Pointless Announcements

I got a good portion of what I needed to get done today done. Not too shabby if I do say so myself.

 

Ugh, wish both you and especially him the best. Hopefully they can get it out safely and it turns out to be benign.

 

My newish neighbors behind me (the only neighbor I have within 2-3 house of any direction that isn't nearly ideal as a neighbor) should not be allowed to own a dog.


When they moved in last year they had a little yappy furball. The first week they were there, before anyone had met them, they chained it up in their backyard all day 2-3 days in a row. The yard faces west, so it was in the sun all afternoon, with no shade. They gave it no water. The 2nd and 3rd days it was over 80*, maybe over 90*, I can't remember specifically. It sat there in the heat, and went ballistic with it's yapping any time there was any sort of movement in the neighborhood. I finally called animal control, who said they were behind schedule for the day but had already gotten several complaints. When they eventually stopped, the woman apparently kind of went off on the guy and said all the reports weren't true, but that they didn't want the dog anyway, so they would drop it off at the pound the next day. They did.

Guess what they bought their kids for Christmas this year?

It's currently chained up in the backyard yapping it's head off. I've since met the guy. He's ok, but kind of strikes me as the used car salesman type, something about him just doesn't sit right with me (might be prejudice due to the dog thing). I'm trying to figure out if I want to walk over there at some point and directly tell him he needs to find a better way to take care of his dog, leave it to the other neighbors (who obviously called animal control before) to complain, or complain myself. I'm all about having good relations with my neighbors, and handling stuff directly, but I have a sensitive spot when it comes to kids and animals. I have a feeling that if he didn't respond properly (my definition of properly, since obviously that's the right one ), I'd end up biting his head off and creating an issue that wouldn't be worth it in the long run. *sigh*

This qualifies as a 1st world problem, right?

 

the_jazz: I hope it all goes smoothly. Thinking of you guys.

We got half the bathroom textured today. I guess we'll do the other half tomorrow? I don't know. All I know is that we're without a shower and a sink until it's done, and I'm tired.

 

hope it goes fast and easy with nothing to worry about.

 

Two of my final grades are in: A and A-. w00t.

 

very tired...

must have lost 6 pounds overnight...

actually it was 8 pounds...

and good luck tooo, jazz...