her own, but never too far away. Gary hopes Maggie will/can follow in her footsteps. Gary is fortunate, within a block or two in any direction you will run into a park, each different in size and usage. The nearest park is Creek Park (south). It was built as a private park for the surrounding homes. It is in an arroyo/ravine following a blue line creek. It is essentially a landscaped flood control channel with homes on top and only three entrances/exits, no bathroom or drinking water facilities. It is somewhat inaccessible and hidden and only used by a few regulars. A great place to "unleash the hounds" without worry of escape or trouble. It has been less than a week, that Miss Maggie can safely travel away from the confines of the house, per her vaccinations. Everyday she is getting better on the leash and less timid, more confident when venturing into the great outdoors. Per Gary's philosophy of letting the dog be a dog, the walks are time consuming because he will stop when Maggie stops and wait for her to finish her investigations before continuing on. Maggie likes to run. She is killing Gary because she is running his a$$ off. Maybe 30% of the 'walk' is spent running ... and not jogging but actually sprinting because Gary is attempting not to let her pull the leash. Then, in the middle of a sprint, Maggie will hang a 90 and instantly stop to investigate. Gary cannot leap over Maggie and leash, hang a 90 and stop on a dime ... she has nearly been killed by Gary several times and Gary has been nearly killed by her on many more occasions. Wheatens were bred as an all-purpose farm dog. A little hunting, a little fishing, a little vermin control, a little herding. As a herding pooch, she has this superhuman ability to stop and turn on a dime. When she runs full tilt, both rear legs hit the ground at the same time then propel her into the air ... when she desires to stop or turn both rear legs are available to dig in for a stop or twist for a turn. Gary has a retractable leash, but feels it isn't the right time to give her more freedom, even though it will significantly increase Gary chances of survival. Gary needs to dig out some cleats and a hardhat from the garage.